• March 27, 2025

    Apple Speed Bumps iPad with A16 and iPad Air with M3

    Apple has updated the iPad and iPad Air and introduced a new keyboard for the iPad Air. The primary change to the 11th-generation iPad ($349) is the move from the previous model’s A14 Bionic chip to the A16, which is nearly 30% faster but still won’t support Apple Intelligence or some recent games. Apple also increas... Read more
  • March 25, 2025

    HomePods Can Alert You of Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms

    Although we think about HomePods as being useful for playing audio and responding to Siri commands for HomeKit devices, they can do more. HomePods can send a notification to your iPhone if their built-in microphones recognize the piercing squeals from smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. If you are away from home, that notification could help you alert neighbors and call 911, shaving minutes off r... Read more
  • March 20, 2025

    Apple Updates Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips

    In the first update to the Mac Studio since 2023, Apple has refreshed its professional powerhouse with new chip options and support for speedy Thunderbolt 5 peripherals. Previously, the Mac Studio was powered by the M2 Max and M2 Ultra; Apple has now replaced them with the M4 Max, which debuted last year in the MacBo... Read more
  • March 4, 2025

    Create Links to Selected Text in Long Web Pages

    If you have Control- or right-clicked on text in a Web browser in the last year or two, you may have seen an oddly named command: Copy Link to Highlight. When you choose it, it puts a URL on your clipboard, not just to that page, as Copy Link Address would, but also to the selected text. You can use this URL to make a link or share it directly, and when someone follows it, their browser scrolls... Read more
  • February 28, 2025

    New iPhone 16e Redefines Budget iPhone Choices

    We know iPhones can get pricey—a top-of-the-line 1 TB iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,599, and that’s before AppleCare. To make the lineup more affordable, Apple has long sold the iPhone SE and kept previous years’ models available. Until February 18, you could buy a 64 GB iPhone SE for $429 or a 128 GB iPhone 14 for $599. Apple has now simplified the low-end choices by dropping those two older mode... Read more
  • February 27, 2025

    For Moments of Joy, Use watchOS 11’s Photos Watch Face

    We’re taking a brief break from helping you become more productive to recommend a feature that could spark moments of joy for Apple Watch users. In watchOS 11, the new Photos watch face can display a photo from a shuffled set of images each time you raise your wrist (or tap the screen). Like the Lock Screen customization feature on the iPhone and iPad, the Photos face can dynamically select ima... Read more
  • February 20, 2025

    Apple’s January 2025 Releases Enhance Apple Intelligence Features

    Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence in October 2024 and expanded its extensive collection of AI-powered features with its December updates. The company’s January... Read more
  • February 18, 2025

    How (and Why) to Use iPhone Mirroring on Your Mac

    One of the flashiest features of macOS 15 Sequoia and iOS 18 is iPhone Mirroring, which allows you to use your iPhone in a window on your Mac. You might think, “But I can just pull my iPhone out of my pocket if I need to use it!” While that may be true, not everyone has their iPhone so readily accessible, even if it’s close by.

    iPhone Mirroring Benefits

    iPhone Mirroring provides a ha... Read more
  • February 11, 2025

    iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Offer Better PDF Handling in Mail

    You can now work directly with PDFs received in the Mail app using a little-known feature in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Tap a PDF attachment in a message and use the Markup and Form Fill buttons at the bottom to access the PDF markup and filling tools. After modifying your PDF, tapping the Done button gives you options for what to do with the PDF: include it in a reply, create a new message with it,... Read more