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Apple's raising prices and we're going to complain, pre-order, and repeat. The Lowdown The iPhone Fold Is Basically Confirmed Apple Is Paying Out $250 Million for Overhyping Sir Apple confirms price increases are coming to its products due to RAM shortage 2nd String U.S. Government Pulled the Plug on Anthropic's Most Powerful AI For The Culture FIFA Fun! Happy Juneteenth The Hookup Dou...

Siri finally showed up, Meta got exposed, and the World Cup's real scandal is at the arrivals gate — it's a lot. The Lowdown Siri AI — what it actually does now, and who doesn't get it macOS 27 "Golden Gate" — what Mac users need to know Apple Home Secure Video — Apple Intelligence now tells you what's on your cameras Time Allowance — Apple completely overhauled parental...

WWDC’s All Systems Glow event kicks off on Monday and we get into what may be launched. The Lowdown WWDC 2026 — " All Systems Glow " Drops Monday Apple's Smart Home Era Is Finally Here… Maybe The Apple Design Awards — Apple Just Told You Exactly What It Values 2nd String IBM Just Bet $10 Billion That Quantum Computing Is No Longer a Dream For The Culture Roots Picnic 2026 — Jay-Z Sho...

From yield issues on the iPhone Fold to paying Google to fix Siri, Apple is having a moment — and we've got receipts. The Lowdown iPhone Fold Production Problems Apple Smart Glasses: 4 Designs Revealed Apple Pays Google $1B to Rebuild Siri Apple Splits iPhone 18 Launch Into Two Windows 2nd String Sam Altman: AI Won't Kill White Collar Jobs For The Culture Big Tech Kills DEI — Black Creator...

AI definitely gets a (deserved) bad rap, but there is definitely a good side. The Lowdown Getting free AirPods Pro 3 sounds simple until the Apple Card fine print kicks in iOS 26’s Wallet app has long-awaited order tracking fix, here’s how to use it Apple announces AI-powered accessibility features and eye-controlled wheelchair functionality 2nd String Hands-On With All of Google’s New Upcoming An...

Apple cuts a $250M check over Siri's broken promises, we look at who's making Apple's chips next, OpenAI enters the media game, and SC State students go toe-to-toe with a lieutenant governor — plus a tip that'll make you never wait on hold agai The Lowdown Apple's $250M Siri Settlement — You Might Get a Check iOS 26.5 RC: What's New Before WWDC Apple Eyes Intel & Samsun...

Apple built the most exclusive club in tech, but the velvet rope is down, AirDrop crossed the aisle, and Android just pulled up. The Lowdown iOS 26.4 gave your iPhone an alarm feature that’s long been missing Apple cuts interest rate for Apple Card Savings accounts… AGAIN Apple Vision Pro Used in World-First Cataract Surgery 2nd String AirDrop is now widely available on Android phones For The Cult...

Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO. Will his next “job” give him nightmares? The Lowdown Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO Tim Cook’s legacy Apple Watch Blood Oxygen Ban 2nd String Will iPhone fold copy Huawei Pura X Max For The Culture Mary J. still not feeling Burger King commercial The Hookup iOS update stop cops from accessing messages

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Avoiding China tariffs via brown-nosing may not be Apple’s only strategy… The Lowdown Apple’s newly discontinued products Why is iPhone production picking up in India? Mac Mini tapped as the hardware for ‘Perplexity Computer? 2nd String Using ChatGPT to do your taxes? For The Culture ‘Magic City’ Hawks collab The Hookup The best way to save full-page iPhone webpage screenshots

The “iOS Press Release” is no longer just for people making a long mea culpa on social media. It now includes Apple hard launching new devices… The “Apple Experience” iPhone 17e | iPad Air | MacBook Neo | MacBook Air | MacBook Pro | Studio Display XDR If you want to watch the splashy videos, 9to5 Mac has collated them all in one post . 2nd String AI goes to War For The Culture The $10k Baby Shower

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The tech streets are talking. But are we picking up what they’re putting down? The Lowdown Apple launches AirTag 2 Apple Cash is making instant transfers more expensive soon Rumor Has It Quick Hits Apple to ‘unveil’ results of Google Gemini partnership as soon as next month: report Apple’s rumored ‘HomePad’ device gets encouraging launch update Apple is working on an AI-powered wearable pin: repor...

Apple is on top of the smartphone market. What can they do to stay there? The Lowdown Apple edges Samsung for the #1 smartphone maker spot What will make iPhone Fold “work” Apple urges users to update Home app or lose access Why you should Reboot your iPhone 2nd String Ads ARE coming to ChatGPT For The Culture Kevin Stefanski comes to the ATL… The Hookup Why you should block instead of unsubscribe...

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We made some bold predictions last year…and made even more this year. The Lowdown We review our 2025 Apple predictions to see how we did versus what Apple actually did We also make new 2026 Apple predictions to forecast what Apple will (or won’t) do this year 2nd String In CES news… Roku introduces new streaming service Samsung unveils true foldable display New “chores” robot on the scene For The...