AirTag launched four years ago, and users have found a variety of applications for the product ever since. But now you can add another to the list: Skechers has just launched kids’ shoes with a hidden compartment to stash an AirTag.

Apple launches new iPhones every single year. But the introduction of a brand new model is a rarity, and this year we’ll end up getting two: iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 16e. Coincidentally, these two new models could turn out having a lot in common.

We’re just a day away from the AAPL Q3 2025 earnings report, covering April to June. Apple said it expected single-digit growth, and analysts expect this to be toward the lower end of the scale.

Digging into the detail, the consensus view is that both iPhone and Mac revenue will be up year-on-year, while iPad earnings will be down …

Apple’s real estate spree in Silicon Valley continues, as the company is reportedly in contract to make its third major Bay Area acquisition this year alone. Here are the details.

Video streaming platform TikTok is finally introducing fact-checking, in the form of TikTok Footnotes – the equivalent to X’s Community Notes. This is initially available in the US only.

The company has also announced new parental controls, aimed at giving oversight of both TikTok consumption and uploads by teens …

A few weeks ago, a report from Counterpoint Research suggested Apple may be turning things around in China. Now, new data from Canalys shows iPhone shipments in mainland China rose during the second quarter of 2025, even as the broader smartphone market declined. Here’s the breakdown.

A new analyst report suggests that Apple will increase prices for three iPhone 17 models, when compared to iPhone 16 pricing.

The report suggests two reasons for the increase, and indicates that the price of the base model will remain unchanged, with a starting price of $799 …

An official Apple support account on China’s Weibo social network managed to accidentally post a promotional video for a Samsung folding phone.

The embarrassing mistake coincided with a new analyst report on the expected price and timing for Apple’s own move into this market, with an upcoming iPhone Fold …

Just as Apple inches closer to winning EU approval for its latest App Store changes, Spain’s competition watchdog is expanding its own investigation, citing “new evidence” related to Apple’s developer pricing rules. Here are the details.

The US Department of Justice formally sued Apple in March 2024, accusing the company of having a “smartphone monopoly.”

Apple has voiced its opposition to the case many times over the last year. Now, it has officially filed its answer to the DOJ’s antitrust complaint, pushing back forcefully against the allegations.

For the past few weeks, there have been leaks left and right about the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, particularly when it comes to color options for the Pro models.

Now, leaker Sonny Dickson has shared what may be our clearest look yet at the full lineup.

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A couple years ago, Apple introduced a new feature for Apple Mail users called Mail Privacy Protection. It isn’t on by default, though you might’ve seen a prompt to enable it upon launching the Mail app for the first time. That said, you might not know what it actually does. We’ll be breaking down Mail Privacy Protection and its benefits right here.

Apple has lost ground in this year’s edition of the Fortune Global 500, mirroring a similar slip in the U.S.-centric Fortune 500 list released last month. Here are the details.

If you’re a soccer fan, it’s gonna be a fun month. The Leagues Cup returns today, and every match of the tournament will stream live on MLS Season Pass via the Apple TV app. Here’s how to follow along.

As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup in a few weeks, investor attention is already shifting to what could be a much more significant update in 2026, with the introduction of a foldable iPhone.

That includes JPMorgan, which just released new predictions on what to expect.

This fall, tvOS 26 will bring a variety of new features to Apple TV 4K users, and one of the highlights for me is a screen saver feature that I’ve always wanted.

Today the Apple TV app kicked off the first of a planned 14-day ‘Summer Deal of the Day’ promo, offering steep discounts on featured titles. Here are the details.

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has issued a press release confirming that trading in shares of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (better known internationally as Foxconn) will be suspended starting July 30, 2025. Here’s why the timing is interesting.

Update: The reason was a partnership with TECO Electric & Machinery geared to data centers.

Apple has released brand new firmware for AirPods beta testers with iOS 26 feature support, here are the details on the latest update.

One of this summer’s Hollywood blockbusters, 28 Years Later, was largely shot on the iPhone. Today in a new behind-the-scenes video from Apple, we get an inside look at how that happened.

Did you regret installing the iOS 26 beta or the iPadOS 26 beta? Here’s the step-by-step to downgrade your iPhone or iPad to a previous, non-beta version.

Introduced for Private Browsing sessions in Safari 17.0, Advanced Fingerprinting Protection was also optionally available for regular non-private sessions. With iOS 26, it will be enabled by default. Here’s what that means.

Apple has just released iOS 18.6, the latest iPhone update for users. Though anyone hoping for big new features will have to wait for iOS 26 this fall, today’s new iOS 18.6 release does provide a host of important security fixes. Here are the full details.

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