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You might miss these changes if you're not paying attention. Zachary McAuliffe Staff writer Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a TV series with his wife and their

Skip to content An interesting iPhone despite throttling, worse battery, and single-lens camera. Apple's iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Apple's iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham If you'll indulge me for a moment, here's some ancient history. In 2008, when Apple took the very first MacBook Air out of a manila envelope, it was not positioned

DenPhotos/Shutterstock Having your iPhone screen turn off while you're viewing something on the display can be pretty inconvenient. While it usually won't shut off if you're interacting with the device, there can be instances where it locks when reading an article, book, or even a recipe while cooking. This is usually done to preserve your

Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max appear to provide little resistance to scratches and scuffs around the sharp edges of the camera bump. Tech blogger Zack Nelson demonstrates

Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While it seems like a foregone conclusion that there will be a foldable iPhone, possibly late next year, there hasn’t been much info about what it would look like. In the latest installment

Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. You’d be forgiven for assuming the iPhone Air would snap like a twig under pressure. It’s almost impossibly thin at just 5.6mm. But, its titanium frame is not only stronger than aluminum, it’s

Nadeem Sarwar/SlashGear Capturing shots of the night sky and celestial events, an art known as astrophotography, may sound intimidating at first. After all, the fantastic stills you often see making rounds on social media are captured with uber expensive cameras, stands, and computing gear to go with post-edits. But the humble iPhone in your pocket

Ming Yeung/Getty Images The iPhone 17 and iPhone Air lineups are available starting this Friday. One of the key new changes on this year's devices is that Apple added a second-generation Ceramic Shield that makes these devices more scratch- and drop-resistant on both sides. However, we're still talking about an iPhone mostly made of glass

Ming Yeung/Getty Images On Friday, the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 models started selling in stores and shipping to buyers who purchased them online. As in previous years, the iPhone's release date brings us more details about Apple's newest handsets than the first round of reviews, including the durability tests that many iPhone buyers want

Annice Lyn/Getty Images It's the iPhone 17 (and iPhone Air) official launch day. If you're planning to get a new iPhone on day one or in the coming weeks, there are a few things you should do to improve your experience. After all, if you want to make the most of the new design, chip