Author: Ethan Caldwell
Ethan Caldwell is GeekBlog's resident Apple specialist, covering the entire Apple ecosystem: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and the software that ties them together. A longtime iOS user and gadget collector, Ethan tracks Cupertino's every move, breaking down Apple keynotes, A- and M-series chip benchmarks, iOS feature updates and the rumor mill into clear, practical takes that help readers decide whether the latest Apple hardware is worth the upgrade.
Apple’s new Apple TV 4K costs $299 and its big selling point is Siri AI. But Apple’s own press release confirms the 2021 and 2022 Apple TV 4K models get Siri AI too, in beta with tvOS 27.2. Here is which boxes qualify, what older models miss and whether upgrading makes sense.
Google Play now lets Android users build apps with AI Studio and run them privately, without publishing to the Play Store. Here is how it works, who gets it first and what is coming.
The October Google Play Services update (v26.40) adds receipt scanning to Google Wallet, plus a message center, clearer merchant names and a faster Google Pay checkout in Chrome. Here is what each change does, what Google has not said yet and how to check if you have it.
Some Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 owners report redness and burning under the sensor. Here is what is known, what Apple advises, and what to do.
Apple Upgrade lets you lease an iPhone through Klarna with no interest, and the total never exceeds the list price. Every leased iPhone is also unlocked, which is the part that should worry Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.
At a Tennessee rally, Trump floated renaming the Atlantic or the Pacific as “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas.” No order exists yet, but Apple and Google relabeled the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario for U.S. users within days of his last two orders. Here is why an ocean is a much harder case.
Apple is reportedly building a home security device, codenamed J450, that captures images at a low frame rate and sends written descriptions instead of video. It also reportedly uses facial recognition to tell which household member walked in. Apple’s Welcome Home event is October 13, but the camera’s timing is disputed and may be 2027 or later.
Apple has confirmed a Welcome Home event for Tuesday, October 13 in Tribeca, and confirmed nothing else. The expectation is a countertop hub with a small square screen, a faster Apple TV 4K, and the HomePod mini’s first replacement in six years. The hardware was never the hard part. The new Siri is.
An IT professional found his parents’ Keurig K-Supreme SMART had uploaded 1,008 GB in just over ten days and knocked their Wi-Fi flat. The headline sounds like a spying scandal. The follow-up is stranger and more useful: almost none of that traffic ever reached the internet. Here is what actually happened and what it means for every smart appliance in your house.
A federal judge added $184 million in prejudgment interest to Masimo’s $634 million Apple Watch patent verdict, pushing Apple’s bill to about $818 million.