Author: Alexander Price

Digg once described itself as “the home page of the Internet”, but a poorly received redesign in 2010 saw many of its users migrate to Reddit, and it was sold for parts within two years. An attempted reboot this year didn’t last long, failing for an incredibly ironic reason, but the platform is back for a third attempt – and you can get early access today… A quick recap Digg was essentially a social news site. Editors and users could post links, and users would then upvote them (“dig”) or upvote them (“bury”). A key feature was that other sites…

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Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.5, the fifth major update to the ‌macOS Tahoe‌ operating system. ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 arrives seven weeks after Apple released macOS Tahoe 26.4. Mac users can download the new software by opening the System Settings app and going to the Software Update section. ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 adds a Suggested Places section to the search interface in the Apple Maps app. It also lays the groundwork for ads in the Maps app, which will arrive this summer. The App Store also offers a monthly subscription option that will allow users to pay a lower price on…

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The Apple Pride 2026 collection is here, with a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Loop accompanied by a matching watch face and Pride Luminance wallpapers.Each year, Apple releases Pride Editions of Apple Watch bands, as part of its work to champion LGBTQ+ equality. On May 4, batch 2026 became available.The new Sport Pride Edition loop is woven from nylon threads in 11 colors. The weave blends colors into each other, which Apple describes as reflecting the “unique identities that shape LGBTQ+ communities around the world.”In addition to the strap, there is a new Pride Luminance watch face that complements…

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Apple today held its earnings release for the fiscal second quarter (first calendar quarter) of 2026 after reporting its best March quarter ever. Apple reported revenue of $111.2 billion with double-digit growth across all geographies and product categories. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple CFO Kevan Parekh provided insight into iPhone sales, Mac sales, RAM supply issues, and more. We’ve rounded up the most interesting takeaways from the call. iPhone 17 sales Apple attributed its success to new iPhone models. Cook said “demand was off the charts,” but Apple faced supply constraints that impacted revenue. If there were no supply…

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Karlis Dambrans/Shutterstock Whether you’re using a Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold or an older, more compact option like the Google Pixel 8a, you’ll likely use the default keyboard, Gboard. Even though some manufacturers offer their own, like Samsung and Huawei, you can still replace your smartphone’s keyboard by installing the Gboard app. Aside from providing a clean and friendly user interface, Gboard is a top-rated keyboard app for its features. It has good predictive text, fantastic swipe typing, and useful text editing tools in its arsenal. Plus, it makes sense…

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As PC gamers, many of us set out to upgrade one or two parts of our PC while leaving the rest untouched, hoping that everything would fall into place. In most cases, the part we always focus on is the GPU. After all, it is responsible for rendering visuals and increasing frame rates. Yes, a newer, more powerful GPU should significantly improve your frame rates, but that’s not always guaranteed when your other elements are lagging, especially your CPU. Even though your gaming performance depends primarily on your GPU, it doesn’t work alone. Your CPU still needs to feed it…

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The team behind the first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on the M5 silicon has shared new details on how Mythos Preview helped circumvent a five-year Apple security effort in five days. A little technical knowledge Last year, Apple introduced Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a hardware-assisted memory security system designed to make memory corruption exploits much more difficult to execute. As Apple explained, MIE is essentially built on Arm’s Memory Tagging Extension (MTE), a 2019 specification that functions “as a hardware tool for detecting memory corruption bugs.” Here is Apple: MTE is, at its core, a memory tagging and…

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Rumors of a smaller Dynamic Island aren’t new, but there has been plenty of speculation about it when it comes to the iPhone 18 Pro. Claimed CAD images showing a smaller dynamic island add fuel to the fire, but we reiterate our earlier skepticism… Several reports suggest that Dynamic Island could decrease in this year’s iPhone 18 Pro, and potentially in other models as well. For the iPhone 18 series, the black bezels remain unchanged; only the Dynamic Island has been reduced in size, while the bezels themselves are identical to those of the iPhone 17 series. However, two reports…

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Semafor reports that Tim Cook is among the CEOs likely to be invited on an upcoming trip to China. His departure could shape his remaining months as Apple CEO. Here are the details. A trip Cook may not want to skip As reported SemaforThe Trump administration plans to invite, among others, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, for a trip to China next week. The list would also include CEOs from Exxon, Boeing, Blackstone, Citigroup and Visa, “and is likely to grow in the coming days as CEOs vie for invitations,” says Semafor.…

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