• New Geekbench 7 benchmark adds AI workloads, better reflects 2026 computer use cases

    New Geekbench 7 benchmark adds AI workloads, better reflects 2026 computer use cases
    Primate Labs released Geekbench 7 for macOS, iOS, Android, Windows, and Linux, redesigning its cross-platform benchmark to better reflect how current software uses CPUs and GPUs.Geekbench 7
    The update changes Geekbench's multi-core methodology and adds workloads for artificial intelligence, media processing, gaming, and content creation. Primate Labs says the revisions account for increasingly demanding computing tasks and the larger data sets handled by modern devices.Geekbench 7 remains free f
  • Don't wait to update: iOS 26.6 includes more than 75 security fixes

    Don't wait to update: iOS 26.6 includes more than 75 security fixes
    Apple's iOS 26.6 update stops attackers from using iPhone Mirroring, Siri, and more to gain user data. Here's what you need to know.
    iOS 26.6 stops attackers from using iPhone Mirroring to access user data.
    On Monday, just under a month following the arrival of the security-focused iOS 26.5.2, Apple made iOS 26.6 available to the general public. The latter includes over 75 security enhancements, 14 of which address kernel-related vulnerabilities.10 of the now-patched kernel issues allowed apps t
  • Older Macs get fresh security fixes with new macOS Sequoia & Sonoma update

    Older Macs get fresh security fixes with new macOS Sequoia & Sonoma update
    Apple released new updates for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma, extending security and maintenance support to Macs that haven't moved to macOS Tahoe.MacBook Air
    The updates are available through Software Update on supported Macs. Apple hasn't identified any major new consumer features, which points to releases focused on security, stability, performance, and compatibility.Users can install the updates by opening System Settings, selecting General, and choosing Software Update. A Mac will only off
  • macOS 26.6 is out, but expect minimal feature changes with macOS 27 looming

    macOS 26.6 is out, but expect minimal feature changes with macOS 27 looming
    Apple has released macOS 26.6 to the public, but don't expect much in the way of big changes to features this time around.
    A selection of MacBooks that can run macOS 26.6
    Apple has concluded its beta testing program for updates to its current-gen operating systems. After five developer betas and a release candidate, it has now shipped macOS Tahoe 26.6.At the same time, Apple has also brought out updates for earlier macOS versions. There are updates available for macOS Sequoia 15.7.8 and macOS So
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  • Prep for Siri AI on Apple Vision Pro with visionOS 26.6

    Prep for Siri AI on Apple Vision Pro with visionOS 26.6
    The end-of-cycle updates are often devoid of anything user-facing, but that doesn't mean you should delay updating to visionOS 26.6. Security patches and preparation for Siri AI are worth the update.
    visionOS 26.6 now available for Apple Vision Pro
    Not every operating system update is going to have some flashy headlining feature. As we await the OS 27 releases in the fall, the OS 26 cycle is still getting needed updates.Apple has released visionOS 26.6 today alongside the other operating systems
  • Apple rolls out watchOS 26.6 update for Apple Watch

    Apple rolls out watchOS 26.6 update for Apple Watch
    It's time to update your Apple Watch, but don't get too excited; watchOS 26.6 doesn't appear to have any significant new features.
    watchOS 26.6 now availableApple has just released watchos 26.6, a relatively minor update. This time, watchOS 26.6 is build number 23U67.Because there's nothing mentioned within the software notes, it's a safe bet that any updates are focused on stability improvements and bug fixes. This isn't surprising, as Apple Watch receives relatively few updates between major c
  • Apple rolls out another behind-the-scenes update with tvOS 26.6

    Apple rolls out another behind-the-scenes update with tvOS 26.6
    Apple TV and HomePod owners can now update their devices to tvOS 26.6.
    Apple rolls out tvOS 26.6
    On [day], Apple released an update for its Apple TV and HomePod devices. The update, tvOS 26.6, is not much to write home about.Apple hasn't included any notes about new features, making the release a stability and performance update. These updates, while not the most exciting, are critical for keeping your devices running optimally.
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  • Early Siri indexing gives iPadOS 26.6 a bigger job than it looks

