Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock The iPhone Duo marks Apple’s debut in the foldable device market and prices start at $1,999, placing the device among the most expensive smartphones today. Fortunately, there are several foldable phones that are cheaper than Apple’s. In addition to being cheaper, many of these models are already in mature generations with more refined features. This market offers good alternatives from brands like Samsung, Google and Motorola, which offer different designs, good hardware and software designed specifically for this foldable format. For anyone who wants access to the exclusive…
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The Apple Card savings account annual percentage yield (APY) increased from 3.4% to 3.5% today. If you deposit $1,000 and don’t make any withdrawals for a year, you’ll earn $35 in interest at the current APY rate. Popular storiesSiri AI settlement website now live: Apple to pay some iPhone ownersIn May, Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the United States over the delayed launch of Siri AI, and the settlement website is now live. Apple will pay approximately $25 per eligible iPhone to eligible customers, who can submit a claim through the settlement website…
You can make this button actually useful. Did you accidentally press the audio button in iMessage’s text input bar while sending a message? Justin Bieber went viral with an Insta post complaining about how often this happened to him. The catch is that pressing the button initiates a voice recording session, during which your iPhone will stop playing music so it can record the message it thinks you want to send. Bieber became quite frustrated with how often this accidentally happened to him while texting to write, “The send button shouldn’t have multiple functions in one place,” and joked that…
CarPlay can become even better when you take a few minutes to customize it. Your iPhone turns your car’s infotainment system into a navigation and communications center, thanks to CarPlay. While it works great by default, there are several ways to make it even better, as well as new features arriving from time to time. From setting up the basics of CarPlay to designing the perfect app layout, tweaking functionality can make your trips safer and more entertaining. And with iOS 27 bringing several new updates to CarPlay, it’s the perfect time to dive into this core iPhone feature. Get…
Here’s what to do if some of your favorite songs are suddenly unavailable. Riska/Getty Images There’s nothing better than listening to your favorite album, which is why it’s so disturbing when tracks stop playing on your Apple device. And when you take a look at the track list, you may find that some of your tracks are grayed out. What is happening? This is often caused by your device being offline. Typically, you will regain access once you are back online. Licensing is another common cause. The music industry is built around a system of territorial…
Dmitri T/Shutterstock Content creators, streamers, or anyone who likes to manipulate videos: one of the most popular video editors is now available on the Google Play Store. While iPhone users have enjoyed a mobile version of Adobe Premiere for about a year, the company behind photo editor Photoshop is now expanding its video editing software to Android devices. The app is generally free, although users will need to meet system requirements. Android users can now find Adobe Premiere on the Google Play Store (per Android Authority). While the price is…
Anthropic today launched Claude Opus 5.5, which it says is the first model in a new family of 5.5 models. Opus 5.5 performs at the level of Claude Fable 5.1 on most jobs, but costs 40% less to run than Opus 5. According to Anthropic, Opus 5.5 represents a “major advancement” over Opus 5 with improvements in performance and security. Opus 5.5 is comparable to Mythos 5.1 in biology and cybersecurity, Anthropic is therefore launching it with guarantees similar to those of Fable 5.1. Opus 5.5 also generates over 30% faster output than Opus 5. On criteria shared by Anthropic,…
Apple has suspended development of an AI wearable device equipped with a camera, reports Bloomberg. The device was described as a pin or pendant that could be attached to clothing or worn around the neck. A camera would transmit information about the wearer’s surroundings to Siri, similar to rumors of AirPods with cameras potentially arriving as soon as 2027. The AI pin would have visual intelligence features, with the Siri AI able to answer questions about where the wearer is or what they are looking at. The prototype Apple worked on was described as being similar in size to an…
It only took a 107-page specification to complete. If you’ve ever pressed Ctrl+Shift+Esc to figure out what’s eating away at your PC, you’ve used the work of Dave Plummer. Now, about three decades after writing the original Windows Task Manager at Microsoft, Plummer is back with a new iteration: TMOG. That’s short for Task Manager OG – a variation of the tool he created in 1996 and which was released with Windows NT 4.0 in August. While taking on X last month, he explained how he (sort of) coded it using Claude Code. Plummer says he gave him a 107-page…
The iPhone 18 Pro is an impressive phone, but you won’t notice much difference from the 17 Pro. Ekaterina_Minaeva/Shutterstock September means new iPhones are out in the wild, and while all eyes are on the fancy iPhone Duo, we shouldn’t forget about the iPhone 18 Pro. This generation isn’t drastically different from the iPhone 17 Pro, but some people might still consider an upgrade, especially if you get a good deal from your carrier. But is it really worth upgrading from the iPhone 17 Pro to the iPhone 18 Pro? In most cases, no. You’re probably…