Forget the new AirTag and get a four-pack of the old model for just $64
Macworld So, there’s a new AirTagthat’s louder and a bit more accurate from longer distances. But otherwise it’s the same, so why pay full price when you can get a four-pack of AirTags 1 for $64? That’ $35 off the original price (the same price you’ll pay for AirTag 2) and the best price we’ve ever seen. Apple’s AirTags integrate directly with the Find My app on your iPhone and other Apple devices, allowing users to locate wallets, luggage, or backpacks with ease. Just open the app and use it to locate the tag by making it beep. When out of Bluetooth range, the tags will ping off other Apple devices nearby, which can come in handy when going on vacation. And since they have a replaceable battery, you won’t need to worry about charging it for about a year. The one downside of these tags is that they need a separate accessory to put one on a keyring, but you can get some for pretty cheap. And if you want to pop one in a bag or luggage, they’re small enough to fit anywhere. It’ll be a while until we see our first AirTag 2 discount, so grab this four-pack of AirTags for $64 while you still can. Buy now at Amazon

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iPhone 18 Pro Max battery life to increase again — but not by much
A new iPhone 18 Pro Max leak claims that will see the smallest year-over-year battery capacity increase in years, although the final use figures depends more on the power efficiency of the A20 processor.The iPhone 18 Pro Max should see an improvement in battery lifeRecent rumors have claimed that the expected iPhone Fold will have the largest-capacity battery the iPhone has ever had. But dubious leaks specifying a capacity figure claim it will be a 5,000mAh battery, and now the iPhone 18 Pro Max will reportedly beat it.That's according to leaker Digital Chat Station on Chinese social media site Weibo. He or she states that there will again be two models of the highest-end iPhone, with different battery capacities: Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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How to factory reset AirTag 2
Whether you're handing off an AirTag or trying to resolve pairing issues, knowing how to properly reset Apple's item tracker ensures you can set it up on a new iPhone easily.How to factory reset a second generation AirTagEvery AirTag can be associated with only a single Apple Account. If you want to gift your AirTag to another person, you'll need to reset it. While this does take a little effort, the whole process can be done in a about a minute.Before you get started, we highly recommend that all small children and pets are out of the area while you reset an AirTag. AirTags, for all their usefulness, are choking hazards and can cause internal damage if they pass through the digestive tract. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Silo season 3 is coming: Here’s everything we know right now
Apple TV has become a go-to service for sci-fi fans, with shows like Severance and Pluribus proving big hits. Another popular series is dystopian thriller Silo, which has a season 3 coming later this year. Here’s everything we know so far about Silo season 3. more…

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Today in Apple history: Steve Wozniak leaves Apple
On February 9, 1985, co-founder Steve Wozniak left Apple as a full-time employee to pursue outside interests. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Apple shifts AI health coach plans to new focus
A new decision by Eddy Cue means Apple shifts AI health coach plans to focus on incremental Health app updates. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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∞ The Dalrymple Report: Foldable iPhone, Financials, buying a Mac online
Rumors continue about Apple coming out with some sort of a foldable iPhone that will be released this year and the follow up designs that will follow. The copany released its quarterly results with revenue boosted by incredible iPhone sales. The way you buy a Mac online has changed. Apple has a new visually pleasing way of presenting the options and the Mac you are buying, while making your choices very clear. Follow this podcast Brought to you by: Squarespace: Check out squarespace.com/DALRYMPLE for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: DALRYMPLE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Show Notes: RIP Catherine O’Hara Report: Apple ‘exploring’ clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model Apple has changed the way you buy a Mac online The Fallen Apple Why the Q.ai acquisition could be huge for AI and Siri Apple reports first quarter results Shows and movies we're watching Mayor of Kingstown, Paramount+ Tom Scott’s “Podcast Express” Second, there’s “For The Record, the 70’s”, Episode 58, WKRP in Cincinnati

