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You may like Pages and you may tolerate Microsoft Word, but text editor BBEdit has been rightly earning devotees on the Mac for 34 years. Here's how. Software used to come in boxes. I know. Image credit: Bare Bones Software. There are very few Mac apps that go back this far, and even fewer that remain both actively developed and actually beloved by its users. And there is only one with the trademark "It doesn't suck." BBEdit is just a text editor, but rather than this meaning it is limited, it m

The Apple Watch will see a revamp in the coming years, as Apple is reportedly in the middle of a shake up its wearables formula to meet an ever-changing market. Apple Watch Ultra 3 The Apple Watch has retained the same core design of a square display on a watch band, but it has evolved over time. While it has become thinner, larger, and more rugged in the Apple Watch Ultra , it can potentially do more. In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , Mark Gurman writes that the Apple Watch is r

Apple reportedly evaluated giving Apple Upgrade buyers with iPhones that came with all their previous iPhone's data preloaded, but that didn't make the final cut. Apple Upgrade could have had more options for the iPhone Apple Upgrade is a lease in the US rather than a loan and so it's different to the iPhone Upgrade Program it replaces, but it could have been more different still. According to Bloomberg , Apple at least considered preloading a user's data. It's been described as a "white-glove c

While the design isn't changing one bit, one expensive and favorite material might return to Apple Watch after a seven-year absence. Apple Watch Series 5 , in ceramic It's been nine years since the Apple Watch Series 2 debuted the material. After a back-and-forth for a few years of just white, or white and black ceramic options, Apple dropped the material entirely in 2020. That may change soon. Apple is reportedly working on returning ceramic to Apple Watch as soon as 2026. In Sunday's "Power On

The iPhone Fold has yet to ship, but Apple's already working on a third-generation foldable it could release in 2028. It's something it's compelled to do. A render of what the first-gen iPhone Fold could look like - Image Credit: AppleInsider Apple is expected to launch the much-rumored iPhone Fold this fall, as part of its usual September iPhone launches. But, despite not having sold a single unit for the foldable, Apple is already planning for multiple follow-ups. According to Mark Gurman in h

Apple's Mac lineup has seen dwindling supply in recent months due to more expensive and hard-to-get RAM, and now even the MacBook Air is seeing available stock dwindle. It's getting harder to find a MacBook Air The MacBook Air is Apple's most popular laptop by far, even if the MacBook Neo is seeking to usurp that spot. Up until recently, it has remained relatively easy to find in all configurations, but that is no longer true . As reported in the "Power On" newsletter from Bloomberg , the MacBoo

In this week's Sunday Reboot , the nightmare scenario of OpenAI's hardware leak and the astounding cheapness of promoting Ted Lasso . What's the collective term for a group of Ted Lasso lookalikes? - Image Credit: Apple TV Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

A new report reveals the rather obvious fact that Apple has been testing CXMT memory in more than the iPhone , but also says that competitors are shipping hardware overseas with the controversial RAM already. CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT The global chip shortage has seen Apple looking to use memory made by China's CXMT, even though the firm is blacklisted by the US. It's not a solution , and it isn't the lower-cost answer Apple hoped for, but reportedly

The closeout M4 15-inch MacBook Air is a top-seller at the discounted $1,279 price. This blowout 15-inch MacBook Air deal is limited to stock on hand - Image credit: Apple B&H is looking to clear out remaining M4 MacBook Air inventory this week, with the 15-inch model dropping to $1,279 . This spec includes a 10-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of storage, with only the Midnight finish left in stock. Buy 15" M4 Air for $1,279 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

As the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max nears, rumors continue to circulate, claiming that Apple will be using a dark cherry red as its featured colorway. A mock-up of a Dark Cherry iPhone Following the wild success of the striking Cosmic Orange option of the iPhone 17 Pro line, Apple has been expected to do something similar for the iPhone 18 Pro. It seems that the selected color this time is red. According to an August 10 post by Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital, two red versions have b

Apple Support in China has published detailed instructions on how local Mac users can utilize Alibaba's Qwen AI with Siri , but the guide was quickly removed. Mac users in mainland China still don't have Apple Intelligence, but they briefly got an Apple guide to it. Back in March 2026 , Apple Intelligence was finally launched and available in China, except it wasn't. Apple had released it seemingly accidentally, and certainly without approval from the Chinese government, so it was rapidly pulled

LG Display is reportedly developing 5-stack OLED panels rumored to be headed to the 24-inch iMac , which give ever better brightness and image quality. A 24-inch iMac already has a great display, but a 5-stack OLED one would be better and last longer. Apple is clearly planning to bring OLED displays to all of its devices, potentially with the iPhone 20 Pro getting 2-stack or what the company calls Tandem OLED panels. Back in 2022 , Apple was so keen on 2-stack for the iPad that it insisted an in

