Macworld Apple has announced the dates of this year’s WWDC get-together. As expected, the event will run from June 9-13, 2025. As in prior years, this year’s WWDC will be a hybrid event. The entire five-day program will be available online, but there will also be an in-person gathering at Apple Park on June 9. ...

Macworld The tiny Mac Mini M4 Pro just dropped to its very best price over at Amazon’s Big Spring Sale. Now available for just $1,249, this micro machine is $150 off its usual $1,399. This is easily the most powerful mini PC you can get right now from Apple. ...

Macworld There’s been a lot of interest in Apple’s plans for a HomePod with a display over the years and now it seems like the such a product could be coming, but expect more than a screen on a HomePod. ...

Macworld Last July, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple started investigating the use of a plastic case on an Apple Watch SE to make a watch that could compete with its cheapest rivals. In August, Gurman provided more details about the plastic Watch SE and how it could be marketed as a “kid-friendly” product. ...

Macworld If you wear your Apple Watch to bed and have Silent Mode activated, your morning alarm will be silent too, attempting to wake you with soft haptic taps rather than any noise. Many users find this sufficient, but others sleep through the alarm with potentially dire consequences. Apple has unveiled a new feature that should solve this problem. The upcoming watchOS 11. ...

Macworld The iPhones and Macs we use today aren’t mere smartphones and desktop computers—they’re the fruit of decades’ worth of research and testing behind the scenes at Apple HQ. Like most corporations in this field, Apple spends large sums of money trialing all sorts of wild and innovative prototypes. ...

Macworld Let’s talk about small phones. Yes, again. No, you’re obsessed with small phones. Oh, no, whoops, it is actually the Macalope. Sorry about that. The thing is, the Macalope is so old he remembers when one of the controversies around the launch of the original iPhone was speculation that Apple used a hand model with particularly large hands in order to make the iPhone seem ...

Macworld When you need to scan a document, you generally have two options: you can hunt down a scanner, or you can snap a photo. The first option is impractical, and the second often gives you low-quality results. iScanner gives you a third option. This iOS scanner app can create high quality scans of any document type, and a lifetime subscription just went on sale for $24.99 (reg. $199). ...

Macworld Apple announced on Monday that the USB-C-equipped AirPods Max will soon get an update that was inexplicably left off the USB-C model: Users will be able to play lossless audio and ultra-low-latency audio through a wired connection. The new feature will be in a firmware update when iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 are released next week. ...

Macworld Stellar sound, noise cancelation, and a hearing aid for $170? That’s right, Amazon has slashed the price of AirPods Pro 2 to its 2025 low, a massive $79 discount (32 percent) off its MSRP. When we reviewed the AirPods Pro 2, we absolutely loved them, giving the buds a 4.5-star rating and our Editor’s Choice label. ...

Macworld As AI continues to dominate Apple’s strategic roadmap, a new report indicates the company wants to reimagine the Apple Watch as a camera-equipped AI assistant. The iPhone and Mac ranges have already gained AI features, thanks to the (gradual and frequently delayed) rollout of Apple Intelligence. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros High-capacity battery pack Wireless charging inside the case Affordable Cons Bulky Our Verdict For little investment you get a lot of battery power from the Newdery Battery Case, but at the price of added weight and bulk. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Power bank in a protective phone case Robust two-part design Magnetic back Cons 50% max refill in tests No wireless charging Our Verdict This iPhone 16 case features a built-in power bank that should get you through the day. ...

Macworld The hash symbol – also known as the pound/number sign, or even the octothorp(e) as Macworld reader Keith points out – was one of the more rarely used special characters until Twitter and Instagram came along. Now you can barely avoid the symbol widely known as the hashtag and ubiquitous on social media. ...

Macworld There’s more to life than money, and heaven knows Apple isn’t short of a dollar or two. So when I hear that the company’s TV+ streaming service is losing $1 billion a year, my first reaction isn’t shock, but intrigue. Is TV+ worth all that lost cash? On reflection, I think it is. ...

Macworld Is your plant dying? Why are the leaves yellow? Wait, is it a fern, a rabbit foot fern? Those are different.  Taking care of your houseplants can be kind of tough. AI can make it easier. Plantum is an AI plant care tool that can identify plants from a single picture, diagnose any problems, and even help you take care of them. A lifetime subscription also just went on sale for $14. ...

Macworld There’s nothing quite as panic-inducing as seeing your iPhone battery die and receiving that dreaded ‘Low battery’ notification on your screen, especially if you’re out running errands or traveling. You might be able to save it from complete battery depletion with a cable, but that would require an outlet. ...

Macworld If you’re still getting work done on your Mac without Microsoft Office, we need to talk. And if you think you need to shell out big bucks for the latest version of Office just to do some spreadsheets and presentations, think again. ...

