HBO Max is planning to crack down more aggressively on password sharing, according to Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming CEO JB Perette (via The Verge). Perette shared the info during an earnings call, where he said HBO Max users will be encouraged to pay a $7.99 per month fee to add viewers that are outside of […]

AI can be fun or helpful – but sometimes it can even be dangerous. Voice cloning has already been used to scam people who receive calls from – supposedly – a loved one in trouble. But AI can be used to defend against such scams too. Samsung has added voice phishing detection to One UI […]

It’s been several months since Apple released the mid-tier iPhone 16e to replace the iPhone SE, so we thought we’d revisit it for a longer-term review. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. With a starting price of $599, the ‌iPhone 16e‌ isn’t a low-cost smartphone, but it is Apple’s most affordable ‌iPhone‌ […]

Honor’s mid-range lineup has just grown with the arrival of the Honor 400 Smart in Europe. This joins the 400, 400 Pro, and 400 Lite. The Honor 400 Smart is currently offered by Orange in Spain, but it will undoubtedly spread to more European markets soon. It comes with a 6.77-inch LCD screen with 720×1610 […]

New York-based law firm Kasowitz LLP today announced that it is filing a lawsuit against Apple on behalf of its client, Texas-based company Fintiv, over alleged theft of mobile wallet technology used to create Apple Pay. In a press release, the law firm said the complaint accuses Apple of violating U.S. federal and state RICO […]

Best Buy is hosting a new Apple Shopping Event this week, with discounts on MacBook, iPad, Apple Watch, iPhone, and more. This sale is available to all shoppers and is set to last through this Sunday, August 10. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a […]

OpenAI today introduced GPT-5, which the company says brings a « significant leap » in intelligence and fewer hallucinations. GPT-5 is supposed to be better at following instructions and minimizing sycophancy. The model offers improved performance across coding, math, writing, health, visual perception, and more. OpenAI says that GPT-5 is its best coding model to date, with […]

Sales of the Galaxy S25 series have been strong, getting ahead of the S24 series sales pace. The new Edge was off to a rough start, though. For a more detailed look at how the 2025 models performed compared to the 2024 models, Ice Universe has shared sales numbers for both, covering the period from […]

Apple today provided public beta testers with a second beta of macOS Tahoe, the newest version of macOS that’s set to launch this fall. The second beta comes two weeks after the first macOS Tahoe public beta, and it corresponds to the fifth developer beta. Public beta testers can download macOS Tahoe from the Software […]

Apple today released the second public betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, allowing the public to test the updates ahead of their September launch. The second public betas come two weeks after the first public betas, and the updates correspond with the fifth developer betas. Beta testers that have registered on Apple’s website can […]

Apple today seeded the second public betas of tvOS 26 and watchOS 26 to Apple TV and Apple Watch users who have signed up for the public beta program. The second tvOS 26 and ‌watchOS 26‌ public betas come two weeks after Apple seeded the first public betas. ‌watchOS 26‌ and tvOS 26 can be […]

Samsung is developing three new tablets. Among them, two are flagship models, the Galaxy Tab S11 and the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, and the third is a mid-range product, the Galaxy Tab S10 Lite, which should sit below the Galaxy Tab S10 FE. The leaks about the more affordable model in the past have shed […]