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Kuo: Apple to release cheaper MacBook powered by iPhone processor

Apple’s current entry-level laptop is the $999 MacBook Air, but analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes Apple is aiming to launch an even more affordable model soon. He writes on X that Apple will go into production in late 2025 or early 2026 on a new MacBook model that will be powered by the A18 Pro chip, rather than an M-series processor. This is the same chip used in the iPhone 16 Pro line. The machine may feature colorful casing options, including silver, pink and yellow. Unfortunately, it isn’t yet

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I replaced my work PC with this Alienware laptop - now I'm wondering why I hadn't done this sooner

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 18 Area-51 normally retails for $3,199. It is a gaming laptop that delivers an unbelievable performance thanks to its powerful hardware and equally powerful cooling system. Traveling with the computer will prove difficult because of its weight; you'll also have to pay quite a bit for the system. View now at Dell View now at Best Buy more buying choices Alienware 18 Area-51 is a very fitting name for this computer because it is out of this world. It's a high

Sequence and first differences together list all positive numbers exactly once

EXAMPLE Sequence reads 1 3 7 12 18 26 35 45..., differences are 2 4 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 ... and the point is that every number not in the sequence itself appears among the differences. This property (together with the fact that both the sequence and the sequence of first differences are increasing) defines the sequence!

The first new iOS 18.6 features were just detailed by Apple

iOS 18.6 is currently being beta tested, with a launch expected in the next month or so. Unlike the major iOS 26 update arriving this fall, 18.6 will focus primarily on bug fixes and stability. But Apple has just shared details on two new features coming in iOS 18.6 too—at least for EU users. Installing apps and marketplaces from the web will get easier with iOS 18.6 Yesterday Apple announced sweeping changes coming to iPhone and iPad users in the EU. The updates involve App Store-related pol

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Next year, the iPhone is going ultra-premium with its fall lineup

Recently, Apple’s iPhone lineup has consisted of the same four models each year, but that’s about to change. This fall, a thinner iPhone 17 Air will shake things up, but next year an even bigger shift is coming, with Apple offering its highest-end, most premium fall lineup yet. Apple’s highest-end iPhone 18 models will launch next fall We’re less than three months away from the iPhone 17 unveiling, with a lot of excitement building for the radically thin iPhone 17 Air. iPhone 17 Air will repr

WinRAR patches bug letting malware launch from extracted archives

WinRAR has addressed a directory traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-6218 that, under certain circumstances, allows malware to be executed after extracting a malicious archive. The flaw tracked as CVE-2025-6218 and assigned a CVSS score of 7.8 (high severity), was discovered by security researcher whs3-detonator who reported it through Zero Day Initiative on June 5, 2025. It affects only the Windows version of WinRAR, from version 7.11 and older, and a fix was released in WinRAR versio

Before iOS 26, Apple Could Bring Some Bug Fixes to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6

Before Apple releases iOS 26 this fall, the company will release iOS 18.6. The company released the first public beta of that software on June 18, but it didn't change much on the iPhones of developers and beta testers. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Read more: iOS 26 Finally Lets Us Get Rid of the Abomination That Is the 9-Minute Snooze Apple/Screenshot by

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Before iOS 26, Here's What Apple Could Bring to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6

Before Apple releases iOS 26 this fall, the company will release iOS 18.6, and the first public beta of iOS 18.6 just became available on June 18. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Read more: iOS 26 Finally Lets Us Get Rid of the Abomination That Is the 9-Minute Snooze Apple/Screenshot by CNET Since this is a beta, I recommend downloading it on something othe

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This Hidden Trick Can Help Keep Your iPhone's Notes App Organized

Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26. The tech giant said iOS 26 will bring a transparent glass design to icons and menus and much more to your iPhone this fall. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, the company made it easy to keep your Notes app more organized with collapsible sections. Read more: iOS 18 Brings These New Features to Your iPhone There are other ways to keep Notes or

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Leaker doubles down on two key display changes for the iPhone 18 Pro

If you were hoping Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models would shake up their physical screen sizes, you can extra-officially temper your expectations. But that doesn’t mean the 2026 lineup won’t bring significant shifts in how the front of the iPhone looks. Here’s what may be coming. A new leak from Digital Chat Station on Weibo today says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will stick with the same display sizes as the current iPhone 16 Pro series: roughly 6.3 inches and 6.9 inches, respectively.