Macworld Keeping your devices charged and ready to go is essential, but nowadays, most tech products don’t come with power adapters anymore, including the iPads and iPhones Apple sells. Even if you don’t need one, this 140W Apple USB-C power adapter is on sale right now for $50, a great price for the most powerful power adapter Apple sells. ...

Macworld Back in 2010, when the iPhone was still a small player in the smartphone game, Apple made a move that was seemingly aimed at taking the iPhone to the next level. It purchased worldwide exclusive rights to use material developed by LiquidMetal, a zirconium-based alloy with an amorphous structure used for small high-precision, high-performance parts. ...

Macworld Of the big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: In each of the past 18 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch, March/April spring event and October event seem almost unpredictable by comparison. ...

Macworld I’d like it to be known that I hated Siri before it was cool. I’ve written numerous articles on the subject. I’m an anti-Siri hipster. But when a bandwagon comes along, you better believe I’ll be sitting up front. ...

Macworld The accumulated failures and humiliations that have dogged Siri in recent years have finally proved too much for Apple’s senior management, who have decided to oust John Giannandrea from his role as Siri boss. The news was broken Thursday by the Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, citing the usual anonymous “people familiar with the situation. ...

Macworld Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is coming soon, and that’s when we will learn all about macOS 16, the next version of the Mac operating system (and iOS 19 the new iPhone OS). This version could include some big changes for the Mac, in addition to more Apple Intelligence features. ...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Up to 48TB of capacity 550MBps transfer rates in RAID 0 Beefy Construction Three-year warranty with two years of data recovery Cons Running in redundant RAID 1 doubles the price per TB Our Verdict A worthy, rugged, Thunderbolt 3 dual-HDD box with tons of capacity for backup, video and audio production. ...

Macworld The joy of push notifications is that they attract your attention when you need to know something has happened or someone needs to reach you. Apple lets you tune how notifications work so you’re not bothered too much—or too loudly. Some readers have found that, without intending to or without making any change, they receive audible notifications on all their Apple devices. ...

Macworld Your Mac is a powerful machine, but you’re probably only scratching the surface of what it can do. Beneath its sleek interface lies a powerhouse of hidden features just waiting to be unleashed. Instead of fumbling through Terminal commands or navigating settings menus to find them, MacPilot gives you over 1,200 advanced macOS tweaks you don’t have to be a genius to use. ...

Macworld Apple’s Polishing Cloth is the butt of many jokes due to its high price, but it’s actually a fantastic cleaning tool and one of the best we’ve ever used. So today’s deal is a great one: Amazon’s Woot is selling Apple’s Polishing Cloth for an incredible $7, a massive savings of 63 percent ($12) on its usual price. ...

Macworld It’s official: Apple is fully at liberty to make a portless iPhone if it wants to. There is nothing in EU regulations to say iPhones must feature a USB-C charging port, and a spokesman for the body has confirmed this in writing. Journalists are taught that if someone says it’s raining, and someone else say it isn’t, your job isn’t to quote both sides. ...

Macworld The monitor might be the most important part of your Mac’s setup–after all, you can’t use any desktop computer without one and even the 16-inch MacBook screen can be extended to an external display twice that size. Because you’ll spend a lot of time looking at it, you’ll want to invest wisely. ...

Macworld A few weeks ago, we ran all over town comparing upload and download speeds of the iPhone 16e with Apple’s new C1 modem against the iPhone 16 with Qualcomm’s X71M. The results were clear: Qualcomm was winning, hands-down. ...

Macworld Apple has long been rumored to be working on a smart home control tablet, which many have dubbed “HomePad.” The device will reportedly feature a new interface that lets users control their smart home accessories, view relevant data like the temperature and weather, FaceTime their contacts, and more. ...

Macworld Is bigger really better when it comes to smartphones? Sure, the screen might make streaming a little more comfortable, but these days, many of those devices don’t even fit in our pockets or bags. Instead of lugging a tablet-sized smartphone around, consider switching to this mini smartphone. ...

Macworld Apple has updated the MacBook Air and Mac Studio with brand-new chips, and we got our hands on them. So in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about these new M4 Macs! This is episode 926 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. ...

Macworld LayerX Labs on Tuesday posted its finding on a new phishing attack that originally targeted Windows users, but now can be found on Macs. The phishing attack attempts to get a user’s username and password by making the user think their Mac is compromised. The attack involves fake security warnings that appear while browsing the web. ...

Macworld With the Digital Markets Act adopted in 2022, the European Union has identified Apple’s iOS (as well as other companies’ products) as “Gatekeepers” that have such a stranglehold on the market that they should be required to comply with certain rules about interoperability and openness to competing software and services. Users in Europe have already seen some results of this. ...

Macworld The brand-new iPad Air M3 is already on sale even though it’s only been out for a week. You can get the 11-inch model for $549 right now at Amazon, a savings of $50 off Apple’s MSRP. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again — this is pretty much the same iPad Air as the previous model, with the only upgrade being the new chip. ...