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How Apple is making even aging i Phones run faster and last longer
12+ hour, 52+ min ago (116+ words) Mac Daily News Your aging i Phone will feel a little more responsive once you download i OS 27 later this year" Some of these improvements are thanks to optimizations to the i Phone's CPU scheduler. This is a standard component…...
Apple's new AI-powered Image Playground doesn't suck and actually works!
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (234+ words) In this preview, Cult of Mac tests the improvements side-by-side, explores on-device vs. cloud generation, and discovers a genuinely useful tool for everyday creativity. Ed Hardy for Cult of Mac: " Thankfully, Apple used WWDC26 to unveil a new generation of Image…...
Apple's new Siri AI 'just good enough' to steady the ship, as foldable i Phone and touchscreen Mac Book loom
20+ hour, 25+ min ago (363+ words) Apple has been under pressure to catch up in the AI race. At WWDC 2026, the company unveiled a major overhaul to Siri, now powered by advanced Apple Intelligence. According to Hands-On with the New Siri AI: Reliable, Contextual, and Finally…...
Apple's Liquid Glass fixes in i OS 27 go beyond a simple slider
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (274+ words) Ben Lovejoy for 9to5 Mac: " Liquid Glass was the most contentious UI change Apple has introduced in many years. While many of us really liked it, there was a sizable chunk of the Apple user base who absolutely hated it. To…...
More Apple apps add landscape mode ahead of foldable 'i Phone Ultra"
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (283+ words) Apple's forthcoming i OS 27 enables landscape mode in more of Apple's built-in i Phone apps, including Apple Music, Podcasts, Fitness, Health, Reminders, Home, Shortcuts, Apple Watch, Find My, Weather, Voice Memos, Apple TV Remote, and others. Joe Rossignol for Mac…...
Tried Apple's Siri AI - and it actually works!
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (304+ words) After a rocky first attempt at AI-powered Siri, Apple's latest upgrade in i OS 27 delivers on basic but useful tasks: pulling context from emails and calendars, adding events from screenshots or flyers, diagnosing garden problems, and handling follow-up requests reliably....
Apple's first touchscreen Mac Book '100% confirmed' by prominent leaker
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (829+ words) In a bold statement, prolific leaker Instant Digital has declared that Apple's first touchscreen Mac Book is now "100% confirmed." The claim, shared via Weibo this morning, comes from a source with a solid track record on Apple supply chain intel....
Beyond AI, Apple's mac OS 27 Golden Gate includes several subtle-but-helpful improvements
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (306+ words) Andrew Cunningham for Ars Technica: " The most prominent tweak is the slider in the Appearance settings that gives users fine-grained control over Liquid Glass" opacity. This replaces the binary "Clear/Tinted" toggle that Apple added in the mac OS 26. 1 release,…...
Apple drops support for watch OS 27 on original Apple Watch Ultra, SE 2, and several other models
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (440+ words) Apple just announced watch OS 27, and it's delivering a wakeup call for many owners of older Apple Watch models. The upcoming update will only run on the Apple Watch SE 3, Series 911, Ultra 2, and Ultra 3 " leaving the original 2022 Ultra, SE 2, and…...
Apple quietly axes long-neglected Walkie-Talkie app from Apple Watch in watch OS 27 beta
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) Apple has made a low-key but notable change in the first developer beta of watch OS 27: the Walkie-Talkie app is gone. "For users: Families who relied on it for home communication (e. g. , calling kids upstairs) or anyone who enjoyed the hands-free,…...