Apple is now on the second round of its developer betas for iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, and macOS 27.2.
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The second post-milestone release developer beta is here. After the first developer builds of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, watchOS 27.2, visionOS 27.,2 and tvOS 27.2 landed on September 16, Apple is now on the second round of the generation.Normally, you would expect that the first updates will be for the 27.1 versions, a
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Second developer betas of iOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 are out now
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Apple's iOS 27.2 beta 2 reveals new anti-snatching protections
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Apple is testing an iPhone security feature designed to recognize snatch-and-grab theft and lock the device before the thief can exploit it.
Find My helps you track your devices, but don't use it to chase thieves.There's a name for snatching someone's smartphone from their hands in a brazen theft attempt: Apple picking. And Apple's been working on a way of protecting its customers from the act.In May, it was learned that Apple had been working on a new set of security features that will automati -
GM isn't changing course on CarPlay for its electric vehicles
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GM has cleared up confusion over its CarPlay plans, confirming that its EV lineup will remain off-limits to Apple's in-car interface.
GM confirms CarPlay still isn't coming back to its EVs
GM hasn't offered CarPlay in electric vehicles for three years, and apparently it's not planning on starting anytime soon. There was a bit of confusion earlier after it was learned that the company would keep CarPlay for its gas-powered 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks.GM confirmed its plans to J -
John Ternus: Apple Vision Pro has a bright future, but a long journey first
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Newly minted Apple CEO John Ternus has praised the Apple Vision Pro, calling it an amazing device that is finding more users, but also that it's in its very earliest days.
Apple CEO John Ternus - image credit: Canal+.
John Ternus has been criticized for laying off workers in the company's Apple Vision Pro division, but in a new interview for French television, he says he's enthused about the device's future. The Canal+ arts show Clique TV asked him directly whether or not he considered the Apple -
Apple shares hit record high after iPhone Duo and Siri AI success
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Apple shares closed at a new record high of $339.64 after investors responded both to how improved Siri AI is, and how much attention the firm has had for its iPhone Duo.
Apple stocks closed at a new record high
Back in May 2026, Apple's shares twice hit record highs, taking it over the psychologically significant $300 mark. Since then, John Ternus has taken over as CEO in a particularly smooth transition from Tim Cook, and Apple has launched new hardware and software.The stock price closed at $ -
Neural Engine timeouts & Face ID panics hit Apple's newest devices
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Apple's newest hardware is off to a rocky start, with Neural Engine timeouts crashing Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models as a smaller group of iPhone 18 Pro owners reports Face ID-related kernel panics.
iPhone 18 Pro
The new watches reached customers on September 18. Within hours, owners began describing sudden restarts that displayed the Apple logo before returning them to the watchOS interface.Some Apple Watch devices restarted while their owners used Siri AI, edited watch fa -
Apple Vision Pro has a bright future says Apple CEO Ternus, but it's a long journey
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Newly minted Apple CEO John Ternus has praised the Apple Vision Pro, calling it an amazing device that is finding more users, but also that it's in its very earliest days.
Apple CEO John Ternus - image credit: Canal+.
John Ternus has been criticized for laying off workers in the company's Apple Vision Pro division, but in a new interview for French television, he says he's enthused about the device's future. The Canal+ arts show Clique TV asked him directly whether or not he considered the Apple -
This clever workaround lets iPhone 18 Pro Max skirt battery shipping max power limits
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The iPhone 18 Pro Max ships with part of its battery capacity temporarily locked in software, then after arrival and activation, the full capacity of the battery is unlocked.iPhone 18 Pro Max
Customers began receiving devices on September 18. An Apple support document published the same day explains why the iPhone 18 Pro Max arrives with a battery capacity restriction in place.At full capacity, the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery exceeds 20 watt-hours, putting it above a threshold that brings extra sh -
M5 Ultra Mac Studio AI performance keeps up with Nvidia 5080
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The new M5 Ultra Mac Studio is on a par with graphics cards like the Nvidia RTX 5080 in a PC, and the whole package is just as cost-effective for AI loads.
Mac Studio
The first reviews of Apple's new Macs are starting to surface, and so too are the benchmarks. With the M5 Ultra being Apple's newest high-performance chip, the Mac Studio update is of particular interest to those in the field of AI.If those first benchmarks are to be believed, the M5 Ultra is certainly as high-performance as ever. -
How to claim $25 from Apple's settlement over delayed Siri features
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The website for claiming your settlement valued at up to $95 per eligible device in Apple's delayed Siri lawsuit is now live. You have until December 21 to make a claim.
