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iOS iPhoneAug 4, 2025Aug 4, 2025

Apple is building a ChatGPT-like answer engine for Siri and Safari

Apple is actively hiring for its “Answers, Knowledge, and Information” team, signaling a major expansion of its AI capabilities across Siri, Spotlight, Safari, and beyond. The team’s mission is to build a large language model-powered answer engine that can deliver…

Apple TVAug 3, 2025Aug 3, 2025

Apple sues Apple Cinemas over trademark infringement and brand confusion

Asma Hussain

Apple has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts-based theater chain Apple Cinemas, accusing it of trademark infringement and deliberate misuse of its brand. The lawsuit was submitted in federal court shortly after the cinema chain opened a new location in…

How tos iOS iPhoneAug 2, 2025Aug 2, 2025

iOS 26: apply Liquid Glass icons and widgets

Imran Hussain

Liquid Glass icons and widgets in iOS 26 add a translucent sheen that quietly reflects the colours and light of your wallpaper. Instead of overlaying solid squares, icons and widgets now feel like panes of tinted glass that float above…

Aug 2, 2025

Tim Cook rallies employees with a “once-in-a-generation” AI pep talk

Imran Hussain

Tim Cook gathered thousands of employees at Apple Park on August 1 2025 for a rare, hour-long all-hands meeting that he framed as a turning point in Apple’s artificial-intelligence push. Calling the AI revolution “as big or bigger” than the…

VisionAug 2, 2025

Tim Cook touts visionOS 26 updates, stays quiet on cheaper Vision Pro plans

Asma Hussain

Apple isn’t walking away from the Vision Pro, even as adoption remains slow and sales are estimated to be under one million units since launch. On the company’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook made it clear that spatial computing…

iPhoneAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 2025

Apple reaches 3 billion iPhones sold with strong Q3 growth in 2025

Asma Hussain

Apple has officially crossed a major milestone: more than 3 billion iPhones sold since the original launched in 2007. CEO Tim Cook revealed the number during Apple’s latest earnings call, highlighting the device’s lasting dominance in the smartphone industry. It…

iPhoneAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 2025

iPhone 17 Air leak reveals 2,900mAh battery in ultra-thin metal design

Asma Hussain

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air is shaping up to be its slimmest and most radical redesign in years, and new leaks offer a closer look at one of the most critical components inside: the battery. According to images shared by…

iPhoneAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 2025

Tim Cook is not worried that AI gadgets will dethrone the iPhone

Imran Hussain

Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan used yesterday’s earnings call to press Tim Cook on a fast-spreading investor worry: will AI-first gadgets eventually make screens—and therefore the iPhone—obsolete? Mohan cited voice pins, pocket assistants, and other screen-free devices that promise…

Aug 1, 2025

Apple explores large AI acquisitions to speed up Siri upgrades

Imran Hussain

Apple is signaling a rare shift in its deal-making playbook. On the Q3 2025 earnings call, Tim Cook said the company is “open to M&A that accelerates our roadmap,” naming artificial intelligence as the top priority. Seven AI-focused firms have…

iPhoneAug 1, 2025

iPhone 16 popularity surpasses iPhone 15 and lifts Apple’s Q3 results

Imran Hussain

Apple’s June-quarter earnings call put hard numbers behind what analysts have tracked for months: iPhone 16 popularity is running well ahead of last year’s iPhone 15 family. Tim Cook told investors the new lineup “has delivered the highest June-quarter install…