Rene Ritchie has been covering the personal technology industry for a decade. An outspoken analyst and critic, he writes at iMore.com/vector, podcasts at applepodcasts.com/vector, and you can find his show at youtube.com/vectorshow. Follow him @reneritchie on Twitter andInstagram.
When Apple introduced the 6th generation, 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil support starting at $329, many of us called it the best deal in tech.Now, Apple has introduced the 7th generation, 10.2-inch iPad with Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard support, still starting at $329, the obvious question became — is it now an even better deal? So, is it?
Even in 2019, Apple Watch Series 3 is still one of the best health and fitness trackers and motivators, connected communications and emergency contact bands, and wearable computer platforms in the world. That’s why, starting at $199, I expect it to fly off the shelves and into a lot of new lives this year.
Apple Watch Series 5 takes the world’s best health and fitness tracker and motivator, connected communications and emergency contact band, and wearable computer platform, and brings it all back full circle — into just what might be the world’s best watch.
Once upon a time, the iPhone was the best camera you had with you. Now, Apple flat out wants to make it the best camera, period. What they can’t do physically with enormous lenses and sensors, they’re doing computationally with ridiculously optimized silicon and machine learning. And not just by taking the iPhone to 11, but by making it pro: The iPhone 11 Pro.
With the added ultra-wide camera and Night Mode, improved selfies, industry-leading A13 Bionic chipset, Gigabit LTE and Wi-Fi 6, and iOS 13 operating system, all starting at $699, iPhone 11 is the most compelling iPhone Apple has ever made.
The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max Smart Battery Cases are here! Obviously, they change up the camera bump cutout, but they also add a new, dedicated, hardware camera button to launch the camera app and take photos and QuickVideo.
After almost two weeks with Apple's second-generation AirPods, here's what I've discovered about the new wireless charging case and H2-powered headphones.
The 10.5-inch iPad Air (2019) is almost the 10.5-inch iPad Pro (2017), minus a few features and for a much lower price.
I’ve been using Google’s Pixel 4 phone for four weeks now. I mean, really using it. With my SIM card in it and everything. Taking photos. Making calls. Playing Pokemon Go. And here's my review, from an iPhone-users perspective... one month later.
New gesture area, new flattened side, and new magnetic charging and storage solution combine to make the new Apple Pencil (2018) the new state of the art.
The Camera app isn't just for taking photos any more. Flash, HDR, timer, selfies, bursts, and more are all easily within your reach!
How did Apple fix the MacBook Pro with the new 16-inch? And how did it break to begin with? Grab a beverage and pull up a chair, it's story time...
How do you make sure macOS app updates are always ready and waiting for you? With background updates!
FaceTime lets anyone with an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac quickly and easily make video or audio calls to anyone else with an Apple device.
The power of the Apple ecosystem. You hear so much about it. How, once you get in, it makes it oh just so easy to stay in. Once you get one product, like an iPhone, it makes it oh just so easy to get more, like an Apple Watch, iPad, or Mac. But what does it really mean and how does it really work? I mean, not just in nebulous terms but specifically? For me, Bluetooth is a big part of it.
I'm putting the iPhone 11 up against the Pixel 4 in a camera-to-camera video shootout. So, which optics will reign supreme?
How do you use Touch ID, Apple's biometric fingerprint identity sensor? Here's everything you need to know!
Apple has a new privacy section on the web and four new white papers detailing how your photos, browsing, location, and logins are being protected.
Google is buying Fitbit, which previously bought Pebble, and if my Twitter feed is any indication, not everyone is happy about it. Small, beloved hardware companies that are struggling to survive on their own being gobbled up by the big tech titans is almost becoming a cliche. But it’s also affecting a lot of customers. Namely, us. So, let’s break it down.
If you go by the biz pub headlines, the iPhone is suffering. It’s always suffering. In the old days, it was perpetually going to be late, or constrained, or facing weak demand. But, a few years ago, when I and others called them out on it, and it blew up spectacularly, there was a shift in strategy. From big, sketchy reports to kind of slow jamming the neg. So, what's really going on?