Is Siri really that bad? Yes, yes it is
I’d like it to be known that I hated Siri before it was cool. I’ve written numerous articles on the subject. I’m an anti-Siri hipster. But when a bandwagon comes along, you better believe I’ll…
David Price
David Price
Apple ‘ousts Siri boss,’ finally taking failures seriously
The accumulated failures and humiliations that have dogged Siri in recent years have finally proved too much for Apple’s senior management, who have decided to oust John Giannandrea from his role as Siri boss. The…
EU confirms that a portless iPhone would be completely legal
It’s official: Apple is fully at liberty to make a portless iPhone if it wants to. There is nothing in EU regulations to say iPhones must feature a USB-C charging port, and a spokesman for…
Apple Passwords bug left users vulnerable for three months
It emerged Tuesday that a serious HTTP bug in Apple’s Passwords app left users vulnerable to phishing attacks for an astonishing three months after its debut last year. A fix for the vulnerability was included…
Future iPhones might ditch the USB-C port. Good
I had a revelation recently while testing the wired charging speed of my trusty iPhone 16 Plus. In six months of ownership, it occurred to me as I blew the dust out like an archaeologist…
Apple’s first foldable iPhone could cost more than the priciest iPad Pro
The Apple rumorsphere is suddenly full of foldables. Yesterday we covered the theory that the iPhone 17 Air, if successful, will be followed by folding (and portless) iPhones starting next year. And on the same…
New leak corroborates a major iPhone redesign this year
As usual, Apple is expected to launch four new iPhone models this fall. What’s unusual is how much these models are likely to differ from one another in design terms, if the steady stream of…
Successful iPhone 17 Air could lead to portless and folding iPhones in 2026
This fall’s much-anticipated iPhone 17 Air launch could be the start of something even bigger, if a new report is to be believed. Apple, it’s claimed, is using the 17 Air as a testbed for…
Apple Intelligence was both too early and too late
At WWDC 25 this summer, Apple Intelligence will celebrate a full year since it was first announced. Remember that flurry of hype and optimism last June? We were all younger then, and how we wanted…
Apple will ‘soon’ force everyone to use the new Home app
Back in iOS 16.2—and then again in iOS 16.4, after some initial teething problems meant it had to be pulled—Apple rolled out a new architecture for its Home app. This was a complete reworking of…