Delivery estimates for the MacBook Neo are starting to improve for the first time since Apple’s laptop launched at $599. The shorter wait times match a recent report claiming that Apple ordered more A18 Pro chips due to higher-than-expected demand. Apple reportedly orders more A18 Pro chips from TSMC Apple’s MacBook Neo inventory has been limited since the launch of the most affordable laptop. In this regard, the MacBook Neo’s debut feels more like an iPhone launch than a laptop release. For example, Apple sold out of MacBook Neo inventory in April after only 15 days of selling the laptop…
Author: Ethan Brooks
In this week’s “Sunday Reboot”, Apple continues with F1 in Miami, the second quarter was a financial spectacular and season 4 of “Ted Lasso” can’t come soon enough.Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the more light-hearted stories in the Apple reality distortion space from the past seven days. All this to start next week with a good first step.This week, rumors swirled that Apple’s Vision Pro hardware team was breaking up, Adobe’s Firefly AI showed why it was still in beta, the Towson Apple Store employees’ union complained about the store’s closure, and Apple is facing both…
Apple has been rumored to launch a special 20th anniversary iPhone next year, but according to a new report, it won’t be a new standalone model, but rather an entirely new design for the iPhone Pro line. Report Says 20th Anniversary iPhone Is Not a Separate Model, Rather a New Design for the Pro Line The iPhone line has been shaken up a lot lately. Last year, the iPhone Air replaced the iPhone Plus, and this fall the first iPhone Ultra is arriving. Rumors have long indicated that Apple is also preparing a special model for 2027, timed to the…
The iPhone outpaced its competitors in the first quarter of 2026, with Counterpoint considering it the first time Apple has dominated the smartphone market in the post-holiday quarter.Apple’s success in the smartphone market in the first quarter extends to several areas, including improving growth and iPhone shipments outpacing those of its competitors.Apple’s strong financial results in the second quarter of 2026 included, among other factors, an increase in revenue from the iPhone. In a report from Counterpoint analysts looking at the quarter in general, Apple saw success in a few different ways.In Tuesday’s report, Counterpoint said the global smartphone market…
Shirlaine Forrest/Getty Images Pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the electronics giant of using her face to sell televisions without compensation or permission. As first reported VarietyThe lawsuit also claims Samsung is responsible for copyright and trademark infringement, as well as “unauthorized commercial exploitation.” The complaint stems from Samsung using an image of Lipa’s face on cardboard packaging for its televisions last year. The English musician discovered this around June 2025 and repeatedly asked Samsung to stop using her portrait on packaging. However, the complaint…
iOS 26.5 includes three new features for iPhones, according to Apple’s release notes for the update, which is expected to be released next week. As discovered during beta testing, iOS 26.5 enables end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging between iOS and Android devices. Apple says this security upgrade is limited to supported carriers worldwide and will continue to roll out. End-to-end encryption for RCS is a layer of security that ensures that messages sent between supported iOS and Android devices are encrypted and cannot be intercepted and read by Apple or any third party during transmission. Keep in mind that text…
TVs are still absurdly slow, even in 2026. If you’ve used a Google TV, LG webOS, or Samsung Tizen TV, you already know how painful the experience is. When you first turn on the TV, it takes almost a minute to boot up, and even after that, navigating through apps is slow. Opening Netflix takes time, and basic things like accessing settings or changing Wi-Fi seem like a chore. Even TVs that claim to be “advanced and AI-powered” are lagging behind. The reason is simple. Most of them are powered by outdated processors that are years behind the times, with…
Secret CEO In 1991, when I was 16, a Norwegian exchange student gave an inspiring performance of the Three Billy Goats Gruff, in the original Norwegian language, at my high school talent night. She delivered this performance with such enthusiasm that every word of her performance stuck in my mind and to this day I can recite the Three Billy Goats Gruff in Norwegian. I can “Vibe Code” Norwegian. I don’t speak the language, but that didn’t stop me from confidently using this skill with any Norwegian person I met. My parlor trick immediately falls apart as soon as they…
The Apple Savings account is supposed to be accessible through Apple Wallet on iPhone, but Apple has created a limited web portal for downloading statements and tax information.There are a variety of reasons why you may need to manage your Apple Savings account from a device other than an iPhone or iPad. This is especially true if you’ve left the Apple ecosystem.Until recently, this was virtually impossible since all Apple Savings was managed on Apple devices. There is now a very limited Apple Savings portal accessible via the web.Apple Card holders can go to the web portal which has existed…
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in the United States over delayed Siri features, and eligible iPhone users could receive up to $95 in payment. Below, we’ve answered some key questions about the trial. Why was Apple sued? In June 2024, Apple previewed new Siri features powered by Apple Intelligence, including understanding a user’s personal context, on-screen recognition, and deeper per-app controls. For example, Apple showed an iPhone user asking Siri about her mother’s flight booking and lunch plans, based on information from the Mail and Messages apps. Apple announced these Siri features in…