If you were looking forward to the continuation of the Dick Tracy-esque Walkie-Talkie app on your Apple Watch, Apple has apparently ended it. Per MacRumors and confirmed by tech journalist Nicolas Lellouche, Apple has quietly removed the Walkie-Talkie app from its first developer beta of watchOS 27, the app having vanished from both the app […]
iOS 27 includes three enhancements for FaceTime, with the most notable one being a dual camera feature on some newer iPhone models.
On the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, a Dual Capture feature allows you to record video of yourself and what is in front of you at the same time. Starting with iOS 27, this feature is now supported in the FaceTime app on these devices,…
Apple has quietly removed the Walkie-Talkie app from Apple Watch in the first developer beta of watchOS 27, with the app vanishing from both the app list and Control Center.
Walkie-Talkie launched with watchOS 5 in 2018 and allowed Apple Watch users to send push-to-talk voice messages to one another over Wi-Fi or cellular using FaceTime infrastructure. Unlike traditional walkie-talkies, it…
At the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple detailed iOS 27 changes like a new version of Siri with a dedicated Siri app and Apple Intelligence features across multiple apps, but there are dozens of smaller but still important changes that Apple didn't have time to go through.
Apple shared an image summarizing some of the bug fixes and optimizations it made in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, and there…
This fall, Apple will bring new child safety features to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate. Apple says parents will have access to a simpler setup experience with recommended apps, a new Ask to Browse feature for Safari, and an overhauled Screen Time interface with Time Allowances.
Parents will be able to select the apps a child can access, opting for a few essential apps, a curated set,…
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The event's tagline, "All Systems Glow," is widely seen as a hint at Siri's new design. _Bloomberg_ 's Mark Gurman has reported that Apple is rebuilding Siri as a full chatbot to compete with…
Apple has quietly agreed to hire employees and license intellectual property of Animato, a small California-based company that has developed software for creating virtual avatars used in video chats and tutoring, according to a European Commission filing spotted by _MacRumors_.
The acquisition was filed under the EU's Digital Markets Act in January 2026, and appears to be what's known as a…
About three weeks ago, Apple quietly released updates for its older watchOS 5 and watchOS 8 operating systems. The updates featured renewed security certificates and enabled iMessage and FaceTime to carry on working. Unfortunately, a number of users across various channels have reported that the watchOS 8.8.2 update is causing problems with their Apple Watches. […]
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If you thought hackers were relentless in their efforts to try to break into iPhones and Android devices while trying to get into iCloud and Apple ID accounts, you weren’t wrong. Per 9to5Mac and TechCrunch, three cybersecurity research companies collaborated to produce complementary reports detailing a years-long hack-for-hire campaign targeting journalists, activists, and officials across…
A joint status report filed yesterday in Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against YouTuber Jon Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti shows Prosser is still failing to comply with discovery, prompting Apple to seek a court order to compel him.
The latest filing, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California yesterday, covers developments since the parties' last update in…
Hello, playlist darlings. I’m back once more with some new idol B-sides I enjoyed at the beginning of the year, and I was pleasantly surprised by how many really solid releases came out. We all know that these things can be hit or miss, so I’m always happy where there’s more hits than anything else. …
Apple today released watchOS 5.3.10 and watchOS 8.8.2 for older Apple Watch models that are not able to run the current watchOS 26 update. watchOS 5.3.10 is available for the Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2, Series 3, and Series 4, while watchOS 8.8.2 is available for the Apple Watch Series 3, Series 4, Series 5, Series 6, Series 7, and original Apple Watch SE.
According to Apple's release…
The new MacBook Neo is Apple's most affordable Mac notebook, and at $599, it's priced the same as the iPhone 17e. For teachers and college students, it's even more affordable at $499.
To offer a Mac at such a low price, Apple had to make some compromises, and there are some features that the MacBook Neo is lacking compared to the next most expensive Mac notebook, the MacBook Air.
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As anticipated, Apple announced its new iPhone 17e handset on Monday. Just one year after the introduction of the iPhone 16e, the device enters the market for users on a budget. Per AppleInsider, the new model adds moderate upgrades, with the overall design remaining unchanged and the device retailing a 6.1-inch OLED screen. The overall […]
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「Pixel 10a」ティザーページから、いつの間にか「FaceTime」に関する記述が削除。結局なかったことに。単純に誤解を招く記述だったために削除された可能性。
They’re not the newest updates, but they should come in handy. Apple on Monday released macOS 11.7.11, watchOS 10.6.2, and watchOS 9.6.4, versions of the operating systems for older Macs and Apple Watches. Similar to the older iOS updates that were released last week, these updates revise the certificate in the operating system, allowing the […]
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