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The Dalrymple Report: Foldable iPhone, Financials, buying a Mac online
Rumors continue about Apple coming out with some sort of a foldable iPhone that will be released this year and the follow up designs that will follow. The copany released its quarterly results with revenue boosted by incredible iPhone sales. The way you buy a Mac online has changed. Apple has a new visually pleasing way of presenting the options and the Mac you are buying, while making your choices very clear. [Follow this podcast](http://loopu.in/1KsW16v) **Brought to you by**: **[Squarespace](https://squarespace.com/DALRYMPLE)**: Check out [squarespace.com/DALRYMPLE](https://squarespace.com/DALRYMPLE) for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: DALRYMPLE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. **Show Notes:** - [RIP Catherine O’Hara](https://deadline.com/2026/01/catherine-ohara-dead-1236703726/) - [Report: Apple ‘exploring’ clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model](https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/01/apple-considering-clamshell-style-foldable-iphone-flip/) - [Apple has changed the way you buy a Mac online](http://apple.com) - [The Fallen Apple](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/02/03/the-fallen-apple/) - [Why the Q.ai acquisition could be huge for AI and Siri](https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-acquisition-could-solve-my-biggest-ai-problem/) - [Apple reports first quarter results](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-reports-first-quarter-results/) **Shows and movies we're watching** - Mayor of Kingstown, Paramount+ - Tom Scott’s “Podcast Express” - Second, there’s “For The Record, the 70’s”, Episode 58, WKRP in Cincinnati

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iPhone 18 Pro Max’s new battery gains revealed by leaker
iPhone 17 Pro Max’s best-ever battery has been a hit with users, and we’ve heard before that iPhone 18 Pro Max will boast an even bigger battery. Now, thanks to a new leak, we know how much bigger. more…

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Apple Vision Pro anniversary, Gemini confusion, and iPhone Flip on the AppleInsider Podcast
How the Apple Vision Pro has and has not moved forward in two years, plus what's going on with Gemini and Siri, and what comes after the iPhone Fold, on the AppleInsider Podcast.Apple Vision Pro seemed like the future, but for the present, it's past its launch halo. And instead eyes are turning to the iPhone Fold and its different formsIt's a week of looking back, forward, but as it turns out, not suspiciously. For despite reports of Apple and Google making contradictory statements about the tie-up between Siri and Gemini, the truth turns out to be plain and simple — and look fine.But as we wait for the actual results of that deal, there is also the fact that it's now two entire years since the Apple Vision Pro came out. One of your hosts remains a supporter, but perhaps less of a fan, and wonders what Apple's plan for the device can be. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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This $50 bundle preps you for major cybersecurity certifications
The Ultimate Cybersecurity Training Bundle preps you for certification exams for CompTIA and Microsoft for less than $50. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Zuckerberg on why Meta should do less safety research: ‘Apple doesn’t study any of this’
New emails unsealed this week and spotted by The Verge show Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggesting the company should conduct less research into how its platforms harm users, bizarrely citing Apple as a model to follow. The email was sent in 2021 following a report from The Wall Street Journal that Meta was more than aware that Instagram was “toxic for teen girls,” and had done in-depth research on the topic. more…

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Apple says AI is fueling ‘new categories of products,’ but will they ever arrive?
Macworld At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook did his best to reassure employees about the company’s prospects in the AI market, a market in which it has so far struggled to achieve relevance. When questioned about rivals’ launches of new types of AI device, Cook insisted that Apple isn’t concerned. “There will be new categories of products and services that are enabled through AI, and we’re extremely excited about that,” he said, as reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. “We’re excited about the opportunities that it opens for Apple.” Apple will need to deliver more than just positive words. The company does have an AI platform, Apple Intelligence, but this was late (arriving more than a month after the “AI-ready” iPhone 16, and well over a year after Google Gemini) and far less capable than rival offerings. Things are so serious that Apple, one of the wealthiest and best-resourced companies in history, had to seek help from a rival to get things back on track. Apple’s partnership with Google may be exactly what it needs in the short term. But the problem with growth markets is that they move on fast, and as Cook’s questioner recognised, other tech companies have released dedicated hardware products specifically designed to deliver AI features, while others are sure to follow soon. This functionality could be built into a pair of glasses (such as Meta’s Ray-Bans), a set of earbuds, or a pin attached to the user’s clothing (such as the Humane AI, or the project Jony Ive is working on with OpenAI). AI need not be limited to the screen of a phone or a laptop. Reports claim that Apple has been working on an AI pin, but such a product is extremely unlikely to appear before 2027, if it appears at all. And as already mentioned, the company is hindered by fundamental problems with the AI itself: it can hardly press on with plans for an AI device until that’s solved. “AI is one of the most profound opportunities of our entire lifetime,” Cook added at the meeting. “I truly believe there is no company better positioned to let our customers use AI in profound and meaningful ways than Apple.” He may believe it, but the rest of us might take some convincing.

