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Apple today published a new support document outlining steps to try if your Apple Watch’s microphone or speaker is not working as expected. Apple says the steps can also be followed if the Apple Watch speaker’s audio is “crackling, distorted, muffled, or intermittent.” The potential solutions listed include updating your Apple Watch to the latest […]

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We’ve seen lots of rumors about new Apple products coming soon. But today Apple’s CEO Tim Cook confirmed the news via a post on X. There’s a special product launch coming next week. more…

In a social media post today, Apple CEO Tim Cook teased an upcoming “launch” on Wednesday, February 19. No time was provided. “Get ready to meet the newest member of the family,” he said, with an #AppleLaunch hashtag. Cook is teasing a new iPhone SE, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Tag: Tim Cook This article,

Apple this week began selling refurbished Mac mini models with the M4 chip for the first time, but this has led to a pricing conundrum. In the United States, Apple is offering a refurbished Mac mini with the base M4 chip, 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet for $509, down from $599

Apple’s about to launch its next iPhone SE, but later this year the flagship iPhone 17 lineup will arrive. A new rumor has just indicated the iPhone 17 Pro Max will come with a key display advantage: a Dynamic Island that may be substantially smaller. more…

Members of key congressional oversight committees have called on the United States’ new top intelligence director to pressure the United Kingdom to withdraw its controversial demand for Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted user data stored in iCloud, according to The Washington Post. Last week The Post revealed that a secret UK order, issued

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has announced plans to streamline the company’s AI offerings and provided details on the upcoming releases of its GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 large language models. GPT-4.5 will be OpenAI’s final non-chain-of-thought model, said Altman in a post on X (Twitter). “After that, a top goal for us is to unify o-series models

Apple Maps now has expanded coverage for cycling directions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The expansion, first spotted by a Reddit user, means cyclists can plan a journey on the app from, say, Land’s End to John o’ Groats, if they’re that way inclined. Cycling directions have been available in the UK and Ireland

Apple has resumed advertising on Elon Musk’s X social network as of this week. Apple had halted all advertising on X back in November 2023 after Musk agreed with an antisemitic post on the platform. more…