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John Gruber Reacts to Apple Declining His Interview After His Criticism

Every year between 2015 and 2024, at least one Apple executive agreed to be interviewed by Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber for a special WWDC episode of his podcast, The Talk Show. Last year, for example, Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi, marketing chief Greg Joswiak, and top AI researcher John Giannandrea joined Gruber on stage at the California Theatre in San Jose to discuss…

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Apple Explains Why iPhone Mirroring Remains Unavailable in the EU on macOS Tahoe

Apple’s year-old iPhone Mirroring feature is still unavailable in the European Union, and it appears that will remain the case on macOS Tahoe. During its WWDC 2025 developer conference last week, Apple told French tech website Numerama that iPhone Mirroring will remain unavailable in the European Union for now due to continued regulatory uncertainty there. Apple did not elaborate, but it might be…

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Google shift to TSMC for Pixel 10 chip was a 'shock' to Samsung

According to a new report, Google’s switch from Samsung’s foundry to TSMC for the Tensor G5 chip in the upcoming Pixel 10 series was a “shock” for Samsung, and is serving as a wake-up call for the company’s foundry efforts. For the past few years, Google has been leveraging Samsung to build custom Tensor chipsets for its Pixel devices. It’s been a fairly rocky road, but despite improvements in…

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Facebook Now Supports Passkeys for Passwordless Login on iPhone and iPad

Meta today announced that passkey support has been added to Facebook, making it easier to sign in securely without a password. Passkeys are compatible with all Apple devices, so iPhones and iPads can use passkeys for Facebook logins instead of passwords. Passkeys will be available on iOS devices “soon,” with Meta rolling out support to Messenger in the coming months. The same passkey that’s set…

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The Beast Impressions and Q&A From SGF 2025

We recently went hands-on with the first North American preview event for Dying Light: The Beast during our appointment with Level Infinite to see their other lineup, including Exoborne. From roughly the beginning of Kyle Crane’s return to the world of Dying Light, we got to play out the first hour or so of the adventure, following his escape from captivity after a thirteen-year stint of…

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Apple Partners With Fandango For 'F1: The Movie' Ticket Discount

Apple is teaming up with Fandango to offer Apple Pay users a special discount on upcoming Apple TV+ movie F1. When purchasing two or more tickets to F1 through Fandango using ‌Apple Pay‌, movie goers can get a $10 discount. To get the deal, just enter promo code APPLEPAYTEN when checking out with ‌Apple Pay‌ on the Fandango website or the Fandango app. Discounted tickets are available today…

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Samsung to host July 9 event to launch Galaxy Z Fold 7, Watch 8

According to a reliable leaker, Samsung’s next Unpacked event for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Galaxy Watch 8 series will take place on July 9. There have been rumblings about a slightly earlier Unpacked event from Samsung this year, with a report in April claiming an “early July” event shortly after the Independance Day holiday, with the event to be held in New York City. Leaker Evan Blass…

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Craig Federighi Explains Why Apple Won't Merge iPad and Mac: 'We Don't Want to Build Sporks'

MacStories‘ Federico Vittici, who is known for his focus on the iPad as a main computing device, recently did an interview with Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi. Federighi and Vittici did a deep dive into the ‌iPad‌ and the changes that are coming to iPadOS this fall. Federighi said that figuring out multitasking on the ‌iPad‌ has been a multi-year task that’s required…

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Apple Releases iOS 18.6 Public Beta

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming just a few days after Apple provided the betas to developers. Testers who have signed up for beta updates through Apple’s beta site can download iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update. When the developer…

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Beat Saber Ends Support For PlayStation Versions, No New Content Coming, Multiplayer Shutting Down In 2026

Beat Saber developer Beat Games has announced that it will no longer be releasing new Beat Saber content for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game, which are essentially the PSVR and PS VR2 versions. The game will still be available to purchase, and any already purchased content for those who already own the game and a litany of songs for it will still be able to play…

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Safari Changes on iOS 26 Go Beyond the Address Bar

One of the key changes to Safari on iOS 26 is a redesigned Liquid Glass address bar, with three layouts available to choose from. Beyond that, the upcoming software update includes a few smaller changes for the web browser. Web Apps For All Websites Starting with iOS 26, every website added to the Home Screen via Safari opens as a web app, even if it is not configured to be. On earlier iOS…

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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8 could launch with premium health plans

From major players like Apple and Google to enthusiast brands like Garmin and Whoop, subscription-based health and wellness plans are all the rage these days. Now, Samsung might be looking to get in on the race. Dr. Hon Pak, Samsung’s senior vice president and head of digital health, confirmed with CNET (via SammyGuru) in a new interview that the company is exploring the possibility of launching…

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Someone is trying to revive BlackBerry again, with Android's help

After its Android revival didn’t work out so well, many thought BlackBerry was gone for good, but a new project breathes new life into old hardware by replacing the internals and installing a new version of Android. If you’ve ever wished you could take an old phone and bring it back to life with updated specs, that’s exactly what “Zinwa” is doing with old BlackBerry devices. The company is…

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Time Stranger Hands-On SGF 2025 Impressions

A Data Link Between Worlds. That’s what I went away with after my brief 30-minute hands-on session with Bandai Namco’s upcoming monster-taming JRPG, Digimon Story: Time Stranger. Despite only dabbling with the first Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth on the PlayStation Vita, Bandai Namco assured me that Time Stranger would be just as standalone as other titles in the franchise. The art and character…

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Samsung's Android XR headset finally has a reported release date

According to a new report out of Korea, Samsung is planning to launch its first Android XR headset in September, with the actual release date beginning in October. Samsung’s Android XR headset was first revealed in late 2024, and the company hasn’t been shy about showing it off in the months since. We’ve seen the headset at in-person events such as the Galaxy S25 launch and Mobile World…

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Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over iCloud Backups

Apple will face a proposed class action lawsuit in California federal court over allegations that iCloud unlawfully monopolizes iPhone users’ access to core device backups, following a judge’s decision to deny the company’s motion to dismiss the case (via Reuters). Earlier this week, the Northern District of California ruled that plaintiffs had sufficiently amended their complaint to move forward…

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Samsung's June 2025 update is coming to these Galaxy phones

Samsung is coming off the release and full rollout of One UI 7, but there are plenty of things to fix on the backend. Samsung is rolling out the June 2025 security update to the following Galaxy devices. Samsung Galaxy June 2025 update – What’s new? Now that the One UI 7 rollout has calmed down, devices are starting to show off certain vulnerabilities in the new OS before the next one comes out.…