Apple announced its new home lineup by press release on October 13, 2026, alongside an invite-only event in New York. The new products are Apple Home Collection, a range of smart home accessories built with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, HomePod mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K. This live blog updates as details […]

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Apple sells Apple Arcade for $6.99 per month or $49.99 per year, Apple Fitness+ for $9.99 per month or $79.99 annually, and Apple Creator Studio for $12.99 per month or $129 per year, according to its US product pages. Paying yearly instead of monthly saves $33.89 on Arcade, $39.89 on Fitness+ and $26.88 on Creator […]

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Apple has launched hypertension notifications on Apple Watch in the Philippines, according to an update on its Philippine newsroom dated October 14, 2026. The feature works on Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, Series 11, Ultra 2 and Ultra 3, but Apple says it will not initially be available in the Philippines on Apple Watch […]

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Les Benjamins designer Bünyamin Aydın designed his new collection, “From Earth to Sky,” on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Pro, and filmmaker Neels Castillon shot the brand’s Cappadocia fashion show on iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple said in an October 14, 2026 story. The show marks 15 years of the Istanbul-based lifestyle brand and is […]

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Apple has released Apple Sports version 4.5, which brings key stats into Live Activities during breaks in the action, according to Apple’s App Store release notes. The update for the free iPhone app arrived in mid-October and also adds five more soccer competitions, including English League One and League Two. It is the second soccer […]

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