In an update rolling out today, Gentler Streak is introducing new ways for users to track their wellbeing and personalize the app’s guidance based on how they feel. Here are the details.

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My iPhone Duo arrived last Thursday, so I’ve had a week to use it as my daily carry. My early experience has been mixed, so I keep asking myself an important question: is this the iPhone’s future and I just need to adapt, or is the Duo simply not for everyone?

Crypto exchange Binance has warned iPhone users about an iOS vulnerability that could allow malicious apps to access sensitive data stored by other apps. Here are the details.

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Apple Invites app now lets hosts poll guests, plus new emoji effect added

Zac Hall 12 hours ago

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Apple Invites, an iCloud+ feature, just added two new features in this month’s update.

Bloomberg reports that Apple has met with Thai government officials in the wake of its recent wave of iPhone alerts about mercenary spyware attacks. Here are the details.

Earlier this year, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Finances. The feature started on the mobile app and website, but it’s been missing from ChatGPT’s desktop app. Starting today. ChatGPT Finances is now available on the Mac as well.

The tentpole feature of iCloud+ is cloud storage, but Apple keeps improving and expanding the service to include other perks too. And in iOS 27, iCloud+ has a new benefit for high-storage tiers: AI features for HomeKit cameras.

If you’re a member of the U.S. military, Apple offers an easy way to save 10% on eligible products and accessories. It’s available to current and veteran members of the U.S. military and their immediate family members living in the same household. While you’ll need to verify your eligibility to access the discount, the process is simple. There are also a few limitations you’ll want to know about before placing an order. Here’s everything you need to know.

Google’s Gemini AI chatbot app is coming to Apple CarPlay. The company confirmed that it is. bringing the full Gemini Live conversation experience to CarPlay starting today.

CarPlay is a useful Apple feature that brings communication and entertainment apps from your iPhone to the built-in screen in your car. Install supported apps on your iPhone, then compatible CarPlay apps generally appear on your car display when you’re connected.

We’ve tracked CarPlay app releases for a decade. Below is our list of more than 140 CarPlay apps across over a dozen categories. Many of these apps will also work with the new Apple HomeView, which supports audio and video CarPlay apps.

watchOS 27.3 will launch to all users next month and introduce these three new Apple Watch features.

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Deals: AirTag 2 $17.50 each, Magic Mouse, Trackpad, AirPods, TechWoven, MacBook Air $250 off, more

Justin Kahn 17 hours ago

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The Amazon early Black Friday sale is now live and, alongside the ongoing AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off and Apple Watch Ultra 4 at nearly $100 off, we are getting some official Apple early Black Friday deals today too. Firstly, the 2026 AirTag 2 has now returned to its lowest price ever at $17.50 each alongside some rare price drops on the latest Magic Mouse models at up to nearly 25% off, and Amazon’s best prices on Apple’s Magic Trackpad. Joining some new all-time lows going live today on Apple’s latest collection of iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max cases at up to 40% off, we also still have the impressive $250 price drops on M5 MacBook Air, and even more waiting below. 

Last week CNET published an extensive battery test and the iPhone came out on top. But it wasn’t just one iPhone model that performed well, as several iPhones topped CNET’s list.

iOS 27.3 is currently in beta and packed with new features, including a ‘Global Privacy Control’ setting in Safari that could someday put an end to cookie consent pop-ups.

When Apple announced the iPhone Duo back in September, the company called it “the most transformational change to iPhone since the original,” and there’s no doubt that it generated a huge amount of excitement.

But a new report suggests that for some buyers the novelty quickly wore off, and they ended up returning their devices. Is this just a handful of people, or is it more common … ?

The worst part of owning smart curtain motors is charging them, because it usually means taking the whole motor down from the track or running a really long USB cord to charge it. Today, SwitchBot has released the SwitchBot Curtain Track 4 aimed at solving that problem with a battery module that detaches on its own, so the motor stays in place, and you only take down the part that needs to charge.

Some WhatsApp beta testers on iOS are seeing a new option in the app’s bottom navigation bar that replaces the Communities tab. Here are the details.

Yesterday brought a surprise move by Apple when it abruptly ceased write access to the Apple Support Community and announced that it would be permanently closing in just over a week.

While the news does make me a little nostalgic, I do have to say that I think its time had long since come and gone …

When Apple launched the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, the company said that it had completely redesigned the cooling system for “incredible sustained performance.”

That could sound like marketing hype, but a YouTuber has found a great way to let us actually see the new system living up to Apple’s claims …

Update 10/11: After going completely out of stock yesterday, Apple’s 2026 next-generation Apple Polishing Cloth is now available for purchase again at $9 Prime shipped via Amazon. 

Amazon’s early Black Friday sale is now live, and it includes a number of official Apple accessory deals starting this morning. Alongside some big-ticket deals on AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, the $250 price drop on M5 MacBook Air, and Apple Watch Ultra 4 at nearly $100 off, there are some serious Apple add-on offers going live today. 

We have the return of all-time low pricing on AirTag 2 at $17.50 each, some rare discounts on the latest Magic Mouse in black and the classic white/silver livery, the ongoing low on its 2026 Magic Keyboard, and the lowest price around for the iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil USB-C. All of that joins as much as 40% off Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro case lineup (several models have hit new all-time lows as of this morning), and even more waiting down below. 

Many Redditors have expressed dismay at the launch of Reddit Reviews, a new AI-powered feature which aims to summarise posts about particular products.

Reddit is positioning the feature as a way to save time and effort when researching a potential purchase, but many Redditors say that replacing human interaction with AI summaries is antithetical to the whole philosophy of the platform – and is going to make the existing spam problem massively worse …

Users visiting the Apple Support Community tonight were greeted with a message informing them that the platform will permanently shut down on November 20. Here are the details.

Following last week’s livestream, when Labrinth composed and recorded a song overnight at Apple Tower Theatre in Los Angeles on the new touchscreen MacBook Pro, the single is now available on Apple Music. Here are the details.