Finding Recently Saved Photos on My iPhone Is Much Easier With This One Change

Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26, and it will bring a lot of new features to your iPhone in the fall, like a transparent glass design on icons and menus and redesigned interfaces for the Camera and Photos apps. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, it brought a simple change to Photos to make it easy to find recently saved photos, no matter when they were taken. The change sorts yo

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What Apple Could Bring to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6 Before iOS 26

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 18.6 on June 18, just over a week after the company announced iOS 26 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. While the iOS 26 update will bring a major redesign to iPhones this fall, the latest beta mostly consists of bug and security fixes. Read more: An Expert's Guide to iOS 18 Apple/Screenshot by CNET Since this is a beta, I recommend downloading it only on something other than your primary device. Because this isn't the final version of iOS 18.6

iOS 18.6 now available in beta, plus macOS 15.6, more [U: Public betas]

Last week Apple debuted its major new software versions coming this fall, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and more. But it isn’t finished with the current software cycle just yet, as the first betas for iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and more have now arrived. Update 6/18/25: Public beta versions are now rolling out too, a couple days after the developer releases arrived. Inside Apple, the vast majority of software engineers’ time has been dedicated, likely for a while now, to preparing iOS 26 and the oth

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iOS 18.6 now available in beta, plus macOS 15.6 and more

Last week Apple debuted its major new software versions coming this fall, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and more. But it isn’t finished with the current software cycle just yet, as the first betas for iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, and more have now arrived. Inside Apple, the vast majority of software engineers’ time has been dedicated, likely for a while now, to preparing iOS 26 and the other new OS versions. However, the company isn’t quite done with the current OS lineup. iOS 18 and its companion re

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iOS 18.6 beta appears imminent after build number shared

iOS 26 may be the center of attention for most people following Apple, but the company apparently has more in the works for iOS 18 before moving to the next major update. Per a new leak, it seems the first iOS 18.6 beta is coming soon. iOS 18.6 likely the final noteworthy release before iOS 26 arrives Apple kicked off its iOS 26 beta cycle last week following WWDC, but there’s an alternative beta coming soon. Per a private X account who has shared reliable reports of Apple software before, th

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Maingear launches Ultima 18 gaming laptop with ‘extreme performance’

Maingear, a maker of high-end gaming PCs, unveiled its most powerful laptop to date, the 18-inch Ultima 18 with desktop-like specs. Developed in collaboration with Clevo, Ultima 18 aims to offer desktop-level specs in a gaming laptop — such as a 4K@200Hz G-Sync display, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, and up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 mobile GPU, all inside a chassis outfitted with metal lid and palm rest. Designed for elite gamers and creators who demand top-tier performance without co

iOS 26’s Photos app re-adds the tab bar, a major design reversal

Apple’s Photos app underwent major changes last year in iOS 18. But this year in iOS 26, Photos has reversed course on the single biggest aspect of that overhaul: the tab bar is back. iOS 18 removed Photos’ tab bar, but iOS 26 brings it back iOS 26 brings redesigns to many Apple apps, such as the new, simplified Camera interface. For some users, major iPhone design changes are more scary than exciting. And the most recent evidence they might use is iOS 18’s Photos overhaul. Apple’s Photos ap

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iOS 18.4 beta adds Ambient Music to Control Center via Apple Music

Apple just launched the first iOS 18.4 beta. Joining new Apple Intelligence languages, a Food section for News+ subscribers, and an Apple Vision Pro app on iPhone, iOS 18.4 also adds new Ambient Music controls that can be used in Control Center, on your Lock Screen, and more—powered by Apple Music. New controls trigger Apple Music playlists of your choice Last fall, Apple made big changes to Control Center in iOS 18 that unlocked a host of new possibilities for customization and power. Since

