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The iPhone Photography Awards competition has been running now for 19 years, and the 2026 winners have just been announced.

In addition to four overall winners, there are first place awards in a wide range of categories, including abstract, animals, architecture, children, cityscape, landscape, lifestyle, nature, and people …

Apple plans to manufacture and sell around 10 million foldable iPhone Ultra models, according to a new report. That’s roughly a third more than the average build targets previously expected.

Apple and Epic Games have agreed to ask the court to temporarily postpone key deadlines in their long-running App Store dispute while Apple seeks to pause the proceedings until the Supreme Court rules on its appeal. Here are the details.

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Apple is once again being required to preinstall Russian apps on devices sold in the country, or face a fine of up to $52 million. Here are the details.

Apple is introducing a new MCP server for Safari that lets coding agents inspect websites directly in the browser, giving them access to page content, console logs, network requests, screenshots, and more. Here are the details.

Bloomberg reports that Apple is testing four new iPad Pro models for spring 2027, in addition to a revamped entry-level MacBook Pro slated for as early as the first half of next year. Here are the details.

According to Counterpoint Research, Apple’s entry into the foldable phone market will help drive a strong rebound in foldable smartphone panel shipments this year. Here are the details.

Apple reportedly wants to buy Chinese RAM for its products from not one but two different firms. The move would likely require permission from the United States government.

A new TrendForce report says MacBook price hikes will contribute to a 13.6% drop in global laptop shipments, although Apple is still expected to outperform the broader market. Here are the details.

The official New York Times app on iOS now supports Apple’s Liquid Glass design as of its latest update.

Update July 1, 3:30 p.m: Claude Fable 5 is now available to users globally on the Claude Platform, Claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. As a reminder, for “Pro, Max, Team, and select Enterprise plans, Fable 5 will be included for up to 50% of weekly usage limits through July 7, after which it will be available via usage credits,” according to Anthropic. The original post follows below.

Update July 1, 8:00 a.m: Anthropic has published a newsroom post with information on today’s return of Fable 5 and Mythos 5. See details below.

Anthropic has confirmed it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 this Wednesday, July 1, nearly three weeks after US export controls forced the company to take the model offline. Here are the details.

Using the iPad Pro with the nano-texture display reaffirmed my preference for anti-glare displays. Naturally, this made me want to nano-texture all the things.

While not all Apple products have nano-texture display options, you can get a lot of the way there with quality anti-glare matte screen protectors for any iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.

Apple isn’t the only company with AI-focused products in the works. According to a new report, SpaceX has an artificial intelligence hardware prototype that’s “slimmer than an iPhone” in development.

Update: Musk has denied the report, tweeting that it is “utterly false.”

Apple TV has no shortage of excellent sci-fi series (including Silo, which returns tomorrow), and it just shared a teaser for what could be its next big hit: Neuromancer.

Since iOS 5 in 2011, the iPhone and iPad have included Notification Center, a central place to find alerts from various apps in chronological order.

Starting with iOS 27, Apple is making a major change to how users open Notification Center on iPhone and iPad. iOS 27 is currently in beta, and the behavior has changed slightly between the first two releases.

iOS 27 brings new features to Apple Wallet, Maps, Notes, Messages, and more—and it packs key upgrades for the Mail app too. Here’s everything new for Apple Mail in iOS 27.

Looking for new iPhone and iPad games to play? The App Store has plenty of games without ads and in-app purchases.

Apple Arcade is a great subscription option for families, though it’s not the only game in town. If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you’re also paying for a huge catalog of great iPhone and iPad games.

Yesterday Apple updated its ‘pro’ camera app, Final Cut Camera, with a new feature that’s exclusive to iPhone 17 Pro. Here are the details.

iOS 26.5.2 released this week, but another iPhone software update will be here soon. Here’s when to expect iOS 26.6 to launch to all users.