The Vision Pro is a flop… just like the iPod
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a…
David Price
David Price
The one device that really needs Apple Intelligence isn’t getting it
Apple Intelligence, which was announced at WWDC 2024 last week, isn’t a feature exclusive to a single product, or even a single line of products. It’s a platform-agnostic raft of features that will be common…
Tech breakthrough could mean better battery life for Apple Watch, AirPods
Apple’s wearable devices, including the Apple Watch and AirPods, could gain hefty increases in battery life thanks to a new development in battery technology. TDK, a major Japanese firm which has supplied batteries and other…
Apple’s Siri watch face finally bites the dust
The old Siri face for Apple Watch has finally been removed, as of the launch of watchOS 11. It seems likely that the decision was made in order to push users towards the similar but…
Thin is in! Apple plans to slim down all of its products to match the iPad Pro
In an alternate WWDC keynote that wasn’t dominated by Apple Intelligence, the new iPad Pro could have been launched as Apple’s slimmest device ever and captured all the attention. Indeed, back in the day, the…
Apple still has no idea what to do with the iPad
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a…
Unannounced iOS 18 tweak lets you see the time even when your iPhone is dead
Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 software update brings a lot of major changes to the way the iPhone behaves, and a few less heralded ones that are still worth knowing about. But one eagle-eyed beta tester…
Did Apple just Sherlock its most loyal users?
Last month I stepped into the breach to bravely defend a trillion-dollar corporation from social-media criticism: I felt that viewers of Apple’s new “Crush” iPad ad were being hypersensitive and overly literal in ascribing to…
watchOS 11 brings a raft of new apps and features to the Apple Watch
At WWDC 2024 on June 10, Apple unveiled watchOS 11, the next operating system update for Apple Watch. The software brings new apps, new features, new face customization options, an upgraded Smart Stack, and extensive…
Apple announces Vision Pro availability in the U.K., Canada, China and more
Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset finally went on sale at the start of this year–but was initially available in the U.S. only. At WWDC 2024 on June 10, the company announced when it will appear…