Apple's iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems have been confirmed to sync login details for captive Wi-Fi networks seen in hotels and gyms.

Today's featured Mac Studio setup has a huge display, but it gives one set of tasks to a small portable monitor for Mac, front and center.

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Apple could leverage AI technology from OpenAI or Anthropic instead of in-house models to revitalize its flailing Siri assistant.

Apple has updated Pixelmator Pro on macOS to version 3.7 with support for Apple Intelligence's Image Playgrounds and Writing Tools.

The new SpoofGPT jailbreak tweak allows jailbreakers on iSO 16 and earlier to run the ChatGPT app on their device.

Ginsu's popular Analog jailbreak tweak that converts the Lock Screen clock from a digital display to an analog one has been updated to v2.0.

The new CC26 jailbreak tweak brings the iOS 26 Control Center aesthetic to jailbroken iOS 16 devices.

Apple’s struggle to develop artificial intelligence might reach the point where the company needs to outsource Siri to an AI partner.

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Apple didn't announce AirPods live translation and captive Wi-Fi syncing, but these iOS 26 features should arrive in the coming months.

Apple's iOS 26 software finally enables HomePod owners to select a Wi-Fi network independently of their iPhone, which wasn't possible before.

HDMI 2.2 doubles the bandwidth and brings significant improvements and new features like 16K video and uncompressed chroma formats, but you'll need new cables and devices.

Meta has launched message summaries in WhatsApp, using artificial intelligence (AI) to create a summary of your unread messages in a chat.

The new gridswitcher jailbreak tweak ports the iPad-style grid App Switcher to jailbroken iPhones.

Learn how to turn on a crossfade option on your HomePod speaker for seamless transitions between Apple Music songs with no gaps or silence in between.

With the ResumePhoto.ai AI headshot generator, you can quickly get 12 professionally styled images, with great lighting and business attire.

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The Waktos 2 jailbreak tweak lets iPhone users achieve a highly configurable Android-inspired Lock Screen clock appearance.

A lawsuit surrounding the name of Jony Ive's firm might mute the buzz, but OpenAI's io acquisition is not off the table.

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Apple executives have internally considered acquiring Perplexity AI to offer an AI-powered search engine in Safari on its devices.

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World Wi-Fi Day celebrates wireless, but Ethernet still plays a crucial role. Here’s how to add it to your Mac or iPad, and why you want to.

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A designer with a Mac Studio loves dual Studio Displays. They discuss the monitors' benefits while others debate Mac Studio vs. Mac mini.

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Apple is binging Tapbacks to Messages on CarPlay, so now you can react to chats with emoji while driving because what could possibly go wrong?

Topaz Labs have issued a software update for Topaz Photo AI that fixes artifacting issues on NVIDIA RTX 50 series-equipped machines.

Apple has added a bunch of new capabilities to WebKit that power many new features in its Safari browser on iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26.

Apple Intelligence has been found to provide transcription of audio at double the speed of Whisper, the equivalent technology from OpenAI.

Apple’s software chief turns to a pair of metaphors to explain why macOS will not come to iPad, including comparing the combo to a spork.

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The latest Mac minis are small, but they still take up space on desks. That is, unless you use an under desk mount to hide them.

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Adding a fast SSD to the Mac mini M4 just got easier with the Satechi USB4 Slim NVMe SSD Enclosure, which supports USB4.

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Despite all the criticism, mockery and predictions of doom, Apple lagging the pack in artificial intelligence isn’t a crisis. Here’s why.

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Macally specifically designed the new MminiDock to add useful ports and an SSD enclosure to the M4 Mac mini.

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In iOS 26, every website you add to your iPhone's Home Screen opens as a web app by default, but you can change it to open as a regular bookmark instead.

The iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6 and macOS 15.6 update should bring Apple Intelligence to iPhone, iPad and Mac owners in China for the first time.

Instructions provided by Apple show that iPad repair is not for the faint of heart. And it’s not cheap, either.

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Beyond its Liquid Glass design, iOS 26 packs several small, hidden features that will meaningfully improve your iPhone experience.

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iOS developer LeminLimez says he has discovered a way to apply custom CarPlay wallpapers without a jailbreak.

I love where iOS is going — even if there are a lot of kinks that need to be worked out, as my iOS 26 beta hands-on shows. 

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Apple has voluntarily opened a service program to fix select 2023 Mac mini units that no longer power on.

The new Letterpress add-on for TrollStore adds an audio visualizer to your Dynamic Island or Notch without any jailbreak required.

The IMRead jailbreak tweak lets you mark missed message notifications as read when you clear their notifications from other parts of iOS.

The new tvOS 26 operating system supports the Thread 1.4 protocol on the Apple TV and HomePod for unified mesh networking in your smart home.

The release date for the AI-enhanced version of the Siri voice assistant will likely come in spring 2026, a year later than expected.

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