Following WSJ: Walt Mossberg's initial review, more reviews are beginning to appear across the web. We will highlight reviews of interest here.
NY Times: David Pogue - "so sleek and thin, it makes Treos and BlackBerrys look obese." - After walking around with the iPhone unprotected for 2 weeks, no marks on it. Glass smudges are easily wiped off. - 700 megabytes is occupied by the phones software - Making calls can be a 6 step process if phone is off. - Web, Email is superior - Battery Life Test: 5 hours video, 23 hours audio. Note: did not turn off Wi-Fi and other features as Apple suggests. - Typing was OK. Difficult at first, but learned to "trust" the keyboard. "The BlackBerry wont be going away anytime soon." - Cites AT&T network as iPhone's biggest downfall. Cites Consumer Reports survey which ranks AT&T network as last or second to last in 19 out of 20 major US cities. - AT&Ts EDGE cellular network: "excruciatingly slow" - Slideshow of photos taken with iPhone - Video Review
Newsweek: Steven Levy - bottom line is that the iPhone is a significant leap - The iPhone is the rare convergence device where things actually converge. - e-mail looks more like youre working on a computer than a clunky phone - YouTube videos work great on Wi-Fi, but can display in a lower quality when youre not at a hotspot and are using AT&Ts EDGE network - unless I did a lot of video watching or Web browsing, [the battery] could generally last the day - Ive been jamming it in my pocket with keyrings, coins and pens, and so far its nearly as good as new.
USA Today: Edward Baig - Apple's iPhone isn't perfect, but it's worthy of the hype - The revelation is that it's also comfortable to hold and touch. - I expected to miss the tactile feel that a physical keyboard provides. I didn't. - You can hold a conference call with up to five people. - No voice recognition or voice dialing - halfway decent internal speakers for listening if you set the thing down - iPod games are not compatible with iPhone - our company tech department raised questions about the security settings Apple required with our Microsoft Exchange servers. - Battery life didn't prove to be a big problem in my unscientific tests - Edward Baig brought his iPhone to CNBC and demoed it live tonight: Video
iPadOS 26 allows iPads to function much more like Macs, with a new app windowing system, a swipe-down menu bar at the top of the screen, and more. However, Apple has stopped short of allowing iPads to run macOS, and it has now explained why.
In an interview this week with Swiss tech journalist Rafael Zeier, Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi said that iPadOS 26's new Mac-like ...
Thursday June 12, 2025 8:58 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
Apple's iPhone development roadmap runs several years into the future and the company is continually working with suppliers on several successive iPhone models simultaneously, which is why we often get rumored features months ahead of launch. The iPhone 17 series is no different, and we already have a good idea of what to expect from Apple's 2025 smartphone lineup.
If you skipped the iPhone...
Alongside WWDC this week, Logitech announced notable new accessories for the iPad and Apple Vision Pro.
The Logitech Muse is a spatially-tracked stylus developed for use with the Apple Vision Pro. Introduced during the WWDC 2025 keynote address, Muse is intended to support the next generation of spatial computing workflows enabled by visionOS 26. The device incorporates six degrees of...
The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are three months away, and there are plenty of rumors about the devices.
Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of June 2025:Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and the iPhone X through iPhone 14 Pro have a...
Thursday June 12, 2025 4:53 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
With iOS 26, Apple has introduced some major changes to the iPhone experience, headlined by the new Liquid Glass redesign that's available across all compatible devices. However, several of the update's features are exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models, since they rely on Apple Intelligence.
The following features are powered by on-device large language models and machine...
Apple this week announced that iPhone users will soon be able to watch videos right on the CarPlay screen in supported vehicles.
iPhone users will be able to wirelessly stream videos to the CarPlay screen using AirPlay, according to Apple. For safety reasons, video playback will only be available when the vehicle is parked, to prevent distracted driving. The connected iPhone will be able to...
Wednesday June 11, 2025 4:22 pm PDT by Juli Clover
iOS 26 features a whole new design material that Apple calls Liquid Glass, with a focus on transparency that lets the content on your display shine through the controls. If you're not a fan of the look, or are having trouble with readability, there is a step that you can take to make things more opaque without entirely losing out on the new look.
Apple has multiple Accessibility options that ...
Thursday June 12, 2025 10:14 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple today added Mac Studio models with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips to its online certified refurbished store in the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and many European countries, for the first time since they were released in March.
As usual for refurbished Macs, prices are discounted by approximately 15% compared to the equivalent new models on Apple's online store. Note that Apple's ...
Apple today provided developers with a revised version of the first iOS 26 beta for testing purposes. The update is only available for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models, so if you're running iOS 26 on an iPhone 14 or earlier, you won't see the revised beta.
Registered developers can download the new beta software through the Settings app on each device.
The revised beta addresses an...
