After announcing a much more capable version of Siri in June 2024, Apple delayed the Apple Intelligence-powered version of the personal assistant in May 2025. Around that time, there was a now-infamous pep talk given to the Siri team by the then-senior director of the project.

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Totallee is now shipping its minimalist cases for all the new iPhones. Totallee has been making high-quality, ultra thin iPhone cases since 2013. They are known for making cases that are designed to offer everyday protection without adding bulk. 

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Apple’s September event happened earlier this week. But now that preorders for new iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods models have all started, it’s time to look ahead to the next batch of new products, all of which very much seem like they could merit an October event.

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SwitchBot released its last year, and it’s now even better thanks to newly upgraded firmware that includes Matter 1.4 support. The update brings faster setup and better cross-platform compatibility for a device type that is typucally stuck as a “dumb appliance” in your house.

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tvOS 26 launches to all users next week, and after updating you might notice a new app icon on your Home Screen: Sing. But don’t get too excited.

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Today would normally see me poised over the Apple website on my Mac and the Apple Store app on my phone ready to seen which goes live first so I can finalize my order for a shiny new iPhone.

This year is an exception, and although that’s partly for personal reasons, it’s mostly because I’m just not seeing any good reason to want the iPhone 17 Pro Max over last year’s model …

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Joining the ongoing pre-order savings opportunities we have already detailed on Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch Series 11, and the new AirPods Pro 3, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break has some additional discounts to scope out as well. Firstly, we spotted Apple’s M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM and a 2x storage upgrade at $200 off the list price alongside its most affordable 32GB M4 MacBook Pro at $300 off today. Those offers join an exclusive offer on Satechi’s Mac mini Stand & Hub with SSD Enclosure at 25% off as well as iPone 17 cases/screen protectors, and more. 

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CarPlay Ultra officially launched earlier this year, but one of the automakers who has so far said “no” to supporting Apple’s system—BMW—has just explained the reasoning for their decision.

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I always buy an iPhone Pro, but this year I opted for iPhone Air instead, and three words from Apple’s presentation—“power of Pro”—sum up why.

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