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Apple’s WatchOS 26 & Workout Buddy: Real World Thoughts

Apple’s WatchOS 26 & Workout Buddy: Real World Thoughts

 Apple has released WatchOS 26 to the public beta, after roughly six weeks of developer beta access. I’ve been using it since the announcement last month at WWDC, and have a pretty good feel for the new features, both minor tweaks, as well as the larger tweaks. This includes the new glass-like UI (called Liquid Glass), the ability to …

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Apple’s Secret to Keep Us Spending: New Subscription Perks in iOS 26

Apple’s Secret to Keep Us Spending: New Subscription Perks in iOS 26

Apple’s biggest product is the iPhone. But its second most important product isn’t something you can hold in your hand or place on a desk — it’s subscriptions.  These include Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple News Plus, iCloud Plus, Apple Arcade and Fitness Plus — the content we can stream, play or access instantly with a monthly fee. Last …

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Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign is shaping up to be a snoozer on Macs

Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign is shaping up to be a snoozer on Macs

Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26 public beta is finally available, and with it the same Liquid Glass design language that’s coming to the rest of Apple’s operating systems. It’s a simultaneously weird yet milquetoast update. I’ve been testing the developer beta on an M4 MacBook Air since WWDC in June, and after using it through to the latest dev beta release …

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iOS 26 beta leak hints at unexpected name for Apple’s ‘HomePad’

iOS 26 beta leak hints at unexpected name for Apple’s ‘HomePad’

Apple has a new Home product in the works that’s been reported on widely, and which I’ve been calling ‘HomePad.’ But a leak in iOS 26 beta 4 reveals Apple may have a different product name planned for the forthcoming HomePod with a touch screen. New leak refers to ‘HomePod’ product with a screen; possibly the first ‘HomePod Touch’? Today …

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Exactly When Apple’s iPhone Software Will Go Live

Exactly When Apple’s iPhone Software Will Go Live

Updated July 22 with further details of a leak that points to exactly when the new iPhone software will reach public beta. Apple announced the next big iPhone software back in June, set to go on general release this fall. It’s called iOS 26 and its new design has made it highly anticipated. If you’re keen to try it out, …

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iOS 27 to Prioritize New Features for Apple’s Foldable iPhone

iOS 27 to Prioritize New Features for Apple’s Foldable iPhone

Apple will soon begin development of iOS 27 with a shift in emphasis as the company prepares its flagship software to accommodate the first foldable iPhone, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that iOS 27 will “prioritize” software features tailored specifically for Apple’s first book-style foldable device, expected sometime in late 2026. …

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Exactly When Apple’s iPhone Software Will Go Live

Exactly When Apple’s iPhone Software Will Go Live

Updated July 21 with further details of exactly when the new iPhone software will reach public beta. Apple announced the next big iPhone software back in June, set to go on general release this fall. It’s called iOS 26 and its new design has made it highly anticipated. If you’re keen to try iOS 26, it’s about to become available …

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iOS 26’s Biggest CarPlay Feature Was Quietly Hiding on Apple’s Website

iOS 26’s Biggest CarPlay Feature Was Quietly Hiding on Apple’s Website

Apple recently announced that iPhone users will soon be able to watch videos right on the CarPlay screen in supported vehicles. This is arguably the biggest new CarPlay feature coming with the iOS 26 update later this year, and yet Apple did not even mention it during its WWDC 2025 keynote last month. Instead, it was buried on Apple’s developer …

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