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Credit: Alex Potemkin via Getty Images So, That Apple Tax Thing That’s Dead Now… What Was It, Again?
Everybody’s been talking about the story of the Apple Tax for years. Here’s what the ending looks like.
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Spotify on Apple's App Store. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) Spotify Gloats About Breaking Free From Apple, Promises More Transparent Pricing
Spotify is only the latest company to dunk on Apple since a judge ruled two days ago that the Apple Tax had to go, now.
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(Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Google Says It’s Close to Integrating Gemini AI Into Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence has been lukewarm since it debuted last year. Both Apple and Google are hoping that integrating Gemini into it will boost its IQ.
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iPhone 16s – Credit: Apple The iPhone 16 Is More Popular Than the iPhone 16 Pro—Here’s Why
Everybody panic. News that the iPhone 16 outsold the iPhone 16 Pro in Q1 2025 either heralds the end of the world or people just sensibly thinking of their budgets.
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(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple’s AirPods Max Lossless Update Actually Works Now
Can you hear that? It’s the sound of a firmware update slipping through the back door three days late.
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iPhone XRs — Credit: Walmart iOS 19 Rumored to Leave the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max Behind
Just like the sanctuary dwellers in Logan’s Run, iPhones get seven years of care before they’re cut loose.
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Credit: Malte Mueller via Getty Images Apple Music Classical (Yes, Really) Just Got 3 New Features
Doff your cap to sweet additions thrice, you rapscallion lover of classical music, you.
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Rock on – Credit: Apple Lossless Audio Coming to AirPods Max (But Only If You Use a Cable)
Wireless headphones are great for convenience, not typically so great for audio quality. An update is coming that helps the AirPods Max with one aspect, and not so much for the other.
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What a show. The '90s had its moments — Credit: Paramount Brawl From Cupertino: MacBook Air M4 vs. MacBook Pro M4
We can’t solve all your problems, but we can take a swing at this one. And if you read to the end, I actually declare a winner(!)
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Apple iPad Air M3 in four available colors (top two are both blue) — Credit: Apple Apple Updated the iPad Air With an M3 Chip and a New Magic Keyboard
Sure, why not. The iPad Air M3 isn’t a huge leap over the M2, but nobody is going to turn down a boost in performance for an already very good tablet.
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Credit: CHUYN via Getty Images Google’s ‘Shielded Email’ Feature Is Like Apple’s ‘Hide My Email’ for Androids
Do you envy Apple’s Hide My Email feature but use an Android? Well, Google has good news for you.