Macworld Now that the launch of the M4 family of chips is finished, we’re looking ahead to the M5, which should launch later this year. But a new report claims that Apple is working on Macs well beyond the first crop of M5 machines. ...

Macworld If you’re in the market for a new Mac, the good news is Amazon Prime Day is coming soon! It runs from July 8 to July 11. In our experience, you can get discounts on Macs all year round, but some of the best Mac discounts fall during Amazon’s sales. The Amazon Prime Day sale is a great way to save some money when buying a new Mac. ...

Macworld Last month, Apple released the iOS 26 developer beta, letting testers try out upcoming features before the OS launches this fall. As expected, the early code references unreleased Apple products, such as what appears to be the AirTag 2 and AirPods Pro 3. That’s not all! A closer look at iOS 26’s user-facing changes suggests that an iPhone 17 Air is coming later this year. ...

Macworld Macworld’s Deal Days is here before Prime Day! Yup, we’re bringing tons of amazing offers for your Mac, and one of our favorites is MacPilot, an incredible tool that basically helps you jailbreak your Mac in 2025. Instead of having to go into a Terminal deep dive or learn every system setting, just open this app and fully customize your Mac’s hidden features. ...

Macworld Google has announced a UI redesign for its Photos app on iOS, updates that are being made available on the iPhone before they are released on Android. Google states that the updates make for a “simpler, more modern, and more intuitive UI.” The changes include: A new light mode and the ability to match the iPhone’s setting of light or dark mode. ...

Macworld While we know the numbers of Apple’s upcoming operating systems–iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, etc.–Apple, like other companies, assigns code names to its products that are used internally for products in development. As noted by aaron613 on X, Apple is shifting to a mostly botanical theme for next year’s operating systems. ...

Macworld So, has an airline ever lost your luggage? With vacation season in full swing, you have to make sure you always know where your things are at any given moment, which is super easy by popping an Apple AirTag into your bag. And even better—you can get one of these for $23 right now, the lowest price so far in 2025. ...

Macworld Apple announced in March that it would support RCS Universal Profile 3.0 in a future software update. That “future update” is expected to be iOS 26–either in September or soon after. RCS 3.0 will provide the ability to encrypt iPhone-to-Android messages, as well as other features to make the experience between iPhones and Android phones more seamless. ...

Macworld If you’re in the market for a new iPhone, Amazon’s Prime Day sales might be a good time to find a deal—with a few caveats. In the U.K., you can find the latest iPhones unlocked at Amazon and at other resellers. ...

Macworld Once upon a time, Apple used to make significant changes to the iPhone every couple of years. A new model (iPhone 4, 5, 6, etc) would launch with an overhauled look, followed by an S variant that boosted performance and smoothed out any imperfections.  That’s no longer the case. Primarily due to the iPhone’s maturity, iterative annual upgrades have become the norm. ...

Macworld If you are wondering if MacBooks are on sale for Prime Day, you will be glad to learn that yes, you can get money off MacBooks at Amazon. Lots of money, in fact! Sales on MacBooks are normal for most of the year, but the best deals tend to happen during Amazon’s big sales events. ...

Macworld Losing a wallet is frustrating enough without the added fear of someone finding it and taking everything inside. The KeySmart® SmartCard helps prevent that panic by turning your wallet, or anything else with limited space, into a trackable item. They work just like AirTags, and right now, you can get a three-pack for $74.97 (reg. $119.97). ...

Macworld Now that we’ve entered July, we’ve also entered the part of the year where Mac sales tend to pick up, mostly because of the back-to-school season in the upper hemisphere, and then the holiday season worldwide. There have been some intriguing reports lately that could affect your buying decision, especially if you’re not in a rush to buy. ...

Macworld At the WWDC25 keynote, Apple announced a new AirPods feature that would enable the headphones to pause when they sense that their wearer has fallen asleep. But it’s now been discovered that the function is a little more versatile than that suggests. ...

Macworld SentinelLabs has posted a report about a new malware that targets Mac users of blockchain technologies, such as crypto. The threat agents behind the attack are based in North Korea, according to research by Huntabil.IT, as cited by SentinelLabs. The attack involves executable scripts written in AppleScript, C++, and Nim. ...

Macworld Power banks have somehow become part of our pat-down—phone, keys, wallet, and battery. But what do you do when you go camping or hiking? You get a power bank that recharges by sitting in the sun, of course. This solar-charged magnetic power bank is only $24 right now after a 40 percent discount ahead of Amazon Prime Day. ...

Macworld Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is longer than ever this year, lasting from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, which means you’ll have even more time to grab a great deal—especially if you want a new iPad. All of Apple’s tablets, from the iPad Air and Pro to the mini and 11th-gen iPad are already seeing some of their best prices ever. ...

Macworld Summer isn’t just about beaches, pools, and baseball. It’s also time for Prime Day, and Amazon’s big annual sale is even bigger this year, running a whopping four days, from Tuesday, July 8, until midnight on Friday, July 11. ...

Macworld If you’re looking for a new pair of AirPods, Amazon’s twice-yearly Prime Day sales are a great time to look for a discount. Amazon often has AirPods on sale for well below Apple’s MSRP, but when big sales events like this come around, you can often get a pair for an all-time-low price. ...

