wizardry May 7, 2026
Atari buys Wizardry, the RPG that made the Apple II a must-have
The dungeon crawler that ate entire childhoods in the '80s now belongs to Atari. Yes, that Atari. Weird timeline.
apple-watch
Apple quietly makes the Watch an education perk in Asia-Pacific markets
Students in Australia, China, Japan, and seven other countries can now get education discounts on Apple Watch. The U.S. and Europe? Still waiting.
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iphone-17 May 5, 2026
Apple's Ramping Up iPhone 17 Orders, Which Tells You Everything About iPhone 18
When Apple orders extra stock for a phone this late in the cycle, it's usually because the next one isn't coming on schedule.
homepod May 5, 2026
Apple wants HomePod to know when you're talking to it by watching your eyes
A new patent suggests future HomePods could use cameras and gaze detection to figure out which device you actually want to talk to. It's clever, but raises obvious privacy questions.
tim-cook May 1, 2026
Tim Cook's Last Victory Lap Was a Quiet One
Apple's Q2 results beat expectations, but the real story is what Cook's final earnings call says about where the company's actually headed.
watchos Apr 29, 2026
Apple Finally Put Notes on the Watch and It's Actually Useful
watchOS 26 brings the Notes app to Apple Watch after years of inexplicable absence. Turns out a tiny wrist computer is good for jotting things down.
apple-tv-plus Apr 29, 2026
Apple TV+ drops Widow's Bay, another bet on niche genre mashups
Matthew Rhys leads Apple's latest horror-comedy. It's a curious formula the service keeps returning to, despite mixed results.
app-store Apr 29, 2026
Apple Loses Its Freeze on Epic's App Store Win
The Ninth Circuit just told Apple it has to comply with the Epic ruling now, not after the Supreme Court weighs in. That's a problem for Cupertino.
safari Apr 25, 2026
Safari's Enterprise Blind Spot: Browser Security Becomes IT Priority
As enterprises standardize on Chrome, Safari remains an unmanaged endpoint in Apple fleets. A new survey reveals growing browser-based threats.