2025-01-27

iOS 18.3 is here, with clearly labeled Apple Intelligence notification summaries

iOS 18.3 is here. After over a month in beta, the update is now available for everyone using an eligible device on Monday. Among other changes, Apple’s new software turns on Apple Intelligence by de [...]

2025-04-01

iPhone 16 Pro longterm review: While Apple Intelligence underwhelms, Camera Control fits right in

When we reviewed the iPhone 16 Pro last year, Apple Intelligence was barely available. Since then, the iPhone 16 series has benefitted from several new features, apps and improvements. Some (or most) [...]

2025-01-16

Apple pauses AI notification summaries of news alerts in latest iOS beta

Some significant changes are coming to Apple Intelligence notification summaries. With the latest slate of developer previews for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3, Apple has suspended the [...]

2025-01-06

Apple will more clearly label Apple Intelligence notification summaries soon

Apple will soon update Apple Intelligence notification summaries to make it clearer that they’re AI-generated. (The feature currently uses a small icon to denote their AI-generated status.) The BBC [...]

2025-03-28

Instagram will let you watch Reels at twice the speed

Instagram has rolled out an update for Reels that will let users go through more of them more quickly. As TechCrunch has reported, the app now allows users to play Reels at 2x the speed by long-pressi [...]

2025-03-17

Apple should focus on fixing Siri, not redesigning iOS again

Now that Apple’s recent slew of hardware releases are behind us, we got some news on the software side last week. First, the company publicly announced that it was delaying the smarter, more persona [...]

2025-01-18

Instagram swoops in with 3-minute Reels and rectangular profile grids as the TikTok ban gets real

Instagram is rolling out a bunch of changes this weekend that will conveniently make it look a lot more like TikTok, which could go dark in the US on Sunday now that the Supreme Court has ruled in fav [...]

2025-03-25

Apple schedules WWDC 2025 for June 9-13

Apple announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference will be on June 9-13. The company is usually consistent with its event timing, so Tim Cook will probably take the stage to start the keynote on [...]

2025-03-04

Sony is streamlining its PlayStation beta programs with a single sign-up

Sony has run a number of PlayStation beta programs over the years, including one that lets folks try new PS5 features before they go live for everyone. The company is now making it easier to sign up f [...]