Apple has raised iPhone prices in Japan by up to 11% today. The changes affect the iPhone 17 lineup, iPhone Air, and iPhone 16e. Here are the exact increases and the likely explanation.

Apple has raised the price of Apple Music today in the United States and other countries. Starting today, Apple Music’s Individual plan now costs $11.99 per month, up from $10.99.

Apple has also increased the price of select Apple One bundles.

In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said: “As a result of rising licensing costs, Apple Music is increasing its subscription price beginning today.”

Back in 2024, the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of a “smartphone monopoly.”

Apple has voiced its opposition to the case many times over the last two years. Now, a Bloomberg report says the DOJ and Apple are in talks to settle the lawsuit.

When Apple finally responded to the dramatically increased costs of memory and other components, the company didn’t hold back. Some of the price hikes exceeded 50%, while memory and storage upgrades literally doubled in some cases.

There’s a strong possibility that these higher prices will remain in effect for years, and quite possibly permanently …

The iOS 27 public beta is now available, and it includes several CarPlay changes worth checking out. Here’s what you should try after updating.

Apple has officially reclaimed the world’s most valuable company title based on market cap. The company overtook Nvidia during intraday trading on Friday with its stock up 17 points this week.

Last week, Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in which it alleged that its former employees have stolen trade secrets “for the benefit of OpenAI.”

As part of this process, Apple has reportedly sent letters directly to dozens of its former employees now working at OpenAI.

Apple will reportedly launch its next-generation Apple Silicon chip, the M6, later this year. Here’s everything we know so far, including why this generation will be unprecedented in the Apple Silicon era.

Apple TV and Apple Music for Android are rolling out sizable updates today, with homescreen widgets as the shared theme.

Apple released the iOS 27 public beta this week, with a ton of new Siri and Apple Intelligence features. One of the biggest changes here is the addition of an all-new Siri app. This marks the first time that Siri has been pre-installed as a standalone app for iPhone users …

Benjamin and Chance talk about their latest experiences with iOS 27 and Siri AI, with Apple releasing the public betas this week so anyone in the whole world can give the new software a go. The company also sued OpenAI this week in a high-profile case over alleged trade secrets theft. And, as is tradition, the Apple Store Back to School offer underwhelms.

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Last year, Apple debuted a new feature called AutoMix in Apple Music. With this year’s iOS 27, the feature is getting a big upgrade with much better transitions than before.

Roblox says it will soon bring game creation to mobile for the first time. This will allow users to create new playable experiences directly inside the iPhone and iPad app.

Google announced today that NotebookLM is now called “Gemini Notebook” and previewed upcoming features that users can soon expect.

While Apple’s latest AppleCare+ price increase for Mac and iPad is small in isolation, it makes AppleCare One an even better value. Apple increasing the price of Mac and iPad hardware also makes warranty coverage a stronger consideration.

A few months back, the MacBook Neo took the tech world by storm, delivering the best-value laptop of 2026. Even after the recent price increase, it remains the most recommended entry-level laptop for most people. And just like Apple’s other cost-effective products, they brought some playful colors into the mix, like Citrus, Blush, Indigo, and Silver, giving these MacBooks a pop of personality and color. But one gripe I had was that most MacBook accessories are color-matched to the traditional silver or space grey colors. That is where Satechi comes in with their new trio of color-matched accessories for the MacBook Neo. They add more ports, connectivity, and functionality without taking away from what makes the Neo visually unique. Here is what you should know!

Meta has announced that parents can receive alerts when their teens discuss suicide or other forms of self-harm with its AI on Instagram, Facebook, or Meta Horizons.

You’ll need to opt in to Meta’s supervision tools for parents and guardians in order to select the family accounts you want to supervise …

1Password is launching a new Claude integration for Mac users today. It’s designed to let Anthropic’s AI agent sign in to websites without seeing your password or two-factor authentication code.

Five Apple Watch models are able to measure your blood pressure in order to generate alerts for possible hypertension. However, they do not provide your actual blood pressure readings.

A few smart rings and other fitness devices do so, but rely on regular calibration with a traditional cuff monitor. The upcoming Signal Ring says that it delivers full blood pressure measurements without any calibration, and that a trial of thousands of people backs the claim …

There are few software limitations on anyone considering a switch from Windows to Mac. Not only do all the biggest PC apps run on the platform, but there are countless examples of useful apps that are exclusive to Mac.

The one big exception is gaming. However, new tests show that Windows games run better than ever on Mac, whether that’s being done officially or unofficially …