Lance Whitney

ZDNET As an iPhone user, I’ve been waiting years for Siri to improve. But if anything, Apple’s beleaguered voice assistant has gotten worse. Whether I’m chatting with Siri when I’m at home, out and about, or behind the wheel via […]

ZDNET For years, we’ve been able to freely use all the features in Windows apps like Notepad and Paint. But those days seem to be gone. Yes, the core features are still freely accessible, but the latest AI skills? Not

ZDNET Apple’s Visual Intelligence skill is expanding beyond the iPhone 16. The iPhone 15 Pro will soon get custody of the feature, which digs up details on objects you snap through the camera. In a post published on Wednesday, Daring

Apple/ZDNET On Thursday, Apple unveiled the newest edition to its iPhone lineup, namely the iPhone 16e.  Also: I revisited the iPhone SE in 2025 Initially, many people assumed Apple would christen it with the name iPhone SE 4. But the new

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET I’m not much of an artist. When I try to draw an image on my iPhone or iPad, the result often looks like something created by a two-year-old. That’s why I like Apple’s new Image Wand.

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Apple has settled a class action lawsuit in which tens of millions of users can expect a slice of the payout. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker agreed to pay $95 million to settle a 2019 lawsuit claiming that

ZDNET You may have used generative AI to create text, images, and even videos. But have you ever called on it to conjure up your own music? A few different text-to-music tools can act as virtual composers, but one worth

Lance Whitney/ZDNET Do you use any of the AI features on your smartphone, and if so, do you find them valuable? Those are two of the questions covered in a recent survey from phone reseller SellCell. Released on Monday, the results found

NurPhoto/Getty Images Meta’s Threads has introduced a feature that’s long been part of Bluesky, namely custom feeds. Now, rolling out to all Threads users after a brief test, custom feeds allow you to compile a list of multiple accounts in one

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Want to keep on top of Tuesday’s ongoing election results without constantly checking news and social media sites? Apple has one solution — at least for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users. Starting late Tuesday, Apple