Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple is ending support for its original HomeKit architecture today, requiring users to update their Home app and devices to iOS 16.2 or later. The new architecture offers improved performance, guest access and activity history, but iPads can no longer serve as home hubs. … Read more
Roman is a Macworld Senior Editor with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, focusing on the Mac and other products in the Apple ecosystem. He is also the host of the Macworld Podcast. His career began at MacUser, where he became Apple certified as a repair technician (back when Apple did such … Read more
Apple has announced that the refurbishment of its central London stores will be completed and Apple Regent Street is due to reopen on Valentine’s Day. In early January 2025, Apple announced that its Regent Street location would be closed for unspecified renovations. It was part of Apple’s plans to remodel or open around 50 stores … Read more
Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea will visit Apple Arcade in March. It’s a sequel Knights of the Lost Realmthe absolute best role-playing game on Apple’s subscription gaming service. Seriously, it’s worth subscribing to Apple Arcade for a few months for RPG fans just to play these two. RPGs are the best Role-playing games … Read more
According to Jeff Pu, an equity analyst at investment firm GF Securities, Apple is aiming for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to have the same starting prices as the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. In today’s research report he obtained MacRumorsPu said his firm’s recent “supply chain … Read more
The counterfeit goods crisis has two ways. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion a year to counterfeits, while buyers in the booming $210 billion second-hand market have no reliable way to verify that what they’re buying is genuine. Veritas wants to solve both problems with a solution that combines its own hardware and software. … Read more
February 10, 1993: Apple launches the Macintosh Color Classic, the company’s first compact Mac with a color display. As the first all-in-one Mac with an integrated color display and the last American Mac to offer the compact form factor of the original model, this model represents a milestone in Macintosh development. The Color Classic unit … Read more
Apple offers an Apple TV Remote app for iPhone, iPad, and even Apple Watch — but not for Mac. So one developer created his own solution: Itsytv, a new macOS app to control your Apple TV. Ever wanted a quick and easy way to control your Apple TV from your Mac? Developer Nick Ustinov wanted … Read more
You can charge your AirPods to 100% and get more battery life out of them by turning off the default setting that limits them to 80%. A charge limit can help preserve the battery of your AirPods and extend their life. But this comes at the expense of more frequent charging every day. And if … Read more
February 10, 2026 UPDATE Set sail in Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, an exciting new chapter in the hit action-adventure franchise, on Apple Arcade on March 5 Pocket Love!+, Flow Free+, and Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story+ will also arrive next month Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, the highly anticipated new chapter … Read more