    Early Siri indexing gives iPadOS 26.6 a bigger job than it looks
    iPadOS 26.6 is now available for iPad, beginning under-the-hood preparation for Siri AI while delivering security patches, bug fixes, and reliability improvements.iPadOS 26.6 is out
    The update is light on visible features because Apple has shifted most of its development attention to iPadOS 27. However, iPadOS 26.6 appears to handle some of the background work required before the next operating system and its new Siri capabilities arrive.Apple also tested iPadOS 26.6 alongside iOS 26.6 through a
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  • Better protection for Apple Maps leads a modest iOS 26.6 update

    Better protection for Apple Maps leads a modest iOS 26.6 update
    iOS 26.6 is now available for iPhone, adding stronger protections for Apple Maps, a warning for users who reach the blocked-contact limit, and the usual collection of security and reliability fixes.iOS 26.6 is out
    The update isn't packed with major features, as Apple has shifted most of its development attention to iOS 27. However, testing uncovered a potentially significant security change intended to limit the damage malicious data could cause in Apple Maps.Apple also added a clearer warning f
  • Apple Upgrade will be great for Apple, might not be good for the buyer

    Apple Upgrade will be great for Apple, might not be good for the buyer
    The newly announced Apple Upgrade program brings car-like lease-to-buy options to iPhones, Macs, and more. There's no question, it's great for Apple, but whether it's good for you or not is much harder to decide.
    It's so easy to double-click that button.
    Give that company some credit. When you think of Apple design, you certainly think of hardware and maybe software, but this firm has just shown that it can also design its way out of a hole.In just a few weeks' time, Apple is certain to launch s
  • What Wall Street expects from Apple's Q3 2026 earnings on July 30

    What Wall Street expects from Apple's Q3 2026 earnings on July 30
    Apple will report its third-quarter financial results on July 30. Here's what happened in the quarter, and what analysts believe will be the highlights of Tim Cook's last earnings report as CEO.
    Apple will report a very high income. Analysts will guess how much that figure will be ahead of the results.Apple's Q3 2026 financial results will be issued by Apple in a press release on July 30. As is tradition, it will be followed by the analyst and investor conference call at 5 p.m. EDT.The call will
  • Big Sonos app update, & the state of smart home cameras on Smart Home Insider

    Big Sonos app update, & the state of smart home cameras on Smart Home Insider
    On this week's Smart Home Insider podcast, we talk about a unique product from Nanoleaf, what's going on with smart home cameras, and the Sonos app update that is better, but still not quite where it needs to be.
    Smart Home Insider Podcast
    Almost a year after being first announced, the EU and UK version of the Aqara H2 smart plug is finally available to order. While a bit on the expensive side, it's one of the most full-featured smart plugs available.This plug is dual protocol, working with both
  • Cellular Apple Watch Series 11 plunges to $349, save $150

    Cellular Apple Watch Series 11 plunges to $349, save $150
    A staggering $150 discount is in effect on multiple Apple Watch Series 11 styles with GPS + Cellular functionality, bringing the price down to a record-low $349.97.
    Save $150 on cellular Apple Watch Series 11 styles - Image credit: Apple
    The $349.97 sale price is available at Walmart, where the 42mm GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 11 with an Aluminum Case and Sport Band is $150 off. There are four color options to choose from, making this one of the best Apple Watch Series 11 deals we've seen.
  • Weak App Store protections at core of $1.8M crypto app fraud lawsuit

    Weak App Store protections at core of $1.8M crypto app fraud lawsuit
    Users got robbed of $1.8 million by a bitcoin wallet app hosted on the App Store impersonating a legit crypto exchange. The victims are suing Apple.
    Apple tries to keep the App Store safe, but malicious apps keep slipping through.Apple has a process for conducting reviews of apps before they become available to download from the App Store. While Apple is doing a lot of work to keep users safe, it isn't infallible, and sometimes the results can be expensive.In a lawsuit filed on July 24 in the U.
  • Claude Cowork can escape its sandbox, rummage through all of your files

