iOS 26.5 adding encryption to RCS messages exchanged between Androids and iPhones

iOS 26.5 adds encrypted RCS support for iPhone and Android chats, but users should look for the lock indicator before assuming cross-platform conversations are protected.

Apple explores Intel and Samsung for chipmaking, ending TSMC’s solo run on M-series
Apple explores Intel and Samsung for chipmaking, ending TSMC’s solo run on M-series

Bloomberg reports Apple is in early-stage discussions with Intel and Samsung about producing some of its M-series chips. The talks are exploratory; the signal is significant. Apple’s silicon strategy has, for nearly a decade, run on a single foundry re…

OpenAI could launch its first AI agent smartphone in 2027

OpenAI may be developing an AI-first smartphone targeting 2027, focusing on on-device intelligence, advanced processors, and next-gen memory to enable smarter, more autonomous user interactions.

Apple spent a decade waiting for developers to build Wallet passes. Now it is letting users build their own.
Apple spent a decade waiting for developers to build Wallet passes. Now it is letting users build their own.

Apple has spent more than a decade trying to get every gym, cinema, airline, and transit system on Earth to build native passes for its Wallet app. Most have not. The gym down your street still gives you a QR code in a standalone app. The cinema chain …

What is WhatsApp? How to use the app, tips, tricks, and more

WhatsApp is a free, multifunctional, multiplatform messaging app and one of the most popular call and chat apps available. We give you the lowdown.

Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter
Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter

Homebridge, the popular software solution that allows you to integrate non-HomeKit devices like Ring cameras into Apple Home, is adding support for the Matter smart home standard. Today, May 4th, Homebridge 2.0, which has been in beta for over three years, officially launches. Along with other improvements, the update brings the “initial groundwork for Matter […]

I used the iPhone Air for 6 months, here’s the only thing that I miss

The iPhone Air won me over in ways I didn’t expect. Six months later, it’s still my favorite iPhone, but there’s one missing feature I can’t stop thinking about.

The $599 Mac Mini is dead. AI data centres killed it.
The $599 Mac Mini is dead. AI data centres killed it.

Apple has discontinued the 256 gigabyte Mac Mini worldwide. The company’s cheapest desktop computer, the M4 Mac Mini with 16 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigabytes of storage, was available for $599 until last week. It is gone. The Mac Mini now starts at $…

Tim Cook returned $1 trillion to shareholders. John Ternus is being given permission to keep it.
Tim Cook returned $1 trillion to shareholders. John Ternus is being given permission to keep it.

  For nearly 15 years, Apple’s financial strategy has been defined by a single number: more than $1 trillion returned to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends. Tim Cook inherited a company sitting on a cash mountain that Steve Jobs had accu…

How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026
How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026

It’s not hyperbole to call DualShot Recorder an overnight sensation. It took only 12 hours from the time it was released to hit number one on the App Store’s list of top paid apps. It was a surprise success – but what’s even more surprising is the app’s origin story: it all started with a […]