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 renamed Wi-Fi Assist to Connectivity Assist in iOS 27 and moved it to the bottom of the Wi-Fi menu, where it is on by default. iPhone owners report screen-on time jumping from 3 hours to 7 after switching it off. Here is what the feature does, why it costs power, and how to turn it off in both places it hides.
Amazon’s About You page lists the conclusions its personalization model has drawn from your purchases, searches and Alexa conversations, and people are finding entries about their family, their diet and their body. It went live in May. Here is exactly where to find yours, what feeds it, what you can delete, and the one thing you cannot switch off.
Amazon’s October Prime Day has pushed the Apple Watch Series 12 to $349.99 and the Ultra 4 to $699.99, the first real discounts on the new lineup. Here is whether they are worth grabbing before the sale ends tonight.
Apple has confirmed the iPhone Duo’s inner display carries a cover layer that service centers can peel off and replace, for $19 with AppleCare coverage. It is the most quietly significant detail about Apple’s first foldable, because the crease on a folding phone does not arrive at launch. It arrives in year two, and Apple is the first manufacturer to sell a consumer fix for it.
The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max share the same chip and cameras. Here is exactly what the bigger model adds in screen, battery and price, drawn to scale.
iPhone 17 or iPhone 17 Pro? A full spec table, a to scale size drawing, real photos side by side and a clear answer for every kind of buyer.
Apple has confirmed that a small number of iPhone 18 Pro Max handsets on AT&T can lose cellular service permanently, and that no software update will bring it back. iOS 27.0.1 and a new carrier settings file are preventative only. Here is how to tell which side of that line your phone is on, and what to do about it either way.
Google’s support window for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro closed in October 2026, five years after launch. The phone keeps working and most of the software on it keeps updating, but the monthly Android security patch does not. Here is what stops, what quietly continues, how fast the risk actually builds, and what the realistic options are.
Every spec of the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max camera, what each 48MP lens is good at, how it scored in testing, and whether the iPhone 18 Pro camera is worth the upgrade.
What Apple charges to replace the battery in every iPhone, from $69 to the new $129 for the iPhone 18 Pro, when AppleCare+ makes it free, and when a repair shop is the better call.