Apple Maps gets a range of new features in iOS 27, including an improved Flyover experience that uses AI to improve the realism and detail of its aerial images. Hover is a long-standing feature of Apple Maps and allows users to explore more than 350 cities in 3D with detailed landmarks, roads, parks and buildings….
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. May is now in the rearview mirror, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at some of the coolest publicly launched technologies we can now get our hands on. It’s been a jam-packed…
In 2021, I wrote about Fire Emblem for our GBA 20th anniversary story. Over the past five years, I’ve played it from start to finish twice, and I can once again confirm that it’s my favorite Game Boy Advance game. I hadn’t even heard of Fire Emblem as a series before jumping into it. Advanced…
Apple filed a 12-page response to Epic Games’ attempt to have its Supreme Court petition dismissed, arguing that Epic’s own filing “confirms the need for review.” Epic filed a 35-page opposition on June 4, 2026, urging the Supreme Court to reject Apple’s appeal. Apple’s response targets two central arguments put forward by Epic in this…
French music platform Deezer has launched a free online tool capable of detecting AI-generated tracks in Apple Music playlists, as well as in playlists created on other streaming platforms. “No other company has yet followed our lead, so we decided to allow everyone to check if their playlists include synthetic music, regardless of the streaming…
Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Samsung is apparently preparing to present the successor to its Galaxy S25 FE smartphone. Likely dubbed Galaxy S26 FE, this relatively affordable flagship from the South Korean tech giant has appeared live on the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) website. WPC is the organization…
Erman Gunes/Shutterstock Fitness trackers are extremely popular right now, whether they’re standalone hardware or software built into your smartphone, smartwatch, or other wearable device. However, they can also be prohibitively expensive, especially in cases where dedicated hardware meets subscription-based software. One app aims to solve this problem,…
Some older iPhone models will need a software update to continue running WhatsApp from late November 2026, after Meta confirmed it was increasing the minimum system requirements for the app. Starting November 30, WhatsApp will require iOS 15.5 or later, instead of the current requirement of iOS 15.1. Affected models are iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s…
Images Tada/Shutterstock Apple’s App Store has undergone several changes over the years. Earlier this year, Apple’s App Store began showing more ads, but subscriptions through the App Store have also become cheaper. The latest development is that you now have to be 18 or older…
If you’ve installed the macOS 27 Golden Gate Developer Beta and signed up for the Siri AI waitlist but are still waiting to be accepted, there is a Terminal command workaround that immediately activates the new virtual assistant on your Mac. If you’re still reading, since you’re using the early macOS 27 developer beta, we’re…