The generative AI boom has, in many ways, been a privacy bust thus far, as services slurp up web data to train their machine learning models and users’ personal information faces a new era of potential threats and exposures. With the release of Apple’s iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia this …
Read More »Which iPhone 16 Model Should You Buy?
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 …
Read More »Forget the fancy AI stuff, you'll want the iPhone 16 Pro for these 2 key features
Now that Apple’s big iPhone 16 and 16 Pro reveal has come and gone, what are your key takeaways? Yes, we know: A lot of stuff was introduced. Some gadgets that we expected to come, like the Apple Watch Ultra 2, did not happen. There was a lot of talk …
Read More »Apple Must Pay $14.4 Billion to Ireland in Crackdown on ‘Sweetheart Deals’
Apple has been ordered to pay €13 billion ($14.4 billion) of back taxes to the Irish state, in a court ruling that ended a decade-long fight between Europe and the big tech company. In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with a European …
Read More »The Apple Watch Has a Whole New Look
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 …
Read More »AirPods can double as hearing aids now, as Apple commits further to 'hearing health'
“AirPods Pro can help with hearing loss,” reads a brand new Apple pop-up when users connect their AirPods Pro 2 devices. “Your AirPods Pro can be used as a clinical-grade hearing aid.” That’s right. AirPods Pro are now considered an “over-the-counter” option for those in need of external devices for …
Read More »Which Apple devices have Apple Intelligence?
Apple’s “Glowtime” event on Monday gave us the iPhone 16 series with built-in Apple Intelligence features. But the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max aren’t the only Apple devices to get this new AI ability. Apple Intelligence, which include AI-powered writing tools, photo-editing …
Read More »Everything Apple Announced Today: iPhone 16, Apple Watch Series 10, New AirPods
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 …
Read More »This iPhone ‘Supercycle’ May Not Be So Super
Apple’s just-announced iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro will likely go down in the books as the “AI” iPhone, the one that’s supposed to power all kinds of new generative artificially intelligent features, and in a very Apple-y way. But some analysts are predicting that these new phones will catalyze …
Read More »Apple Event 2024: Everything You Need Know in 2 Minutes
Apple’s highly anticipated September event came with a handful of announcements, including the iPhone 16 series, a new Apple Watch, and much more. Here’s everything you need to know about what was revealed during Apple’s annual event.
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