Apple today released new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware has build number 9B5042a and is rolling out to developers and public beta testers. It’s unclear what’s included in the firmware update, as Apple doesn’t offer notes for AirPods beta releases. When…
Apple today shared a guide to help parents use child safety tools in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate. Apple says “Building Healthy Digital Habits: A Guide for Families” was developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The six-step guide covers balancing screen time, sleep, exercise, homework, and time with…
Apple wants you to stop falling for scammers, and this feature adds more safeguards. blue stork/Shutterstock Apple delivered a cool new security feature with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, although it didn’t make headlines. Called Identity Theft Risk Detection, it analyzes device behavior in real time to flag active social engineering…
Framesira/Shutterstock If you’re waiting to download iOS 27 and all the cool new features it brings, you should definitely worry about downloading iOS 26.7.1 or iPadOS 26.7.1. This new update fixes a critical zero-day security vulnerability that may have already affected a number of Apple users. Additionally,…
Apple today updated Apple Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera for iOS to add new features. Final Cut Camera, Apple’s professional iPhone filming app, now supports variable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro. Users can change the aperture and choose between aperture priority and shutter priority modes, as well as support for cinematic mode effects…
In a July 2026 letter to U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Apple said its decision to remove ICEBlock and similar apps that aggregated real-time locations of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from the App Store was “driven by concerns” about “agent security,” according to CNNIt’s Clare Duffy. The report said the app removals…
Leonardo Penuela Bernal/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller stands out among current-gen competitors, like the Xbox Series Some avid gamers have even called the DualSense the best gamepad on the market. However, like any…
In macOS 27 Golden Gate, Siri AI is much smarter than before, so it doesn’t always struggle and try to relay your questions to ChatGPT. However, if you still prefer OpenAI’s chatbot for certain queries, you can always explicitly request it. In macOS Tahoe, Siri suggested forwarding a request to ChatGPT when it thought the…
The new Apple Watch Ultra 4 just launched this month, and Amazon is offering the first cash discounts on select models. You can get the Apple Watch Ultra 4 for $779.99down from $799.00. Note: Woozad is an affiliate partner with some of these providers. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we…
If you don’t like day one releases or the other perks on offer, Ultimate may not be the tier for you. vfhnb12/Shutterstock Many avid gamers rely on Xbox Game Pass to maximize play time on the platform, but after Microsoft rolled out a number of changes to the subscription service over the past…