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How to Install iOS 27 Public Beta on Your iPhone
Apple has officially opened the doors for early adopters (besides developers) looking to test the latest software features. If you want to get iOS 27 on your iPhone before the general public release later this autumn, the process is straightforward and free. The company previously announced that iOS 27 and other public betas would hit...
Apple Defies Smartphone Market Crash With Record Q2 Share
The smartphone market is having a rough time due to high prices, down to its lowest levels since 2013, but Apple is somehow doing fine. A new preliminary report from Counterpoint Research says global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter of 2026, the worst Q2 since 2013. This was due to the shortage...
Waze’s New Gemini AI Features Are Here. One Mode Isn’t Coming to Canada Yet.
Waze is pushing out a batch of updates that lean on Google's Gemini AI to make navigation feel more like a conversation and less like tapping through menus. The Google-owned app announced the changes today, and they cover everything from motorcycle routing to a quieter voice option. Riding a motorcycle isn't the same as driving...
Apple’s Lawsuit Could Choke OpenAI’s iPhone Rival Before It Even Ships
Apple's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is going to make life a lot harder for the AI company's hardware team, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. For now, the timeline hasn't moved. A person with knowledge of the matter says OpenAI still expects to announce its first hardware product later this year and ship it in...
Amazon Canada Launches ‘Add to Delivery’ Feature. Here’s How It Works.
Amazon Prime members in Canada can now add last-minute items to an order that is already on its way. The retail giant has officially launched a new feature called Add to Delivery, designed to save shoppers from placing multiple orders when they forget a staple item. You may have seen this implemented over the past...
Two New Apple Pencils Are Reportedly in Development for 2027
Apple is reportedly developing a new lower-end Apple Pencil with a USB-C port and a higher-end Apple Pencil Pro.
Apple to Expand Use of Tap to Pay on iPhone With Newer Devices
Apple will reportedly supply iPhone 16 units to retail employees to expand its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature.
Apple Is Reportedly Scrapping Half Its M6 Lineup to Get AI Chips Out Faster
Apple is changing up its Mac chip plans for the next few years, and AI is why. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports the base M6 chip is still coming this fall, but that's it for the M6 family. So that means no M6 Pro, M6 Max or M6 Ultra. Instead, Apple is going straight to...
Apple Lawsuit Exposes OpenAI’s Chaotic Race to Build an iPhone Killer
Apple and OpenAI are in a legal fight now, and a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman lays out just how ugly things have gotten between the two. The lawsuit itself is about trade secret theft, but Gurman's sources paint a bigger picture of OpenAI scrambling to build an AI-powered iPhone rival. People familiar with...
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Trade Secrets
Apple has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI in Northern California, accusing the company of running a scheme to steal its intellectual property and use it to build its own consumer hardware. In the complaint, Apple claims the theft went right up the chain. "This much is clear, however: at every level, from members of...
The EU Says Instagram Is Built to Addict You. Now Meta Has to Change It.
The European Commission says Meta is breaking the rules with the way Instagram and Facebook are built to keep people hooked. On July 9, the Commission put out preliminary findings saying Meta ran afoul of the Digital Services Act with the "addictive design" of both apps. The investigation zeroes in on stuff you use every...
ASUS Launches Free Beta for Zenni Claw, its New AI Assistant
Zenni Claw is available now as a free download for supported Asus devices running Windows 11.