Android finally gets a fitting answer to the iPad mini, and it looks stunning

Oppo’s Pad Mini arrives as a direct iPad mini challenger, packing a 2.5K 144Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 8,000mAh battery with 67W charging.

Apple’s new CEO promises exciting AI progress while sticking to design focus

Apple’s incoming CEO John Ternus says the company sees huge upside in AI, but he is also making it clear that design and Apple’s core values are not being pushed aside in the process

Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat messages from iPhones

The iPhone and iPad bug allowed law enforcement using forensic tools to read messages that had long been deleted by the Signal app.

Will a new CEO help realize Apple’s smart home potential?
Will a new CEO help realize Apple’s smart home potential?

It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware. All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices coming potentially this fall, putting Apple back in the […]

Wide foldables sound like a fix to so many problems and I can’t wait for Apple to take stab at it

The more I look at wide foldables like Huawei’s, the more convinced I am that Apple’s first foldable could fix some of the format’s most annoying compromises.

Asus leak shows an iPad Pro competitor with a familiar design and 144Hz OLED screen

Asus is preparing to launch the Asus Pad, a 12.2-inch OLED tablet with a 144Hz display, 9,000mAh battery, and a strikingly slim 6.5mm body. Here’s everything we know so far.

Apple is betting John Ternus will bring back Jobs-era decisiveness at the worst possible time to be behind on AI
Apple is betting John Ternus will bring back Jobs-era decisiveness at the worst possible time to be behind on AI

Summary: Bloomberg frames Apple’s CEO transition as a bet on “Jobs-era decisiveness,” with John Ternus expected to centralise decision-making and move faster on AI, where Apple’s models trail year-old competitors and the Siri overhaul has been delayed …

Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind
Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind

Under Steve Jobs, Apple released the groundbreaking products that defined the company. But the company wouldn’t be what it is today without Tim Cook’s reign of ruthless efficiency. Jobs’ legacy has long been written at this point. He was stubborn, unpleasant, and a generational visionary. He pushed the limits of industrial design and brought technologies […]

Apple’s Cal AI crackdown signals it’s still policing the App Store

Apple tells TechCrunch Cal AI was removed not for web payments alone, but for deceptive billing, manipulative tactics, and App Store rule violations.

The AirPods are Tim Cook’s most underrated achievement
The AirPods are Tim Cook’s most underrated achievement

Apple Silicon chips. The iPhone’s dominance. Apple Vision Pro. During Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure as Apple CEO there were highs – and in the case of the Vision Pro, maybe a low – that helped define Apple as one of the most dominant forces in tech even without Steve Jobs. But one product doesn’t get […]