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If you’ve just updated your iPhone to iOS 27 , you may have felt concerned after seeing your battery draining faster than usual, as well as your device getting hot in normal use. If so, there’s no cause for panic. While both effects may be very real, they are only temporary … more…

iOS 27 is packed with new features for apps like Notes , Wallet , Maps , Messages , and more. But one iOS 27 addition that’s especially impressed me is a new Phone feature : Call Context. more…

Today Spotify announced a feature every parent has probably asked for: the ability to exclude kids and family music from their algorithm. Here are the details. more…

Apple may still be cleaning up after the end of the iPhone launch , but attention is already turning to an October event. There are still a lot of new products we’re expecting the company to unveil, with the most exciting of these including touchscreen MacBooks and a smart home hub we’ve been dubbing the HomePad. But which ones will launch this year, and which ones will have to wait until next ye…

Fleet announced today that it has joined Project Glasswing, Anthropic’s controlled-access program for its Claude Mythos Preview. Fleet will use the access to evaluate how frontier AI can strengthen the security of device management systems, protocols, and the infrastructure around them, with a focus on closing the gap between how quickly threats emerge and how quickly IT teams can respond. more…

Two new Apple Watch features may see the device running up against privacy laws in multiple US states. That’s because the new Live Rewind and Siri Recap features audio-record conversations. The devil is very much in the detail here, since neither feature makes audio recordings accessible to anyone, and it seems likely that the issue will need to be tested in the courts in order to set a new legal…

A high-profile analyst has said that demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max appears “lukewarm” based on pre-order wait times. Jeff Pu notes that most iPhone 18 Pro configurations are available for immediate delivery and that the longest wait for the most popular iPhone 18 Pro Max extends only to three to four weeks … more…

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In more than 100 countries, Apple has launched a new initiative that bundles Apple TV and Apple Arcade subscriptions into iCloud+, at no extra charge. Rather than the pricier Apple One bundles, rolling everything into iCloud+ now seems to be the company’s strategy for services growth in smaller territories and price-sensitive developing markets. This will clearly boost the access of Apple’s conte…

After scoring 20 wins during the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards last week, Apple TV picked up another 9 wins tonight during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony. Here’s the full list. more…

Included in today’s 2027 system updates from Apple are several new Screen Time and parental control features aimed at giving parents more control over how their kids use their devices. Here are the details. more…

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It’s Emmy Awards night, and John Ternus is in attendance. The new Apple CEO officially took over for Tim Cook two weeks ago, and he’s already doing iPhone Duo product demos for the stars and press. more…

The unstoppable team at Gentler Stories is out today with updates to both of its exercise-tracking apps, taking advantage of the new Siri AI and other capabilities introduced with iOS 27 . Here are the details. more…

XChat, X’s standalone messaging app for iPhone and iPad, is currently unavailable on the App Store. more…