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  Apple has asked Google to investigate setting up servers in its data centers to run a future version of Siri powered by Gemini, The Information reports. Apple’s AI Queries Run on Private Cloud Compute with Low Usage Currently, Apple sends its more complex AI queries to Private Cloud Compute, a system that runs on read more

  Apple’s just-announced iPhone 17e comes with doubled base storage compared to last year’s predecessor while remaining at a $599 starting price. The iPhone 17e now comes with 256GB base storage, up from 128GB in the iPhone 16e. The change is especially notable, given the surge in price of DDR memory in recent months owing read more

  Apple today announced the iPhone 17e, featuring the A19 chip, MagSafe connectivity, faster charging, and more. The ‌iPhone 17e‌ contains the A19 chip introduced in iPhone 17. It features a 6-core GPU and a 4-core GPU. Apple pointed out that this makes it up to 2x faster than the iPhone 11. The new 16-core read more

Apple today introduced a new iPad Air, with key upgrades including Apple’s M4 chip for faster performance, an increased 12GB of RAM, Apple’s N1 wireless networking chip with Wi-Fi 7 support, and Apple’s custom C1X modem in cellular models. The new iPad Air has the same overall design as the previous-generation model, which is equipped read more

Anthropic is aiming to lure customers from ChatGPT and Gemini with a new memory import tool that’s available to free users as of today. Conversations and memories from other AI providers can be imported into Claude, so new users will not need to start from scratch. Users can import preferences and context from an AI read more

Following a new AirTag in January, Apple is set to unveil its next new products of 2026 starting today. Apple CEO Tim Cook teased that the company will have a “big week ahead,” with announcements set to begin this Monday, March 2. Apple is reportedly planning a three-day stretch of product announcements from Monday, March read more

Internally at Apple, the rumored low-end MacBook is being described as “incredible value,” so much so that the company believes its imminent launch is going to drive a serious number of switchers from Windows machines and Chromebooks, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in his Power On newsletter over the weekend, Gurman says that Apple believes read more

Apple’s rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro will be a “touch-friendly device, rather than one that’s touch-first,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in Power On, Gurman said users will be able to easily move between touch-based and point-and-click inputs, thanks to changes coming in macOS 27 – set up in part by last year’s Liquid Glass read more

Apple is still developing a large foldable iPad, despite hitting several technical hurdles along the way, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in his Power On newsletter, Gurman says the “gigantic” foldable iPad will challenge Apple’s long-running tradition of keeping the Mac and iPad as separate devices. Some have referred to it as a foldable iPad, read more

Apple will update the MacBook Air with an OLED display for its 2028 model, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest “Power On” newsletter, Gurman says that he expects the MacBook Air’s transition from LCD to OLED to occur with the product’s 2028 update, as part of a larger migration to OLED across read more

Apple will add a vapor chamber cooling system to the iPad Pro as soon as next year, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says an iPhone 17 Pro-style vapor chamber is something Apple has been working to bring to the ultra-thin iPad Pro, and it could debut in read more

Apple is going to be accepting pre-orders for a slew of new devices starting tomorrow, with orders set to begin at 6:15 a.m. Pacific Time. To give users around the world an idea of when pre-orders will be accepted in their time zone, we’ve compiled a list of time zone conversions for several countries. Our read more

Ahead of the launch of new iPad Air models equipped with the M4 chip, preliminary Geekbench benchmark results have surfaced for the device, giving us an idea of how its performance compares to the prior-generation M3 ‌iPad Air‌. A pair of benchmarks from the 13-inch M4 ‌iPad Air‌ with Wi-Fi + Cellular (iPad16,11) suggest the read more

The new Studio Display XDR is designed for all kinds of professional work, and it is uniquely suited for use in the medical field. The Studio Display XDR supports DICOM medical imaging presets and a Medical Imaging Calibrator so it can be used for diagnostic radiology. Radiologists will be able to view images right on read more

OpenAI today updated its most popular ChatGPT model, debuting GPT-5.3 Instant. GPT-5.3 Instant is supposed to provide more accurate answers and better contextualized results when searching the web. The update also cuts down on unnecessary dead ends, caveats, and overly declarative phrasing, plus it has fewer hallucinations. According to OpenAI, it tweaked the Instant model read more

If you still have a Mac with an Intel chip inside, you’re not going to want to pick up one of the new Studio Display or Studio Display XDR models. According to Apple’s list of compatible Macs, neither model will work with an Intel-based Mac. Apple says that the Studio Display is compatible with a read more

The new Studio Display XDR features a mini-LED display with up to a 120Hz refresh rate, but you’ll need a newer Mac to get support for the full 120Hz. According to Apple, Macs that have an M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, or M3 will only support the Studio Display XDR at 60Hz. read more

As part of its environmental efforts, Apple says its new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR boxes feature a collapsible design. Apple says the boxes can be broken down into smaller pieces that fit in most recycling bins: Studio Display has been engineered to reduce its environmental impact. The stand is made with 100 percent read more

Apple today provided the third beta of an upcoming macOS Tahoe 26.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after Apple seeded the second beta. Developers can download the ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.4 update by opening up the System Settings app, selecting the General category, and then choosing Software Update. Beta read more

Roku has teamed up with Apple to offer the Apple TV subscription service on the Roku Channel, giving Roku users easy access to Apple’s streaming service. The Roku Channel is available across all Roku devices, and it provides access to free content as well as premium subscriptions. With the partnership, Apple could see subscriber growth, read more