    Claude Cowork can escape its sandbox, rummage through all of your files
    A flaw in Anthropic's Claude Cowork lets its AI agent break out of its virtual machine and reach sensitive files across a user's Mac, exposing a serious gap in the tool's sandbox protections.One Linux bug gave Claude Cowork access to a Mac's filesystem
    Accomplish AI researchers said on July 23 that a locally running Cowork session could exploit a Linux kernel flaw and gain root access inside its virtual machine. Once the session had root access, the agent could reach the Mac's filesystem through
  • Daughters overjoyed as Apple Watch gift saves their father's life

    Daughters overjoyed as Apple Watch gift saves their father's life
    A Cincinnati man says that if the fall detection feature of Apple Watch hadn't called 911, he would have died from undiagnosed blood clotting.
    Mohammad Islam with the Apple Watch that saved his life - image credit: WKRC
    Back in 2023, it was the Apple Watch heart rate monitor that saved a Cincinnati woman's life by alerting her to a dangerous condition. Now the device's fall detection has done the same for Mohammad Islam in the city, according to local station WKRC.
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  • AppleCare One expands to four more countries

    AppleCare One expands to four more countries
    Previously exclusively in the US, AppleCare One is now launching in the UK, France, Germany, and Australia, with Apple's best insurance deal for users with multiple devices — as long as you're careful in selecting what's covered.
    AppleCare One launched in the US in 2025 - image credit: Apple
    A year after it launched in the US, AppleCare One is expanding outside of the US. It's only going to four more countries, and they're countries you'd expect it to launch in, but that's a start."At Appl
  • Sunday Reboot: Apple TV dating, Matchbox, and Lasso hope

    Sunday Reboot: Apple TV dating, Matchbox, and Lasso hope
    In this week's Sunday Reboot, Apple TV's dating docuseries could lead to new content areas, an unexpected Mattel movie, and the hope of even more "Ted Lasso."
    The cast of "Matchbox" - Image Credit: Apple
    Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.
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  • Game development diary: Launched, but far from finished

    Game development diary: Launched, but far from finished
    While the Steam launch of "Character Limit" isn't the end of Malcolm's game development journey, he still has to combat the oddities of promotions and scammers. That, and get the iOS release done.
    Character Limit is out on Steam. The future is now full of patches and work on the iOS release.The Character Limit launch on July 21 was a weird day for a number of reasons. For a start, that it actually happened at all.When I last left off, I was in a predicament of waiting for Steam's review process
  • Apple Upgrade installment program set to go live on Tuesday

    Apple Upgrade installment program set to go live on Tuesday
    Apple Upgrade, the company's new installment program, will be going live on July 28, coinciding with the ending of sign-ups for the iPhone Upgrade Program.
    Klarna on Apple Pay - Image Credit: Klarna
    On July 21, a report surfaced claiming that the iPhone Upgrade Program was on borrowed time, and was due to be replaced. It seems that the replacement, Apple Upgrade, will be arriving very soon.Posted as part of Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes that Apple Upgrade will
  • Public distrust in smart glasses will be a challenge for Apple Glass

    Public distrust in smart glasses will be a challenge for Apple Glass
    The eventual launch of Apple Glass is still expected in 2027, but based on how people distrust Meta's smart glasses, Apple may have a challenge ahead of it.
    Apple Glass will require Apple to convince the world it still cares about privacy.Smart glasses have been rumored to be in development at Apple for quite a while, and aren't expected to emerge from Cupertino anytime soon. But, when Apple actually does ship them, it will have to deal with the problem of privacy.In Sunday's "Power On" newslett
  • Apple Watch redesign is coming, but not for years

    Apple Watch redesign is coming, but not for years
    Apple is reportedly testing its September 2026 Apple Watch lineup, but the new models are expected to be minor updates while more substantial changes are much further off.
    The sensors on the back of the Apple Watch Ultra 3
    Most recent rumors have claimed that the forthcoming Apple Watch Series 12 will not feature any hardware improvements over its predecessor. Now backing up those reports, Bloomberg says that neither the Apple Watch Series 12 nor the expected Apple Watch Ultra 4 will get visible
  • Apple TV shares new trailers for 'Matchbox,' 'Neuromancer,' 'Dark Matter'