Here come the price hikes: the continuing memory crisis will make the iPhone 18 Pro even more expensive to manufacture, with it expected to cost Apple almost 40% more to make than the iPhone 17 Pro. A mock-up of a dark cherry iPhone 18 Pro, one of the rumored colorways. Like almost all other tech producers, Apple is subject to the rising costs and limited supply of memory . With the iPhone 18 Pro release on the horizon and expected to cost consumers more than ever to acquire, it will also be ver

Analyst firm Jefferies has downgraded Apple stock to underperform alongside a price cut, because the firm believes Apple has cancelled its all-glass design for the still-unannounced iPhone 20. iPhone 20 is probably going to look more like a third-generation iPhone Air Apple has a lot going on to be concerned about. RAM pricing will just get worse , SSD flash cells are a year away from relief, and so forth. One firm thinks that they have a bigger problem than all that. Analyst Edison Lee of Jeffe

Apple and Major League Baseball have announced the first games of their new season, and in the US and certain other countries, many will be streamed in Immersive Video to Apple Vision Pro users. Major League Baseball returns with Apple Immersive video - image credit: Apple Apple has been criticized both for how little immersive video it does, and how poorly it promotes the feature. But in conjunction with Major League Baseball (MLB), it has now announced that four MLB games in August and Septemb

Lacking sane leadership, generative AI companies have proven to be irresponsible, all in service of the almighty dollar. The nuclear power industry is the best example of a model to follow. We need 10 Admiral Rickovers to get generative AI companies under control Generative AI is the largest automated plagiarism engine that ever existed. That's on top of AI consuming resources and driving up electric costs for neighborhoods that didn't ask for these data centers. Still, there are larger problems

The iPhone Fold's two colorways may have been revealed, with the foldable smartphone potentially shipping in dark blue and silver colorways. A pair of third-party camera bump accessories for the iPhone Fold - Image Credit: Sonny Dickson/X The iPhone Fold is expected to arrive this fall alongside the iPhone 18 Pro . However, while the general design and specifications have pretty much been settled on, rumors over the summer couldn't decide what colors it will ship with. If images shared by Sonny

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we cover a new plane tracker, a smart home dashboard app, and review several new devices. FlightPortrait artwork, as covered on the latest episode of Smart Home Insider Our guest this week is Daniel Wroclawski, Senior Home & Appliances Writer at Consumer Reports. Dan, a repeat co-host for the podcast, has lots of experience reviewing the latest smart home tech. Leading off the news for the week is a new app for monitoring your home. It's

A photograph seems to back up claims of the increased battery capacity fo the iPhone 18 Pro Max , weighing in at a massive 5,391mAh. Photographs of what is described as the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery cell - Image Credit: Yeux1122/Naver One month away from the introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro range, and the photographic leaks are starting to roll in. In the latest one to surface, it seems the earlier claims of a super-sized iPhone 18 Pro Max battery may be true. Shots shared to Naver by Yeuz1122

The fifth round of developer betas is here for iOS 27 , iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and macOS 27 as testing for the milestone releases rolls on. An earlier iOS 27 beta screen Apple has reached the fifth round of developer betas for its upcoming fall releases. So far, the releases include the developer betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. The fifth appears after the fourth, which were distributed on July 20 . Continue Reading on

An Apple Watch is a clue in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, a Senate committee has Anthony Fauci's iPhone, and a man is accused of using a fake Instacart order to steal iPads, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. The Apple Store at Dadeland Mall Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple is gearing up to release even more security updates as it tests out beta fixes for iPhone , iPad, and Mac. Apple gears up to roll out even more security updates to Mac, iPad, and iPhone It looks like we'll be getting yet another round of minor updates soon. On Tuesday, Apple pushed multiple beta builds out for its existing operating systems. The new macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 beta update has build number 25G82 and comes just four days after its predecessor, macOS 26.6.1 , went public. Apple has ye

Market rumors claim TSMC is holding onto a billion-dollar stockpile of Apple chips due to not having enough memory to complete packaging. However, a prominent analyst doubts it to be the case. TSMC is the chip foundry responsible for the upcoming A20 The persisting memory supply crisis has caused problems with the supply chain, in both sourcing chips for products and in paying high prices for them too. While there is certainly a crisis at hand, not every major supply chain-related claim will be

Amazon is again offering steep price cuts on Apple's current MacBook Pro line, with a $500 discount in effect this weekend on a high-end M5 Max model with a spacious 2TB SSD. Save $500 on Apple's M5 Max 14-inch MacBook Pro - Image credit: Apple This weekend's $500 discount applies to the M5 Max MacBook Pro 14-inch with an 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 36GB of RAM. The Space Black laptop also has 2TB of storage, providing extra space for files and apps over the entry-level 1TB M5 Pro . Save $500

