Apple Maps opens ad booking for businesses, promotional offer available

Ads are coming to Apple Maps soon in the US and Canada, and today businesses can start booking their own ads. Here are the details, including a limited-time promotional offer for businesses.

SpaceXAI completes its Cursor acquisition following Grok Bot and Grok 4.6 release

When SpaceX isn’t landing rockets, it’s apparently landing AI company deals. In February, the firm behind Starlink absorbed xAI, which includes Twitter-turned-X. In April, SpaceX inked a deal with Cursor, a competitor to…

Unforgetful is a new app from the creator of Overcast that enhances Apple Reminders

Overcast developer Marco Arment just launched a brand-new app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Called Unforgetful, the new task-management app is built for people who struggle to keep reminders from slipping through the cracks…

Apple One gets even better in iOS 27, here’s what’s new

Apple One is getting better in iOS 27, with subscribers set to benefit from new features coming to bundled Apple services like iCloud+ and Apple Music. Here’s what’s new.

Replace basic voice typing with context-aware dictation for just $59.99

This AI-powered dictation app turns natural speech into polished writing on Mac, iPhone and more. Save on lifetime access to Contextli. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews,…

iOS 27 beta leaks all 6 new models in Apple’s iPhone 18 lineup

Macworld On Monday, Apple released iOS 27 beta 5 to developers on Monday after a weeklong delay, bringing another round of changes and refinements ahead of the update’s public release next month. But hidden inside t…

Unforgetful

I have ADHD. Probably.1 My entire adolescence was defined by forgetting to do my homework, disappointing everyone around me, and being told by every adult that I was lazy, “just” needed to try harder, and wasn’t living u…

My DIY iPhone camera mod looks absurd but is great to use

I fully acknowledge that my DIY iPhone camera mod looks exceedingly silly – but it’s actually made my iPhone photography more practical and more enjoyable. It was initially something I came up with to solve a problem for…

iPhone Ultra, OpenAI's Alexa Dot, & AI costs on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone 18 Pro will be a powerhouse for photography while the iPhone Ultra will focus on the novelty of folding, your hosts discuss this and the AI competition in the latest AppleInsider Podcast. New iPhones are jus…

Apple has trained its own AI for China rather than using Gemini

When Apple Intelligence launches in China, it will use a large language model made by Apple, instead of being based on either Google Gemini or the Chinese Qwen. Apple Intelligence is coming to China The Chinese version…

How to use Continuity to make your Apple devices work better together

Apple's OS 27 releases push Continuity beyond handoffs by carrying Siri conversations and live Mac content across supported devices. Here's where to find the new features and how to use them across your Apple devices. C…

Macworld Podcast: Folding phones and the iPhone Ultra

Macworld We are weeks away from the unveiling of what is likely to be called the iPhone Ultra, Apple’s first major change tot he iPhone form factor in ages and first folding phone ever. We’ve got our video product A…

How to save a video frame as a high-res image in iOS 27

Macworld iOS 27 includes lots of useful improvements and tweaks to the Camera and Photos experience, and several of them revolve around making it easier to organize and find your big library of images. One of the wa…

The Apple Watch is forever square

Macworld Since it first launched around a decade ago, the Apple Watch’s exterior design has largely stayed the same. Sure, we got larger displays, thinner bezels, and a slimmer body, but the overall look today still…

Grab this Touch Bar MacBook Pro for $267 while refurbs last

Macworld TL;DR: A refurbished 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is on sale for $267.99 (reg. $1,499), packing an Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. Not every Mac purchase needs to be a brand-new M-series m…

iPhone X is officially obsolete after changing Apple forever

Apple marked the iconic iPhone X as obsolete, ending official hardware support for the device that reshaped the iPhone lineup. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos …

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I hope that people say I was a good and decent man'

Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO on September 1, and he has shared that others will define his legacy, but he'd like to be viewed as a "good and decent man." Apple CEO Tim Cook will step down on September 1 John Te…

New wave of Apple threat notifications reach 110 countries to warn about targeted attacks

Apple threat notifications are meant to help notify users when they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, and another notification has been sent to users across 110 countries. Apple threat notifications …

Apple seeks settlement talks with Epic Games in new court filing

In addition to submitting its proposed commission structure for purchases made outside the App Store’s IAP system in the US, Apple filed a motion indicating it is willing to explore a settlement with Epic Games. Here are…

Apple opened its new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, offering free training and educational sessions for small- and medium-sized businesses.

iPhone 18 set for a RAM upgrade, and maybe a massive one

Macworld Apple’s baseline iPhone is reportedly about to get a boost to its RAM allocation, and potentially a very substantial one. This is particularly surprising in light of the memory shortage currently afflicting…

Skip the subscription: Edit, sign and convert PDFs, just $19.99 for life

Cross-platform PDF editor IndyPDF packs editing, converting, signing, OCR and encryption into one app for Mac, iPhone, Windows and Android. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, revi…

iPhone 18 could bring Pro-level features to Apple’s base model

New reports point to a major iPhone 18 RAM upgrade, plus a smaller Dynamic Island once rumored for the Pro models. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

