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iPhone 11 Pro: Hands-on first impressions

Rene Ritchie 5 months ago

iPhone 11 Pro is here and, yes, that's the official name — which I’m super happy about.

Carded

Apple Card now available to everyone in U.S., Uber added to 3%

Rene Ritchie 6 months ago

Apple Card is now available to everyone in the U.S. You can apply for the Apple Card right in the Wallet App for iPhone. And Uber and Uber Eats now offer 3% Apple Cashback.

Editors' Desk

Apple September 2019 Event Preview

Rene Ritchie 6 months ago

Music plays. The Apple logo dances something clever across the big screen. Then, the lights go down. Tim Cook takes the stage. Good morning. Good morning! And the September event is on.

Where is iMessage for Android?

Rene Ritchie 6 months ago

Could cross-platform iMessage finally start making the kind of sense that does?

Here's Apple's statement on the iPhone 'battery lock' controversy

Rene Ritchie 6 months ago

"We take the safety of our customers very seriously and want to make sure any battery replacement is done properly." — Read Apple's full statement!

Mac Attack

Apple updates MacBook Air & Pro, kills 12-inch MacBook & "MacBook Escape"

Rene Ritchie 7 months ago

Apple is revving the MacBook Air, introduced last October, with a TrueTone display. Rather than update the other specs, though, Apple is pushing the price down to $1099. Also, RIP 12-inch MacBook and "MacBook Escape"

macOS Catalina: The Preview

Rene Ritchie 7 months ago

iPad apps for Mac, iTunes shattered into Music, Podcasts, and TV, better security and privacy, Sidecar to turn your iPad into a Mac tablet, a ton of new and updated apps, including an all new Reminders, and Voice Control straight out of Blade Runner. This is macOS Catalina, now in Public Beta.

Oh El EE DEE

OLED iPads and MacBooks: Sketchy rumors stir real hopes

Rene Ritchie 9 months ago

Samsung's OLED could be coming to Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro and iPad Pro... maybe!

More cores. More boosts!

New MacBook Pro 2019 updates are here!

Rene Ritchie 9 months ago 1

Early 2019 MacBook Pro updates are here and they include a tweaked keyboard and up to 8-core, 9th generation Intel Coffee Lake Refresh processors with Turbo Boost up to 5 GHz.

Watch out

Apple's new TV app: The deep dive

Rene Ritchie 9 months ago

Apple has a whole new TV app coming today and I managed to get a sneak preview of it up and running on Apple TV, iPad, Samsung TV, and over AirPlay 2 to some other TVs, and get a feel for not just how but, how well, it all works.

Spoilers ahead!

5 Things Missing from Avengers: Endgame (Spoilers)

Rene Ritchie 9 months ago 1

As jam-packed as Avengers: Endgame was, for a lifelong Marvel and movie fan, there were still a few things missing.

Rumor roundup

iOS 13: Features, release date, and analysis

Rene Ritchie 10 months ago

iOS 13 with Dark Mode, Fonts, Gestures, Multi-Window, Mail, Safari, and more!

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iPad vs. Air vs. mini vs. Pro: This is the iPad to buy!

Rene Ritchie 10 months ago

Picking your next iPad. Apple used to do grids but I prefer flows. You start at the beginning and you stop where it makes sense.

Listen up

AirPods 2 (2019) Review: 10 Days Later

Rene Ritchie 10 months ago

After almost two weeks with Apple's second-generation AirPods, here's what I've discovered about the new wireless charging case and H2-powered headphones.

Power Off

Why Apple's AirPower had to die

Rene Ritchie 10 months ago

Apple has canceled AirPower. That’s not an April Fool’s joke. It's not a hoax. It’s not a typo. It’s not a glitch in the matrix. AirPower is well and truly dead.