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Apple's Smart Home Hub: Everything We Know So Far
Apple is working on a new smart home accessory that will serve as a hub for interacting with Siri AI, controlling HomeKit devices, watching videos, checking the calendar and the weather, and generally offering up useful information to everyone in the household. This guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple's smart home hub. Design Apple's smart home device will somewhat resemble an iPad, and it will have a display-focused design.
Orico Thunderbolt 5 Desktop Workstation - excellent price for a storage dock
At about $330, the Orico Thunderbolt 5 Desktop Workstation adds fast storage, multiple display support, and 140W charging to your new Mac. It's pretty nice, but not perfect.
Code hints continue to reveal features of Apple's upcoming Home Hub
The long-rumored Home Hub tablet device seems to contain an assortment of features from across Apple's ecosystem, and a code sleuth has found a connection between it and iPhone Duo.
Apple's Home Hub Borrows From the iPhone Duo's StandBy Mode
Apple's rumored smart home hub will have different faces users can choose from, some of which are similar to StandBy screens planned for the iPhone Duo. Leaker pdfu shared setup screens of the Photo Face said to be for Apple's upcoming home product. Based on the images, users can select from different photo collections, memories, or shared albums for the Photo Face, and those photos will be shown on the device's display.
Apple TV is currently down for some users, as other Apple services also face issues
Apple is currently reporting issues affecting Apple TV and subscription purchases, while some users are also running into problems elsewhere across the company’s services.
Apple expected to sell 6 million iPhone Duo units before the end of 2026
Apple is expected to sell around 6 million iPhone Duo units before the end of 2026, according to a new forecast from Counterpoint Research, offering one of the first estimates of actual demand for Apple's
Apple reports Apple TV and AppleCare issues as widespread App Store bug continues
Apple is reporting problems affecting Apple TV and AppleCare on Device on Tuesday night, while a separate App Store display bug spotted earlier today appears to be considerably more widespread than initially thought. Apple's System Status
Apple Music expands to Albania, Brunei, Burkina Faso and Pakistan
Apple has expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the music streaming service to Albania, Brunei, Burkina Faso, and Pakistan. The expansion was revealed through an update to Apple's official Media Services availability information on
Apple Music expands to four new countries
Apple today expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the service to a total of 172 countries and regions....
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Our top iPhone 18 Pro accessories to upgrade your setup [Update #2]
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Where can you use Apple Pay in India? Here are the stores and services supporting it at launch
Apple Pay has officially launched in India, and Apple has now revealed some of the stores, apps, and services where customers can start using it from day one. The service launched on September 30 with support
App Store bug is exposing internal labels for app categories and age ratings
Apple's App Store appears to be suffering from a wider display bug than first thought, with internal-looking labels appearing in place of both app categories and age ratings. The Apple Post spotted the issue on iPhone
Apple Invites update leans on iOS 27's new features
An update for Apple Invites is making it better for users to create invitations and to relive their events in high resolution, with the iPhone app tapping into some of the features of iOS 27.
Apple Music is giving its Android app the glow up it desperately needed
Apple Music 7.0 is headed out now to beta testers on Android, and introduces some major improvements to the app's UI.
Apple Invites App Updated With Three New Features
The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with three new features: shared albums now support full-resolution photo sharing, Image Playground now lets you create photorealistic backgrounds for invites, and guests who need to verify their email can now tap a link in their inbox instead of entering a code. Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers.
Apple Invites for iPhone updated with three new features
Apple is rolling out a new version of its Apple Invites app for iPhone today. The update taps into new...
Early launch deals live on Apple’s latest: Series 12, Ultra 4, Beats 360, Mac mini, more
Apple unleashed a collection of next-generation products this month, from the new AirPods 5 and Beats 360 ANC headphones (last...
M6 Mac release schedule: Here’s when to expect new Macs
Apple‘s first product with the next-generation M6 chip just arrived, here’s the rumored release schedule for upcoming M6 Macs and an iPad.
Leak reveals new design details about Apple’s upcoming smart display
Apple is less than two weeks away from launching its new smart display, according to a new Bloomberg report. The...
Apple Music finally lands in four countries 11 years after launch
Apple Music is now available in more countries, with iPhone users in Albania and three others now able to subscribe and listen to tracks.
Apple Event on October 13?
Earlier this week, Daring Fireball's John Gruber floated Tuesday, October 13 as a potential date for Apple to hand out iPhone Duo review units to selected reviewers in person, and it appears that he might have been on to something. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to unveil its all-new smart home hub, a second-generation HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K model on October 13, the same date that Gruber mentioned in his speculative piece a few days ago.
Apple Music 7.0 beta brings Liquid Glass redesign to Android
Apple Music for Android is getting a big Liquid Glass-inspired redesign with the latest 7.0 beta. With Liquid Glass...
Here’s what Apple’s new HomePad smart home hub will reportedly do
Apple's long-awaited smart home hub is reportedly launching on October 13, and unlike a conventional HomePod, the new device is designed to become a visual and intelligent control center for the entire home. Often referred to