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iOS 18.4 beta 1 adds new Image Playground style with Apple Intelligence

Today Apple released the first developer beta for iOS 18.4. In early December, iOS 18.2 introduced the new Image Playground app, and now it’s getting better with an iOS 18.4 enhancement. Sketch completes trio of Image Playground styles iOS 18.2 brought some of the most highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features to date, including ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, and Image Playground. Image Playground lets users create original images just by typing a description. You can use the tool in its

Mail app redesign now available in macOS 15.4 and iPadOS 18.4 betas

Apple just released a variety of new beta software updates, including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4. The latter two updates introduce Apple’s big Mail app redesign to the iPad and Mac. macOS 15.4 and iPadOS 18.4 betas include new Mail features Late last year, iOS 18.2 launched big changes for Apple’s built-in Mail app on iPhone. There was a refreshed design, plus major new inbox categorization features, and more. For the last couple months, Mac and iPad users have missed out on those

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iOS 18.4 lets you set default iPhone apps in these new categories

Apple’s push to make the iPhone more customizable and personal has brought a new iOS 18.4 feature: now there are two new categories for setting default apps, depending on where you live. Translation default available broadly, while Navigation is limited to the EU Apple has offered some form of default app controls in the Settings app for years. But recently in iOS 18.2, the feature expanded with new categories and a dedicated hub. Now in iOS 18.4, the category options are growing again. Tran

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iOS 18.4 beta 1: Here’s everything new

Apple has released the first developer beta of iOS 18.4. While it’s missing some of the most impressive Apple Intelligence features, it includes a ton of other new features and changes. Head below for our full roundup of everything new in iOS 18.4… iOS 18.4 beta 1 details iOS 18.4 beta 1 is available now to developer beta testers. The update features the 22E5200s. Apple hasn’t released iOS 18.4 to public beta testers yet, but we expect that to change sometime next week. What’s new in iOS 18.4

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Apple releases iOS 18.4 beta 1 to developers

Apple has released the long-awaited first beta of iOS 18.4 to developer testers. Apple announced the release of the beta in a press release today touting Apple Intelligence. Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that delivers helpful and relevant intelligence, will soon be available in more languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified) — as well as localized English for Singapore and India. These new languag

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Apple releases first betas for tvOS 18.4, HomePod 18.4, more

Several weeks after the last big OS updates shipped to the public, new beta software is finally available for Apple’s devices. Beta 1 updates include tvOS 18.4, HomePod 18.4, and more. New software cycle should bring more feature additions than the last wave Apple has officially kicked off a new beta cycle for its various software platforms. The company launched public versions of its previous update wave last month, including tvOS 18.3, HomePod 18.3, and more. Those releases focused on perfo

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iOS 18.4 brings Apple Intelligence to these 10 new languages

Per a new Apple press release, iOS 18.4 is set to introduce the first big language expansion for Apple Intelligence features when it launches publicly in April. Here’s what’s coming. 10 new languages supported by Apple Intelligence When Apple Intelligence launched in October, it only supported US English. Later in the year in iOS 18.2, Apple expanded its language options with several new localized English variants. However, with iOS 18.4 Apple Intelligence is coming to non-English languages

Keep Your iPhone's Notes App Organized With This Hidden Trick

Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and that update brought some bug fixes to all iPhones. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, the company made it easy to keep your Notes app more organized with collapsible sections. There are other ways to keep Notes organized, like with tags, but those usually apply to the whole note and not the content with the note. With collapsible sections, you can keep the content within individual notes organized and tidy so you can easily find what you're look

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iPhone 16e has a binned version of the A18 chip – but what does that mean?

The new iPhone 16e, which was announced by Apple earlier today, features the A18 chip. In theory, this is the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. However, as already reported by 9to5Mac, there is a slight difference in the chip inside the iPhone 16e, which suggests that Apple is using a binned chip in the less expensive model. But what exactly does this mean? What is a binned chip? Before the iPhone 16e, there were already two different versions of the A18 chip. One of them

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