Jeff Johnson has a knack for finding spam on the App Store. Yesterday it was review spam, and today it’s app submission spam. In a post where he called out an individual for releasing 41 apps, and presumably contributing…

Philip Michaels, writing last September for Tom’s Guide: iPhone 17 torture test videos done by JerryRigEverything indicate that Ceramic Shield 2 certainly resists scratching, with scratch testing leaving only light scrat…

Today in Apple history: Power Mac G4 gets a mirrored redesign

On August 13, 2002, Apple introduced the final redesign of its Power Mac G4, the Mirrored Drive Doors model. A flap over fan noise ensued. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, revie…

Apple TV gets big batch of classic movies you can stream at no extra cost

Apple TV just beefed up its regular catalog of original content with a collection of classic movies for subscribers to enjoy. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos a…

A few years ago I’d have looked at this post and maybe leaned toward the idea that a precocious 8th grader somewhere hacked into the @GoogleDesign Twitter account and tried to pass off their little to-do app as having co…

Joanna Stern, writing at The New Things (gift link): I used to love the blinking notification light on my BlackBerry, and later my Droid 2. It was a simple way to know I had a message without actually looking at my messa…

David Imel, The Verge: But in our current moment, the photos people are drawn to are not flawless — and that’s created a real problem for the people making smartphone cameras. “The gap between what two random people want…

Some iPad users have long wanted the ability to run MacOS directly on their iPad, despite MacOS not being intended nor equipped for touch control whatsoever. Now, thanks to a third party effort, MacOS can indeed run dire…

Ivan Mehta, TechCrunch: With this year’s Pixel 11 series launch, Google is thinking more agentic AI to complete your tasks. With Gemini, U.S.-based users will be able to order groceries, book rides, or get coffee, for in…

Sam Rutherford, writing for Engadget: Granted, the P11 Pro Fold still includes IP68 dust and water resistance, which is better than what you get on the Z Fold 8 line (IP48). But after making an absolute tank of a foldabl…

In case you were not aware, MacOS 27 Golden Gate will be the last version of MacOS to offer Rosetta support. Rosetta is a translation tool from Apple that allows Mac computers with Apple Silicon chips to run older Intel …

Amazon is back offering $100 off select M5 MacBook Air 15″ models. Apple is apparently having a difficult time keeping up with MacBook Air demand, and combined with recent price hikes due to memory shortages, it’s becomi…

The third beta versions of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and MacOS 27 Golden Gate, are now available to public beta testers. These match the same builds as the just released MacOS 27 beta 5 and iOS 27 beta 5 versions for developers…

Apple has released fresh betas for macOS Tahoe 26.6.2, iOS 26.6.1, and iPadOS 26.6.1, with each beta build apparently focused on security updates. No new features are expected, as those are being prioritized in the OS 27…

Big Walk: A Good Hang with Friends

I dove into Big Walk with no expectations at all. I’d seen trailers leading up to the launch and knew that it was a co-op puzzle game from House House, the makers of Untitled Goose Game, but that was about it. And becaus…

Apple Arcade upgrades its catalog of hit puzzle games with Block Blast+ and Art of Fauna: Cozy Puzzles+.

Apple has released MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta 5 for Mac users who are currently running the beta operating system. For those in the public beta testing program, the same build typically arrives for them soon after. MacOS …

Friday Night Baseball Goes Immersive August 28 on Apple Vision Pro

Source: Apple. The next big push for Apple Immersive Video on Vision Pro has been revealed: live baseball games. Starting August 28 and running through the rest of the regular MLB season, the company will stream one real…

Apple and Major League Baseball unveiled the September schedule for “Friday Night Baseball.”

Finalist: A Paper-Inspired Daily Planner with Notes for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Now Apple Watch [Sponsor]

If you read MacStories, you might have caught John’s Finalist 1.0 review a few years back. A lot has changed since: version 4.0 is out this week, its biggest update yet. Finalist is a paper-inspired daily planner for iPh…

Spatial Reframe in iOS 27 is a neat trick that creates nightmare fuel right now

Apple's Spatial Reframing tool in Photos for iOS 27 is an interesting use of Apple Intelligence, but don't push it too far. iOS 27 Photos gains Spatial Reframing WWDC 2025 included a neat feature for Spatial Photos tha…

EA Sports Tailors Madden NFL 27 for Apple Arcade

EA Sports has released Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition, a version of the popular football simulation franchise that Apple Arcade subscribers can play on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. It’s a big release built specific…

Podcast Rewind: Summer Experiments, Game Recomps, and Tier Listing Euro Banknotes

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John cover the app and agent experiments they’re both running. On AppStories+, John explores the sort of rapid workflow it…

The Concacaf-sanctioned competition featuring 18 clubs from Major League Soccer and 18 clubs from Liga MX — kicks off tomorrow, August 4, on Apple TV.

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 27, 2026.

Apple Upgrade — a new hardware leasing program — is now available on the Apple Store online, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations in the United States.