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A rare look inside the TSMC Arizona plant making chips for Apple [Video]
Apple was instrumental in TSMC setting up chipmaking plants in the US – not just by offering to be the first customer, but also in lobbying for the CHIPS Act funding that persuaded the company to proceed. The Taiwanese company takes extreme precautio...
2025-05-19 12:05
Big tech lawyers for Apple and others ‘actively encouraging lawlessness’
A WSJ piece today suggests that big tech lawyers for Apple, Amazon, Google and other industry giants are not only failing to properly advise their clients, but are “actively encouraging” them to break the law. The piece suggests that one reason App...
2025-05-19 11:13
OWC announces Thunderbolt 5 dock, adding 11 ports to your M4 MacBook Pro
OWC has just announced their new CalDigit E5 in the market. The OWC dock is set to start shipping in July. Thunderbolt 5 enables higher bandwidth, which allows the OWC dock to sport three daisy-chained Thunderbolt 5 ports, as well as power things like ...
2025-05-19 09:54
Transparent Powerbeats Pro 2 prototype appears in newly leaked image
Reputable Apple leaker Sonny Dickson Powerbeats Pro 2 back in February, in four stunning colors. more…
2025-05-19 01:29
Feeling nostalgic? Mac Themes Garden has you covered
If the word Kaleidoscope means anything to you, you’re in for a treat. As spotted by Rob Beschizza (via BoingBoing), Mac Themes Garden features a collection of nearly 4,000 Classic Mac OS GUI customizations. The site is a collection of pixelated blis...
2025-05-18 22:00
Gurman: Siri upgrades ‘unlikely to be discussed much’ at WWDC next month, more
In a new, lengthy report regarding Apple’s AI strategy, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has detailed a number of strategic failures for the launch of Apple Intelligence. As many of us have already believed, Apple was caught off-guard by the new generative ...
2025-05-18 21:59
Kuo: No major AirPods hardware updates until AirPods Pro 3 in 2026
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today tweeted that he does not forecast major updates to the AirPods lineup coming this year. Instead, he reiterates that new with Infrared cameras are set to arrive in 2026. This contradicts reporting from other publications...
2025-05-18 17:57
Here’s when to expect the next generation of AirPods Max, reportedly featuring a new lighter weight design
If you are a fan of Apple’s own-brand over-ear headphones, , you may be wondering when to expect a new generation model. Apple revised the headphones last fall, adding a USB-C port, but the model was otherwise unchanged. Despite costing the most, Air...
2025-05-18 17:45
Seven tech accessories I keep coming back to [Video]
I’ve tested a lot of gear over the years, from laptops to smart rings to the kind of random tech accessories that get buried in drawers. But out of all of it, there are just a few items I keep reaching for over and over again. There is no method to t...
2025-05-18 13:30
Apple’s rumored iPhone 18 release strategy may sound odd, but it has numerous benefits
Recently, multiple reports have claimed that Apple will be switching up its iPhone release schedule beginning in 2026. Starting with the iPhone 18 lineup, we’ll have a split launch, with the higher end models launching in the fall, and the entry-leve...
2025-05-17 22:05
Apple’s rumored iPhone 18 release strategy may sound odd, but it has these benefits
Recently, multiple reports have claimed that Apple will be switching up its iPhone release schedule beginning in 2026. Starting with the iPhone 18 lineup, we’ll have a split launch, with the higher end models launching in the fall, and the entry-leve...
2025-05-17 22:05
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Untold Novel’ is an intuitive planner for aspirational writers
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Untold Novel is an app built to help fiction writers g...
2025-05-17 19:30
Leaker shares new iPhone 17 Air details: Impressive weight, lackluster battery
In a new post on Naver, smartphone supply chain leaker yeux1122 has shared two new details regarding Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air: its battery capacity and weight. more…
2025-05-17 16:11
Upgrade your CarPlay experience in 2025 with Ottocast NanoAI and Mini Wireless [20% off]
Ottocast has released two new products for 2025: the Ottocast NanoAI featuring Android 13 and intelligent assistant capabilities, and the Mini Wireless Adapter for cable-free CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. These devices offer different func...
2025-05-17 16:04
Review: SwitchBot Wallet Finder is an incredibly useful accessory to track your wallet with iPhone Find My
Update: The , at one of the lowest prices we’ve seen. I have an AirTag on my keychain to keep track of my keys, but obviously an AirTag is too big and bulky to fit inside a wallet. That’s what the is for. Disguised inside a thin, credit-card form f...
2025-05-17 15:08
Apple @ Work: The role of augmented reality in streamlining service, training, and design
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-05-17 15:00
Apple’s AI partnership with Alibaba raises alarms in Washington
Apple’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad streak of regulatory woes just got a little worse. According to The New York Times, government members have raised concerns about the company’s partnership with Alibaba to bring AI features to iPhones i...
2025-05-17 13:59
Gemini app rolling out prompt bar redesign on Android, iOS
Following the web redesign and other changes, Google is introducing a new prompt bar for the Gemini app on Android and iOS. more…
2025-05-17 05:38
Epic asks court to compel Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store
Late Friday, Epic Games sent a letter to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accusing Apple of refusing to consider its Fortnite submission, calling it “Apple’s latest attempt to circumvent this Court’s Injunction and this Court’s author...
2025-05-17 03:30
Apple says it won’t ‘take action’ on Fortnite return to the App Store yet
Last week, Epic Games resubmitted Fortnite to the App Store in the United States. This followed a court ruling that stated Apple wasn’t allowed to charge a 27% commission on payments conducted through external payment services on the U.S. App Store. ...
2025-05-17 02:31