One of the best new Apple features introduced during our unusual times may not appear in the iPhone 12. It may not arrive on any iPhone until next year — if at all. Apple‘s new iPad Air, unveiled in mid-September and hitting the market later this month, relocates Touch ID to a button on the edge …

Apple said Tuesday that the iPhone 12 will no longer include wired earbuds or a power adapter, a move that helps the company offset the costs of creating its first 5G-enabled smartphone. Instead, iPhone users will have to buy EarPods and the USB power adapter separately. Lisa Jackson, who oversees Apple’s environmental, social and policy initiatives, said removing the products …

Analysts suggest Apple is on the cusp of launching its latest generation of superphone, with an event announced for today (you can livestream Apple’s event from home — here’s how to watch). The current hottest rumors suggest that we may see multiple versions of the iPhone 12, with features like 5G, lidar depth mapping and the latest A14 Bionic processor. (And here …

The big iPhone 12 event happened today, and you can see everything Apple announced here. Possible leaks about the iPhone 12 continued to appear even on launch day. Just this morning, well known leaker Evan Blass corroborated the rumor about the iPhone 12’s new blue color option and hinted at a spherical shape for Apple’s rumored new HomePod. Last week there was …

The Apple Store went offline Tuesday, just hours before the iPhone 12 launch event was set to kick off. Usually held in September, the event was pushed back to October this year to accommodate supply delays related to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Apple event should be worth the wait, though. We’re expecting to see the first 5G iPhone, as well as a new HomePod …

Apple has announced its newest iPhone during a September media event every year since 2012’s iPhone 5. During the September 2020 Apple event, we got new Apple Watch and iPad models, and a bundled subscription service, but no new iPhone. That didn’t come as a complete surprise, as a delay had been rumored for months. Now, Apple is hosting a …

Apple’s next iPhone may come in blue, according to a last-minute rumor from well-known device leaker Evan Blass, who posted that tidbit to the internet shortly before the company’s digital event, being held Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. In his post on the app Voice, which pitches itself as an alternative social network to Twitter that …

Facebook Messenger is getting a refresh that includes a new logo, custom reactions and more features meant to personalize your conversations. Facebook unveiled the new look on Tuesday, saying the app’s updated logo reflects “a shift to the future of messaging.”  Last month, Facebook said Messenger users will be able to chat with people on Instagram without having to download a …

Update, Nov. 6: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PS5. If you were bitterly disappointed by the near-instantaneous sellout of all the next-gen consoles last month, you’re not alone. Sony took a lot of flak for a botched rollout of the PS5, and though Microsoft had a few extra days to avoid making the same mistakes, the Xbox Series …

Flipboard, a popular news aggregator app, introduced on Tuesday a suite of new curation features, including analytical tools that allow creators of its virtual magazines to refine content to suit their audiences.  The new Curator Pro tools give individuals, bloggers and publishers who create Flipboard magazines, which are managed collections of story links, a range of data on engagement and …

When Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Go, a cheaper, smaller version of its excellent Surface Laptop, I wondered how the company would pull it off. After all, I’ve said that a truly great budget laptop is something of a PC holy grail — very valuable but also about as hard to find. Laptops around the $500 mark have to make …

At today’s iPhone 12 event, Apple didn’t announce its long-rumored, highly anticipated full-size Studio AirPods headphones. But it offered up a small consolation prize: BeatsX, the once-popular neckband-style headphone, has been upgraded and renamed Beats Flex and had its price slashed to $50 (£50, AU$80).  Beats, owned by Apple since 2014, says the Beats Flex are its “most affordable premium …

When it comes to chargers, you can always count on Apple to do things a little differently. Even though more recently it’s embraced USB-C, over the years the company has relied on a variety of different proprietary chargers to juice up its devices — some of which have become extremely recognizable. One is the MagSafe charger, which use magnetic pins …

If you missed the boat during summer sales on office desks, it’s not too late. A pneumatic standing desk is one of the various items on sale right now in Office Depot’s Discount Sale. Chairs and laptops are available as well. While there are some great benefits to owning a standing desk, you should check out our guide of things to consider …

It’s official! Apple is hosting its next event on Oct. 13. Here’s how to watch Tuesday’s virtual event live. This event should be all about the new iPhone, which rumors say will be called the iPhone 12. With the event only a day away, we are firmly in the “don’t buy a new iPhone unless you absolutely need it” zone. A …