Apple unveiled the Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, keeping their familiar looks while introducing a new Health Sensing System that captures heart‑rate data every five seconds, regardless of activity. The Series 12 offers updated finishes—aluminum (Dark Bronze, Light Gold, Black, Space Gray), titanium (Radiant Gold, Natural) and ceramic (Night Blue, Pearl White)—and a slightly wider case with a 2% smaller display area. The Ultra 4 retains its titanium finishes (Natural, Black) and shares the same advanced sensing hardware. Both models [...]

After a year with Apple’s 2025 baseline iPhone 17, the reviewer finds it functional but not beloved. Forced to replace a dying iPhone 13 mini, they note the 6.3‑inch Super Retina XDR display with 120 Hz ProMotion feels smooth, and the 256 GB storage and upgraded camera are appreciable upgrades over the mini. Daily use is limited to calls, timers, alarms and occasional photos; the device’s size feels unwieldy and it suffered a cracked screen after a fall. Despite the larger form [...]

Apple has moved the 2019 21.5‑inch iMac with Retina 4K display to its vintage products list, concluding the lifecycle of its last small‑screen Intel‑based desktop. The device was discontinued in April 2021, meeting Apple’s criterion of being off the market for more than five but fewer than seven years. As a vintage item, the iMac can still be repaired by Apple Stores and authorized service providers only if spare parts remain in stock, and it will stay [...]

Apple has unveiled a new “Apple Reference Image” feature for the iPhone 18 Pro that uses cryptographic signing of every pixel captured by the camera sensor. The sensor creates a unique signing identity during factory initialization, which is bound to the device’s Secure Enclave Processor. When a user activates Reference mode, the sensor signs the raw pixel data and metadata, and timestamps the capture. The signed data is sent to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, where it is verified, processed [...]

Apple released the first release candidates for macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1 after launching macOS 27.2 beta 1. The new RCs, build numbers 25G309 and 24H208, contain only security fixes and are recommended for all users. They follow the official release of Tahoe 26.7 and Sequoia 15.8, illustrating Apple’s accelerated development cycle and use of AI‑assisted tools to expedite bug fixes. The move bypasses the 27.1 beta cycle, likely to limit leaks about the iPhone

Apple’s Tim Cook, newly appointed Executive Chairman and government liaison after stepping down as CEO on September 1, will attend a White House state dinner on September 24 hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping. The invitation places Cook alongside AI industry leaders Jensen Huang of Nvidia and Sam Altman of OpenAI. Trump’s agenda includes showcasing U.S. tech leadership while rejecting AI regulation, a stance at odds with calls from OpenAI and others for safety rules. The dinner is expected [...]

Apple is reportedly planning a return to the enterprise server market by building an AI server that would pair its in‑house M8 Ultra processors with Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion interconnect. The design could house two or four M8 Ultra chips, expected to be Apple’s most powerful silicon, and would enable businesses to run AI models on Apple‑controlled hardware rather than relying on cloud services. The project, initiated about a year ago under former hardware chief John Ternus and [...]