Delayed Siri features led to a lawsuit settlement
Apple was sued in a class-action lawsuit for delaying Siri features related to the implementation of artificial intelligence. Since various iPhone models were advertised and sold as compatible with the impending then delayed upgrades, the plaintiffs made their case.The lawsuit re -
Save $150 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD; now $1,649
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Amazon's month-end MacBook Air deals are heating up, with a $150 discount on the high-end 24GB/1TB spec.
Save on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with an upgrade to 24GB RAM - Image credit: Apple
Amazon is knocking $150 off Apple's current 13-inch MacBook Air with a 10-core M5 chip. The laptop, which is discounted to $1,649 in Sky Blue, features an upgrade to 24GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage to boost performance.Save $150 on 13" Air 24GB RAM
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Aqara FP400 sensor, new iOS 27 app updates, & more news on Smart Home Insider
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On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we go hands on with the new Aqara FP400 spatial sensor, walk through new betas, and more of the latest Apple Home news.
Smart Home Insider Podcast
Following the launch of iOS 27, Apple has released the first beta of iOS 27.2. The major change was the inclusion of the new Health app, but it also had at least one tangentially-related feature.The Apple TV app on iPhone and iPad now supports profiles. This is great for parents who give their -
M5 Ultra Mac Studio's GPU, AI performance keeps up with desktop graphics cards
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The graphical and AI performance of the M5 Ultra in the new Mac Studio is on a par with graphics cards like the Nvidia RTX 5080, early benchmarks indicate.
Mac Studio
The first reviews of Apple's new Macs are starting to surface, and so too are the benchmarks. With the M5 Ultra being Apple's newest high-performance chip, the Mac Studio update is of particular interest to those in the field of AI.If those first benchmarks are to be believed, the M5 Ultra is certainly as high-performance as ever. -
Mac Studio review roundup: expensive, but M5 Ultra makes it worthwhile
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The first reviews of the new M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio are out, and if they quibble about the pricing, there's no questioning that these are the most powerful Macs ever.
The new Mac Studio retains the familiar design but features new processors.
Apple announced the two new editions of the Mac Studio at the end of August, but with a long wait before pre-orders would start. Now in the week that the early buyers will get their devices, the first real-world reviews of both the M5 Max and M5 Ult -
A clever workaround lets the iPhone 18 Pro Max skirt battery shipping limits
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The iPhone 18 Pro Max ships with part of its battery capacity temporarily locked in software, then automatically unlocks the full battery after activation.iPhone 18 Pro Max
Customers began receiving devices on September 18. An Apple support document published the same day explains why the iPhone 18 Pro Max arrives with a battery capacity restriction in place.At full capacity, the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery exceeds 20 watt-hours, putting it above a threshold that brings extra shipping requirements -
Sensitive camera blades and thermal chainmail surface in iPhone 18 Pro teardown
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The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are very repairable devices, but while the new variable aperture camera is interesting to look at, it does make for a tricky repair.
iPhone 18 Pro has a variable aperture camera that is hard to repair
After the introduction of new iPhone models on the market, the inevitable teardowns start to surface. In one of the more detailed of its type, repair outfit iFixit took a very close look at some of the components inside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max.
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Mac mini review roundup: M6 and M5 Pro make this a marvel, but a costly one
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The first reviews of the new M5 Pro and M6 Mac mini are starting to come out, and they concentrate on how the new processors make this smallest Mac one of the best buys, but at a price.
M4 Mac mini. M5 is identical externally
AppleInsider described even the M4 Mac mini as being the "perfect headless Mac," and the device has long been an extraordinarily adaptable machine for countless different use cases and different users. It's now been updated with two new processor options, and unsurprisingly -
Unsurprisingly, iPhone 18 Pro Max SSD will slow down when hammered
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The storage of the iPhone 18 Pro Max can be forced to run at very slow speeds under artificially extreme, sustained loads. You probably won't ever see this.
iPhone 18 Pro in nature.The internal storage of a smartphone needs to be fast for most tasks, especially when it comes to storing video footage from the cameras. However, while most brief tasks enjoy this speed, it seems the new iPhone 18 Pro Max may have a limitation under extremely heavy loads.In an analysis from Bilibili channel Homolab s -
iPhone 20 Pro screen resolution detailed in new leak
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A new leak that chiefly repeats older ones about the iPhone 20 Pro range, includes new claims about what resolution the two models will get.