Apple may raise the prices of the iPhone 17 roster on August 10, bringing the smartphones in line with other products affected by the memory pricing crisis. The iPhone 17 will be around for a while longer, but it could soon get a price rise. After months of being insulated from the rapidly rising cost of memory plaguing the tech industry, Apple increased the prices of most products in late June. A month and a half later, the iPhone could do the same. According to a Friday post to Weibo, leaker F

Apple's fifth developer beta of iOS 27 has just arrived, and with it, redesigned icons for several key apps, and a lot more than normal than this late in the beta cycle. Here's what's new. iOS 27 beta 5 adds more Search settings, redesigned app icons, and more. On Monday, three weeks after the release of iOS 27 beta 4, Apple made the fifth developer beta available for download . iOS 27 beta 1 introduced the long-overdue Siri AI, while the second beta included improvements to the Apple Home and A

An Apple Genius was fired after failing to meet grooming standards, but the individual filed a lawsuit claiming religious discrimination. That lawsuit has now been settled by Apple for $150,000. Apple Reston in Virginia. Image source: Apple Apple is a large company with thousands of employees across retail, engineering, and corporate entities. It isn't immune from discrimination and the lawsuits that result. According to a Law360 document read by 9to5Mac , Apple has agreed to settle a religious

The Mcon controller balances portability and performance in a compact, MagSafe-compatible design for iPhone gamers. Mcon mobile gaming controller review: A new take on mobile controllers Gaming controllers usually come in two flavors. You'll find ones that are extremely comfortable and capable, as well as those that are small and portable. Finding a controller that is both portable and capable is a rarity, to say the least. The OhSnap Mcon is the first one I've tested that makes good choices on

The all-glass iPhone Pro model expected in 2027 was rumored to have been canceled, but another report now suggests it is proceeding as planned. The 20th anniversary iPhone will have more glass A financial analyst firm, Jefferies, suggested the 2027 iPhone would no longer get an all-glass model. Another analyst has stepped in to suggest otherwise. According to a report from Bloomberg Apple's all-glass iPhone Pro expected in 2027 was still moving forward. The Jefferies report suggested that there

The iPhone is a surprisingly capable meteor-hunting camera, but it's definitely not a point-and-shoot sort of situation. Here's how to take excellent photos of the Perseids, satellites, and more. Image credit: Florian Seiffert / @ popipaan on X It's August, which means those in the northern hemisphere are being treated to the annual Perseids meteor shower. If you've got an iPhone, you're pretty much ready to go take some stunning astrophotography shots yourself. Of course, it's not as simple as

One of Apple's memory suppliers is making a massive investment to expand chip production amid global shortages, but it won't make your next iPhone any cheaper. Apple supplier SK hynix invests $38B in AI memory — Image credit: SK Hynix On Friday, SK hynix announced that it has approved a 54 trillion won ($38.3 billion) investment to build two new semiconductor fabrication plants in South Korea. The investment includes 35.2 trillion won ($24 billion) towards the Yongin Y2 facility, which will prod

Apple obviously knows, and perhaps some of its retail staff have at least a clue, but for the rest of us, here's the best estimate of when the iPhone 18 Pro will be announced. Mockup of a possible iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is rumored to come in a dark cherry red. No question, it'll be in September. Apple has held its iPhone launches in October, but since 2011 the only time it has done that was during COVID. The question is when in September we'll find out the all-important updates and, more than

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro is right around the corner, and the rumor mill started earlier than normal. Here's what you need to know. Apple's iPhone 18 Pro will feature numerous improvements over the iPhone 17 Pro. In 2025, Apple gave its high-end iPhone a major redesign, with the iPhone 17 Pro featuring a distinct pill-shaped camera plateau, an aluminum frame, and a bright orange color option. Inside, the A19 Pro chip bumped up the RAM to 12GB, and the phone even gained a vapor chamber cooling system

The upgraded M5 MacBook Air has 24GB of memory to boost performance, and it's $150 off this weekend only. Apple's M5 MacBook Air with 24GB of RAM is on sale at B&H - Image credit: Apple B&H's best-selling 13-inch MacBook Air configuration is $150 off as part of the Apple Authorized Reseller's broader M5 MacBook Air sale . What makes this particular model especially appealing is its upgrade to 24GB of RAM. Buy 13" MacBook Air 24GB RAM for $1,349 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our F

The original Mac Pro is 20 years old today and even though the whole range is now gone, people are still celebrating this old, favorite workhorse from a time when it was the clear top of Apple's lineup. The distinctive 2006 Mac Pro Apple finally killed off the Mac Pro in March 2026 , just shy of its 20th anniversary, but its death throes really began six years earlier as Macs transitioned to Apple Silicon . The Mac Pro was the last to make the leap away from Intel, and by then it didn't matter.

