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Apple is opening a new live music venue in Battersea Power Station, London. The new location is called Apple Music Hall, and even has its own website where fans can sign up to get alerted when the first tickets are available. The 600-person capacity venue will be the stage for intimate one-show-only concerts by artists, which will also be live-streamed for all Apple Music subscribers to enjoy. mo…

There’s an annoying little iPhone notification glitch impacting some users on iOS 27. For those affected, the Settings app gets a red badge prompting an alert to ‘Activate iCloud Storage’. However, tapping on this alert simply navigates to the iCloud storage purchase screen and the alert does not go away after dismissing it. This glitched notification appears even when the user has plenty of avai…

If you’ve been missing the double-click of the Digital Crown that used to bring up the App Switcher on the Apple Watch before watchOS 27, it looks like the feature is making a comeback as of watchOS 27.2 beta 2. Here are the details. more…

Apple has asked the court overseeing its lawsuit against OpenAI and other defendants to let its own experts review forensic images used in the case, while also seeking documents related to parts of OpenAI’s hardware R&D. Here are the details. more…

Despite headlines to the contrary, GM isn’t changing its position on CarPlay and Android Auto support. The automaker is not bringing phone projection support back to any cars from which it has already been removed. Here’s what’s really happening. more…

Apple today stopped signing iOS 26.6.2 , which means iPhone users can no longer downgrade to non-iOS 27 system versions. Here’s why. more…

Following WhatsApp’s initial limited rollout of emoji reactions on the Apple Watch, the app is now rolling out support for the full set of emojis available on watchOS. Here are the details. more…

Apple continues to work on a feature that automatically locks an iPhone when it detects that the device has been snatched from its owner’s hand. Here are the details. more…

Following the release of Xcode 27.1 beta 1 last week, Bitrig has added support for building and testing iPhone Duo apps, complete with an interactive 3D simulator that lets developers fold, tilt, rotate, and position the device however they want. Here are the details. more…

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Apple Notes in iOS 27 adds a variety of new features , including one that power users are sure to appreciate: section links. more…

Apple’s all-new M6 Mac mini, M5 Pro mini, and Mac Studio officially release tomorrow and, alongside the early pre-order deals on most of them, we are taking a look at some of our favorite Mac accessories here today. more…

Counterpoint Research says global AI glasses shipments surged 263% during the first half of 2026, with Meta comfortably leading the display-less segment amid growing privacy concerns. Here are the details. more…

Apple released iOS 27 to everyone last week, including a ton of new Siri and Apple Intelligence features. One of the biggest changes here is the addition of an all-new Siri app. This marks the first time that Siri has been pre-installed as a standalone app for iPhone users … more…

iOS 27.2 beta 2 arrived today , and so far seems to have minimal user-facing changes. But code for iOS 27.2’s beta releases points to new features in the works for Apple Music, CarPlay Ultra, and more. more…