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You may see those precious 5G bars on your mobile device, but you might still have to wait to sign up for home broadband service. I have to confess: Sometimes 5G still baffles me. One of the questions I’m often asked is, “I can get 5G on my phone at home, but I can’t get […]

Apple’s new iPhone software is here, and it may be the last one before iOS 16. Apple released iOS 15.6 on July 20, which means you can now download the update to your iPhone. The new mobile operating system folds in bug fixes — including for an error that incorrectly showed phone storage as full […]

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit in the US over Apple Pay. The tech giant is being accused of using its market power in the mobile phone industry to fend off competition from other payment card issuers. The class-action complaint was filed in a federal court in California by Affinity Credit Union, an Iowa-based […]

The answer depends on your budget, which carrier you have and how long you plan to hold onto your new phone. Access to 5G used to come at a high cost just a few years ago. Now, the technology is standard in most new smartphones and is available in devices that can cost less than […]

Apple’s iOS 16 is now available in a public beta, which means you can try the operating system’s new features on a compatible iPhone ahead of its public release in fall. Communication, personalization and privacy are the main focuses of iOS 16, which offers upgrades to your iPhone’s lock screen, Messages app and Wallet, just […]

With a faster chip, bigger screen, new design and better webcam, this new M2 MacBook from Apple is the biggest change to the Air line since its launch. In the 14 years since the MacBook Air line launched, I’ve often described it as “the most universally useful laptop you can buy.” That’s because the Air […]

One of the tech industry’s most influential device designers, who became famous for his work on iMacs, MacBooks, iPods and iPhones, is stepping away. Apple’s former design chief, and a key executive who worked with co-founder Steve Jobs to save the company from bankruptcy and turn it into the titan of industry it is today, […]

UK-based company Nothing has launched an Android phone it hopes will re-energise the smartphone market. The distinctive-looking Nothing 1 has a translucent back featuring hundreds of light-emitting diode (LED) lights that function as notifications. Nothing raised more than $144m (£122m) in funding to develop the handset. Backers include iPhone designer Tony Fadell, YouTuber Casey Neistat, […]

All Apple Watches from the Series 4 onward will get the new update. The Apple Watch is getting a major software update with WatchOS 9, adding in-depth running metrics, new watch faces and some clues to what we might see in the rumored Apple Watch Series 8. The WatchOS 9 public beta has just arrived […]

When is the iPhone 14’s release date? How much will it cost? And what will Apple’s new iPhone look like? We’re collecting all the buzz. We’ve seen the beta of Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 16, but what about a new iPhone? Although we likely have a couple months before its release date, gossip […]