Apple is now facing an inevitable class action lawsuit over a flaw in iCloud Private Relay that exposes a user's identity. It's a lawsuit from the same firm that got a $250M settlement over Siri AI's delays. iCloud Private Relay should protect users when browsing online Any Apple security issue that surfaces is a potential lawsuit target, and can quickly be seized upon by law firms smelling an opportunity. Once again, that has happened to Apple in the wake of stories about iCloud Private Relay.

The latest iOS 27 developer beta includes code referring to multiple iPhone models, including six that are believed to be as-yet unannounced ones like the iPhone Fold . The forthcoming iPhone 18 Pro may feature a smaller Dynamic Island. Back in December 2025 , code in iOS 26 featured references to more than a dozen unreleased Apple products, ranging from iPhones to Macs and an AirTag . Now similar references in iOS 27 expressly point to six models of iPhone that Apple has yet to launch. The refe

For smartphones selling at over $600, Apple owns 65% of that market and grew 9% year over year in the first half of 2026. However, Chinese brands are making a dent in local market share. iPhone demand increases Apple's premium market share Apple ships 23% of all smartphones sold globally and captures 49% of all profit . It's a behemoth on its own, but when accounting for smartphones in the $600 plus range, it's the clear leader in market share. According to a report from Counterpoint Research, A

Someone has to pay for all this AI, nothing is foolproof, and Apple's lawsuit with OpenAI is only just beginning, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. The cost of iPhone components is only getting higher. As Wesley briefly covered on the previous episode, artificial intelligence is costing companies billions with very little return. Every new tool comes with a new cost, sometimes money, sometimes privacy. It's a grab bag of topics with people putting iPhones in freezers, getting Uber email scams, an

AirPods deals are in full effect at Amazon this week, with AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods Max 2 on sale at up to $100 off. Save up to $100 on AirPods at Amazon today - Image credit: Apple August discounts at Amazon are driving AirPods prices down to as low as $99 , with AirPods Pro 3 a standout offer at $189.99 (a 30-day low price). Buy AirPods Pro 3 for $189.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Jon Prosser was sued by Apple over the alleged theft of pre-release information, saw a default ruling due to inaction, had that overturned, and is once again failing to provide discovery materials. There's a reason this time. Jon Prosser in his latest video about Apple. Image source: FPT Life hasn't been easy for Jon Prosser since a July 2025 lawsuit from Apple accused him and Michael Ramacciotti of stealing information from Apple employee Ethan Lipnik's test device. He says he's not guilty, but

OpenAI continues to churn out upgrades to its various GPT models, the latest GPT-5.6 promises to be more succinct and provide confident wrong answers less often. Here's what's new. ChatGPT gets a slider for compute intensity Apple and OpenAI have a relationship where ChatGPT is an extension for the previous version of Siri, though that could come to an end soon. The latest updates don't affect users of that specific function, but the Mac utilities and iOS app will gain new features and performan

Details have leaked about OpenAI's new hardware, and by all accounts, it's going to be shaped and sized a lot like a second-generation Alexa Dot, be battery-powered, and retail for between $300 and $400. Amazon Echo Dot, second generation The rumor mill has been loaded with rumors about OpenAI's hardware. A new accounting of the device says it will be a smart speaker without a display. Furthermore, it is rumored to be about the same size as a hockey puck, like the second-generation Echo Dot pict

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that there would be costs for some Apple Intelligence features, and iCloud+ tier limits on HomeKit Secure Video have popped up in the latest iOS 27 beta. HomeKit Secure Video On August 10, Apple released the fifth developer beta for its fall operating system updates. However, it seems the beta has hinted that there will be some changes to the way Apple prices iCloud+ for upper-tier users. One of the current benefits for iCloud+ is HomeKit Secure Video. The base 50GB plan

Fans of "Widow's Bay" in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco can catch a free screening of the series' final three episodes of the first season at select AMC theaters. Image Credit: Apple TV "Widow's Bay" made its debut in April, quickly becoming an Apple TV hit. The series has been praised for blending genuine horror with character-driven comedy. Even with its late premiere date, it earned 19 Emmy nominations. That includes the coveted Best Comedy Series. Continue

Apple has rolled out another round of security updates for macOS Tahoe , macOS Sequoia, and macOS Sonoma. Apple releases security updates for Mac operating system lineup Thursday's update is the second round of macOS updates to be released in less than two weeks. According to Apple, the patch solves an issue with Screen Sharing. The patch note reads, "An attacker on the network may be able to authenticate to Screen Sharing without valid credentials." Apple says that the issue was addressed with