Wednesday, September 16, 2026 4:41 p.m. PDT by Juli Clover Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook is expected to attend a state dinner at the White House in honor of Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports Bloomberg. Cook resigned as CEO of Apple and became executive chairman on September 1, with John Ternus taking over. Part of…
Apple surprised us today with the first beta of iOS 27.2 instead of releasing a beta of iOS 27.1. Apple likely jumped straight to iOS 27.2 to keep the iPhone Duo code under wraps for now, as we already know that the iPhone Duo will ship with iOS 27.1 when it releases in October. This…
A difficult end for another indie darling. Heart machine Making games can be a brutal business, and another studio may have fallen victim to these difficulties. Heart Machine founder Alx Preston posted on LinkedIn today that the maker of Hyper Light Drifter has cut most of its team: “We were working on an…
With the iOS 27.2 beta, Apple is testing the new Health app that it previewed at its September iPhone event. The app has been completely revamped, with new Insights and Longevity tabs that give you more information about your health and fitness metrics. The Info tab displays your most recent health data, such as activity…
The iOS 27.2 beta Apple released today adds a feature that reminds you it’s your birthday when you call someone, provided you’ve added the date in the Contacts app. On your birthday, when you go to call the person, you will see a reminder that it is an important day so you don’t forget to…
Apple’s new iPhone lineup poses a new and difficult question for buyers: Is a foldable screen worth the feature compromises? Alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 respectively, there’s now the iPhone Duo, Apple’s first foldable iPhone, which starts at $1,999. All three are new, all…
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 12:23 p.m. PDT by Juli Clover With iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, Apple extended Apple TV app profiles to the iOS version of the app. Apple brought Apple TV profiles to tvOS with tvOS 26.2, but the functionality has been limited to Apple TV until now. Users of the Apple TV…
DenPhotos/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro will be available to customers on Friday, September 18. While for the first time the Pro models were overshadowed by a new option – in this case the iPhone Duo,…
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 11:18 a.m. PDT by Juli Clover In the iOS 27.2 beta, Apple Siri AI is available in new languages, including French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. In the launch version of iOS 27, the Siri AI is limited to English. Apple previously said new Siri AI languages would arrive in October,…
Several employees announced they were leaving the studio. Build a Rocket Boy Build A Rocket Boy (BARB), the developer of the widely maligned action-adventure game SpiritsEyeseems to stop. Several employees wrote on LinkedIn that their time at the studio was “coming to an end” and Kotaku reported that BARB was preparing to close…