The newest OS update is helpful, thanks to more robust multitasking and fresh widgets and tools. Keep expectations low and you'll be happy. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...

Apple is completely revamping its software with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, its upcoming operating system updates. With a similar design language, the company is also finally unlocking the ...

The iPad has various multitasking options to help you work more efficiently and get the most out of your tablet. Here we’ll break down the key ways to multitask on your iPad. Split View is a feature ...

I somewhat called it! In the run-up to WWDC 2025, I asked Apple to please introduce true multitasking to iOS (and by extension, iPadOS). We didn’t get it in iOS, but Apple did unveil an entirely new ...

Apple is planning more multitasking and windowing features for its tablets. Apple is planning more multitasking and windowing features for its tablets. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and ...

If Apple announces multitasking for its iPhone and iPad tomorrow, it will be a limited version that the company controls, allowing some applications to run in the background but denying others, ...

WWDC 2025 is underway, and Apple has revealed iPadOS 26 with a full redesign to go with its new name, in addition to incredible pro-focused tools and multitasking. Apple has just shared the existence ...

The summer months often mark the release of numerous new Android phones – most recently, we’ve seen many of the best foldables launch, such as the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V5 – but for fans of ...

Well, this is wild. A developer has managed to get iPadOS 26 booting on an iPhone 17 Pro Max, giving us an early, unofficial (and probably very unintended) look at Apple’s new desktop-style ...

Apple today previewed the next generation of its iPhone software, which will add over 100 new features, including the long-awaited multitasking, to the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. CEO Steve Jobs took ...

When the iPad was released in the spring of 2010, many people didn’t know what to make of it. Some would point to my iPad and ask: Why do I need a giant iPod touch? Or, why can’t I see more than one ...