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If you didn’t hear the big news at Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event on Monday, well, the company has plans to help with that. Imminent upgrades to Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro wireless earbuds will soon outfit the ubiquitous headphones with hearing aid features, further disrupting a market well in the throes …

Apple's forthcoming iOS 18 is loaded with a slew of artificial-intelligence-powered capabilities. The new mobile OS can rewrite your text messages, summarize emails, and identify objects in photos. But one of the most fun features is Image Playground, which generates cartoonlike illustrations based on a text prompt. While Apple has …

It Feels Like we have been saying goodbye to Apple’s Lightning cable for some time, and that farewell appears to be all the closer following the company’s September Glowtime event. With the slew of devices announced, Apple has transitioned all of its flagship products to USB-C. However, the proprietary connector …

no one likes a snooper, especially on your phone. With iOS 18, Apple now offers the ability to lock and hide certain apps on your device. Whenever you want to access the app, you have to input a passcode or biometric authentication to open it. Any information from the app, …

You watched Apple’s keynote, read WIRED’s comprehensive coverage, and made a decision: You’re upgrading to the iPhone 16. Now the question is, which of the four iPhone 16 models should you buy? There’s the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, and they range from …

For lots of smartphone owners, Apple is the conduit to the internet. Since 2022, Apple has made it clear that it wants to be the same for lots of drivers, too. That’s when the company announced “next-generation” CarPlay 2, which is set to extend CarPlay’s convenient phone-mirroring technology beyond a …

It’s Apple day, and the company’s Glowtime event has just dimmed its lights. A bunch of new hardware was announced today: a line of new iPhones, a new Apple Watch and some enhancements to the current models, and some fresh AirPods with new features. There was also more talk about …

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch, the top-selling rectangular wearable that can be seen on the wrists of millions of iPhone owners. As befits a landmark anniversary, this year’s flagship Apple Watch 10 has gotten an updated design that is much thinner and lighter than the …

Apple has turned the page on the Apple calendar to introduce the next iPhone. To no one’s surprise, the iPhone 16 is the next model, coming after the iPhone 15. The lineup includes the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The handsets made …

As Apple did several years ago, Google has caught on that running is one of the most accessible and nerdiest sports. Assuming you don’t have mobility issues, all you need is a good pair of running shoes and a pair of shorts. It’s easy to see improvement quickly, especially if …