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Apple’s walled garden is the iPad’s biggest roadblock to becoming a Mac
iPadOS 26 makes Apple‘s tablet much more like macOS. Better windowing? Check. The menu bar? Yup. There’s even a more fine-tuned Files app, along with document editing in Preview. It’s as if Apple took a checklist of longtime power-user requests and fulfilled them all. It’s enough that the App Store’s walled garden could be the…
The Phone app in macOS 26 is another baby step towards a cellular Mac
While it still remains more of a dream than an obvious stop on Apple’s product roadmap, the company’s updates in macOS Tahoe 26 offer new evidence that Apple could one day sell Macs with cellular connectivity. Sure, the biggest takeaway from WWDC 2025 will probably be the new Liquid Glass design language the company is…
Every WWDC should end with a song composed of app reviews
Partway through WWDC 2025, I started tracking every time I heard the word “delightful.” I might have missed a few, but there were at least eight times when some exec was insisting to me that an element of the upcoming iOS 26, macOS Tahoe and Apple’s other platforms merited the adjective. And maybe some people…
iPadOS 26 makes Apple’s tablets more like Macs
iPadOS 26 is coming to supercharge your tablet’s productivity. At WWDC 2025, Apple previewed what it called the iPad’s biggest software update yet. You can finally resize app windows dynamically. Meanwhile, the menu bar brings drop-downs for more organized controls. And it’s all wrapped in Apple’s new Liquid Glass redesign. All in all, iPad users…
Apple is bringing Preview to iPadOS
Apple is bringing Preview, macOS’s built-in image and PDF viewer, to the iPad. Starting with iPadOS 26, Preview will now come preinstalled on iPads. On desktop, Preview allows users to view and edit documents and images and Apple is bringing this functionality to its tablet by leveraging Apple Pencil. Using Apple Pencil Markup, users will…
Apple to open its garden for developers building Watch widgets
In a somewhat overdue move, Apple plans to open up the Apple Watch Control Centre to widgets from third-party developers with watchOS 26. After years of keeping the Control Centre strictly limited to its own toggles and tools, Apple appears ready to loosen its notorious grip with watchOS 26 by introducing third-party widgets. I’ve been…
Epic Games notches win as court rejects Apple’s App Store appeal
A US appeals court on Wednesday rejected Apple’s attempts to delay changes to its App Store practices demanded by Epic Games. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals wasn’t having any of Apple’s arguments as it denied the company’s request to pause a judicial order requiring immediate changes to how the iPhone maker runs its…
How to turn your old iPad into a digital picture frame
If you have an old iPad and you’re interested in externalizing some of the thousands of photos in your iCloud account, this guide’s for you. Instead of buying a new digital picture frame, you can turn your retired iPad into a dedicated photo display without much effort. You’ll need to change a few settings, download…
How to watch Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday
Apple‘s Worldwide Developers Conference is from June 9 to 13 this year, and the company has a lot to answer for. Apple Intelligence hasn’t exactly lived up to its original pitch, but, at its WWDC keynote presentation at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on June 9, the company has the chance to make the case…
The Apple Watch Series 10 is back on sale for $100 off
Summer is almost here for those of us in the northern hemisphere, which means that you might be getting more active outdoors. One way to keep track of all your workouts en plein air is with the Apple Watch Series 10. The smartwatch is back on sale for $299, which is $100 off the regular…