Apple has quietly changed the M2 iPad Air's listed GPU core count from 10 cores to nine cores, and Metal benchmark testing suggests that the nine-core spec is accurate. Apple has corrected the GPU core count in the M2 iPad Air's description. The M2 iPad Air was originally announced as having a 10-core GPU in its initial press release on May 7, 2024....

Best Buy's blowout deal on the M2 15-inch MacBook Air knocks $400 off a loaded configuration with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. Save $400 on Apple's 15-inch MacBook Air. The steep markdown is available this weekend only, with the loaded M2 15-inch MacBook Air dropping to $1,499 at Apple Authorized Reseller Best Buy. At press time, Midnight, Space Gray and...

A scam involving "returning" some 16,000 counterfeit iPhones and iPads to Apple stores has resulted in five arrests that could lead to decades behind bars. Several crime rings have returned fake iPhones for genuine replacements A criminal ring operating throughout southern California has been charged with stealing some $12.3 million worth of Apple...

After getting fed up with overnight thefts of tools, a Northern Virginia carpenter planted AirTags on his tools, leading police to series of storage facilities full of stolen goods. Stolen goods recovered from a tool theft ring Twice, an unnamed carpenter woke in the early morning to find his van broken into, and thousands of dollars of tools stolen...

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Apple's changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users. iMessage on an iPhone Users of iMessage will be familiar with the way the app handles certain words within a message. Existing options include key words like Happy Birthday triggering balloons, as well as other...