OnePlus’ slow transformation from independent brand to an Oppo sub-brand continues unabated. The latest example comes from Germany, where the official OnePlus website is now advertising Oppo products. Scroll down a bit once you land on the site, and you will see this – an ad pointing you to « a curated selection of Oppo accessories […]

Anthropic’s Fable 5 model is once again available for use, the company said today. Claude users are now seeing the option to use Fable 5, with Anthropic rolling out an in-app message. Through July 7, eligible Claude subscribers can use up to 50 percent of their plan’s weekly usage limit on Fable 5. After hitting […]

Following Rockstar’s announcement that Grand Theft Auto VI will be a digital-only release, Sony has come forth with an even more ambitious plan to kill physical media forever. The company has announced that starting January 2028, production of physical disc games for new games will be ending for all games releasing on the PlayStation platforms. […]

The Maps app didn’t get as many iOS 27 updates as some of Apple’s other apps, but there are still several useful features worth knowing about. Flyover Improvements Apple is upgrading Flyover in ‌iOS 27‌, making it more detailed than before. It combines aerial imagery with Vision Intelligence models to add more texture and sharper […]

Apple is planning to release new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models in spring 2027, reports Bloomberg. No major design changes are expected, with Apple focusing on internal upgrades. The ‌iPad Pro‌ models could use either M6 chips or M7 chips. Apple will introduce the M6 chip as soon as this year in an updated […]

Apple plans to release an updated 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip in late 2026, and then follow it with a revamped M7 model in the first half of 2027, reports Bloomberg. Apple apparently finished work on a 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with an M6 chip « months ago, » and the device is expected to launch […]

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 247 adds the Safari Model Context Protocol (MCP) server meant […]

Apple is in talks to buy memory from Chinese semiconductor companies ChangXin Memory Technologies Co. (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), reports Bloomberg, citing sources with knowledge of the talks. Discussions between Apple and the chipmakers are ongoing, and no deal has been finalized yet. Financial Times previously reported Apple was looking into working […]

If you are an American Express cardholder, you can now finally use your Membership Rewards points when you check out with Apple Pay for online purchases. You can redeem your points directly within the Apple Pay secure checkout experience online, without needing to leave checkout, open another app, or complete additional redemption steps. You just […]

On Windows 11, if GIFs suddenly disappeared from the emoji panel, the problem wasn’t caused by a broken update. It was caused by a service the operating system depended on quietly going away. Starting June 30, 2026, users on versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H1 began seeing a « GIF service is not available » message after pressing […]

Elon Musk’s SpaceX may be aiming to compete with Apple in the future. The company showed investors a prototype for a « handset-like device designed to reshape how humans interact with artificial intelligence, » according to The Wall Street Journal. The device is described as being slimmer than an iPhone, with a « sleek design. » It runs a […]

Apple will be using two modems in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, according to new revelations from leaked schematics and documents that were stolen from Apple supplier Tata in a cyberattack. In the US, the company will keep using a Qualcomm modem, and the reason seems to be all about the […]