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Apple’s cheapest iPad to get Apple Intelligence support at just the right time
Alongside the iPhone 17e, Apple also has a refreshed base model iPad in the works. A new report from Macotakara highlights what we can expect from Apple’s update of its cheapest iPad. more…

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One song can ruin your entire Apple Music algorithm & there needs to be a fix
Users shouldn't be afraid of exploring music or letting their kids choose a song, but since Apple Music lacks manual algorithm controls, one wrong song can upend your recommendations for weeks.Apple Music is great except when you accidentally poison your algorithmApple Music is debatably the best option for music streaming, especially for those committed to the Apple ecosystem. However, as great as the app and human curation aspects can be, there is a fatal flaw that requires users to either actively fight it or give up entirely.It seems like it should be obvious to Apple's development team, but year after year, we have gone without the ability to fine-tune our algorithm. If you dare to listen to a single Christmas song, video game soundtrack, or sleep-focused playlist without first turning off the algorithm altogether, your recommendations will be ruined for an indefinite amount of time. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The iPhone Fold can’t just be a folding iPhone
Macworld Folding phones are everywhere. There are enough of them that our friends at TechAdvisor have maintained a best folding phone guide for several years. Samsung even just came out with a tri-fold phone, in a very “we made a razor with even more blades” sort of approach. And while folding phones have gotten quite good over the past several years and are reasonably popular considering the high price they command ($1,500 or more for the best models), the expectations for Apple’s long-awaited folding iPhone are a lot higher. Apple has avoided making a folding iPhone for years, even while the problems with screen creases and wonky hinges have more or less been resolved. A folding iPhone is going to have to be more than just “it’s an iPhone, but it folds.” It has to enable you to do things you can’t do with a non-folding iPhone. Going their own way A plethora of leaks have given us a decent picture of what the iPhone Fold will look like: A book-style folding iPhone somewhat squatter and wider than its contemporaries in the Android space, with an external display around 5 and a half inches and an internal unfolded display a little under 8 inches. The back will have two cameras, arranged in a horizontal “plateau” similar to that on the iPhone Air. It will have Touch ID in the power button rather than Face ID, and volume buttons along the top edge. Most of the left side of the device will be occupied by the display and battery, giving it the highest battery capacity of any iPhone yet (rumors say north of 5,000mAh). Leaked CAD drawings and dimensions suggest the iPhone fold will be wider than the usual folding phone.Subsyxx/Reddit But all of that is just hardware. It matters, of course, but it doesn’t give you a reason to spend twice as much on an iPhone that folds. People aren’t out there clamoring for a wider iPhone that costs $2,000 or more. The real reason to buy the iPhone Fold will have to be the software, and that’s the one part of the picture we just don’t have any real information about. What could you do with a folding iPhone? Obviously, folding phones make for good “lean back on the couch and consume content” experiences. Unfolded, the two-hand experience and larger display make for better web browsing and video watching. But sleek design and “it’s bigger on the inside” probably isn’t going to make the folding iPhone a success. The iPhone Air put a premium on design at a high price, and by all accounts, it did not do well. Apple will need to add significant capabilities to iOS if it wants the Fold to be a success. iOS just isn’t made for a screen that is wider than it is tall. The outside display can look and act more or less like your iPhone (but with those dimensions, a lot of apps will need interface updates). But what happens when you run an app on the inside display? Is it just a wider version? Will Apple let you run two apps side-by-side in split screen? It seems obvious that this would be a capability, but again, that’s what every Android foldable can do, and it’s not the sort of thing that makes everyone rush out to spend two grand on a phone. iPadOS 26 is a start, but the folding iPhone needs to take it even further.Apple Since iPadOS is already “iOS with extra big-screen features,” perhaps the folding iPhone will actually run iPadOS? On the outside screen, apps would run in a full-screen view like an iPhone, but inside you’d get a dock, multitasking, support for a keyboard and mouse/trackpad, and all the other goodies added in iPadOS 26. Add in support for Apple Pencil, and the iPhone Fold could, in fact, be a “hybrid iPhone/iPad” device that starts to make a lot more sense. After all, the iPad mini has a screen size of 8.3 inches, just half an inch bigger than the reported size of an unfolded iPhone Fold. They even appear to have similar aspect ratios. Maybe you wouldn’t pay $2,000 for an iPhone that unfolds to a bigger display, but would you pay that much for an iPad mini that folds up and fits in your pocket? I still expect more than that, though. For starters, every folding phone has to deal with the everyday use case of “I have something open on the outside screen, and then I unfold my phone to use the inside screen.” What happens to that app—how it behaves through that transition—is an area ripe for innovation. The easy thing is to simply show that app on one half of the inside screen, or perhaps provide an option to open such apps across the entire inside display. I hope Apple is thinking a little more deeply about it and will surprise us with something delightful. Accessories are another opportunity to do something special. Cases would need to be specially designed to work around the hinge. Maybe they can do other things, like provide a fold-out stand for watching videos or working with a keyboard and trackpad? Maybe the phone is too thin to attach an Apple Pencil for charging, but the case can provide the required stability? The iPhone Fold needs to do more than the rest of the folding phones on the market.Luke Baker More than just an iPhone that folds iPhone is a popular enough brand that Apple could definitely sell a number of them if it were nothing more than an iPhone on the outside and a bigger iPhone on the inside. Even at the rumored $2,000+ price, just being the first folding iPhone, with a posh design and excellent marketing, would make it the must-have aspirational gadget of the holiday season. But over time, selling an iPhone that costs twice as much as an iPhone Pro is going to have to come with more than just the gee-whiz factor. The “wow factor” of folding phones is several years in the rearview mirror, and the novelty of being the first one from Apple is sure to be short-lived. To continue to sell folding iPhones month after month, year after year, Apple is going to have to make it do something that no other iPhone can do, other than fold in half.

