macOS 26.5 adds a new way to control your Mac’s power state via switches

macOS 26.5 adds a new way to control your Mac’s power state via switches

macOS Tahoe 26.5 was released today for all compatible Macs, and while there are few changes, the update includes an interesting new “Power Control” setting for Mac desktops. Power control setting lets you manage your Mac’s power state with third-party accessories macOS 26.5 is a fairly small update for Mac overall, with bigger changes arriving … Read more

India’s antitrust body draws Apple’s ire as $38 billion fine looms

India’s antitrust body draws Apple’s ire as  billion fine looms

Apple has set its sights on India’s antitrust watchdog, questioning the legality of a request for financial data as part of an ongoing battle over its App Store policies. The Indian competition body wants to obtain this information so that it can calculate the penalty that Apple should face. This follows an investigation in 2024 … Read more

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Perplexity develops native “personal computer” platform for Mac

Perplexity develops native “personal computer” platform for Mac

Apple praised Perplexity yesterday during its second-quarter 2026 earnings call, and now the company is offering more details on why it’s building its first Mac personal computer platform. Here are the details. The personal computer highlighted during Apple’s earnings call Last month, Perplexity announced Personal Computer, a Mac-native platform designed to run primarily on a … Read more

Steve Jobs chosen for the American Innovation Coin of California

Steve Jobs chosen for the American Innovation Coin of California

The 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin project will honor former Apple CEO Steve Jobs with a dollar coin in his likeness that costs, at best, $1.55 apiece. In 2018, the United States Mint announced that it would honor American innovation and the pioneering efforts of individuals or groups with $1 coins. Coins will be issued … Read more

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Apple defends Google against EU proposal to give AI competitors access to services

Apple defends Google against EU proposal to give AI competitors access to services

Apple has stepped in to warn that EU proposals to force Google to open Android to competing AI services pose serious risks to users’ privacy, security and safety. Apple’s latest submission to the EU arrives (via Reuters) in response to the European Commission’s call for comments on draft measures to help Google comply with the … Read more

Mortal Kombat II review: More than just camp

Mortal Kombat II review: More than just camp

The creative minds behind Mortal Kombat II knows precisely how to make a gruesome ’90s-style action movie. We get a glimpse of that with the footage of “Uncaged Fury,” a cinematic display of Hollywood playboy Johnny Cage replete with one-liners, glacially slow choreography and ridiculous stunts, all of which would have been at home in … Read more

Apple Home recently improved in three ways, here’s what’s new

Apple Home recently improved in three ways, here’s what’s new

Apple is expected to launch a wave of new home products later this year, after iOS 27 brought the long-awaited Siri overhaul. But Apple Home recently improved in three ways during the iOS 26 cycle. Here’s what’s new. #1: Adaptive Temperature Feature for Smart Thermostats iOS 26 introduced a new Adaptive Temperature feature to Apple’s … Read more