At CES 2025, everyone wants to be just like Apple
In the world of sports, it’s sometimes easier to impress by not playing. When you’re in the game, everything you do is judged and all your mistakes happen under a harsh spotlight. But get yourself…
David Price
David Price
Apple vows to ‘clarify’ AI summaries after spate of fake news alerts
Following a litany of serious errors and numerous complaints, Apple has announced that it will make changes to the way its AI news summaries are presented to users. In December, the BBC complained when Apple…
Why Apple’s bizarre iPhone SE name change actually makes sense
Major tremors in the iPhone rumorsphere last week, with the news that Apple is planning a name change for the next version of the iPhone SE. Goodbye, iPhone SE; hello, iPhone 16E. Here at Macworld…
Could the iPhone 17 finally be getting a major screen upgrade?
When Apple unveiled the four new iPhone models last fall, it quickly became apparent that there were fewer differences between the standard and Pro models than had been the case in previous years. Some Pro…
In 2024, Apple’s hits were misses and its misses were hits
Where I grew up, you’d often hear the phrase, “Don’t get your hopes up!” Not in any kind of discouraging, Dickensian sense, I hasten to add. Merely a friendly warning that high expectations often lead…
Apple’s most forgotten product is still its best stocking stuffer
Apple is famously good at making customers excited about its new releases, but that doesn’t mean the company applies its powers of persuasion to all products equally. As I plan to discuss further in this…
In 2025, even Pro users will want Apple’s cheapest devices
The musician Stephin Merritt once joked that he would be happy to sell only a single copy of each album he makes, provided that single copy costs $100,000. Which coincidentally is pretty close to Apple’s…
Apple’s plans for a gigantic foldable iPad make no sense
After years of sitting on the sidelines of the foldable device market, Apple is reportedly planning to finally launch a folding device of its own, according to multiple new reports. In the latest edition of…
Why the long-awaited Lightning ban still took Apple by surprise
You know how it is: you’ve got all year to do your Christmas shopping, but you always end up leaving it so late that you have to pay for premium delivery. Despite our best intentions…
The iOS 18 feature backlog has got so bad it’s starting to affect iOS 19
Troubling news from inside Apple Park, where the engineering team is reportedly struggling to deal with the increasingly dire state of iOS 18 development. The public version of iOS 18.0 launched back in September, but…