    Apple TV shares new trailers for 'Matchbox,' 'Neuromancer,' 'Dark Matter'
    Apple TV paid a visit to San Diego Comic-Con, hosting a two-hour panel and revealing new trailers for "Dark Matter," "Neuromancer," and the loosely toy-based "Matchbox The Movie."
    Matchbox The Movie - Image Credit: Apple
    Just like any major media company that streams movies and TV shows, Apple held a lengthy two-hour panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The panels are usually an opportunity for fans to see stars talk about past and upcoming projects, as well as the reveal of new trailers for inbound re
  • Apple TV teases new trailers for 'Matchbox,' 'Neuromancer,' 'Dark Matter'

    Apple TV teases new trailers for 'Matchbox,' 'Neuromancer,' 'Dark Matter'
    Apple TV paid a visit to San Diego Comic-Con, hosting a two-hour panel and revealing new trailers for "Dark Matter," "Neuromancer," and the loosely toy-based "Matchbox The Movie."
    Matchbox The Movie - Image Credit: Apple
    Just like any major media company that streams movies and TV shows, Apple held a lengthy two-hour panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The panels are usually an opportunity for fans to see stars talk about past and upcoming projects, as well as the reveal of new trailers for inbound re
  • Crime blotter: A second arrest in the 2025 FedEx robbery

    Crime blotter: A second arrest in the 2025 FedEx robbery
    A woman who stole from a Wendy's returned for her AirPods, a shooting followed an argument about an Apple Watch, and another FedEx robbery in Memphis, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
    AirPods 4
    The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.
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  • B&H launches steeper M5 MacBook Air discounts, saving you up to $200

    B&H launches steeper M5 MacBook Air discounts, saving you up to $200
    Both 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops are on sale at B&H this week, with new markdowns slashing up to $200 off a variety of configurations and color options.
    Save up to $200 on Apple's latest MacBook Air at B&H - Image credit: Apple
    Each of the triple-digit MacBook Air discounts highlighted below also includes free 2-day shipping within the contiguous U.S. so you can begin using your new laptop right away.Save up to $200 on M5 MacBook Airs
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  • Weekend deals deliver $299 Apple Watch Series 11, $89 AirTag 4-pack, $399 iPad

    Weekend deals deliver $299 Apple Watch Series 11, $89 AirTag 4-pack, $399 iPad
    Amazon's weekend Apple sale is going strong, with price drops of up to $150 off Apple Watch, AirTag, and iPad devices.
    Apple Watch, AirTags, and iPads are all on sale this weekend.
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  • Micron urges White House to reject Apple's blacklist memory plan

    Micron urges White House to reject Apple's blacklist memory plan
    Apple's plan to buy memory from a blacklisted supplier is receiving some pushback from Micron, which claims it will destabilize the U.S. tech industry.
    Micron memory chips - Image Credit: Micron
    In June, Apple petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy Mac RAM chips from a supplier blacklisted in the United States. Now, a U.S. memory producer has urged President Trump not to give in to Apple's request.According to the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Micron lobbied the White House on t
  • Trump promises investigation into EU fines on US big tech

    Trump promises investigation into EU fines on US big tech
    President Donald Trump is escalating the fight over European Union antitrust penalties against Apple, Google, and other U.S. tech companies by opening a trade investigation that could lead to new tariffs.Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump
    Trump announced the investigation in a social media post after the European Commission fined Google 890 million euros on July 23 for violating the Digital Markets Act.The fine included 460 million euros, or about $517 million, for favoring Google ser
  • This Apple-1 auction expected to cost the winner as much as 275 iPhone 17 Pros

    This Apple-1 auction expected to cost the winner as much as 275 iPhone 17 Pros
    A working 1977 Apple-1 expected to garner at least $300,000 leads RR Auction's sprawling sale of rare hardware, prototypes, and Steve Jobs memorabilia from Apple's earliest years.The 'Neumark' Apple-1 - 'Byte Shop'-Style. Image credit: RR Auctions
    The Apple-1 comes from Apple's second batch of 50 machines, according to the auction house. Known as the "Neumark" computer, it sits inside a modified Smith-Corona typewriter case and was restored to working condition by Apple-1 specialist Corey Cohen

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