Macworld Traveling is fun, but planning a trip can be exhausting–especially for tech fans. You need to make sure you have everything you need, including of course the correct chargers and adapters for each of your devices. There’s nothing worse than hunting for an overpriced Apple Watch charger in the hotel gift shop when you just want to sleep off the jet lag. ...

Macworld Summer is nearly here, and that means beaches, baseball, and everyone’s favorite sale, Prime Day! Amazon has announced that its annual Prime Day will be held from July 8-11, and there may be no better time to get your hands on Apple gear. Read on for all the details. ...

Macworld If you watched Apple’s WWDC keynote in June, you probably remember the headline features in watchOS 26, such as the AI-powered Workout Buddy and Liquid Glass redesign. But you might not have realized that there’s actually far more to this software update than these showy new additions. ...

Macworld PDFs are everywhere, from contracts and invoices to school assignments and business reports, but editing them is still far more complicated than it needs to be. Many of the most well-known PDF tools charge steep monthly fees just to access basic features. ...

Macworld It’s hard to believe, but if you’ve been an Apple Music subscriber since its inception, you’ve been streaming for a full decade. Announced as “One more thing” at WWDC 2015, the service launched on June 30, 2015, months before iOS 9 and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan landed later that fall. ...

Macworld If you want the best tablet you can possibly get, look no further than the M4 iPad Pro. And right now, it’s never been cheaper—with an all-time-low price cut of $200 off, you can get yourself your very own iPad Pro for as low as $1,099. The same discount applies to all other storage capacities as well. ...

Macworld Apple published two job openings on LinkedIn and on its job search portal last week. In them, the Bangalore, India, location is looking for two engineers for its machine learning/artificial intelligence team. The two adverts are somewhat vague, but reveal some insights into Apple’s plans. ...

Macworld Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event is a fantastic opportunity to find a good deal on the Apple Watch, and this year you’ll get even more time to save. Amazon’s Prime Day sale runs a whopping four days this year, from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, and we’re already seeing some great discounts on the Apple Watch even before it officially starts. ...

Macworld iPhone owners beware: a new and surprisingly plausible phishing scam is making the rounds, and could easily catch out the unwary. The message, which has been seen by AppleInsider reporters, claims to be from the delivery company UPS. It says a package is ready to be delivered, and encourages the recipient to click on a link to set this up. ...

Macworld July is always an interesting month for Apple releases. There’s never any new hardware, and many of the services releases kind of slow down over the summer. But it’s also a big month for the beta releases of Apple’s major upcoming operating system updates. Apple announces them at WWDC in June and releases developer-only betas, but the public betas start up in July. ...

Macworld While we’re still waiting for some of the Apple Intelligence Siri features promised next year, a big new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg says that Apple is talking with Anthropic and OpenAI about replacing Siri with a version of Claude or ChatGPT. ...

Macworld Um… what the heck is going on with Apple’s advertising? Forget the problem with Apple selling ads, which is also a problem. Apple has a problem making ads. Disclaimer: you can’t talk about Apple ads without discussing the “Get a Mac” ads. Legally, the Macalope means. ...

Macworld Cloud storage subscription fees have gotten out of hand. For some popular platforms, paying monthly doesn’t even guarantee you’ll get enough space for all your files, or that those files will be secure once they’re uploaded. Internxt gives you a simpler, long-term solution. Instead of paying monthly, you pay once and get 20TB of cloud storage that lasts for life. ...

Macworld Whether you’re looking to gift an Apple product or just pick one up for yourself, we’ve scoured the web for the best prices on everything from Macs to MacBooks, iPads to iPhones, Apple Watches to Apple TVs, and more. ...

Macworld When it comes to announcements, Apple takes a feast-or-famine approach. Most of the time the company guards its product roadmap secrets jealously, but when event time arrives it jumps on stage and fire-hoses knowledge into journalists’ faces. Until this month. According to a new report, however, Apple was not wholly forthcoming at WWDC 2025. ...

Macworld Prime Day isn’t until next week, but there’s never been a better time to get your hands on an iPad mini. Ahead of the 4-day Prime Day sale extravaganza, Amazon has dropped the price of the A17 Pro iPad mini down to $399, its best price yet. The smaller form is one of the main benefits of getting the iPad mini because its 8.3-inch screen can fit just about anywhere. ...

Macworld It’s all very well telling people to back up their Mac. But human nature means that searching for backup advice is something that usually happens after the worst has already happened. ...

Macworld Apple’s most affordable new laptop is a $999 MacBook Air. For a lot of people, that’s still too expensive, especially when compared to Chromebooks and budget PCs. But Apple may finally be doing something about that. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple plans to release a brand-new MacBook model that’s designed for the low-cost market. ...

Macworld As a diehard Apple fan and a technology journalist, I try to refresh my gear every year or so to keep up with the latest features. However, while my three-year-old M2 MacBook Air could certainly use an upgrade—and I’ve got my eye on a new MacBook Pro—it’s going to have to last for another year. ...