2025-05-13

Apple brings Magnifier to Macs and introduces a new Accessibility Reader mode

This Thursday is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as has been its custom for the last few years, Apple's accessibility team is taking this time to share some new assistive features [...]

2025-07-09

All digital Xbox games now carry standardized accessibility tags

Microsoft just announced that all digital games and experiences are now accompanied by clearly labeled and standardized accessibility tags. These Accessible Games Initiative tags are designed to " [...]

2025-05-16

Ask Engadget: How do I answer calls on my iPhone with only my voice?

Last August, my best friend asked me how she could help her neighbor set her iPhone so she could answer it without picking it up. The neighbor had Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and had lost dexterity in bo [...]

2025-05-13

Apple is bringing accessibility labels to the App Store later this year

Each year, on the same week as Global Accessibility Awareness Day, the accessibility team at Apple shares a slew of upcoming assistive features ahead of their public release. This time around, the com [...]

2025-03-20

Game companies will standardize accessibility labels on storefronts and product pages

Console makers and game developers like Microsoft, Nintendo and Electronic Arts have created a new initiative, managed by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), that aims to make it easier to k [...]

2025-03-20

The European Accessibility Act risks becoming just a box-ticking exercise

With the compliance deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) fast approaching, companies are urgently trying to ensure their websites meet the requirements of the EU directive.  One appealin [...]

2025-03-18

Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available

Microsoft just announced that its Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available for purchase directly from the company. This news comes during the annual Ability Summit. The Adaptive Joystick is designed fo [...]

2025-04-24

‘Untappable’ encryption edges closer after quantum messaging breakthrough

Researchers at Toshiba Europe have used quantum key distribution (QKD) cryptography to send messages a record 254km using a traditional fibre optic cable network. It’s the first time scientists have [...]

2025-10-18

Leading OpenAI researcher announced a GPT-5 math breakthrough that never happened

OpenAI researchers recently claimed a major math breakthrough on X, but quickly walked it back after criticism from the community, including Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis, who called out the sloppy comm [...]