The apps that help me stay on top of my reading goals in 2026

Reading more is one of those goals that sounds simple but falls apart fast. Here are the four apps keeping my reading habit alive in 2026.

iPhone 18 Pro rumor roundup: 5 of the biggest leaks rated in terms of likelihood — from new colors to Face ID upgrades

The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max could have changes to their designs, colors, camera features, and more.

The US gets the worst phones
The US gets the worst phones

Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they’ve done so for years. Together with Google, they’ve shaped our sense of what a smartphone is and what it can do, pushing the boundaries of mobile photography, software, and processing power. But over the last few years, they’ve sat back, content to iterate rather than […]

Apple’s iOS-level age verification is a mess right now — but it could be the hero we need

Stricter age verification checks for online content – especially social media — are becoming the norm across the world.

The “iPhone clone” debate is stuck in the past

For years, calling a phone an “iPhone clone” was the quickest way to dismiss it outright. It meant lazy design, cheap hardware, and an experience that fell apart the moment you actually used it. Early copycats earned that reputation. They borrowed the …

iOS 26.4.2 fixes an iPhone security flaw exploited by the FBI

iOS 26.4.2 is a small update with just one named fix, but it’s a fix that could secure your communications from law enforcement.

Honor’s new phones look like iPhones for Android
Honor’s new phones look like iPhones for Android

Honor has announced the 600 and 600 Pro, which it calls “accessible flagships,” and they look… familiar. Especially in that orange. The Pro makes the iPhone comparison especially obvious thanks to its triple rear camera – it even has the same flash layout – while the 600 is just a hair subtler because it drops […]

What John Ternus told me a decade ago and why I’m convinced he’s the CEO Apple needs now

The mystery of what kind of CEO John Ternus will be for Apple may already have been solved by his own words.

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.

5 things John Ternus won’t change as Apple CEO when he takes over from Tim Cook (and 2 things he might)

Here’s what John Ternus will keep the same when he becomes Apple’s next CEO (and what he will change).