Apple unleashed some impressive gadgets last year including the iPhone 16 and the Vision Pro headset. Now, the tech giant is lining up its next set of gizmos – and the first five could arrive as soon as next month. According to reports, the company is about to unveil a new'affordable' iPhone – an alternative to the iPhone 16 which starts at 799/ 799. It's also preparing two new iPads, a new Mac and a brand new AI product, if rumours are to be believed. 'We've been off to a light start in 2025 in terms of Apple products,' says Apple news and rumours website 9to5Mac.

If your iPhone or iPad is over five years old, you'll miss out on the wave of new features and applications coming this fall with Apple's upgrade to iOS 17. The iPhone X, the first to feature FaceID, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will not support the new operating system. That means the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR will be the oldest devices capable of running the new operating system when available later this year. The end of having to say'Hey' to summon Siri, a new Journal app for tracking your life goals, improvements to autocorrect, and a'Check In' feature to let friends and loved ones know you've arrived home safely are among iOS 17's new features. But only the most advanced iPhones, from 2021's iPhone 12 and newer, will be able to control their device with hand gestures during a FaceTime call, unlocking fun augmented reality (AR) reaction graphics.

Artificial Intelligence is all around us. Most of our daily live tasks are based on AI. This digital world has made us imperative to utilize AI in our day-to-day tasks. Knowingly or unknowingly, we have come across so many applications of AI. But why?! Why has AI emerged in our lives?

From the iPhone to the Mac, iPad, iPod and the Apple Watch, Apple excels, and continues to do so, in hardware innovation and software development. However, not much is known about Apple's plan with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it's used in Apple products, or apps in general. In its recent WWDC performance, Apple seems to have taken a quieter, yet smarter approach by adding several features and updates with machine learning at their core. The idea behind incorporating machine learning and AI into Apple products is to build amazing experiences for its consumers so they can do what they never imagined they could. Apple engineers and researchers are collaborating to integrate software and hardware across its devices and improve user experiences while protecting their data.

I was ridiculously excited to review the HomePod mini, Apple's latest small smart speaker. Just like how it's hard to review a kid product honestly without having a kid or two to test it on, it's also hard to review an Apple product if you're not already a ride-or-die Apple fan. As senior editor Michael Calore noted in his review of the first HomePod, Apple products are just not meant for everyone. They're meant for us, the dedicated members of the Apple clan who are writing reviews on our MacBooks Pro and checking Slack on our iPhones, recording step counts on our Apple Watches while listening to Apple Music on AirPods, before turning on Paw Patrol on the Apple TV. I'm an Apple fan, and I've also been in a long and dispiriting battle with the Sonos app that controls my ancient Sonos speakers.

Know Your Stuff is a new column that unlocks the hidden secrets about the everyday products you own. You've finished opening gifts and now you're the proud owner of a new…gadget. Maybe you asked for it specifically or maybe it was just a well-intended notion. Either way, now it's yours, it looks expensive, and you don't have a clue how to use it. This is the point at which many of us throw in the towel.

For iPhone users who don't want to venture far to control their smart homes, look no further than Apple HomeKit. Like Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant, you can use HomeKit to control and command your favorite HomeKit-compatible smart devices. Apple HomeKit isn't compatible with quite as many devices as the aforementioned digital assistants, but unlike smart home systems such as Samsung SmartThings, it doesn't require a specific hub to configure. All you need to get started is to scope out the compatible hardware--door locks, smart bulbs, and so on--and once these gadgets are synced up, you can walk through the door and ask Siri to turn on the lights! The Apple Home app lets you control connected devices.

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Amazon will soon sell Apple products internationally for the first time on its platform, meaning customers could get products faster. Macbooks, iPads and iPhones will become available from the online retailer in the UK as well as other countries in Europe, the US and Japan by Christmas. Coupled with Amazon Prime membership, customers of the site could soon enjoy next day delivery on these products. Amazon already sells Apple devices using third party merchants but pricing, return policies and customer service vary from vendor to vendor. Existing listings will be removed from Amazon and firms affected will need to apply to Apple to become authorised sellers if they want to continue stocking its hardware.

Amazon Basics' $59.99 microwave connects to Echo speakers to bring in Alexa personal assistant (Photo: Jefferson Graham) That's a key takeaway from Alexa-driven products Amazon launched on Thursday, from an anticipated AmazonBasics Microwave to a small cassette-sized gadget, Echo Auto, that will let Alexa hang out with you in the car. Amazon's designs on smart home domination and beyond is nothing new, and is no different from Apple, Google, or Samsung. Each company wants to lure you into its own ecosystem--and keep you there. Jeff Bezos' crew appears to have momentum on its side. Amazon now claims more than 20,000 Alexa-compatible devices from more than 3,500 brands, up from some 4,000 devices and 1,200 brands in January. The company's latest product avalanche comes with refreshes to the Echo family of smart speakers, such as the $34 Echo Input.