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Inside Live Translation on FaceTime on iOS 26
After a few years of rumors about the feature, Apple added live translated captions to FaceTime in iOS 26, allowing one-on-one calls to display real-time subtitles spanning languages. Here's where to find live translation in FaceTime, and how it came to be.FaceTimeLive translation in FaceTime is a big new feature, but many users don't even know it's there. That's because Apple doesn't make it clear or easy to find as a translation option.Plus, the translation feature isn't found under Apple Intelligence settings or FaceTime menus where you might expect it. Instead, it's tucked away inside Live Captions, an accessibility feature that's been around for years.Consequently even people who use the accessibility features may not have had reason to spot this new addition. But it's worth knowing about, because it is a boon in so many different situations, and while there are still limitations, Apple has implemented it well. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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These 2025 iPads just dropped under $400
Macworld TL;DR: Pick up an iPad 11 on sale for only $370 (reg. $499). The global RAM shortage is causing tech prices to rise across the board, but refurbished prices are still staying low. This 2025 iPad 11 is in near-mint condition, but because it’s technically a refurb, it only costs $369.99 instead of $499. This iPad 11 has an A16 chip with a 5-core CPU, 4-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine, so it can handle multitasking, 4K video editing, and everyday apps without feeling slow. It comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is enough space for work apps, games, documents, and media. The 11-inch Liquid Retina display runs at 1640 x 2360 with True Tone and sRGB color, so text and images look sharp and consistent whether you are reading, streaming, or drawing. iPadOS 26 adds tools like Smart Script for smoother handwritten notes and Math Notes for writing and solving equations with Apple Pencil support. Wi-Fi 6 with 2×2 MIMO and Bluetooth 5.3 keep you connected at home or work, and the eSIM lets you add a data plan when you want cellular service. Battery life is rated for up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi and up to 9 hours on cellular. A 12MP wide rear camera can shoot 4K video, scan documents, and handle everyday photos. The 12MP front camera with Center Stage keeps you in frame on FaceTime and video calls, helped by dual microphones and landscape stereo speakers. This model has a Grade “A” refurbished rating, meaning it’s in near-mint condition with minimal or no scuffing and includes an aftermarket 1-year parts and labor warranty. In the box, you get the iPad, a USB-C charging cable, and a charging block. Right now, you can get an iPad 11 on sale for only $369.99, but limited stock is available. Apple iPad 11 (2025) 128GB Wi-Fi & Cellular Silver (Refurbished)See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.

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Pay for MS Office once and use it forever on your Mac (+ save 77%)
Macworld TL;DR: This is Microsoft Office for Mac the old-school way: one $50 payment (MSRP $219), lifetime access, no monthly fees. There are two kinds of Mac users: those who live inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—and those who quietly resent paying a monthly fee just to keep using them. If you’re in the second group, this deal is for you. Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac delivers the classic Office experience with a one-time purchase instead of an ongoing subscription. That means Word for writing, Excel for spreadsheets, PowerPoint for presentations, Outlook for email, plus Teams (basic) and OneNote—all installed on one Mac for lifetime use. This is not Microsoft 365. There are no renewals to track, no surprise charges, and no pressure to upgrade every year. You buy it once, connect it to your Microsoft account, and keep using it at home or work for as long as that Mac is around. It’s a great fit for families, students, freelancers, and small business owners who just want reliable tools that work. You still get instant delivery, downloadable license keys, and support—but without the subscription mindset. Sometimes the best tech upgrade isn’t flashy. Get a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for a one-time $49.97 payment. Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021: Lifetime LicenseSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.

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iPhone 17e launch appears just weeks away
Apple may announce the iPhone 17e in less than two weeks from now, on February 19, via a quiet press release. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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