The 20th anniversary iPhone may have more curved edges than recent models
Back in July 2026, leaker Digital Chat Station said on Weibo that the iPhone 20 Pro Max may get the largest-ever iPhone screen. Then in August 2026, they repeated that and added how the iPhone 20 Pro would also get a larger display.Now the same leaker is back claiming to have exclusiv -
iPhone 18 Pro Max storage hits glacial speeds under extreme loads
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The storage of the iPhone 18 Pro Max can run at very slow speeds, but only under artificially extreme, sustained loads. Most consumers won't experience this at all.
iPhone 18 Pro in nature.The internal storage of a smartphone needs to be fast for most tasks, especially when it comes to storing video footage from the cameras. However, while most brief tasks enjoy this speed, it seems the new iPhone 18 Pro Max may have a limitation under extremely heavy loads.In an analysis from Bilibili channel H -
Claim your $25 in Apple's $250 million settlement over delayed Siri features
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The website for claiming your settlement valued at up to $95 per eligible device in Apple's delayed Siri lawsuit is now live. You have until December 21 to make a claim.
Delayed Siri features led to a lawsuit settlement
Apple was sued in a class-action lawsuit for delaying Siri features related to the implementation of artificial intelligence. Since various iPhone models were advertised and sold as compatible with the impending then delayed upgrades, the plaintiffs made their case.The lawsuit re -
Australia's Prime Minister says Tim Cook backs the country's social media curbs
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Former Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly regards Australia's efforts to reduce the negative effects of social media as being "world-leading."
Tim Cook (left) with Australian Prime Minister Albanese - image credit: Apple.
Australia has been implementing policies such as age verification in an attempt to limit children and teenagers' use of social media. Now Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been visiting Apple Park, and according to Reuters, says that Tim Cook backed the moves."Tim Cook gave us a l -
Sunday Reboot: A power station and store hopes
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In this week's Sunday Reboot, a London Apple Store gives hope for the future of the company's mall locations.
Battersea Power Station in London, UK. Apple's offices are in there.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 next week underway with a good first step.
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Foldable futures: iPhone Duo is Apple's bet for smartphone growth
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The launch of the iPhone Duo is a play to reinvigorate iPhone sales by offering something new to consumers. It may make up close to half of the foldables market by 2027.
iPhone Duo
Apple's introduction of the iPhone Duo confirmed long-time rumors of the development of a folding smartphone. Its launch wasn't without a small amount of sticker shock, with consumers expected to pay $1,999 for the base model.However, before the iPhone Duo makes it to consumer hands, analysts are already claiming it w -
Claimed Apple Fitness+ layoffs are no sign of problems with the service
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A new report claims that Apple is cutting jobs at Apple Fitness+, but without supporting evidence, concludes that this means enormous changes are coming.
Apple Fitness+ Time To Walk and Time To Run reportedly see staffing layoffs
As a devision, Apple Fitness+ has had some bad press about bullying, but if it's correct that there are now job cuts, they are not substantial. The new Bloomberg report suggests that Apple Fitness+ is in trouble and claims audio features such as Time to Walk and Time To -
Apple Home Hub will be the intelligent center of your home
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Apple's smart home device will be the AI center of the household, with it potentially becoming the poster child for Apple's new "intelligent personal hub" strategy.
An early interpretation of a Home Hub
During the Apple keynote, new CEO John Ternus laid out the company's plans for the future, including what is described as an "intelligent personal hub" approach. If a report is right, the long-rumored Home Hub will do that for the home, as the iPhone does for the person.Outlined in the "Power On" -
Crime blotter: Best Buy lines and Porsche tracking
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Police sought a man in an iPhone theft at a casino, and a man is accused of stealing iPads from a company that had just fired him,, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
The latest in an occasional series on the world of Apple-related crime.iPhone 17 review, one year later: This thing is still gigantic in my tiny, little baby hands.
The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series on the world of Apple-related crime.
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Amazon cuts Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 prices upon release
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Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 models are on sale this weekend, with Amazon rotating discounts across case options and band colors.
Save on the new Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4 - Image credit: Apple
The new Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399, but Amazon is knocking $10 off multiple styles this weekend.Save up to $20 on new Apple Watch models
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M6 Pro benchmark surfaces despite claims of a short chip generation
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An alleged benchmark for the M6 Pro has surfaced on Geekbench, calling into question earlier rumors about a shorter Apple Silicon generation that skips the Pro and Max variants altogether.
The MacBook Pro has yet to move to M6.Before the introduction of the M6 Mac mini, the rumor mill was dead set on the idea that Apple will be shortening the M6 generation of Apple Silicon in favor of moving to M7 faster. After the launch, a benchmark result may have indicated that there will be more to the M6 g -
Teardown confirms US iPhone 18 Pro Max lacks Apple's C2 modem
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A teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro Max has confirmed an oddity of the US-based model, in that it uses a Qualcomm modem instead of Apple's C2 chip.
iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple's introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro line included a lot of hype about its use of the C2 modem. It turns out not to be the case for the iPhone 18 Pro Max in the United States.In details from a teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro Max by TechInsights, it details many of the typical internal components, like the A20 Pro chip and the N1 wire
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