NewsFeeder

Apple Reveals New AI Architecture Built Around Google Gemini Models

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours ago by Hartley Charlton

Apple Reveals New AI Architecture Built Around Google Gemini Models

Apple today announced a major overhaul of its Apple Intelligence platform, revealing a new architecture built on foundation models developed in collaboration with Google using the technologies behind the Gemini family. The new architecture centers on Apple Foundation Models co-developed with Google, which Apple says are adapted to run both on-device and on servers through its existing Private Cloud Compute infrastructure. Apple described the collaboration as a "deep" one that it says unlocks wha...

Read on MacRumors

Apple expands parental controls to include automatic image filtering

Engadget icon 90 days, 12 hours, 1 minute ago by Daniel Cooper

Apple expands parental controls to include automatic image filtering

Apple is beefing up parental controls to address concerns about child protection.

Read on Engadget

Apple Touts Faster Core Software Features Across Devices

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 4 minutes ago by Tim Hardwick

Apple Touts Faster Core Software Features Across Devices

Apple at WWDC 2026 today said it has made several responsiveness improvements across its software ecosystem, speeding up system animations, app launching, and much more. Apple says that launching iPhone and iPad apps is up to 30 percent faster across devices, while new photos taken on iPhone appear in iCloud Photos up to 70 percent faster. Elsewhere, sharing files between devices over AirDrop is now up to 80 percent faster and transfers in the Files app are up to 50 percent faster. There's also ...

Read on MacRumors

Apple's new OSes are getting a massive speed boost

Engadget icon 90 days, 12 hours, 7 minutes ago by Lawrence Bonk

Apple's new OSes are getting a massive speed boost

App launches, AirDrop and other features are getting a massive speed boost on Apple's new OSes.

Read on Engadget

Summer Game Fest’s missing games include GTA 6, Mass Effect 5, and more

Polygon icon 90 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes ago by Jen Glennon

Summer Game Fest’s missing games include GTA 6, Mass Effect 5, and more

Games like Kingdom Hearts 4 and the third Star Wars Jedi game were conspicuously absent from this summer's showcases.

Read on Polygon

Select Nintendo Classics Games Might Be Getting Special Challenges Soon

Nintendo Life icon 90 days, 12 hours, 8 minutes ago

Select Nintendo Classics Games Might Be Getting Special Challenges Soon

Direct Remix. With a Nintendo Direct right around the corner, it was only a matter of time before the speculation began about its contents. It's been ticking away for a few weeks now with all of those Ocarina of Time rumours, and today, an NSO theory has entered the fray. As spotted on Bluesky by dataminer @luigiblood, the NES, SNES and Game Boy 'Nintendo Classics' libraries have recently been updated with what is apparently a 'challenge mode', though it remains inaccessible for the time being. ...

Read on Nintendo Life

Apple to Bring Custom EQ to AirPods

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 9 minutes ago by Hartley Charlton

Apple to Bring Custom EQ to AirPods

Apple today announced that AirPods will gain a custom EQ (equalizer) feature, allowing users to further personalize how their AirPods sound. The new capability is part of Apple's next-generation software platform updates, which the company unveiled today. Custom EQ lets listeners adjust audio output to match their personal preferences, going beyond the fixed audio profiles AirPods have offered previously. Custom EQ lets you adjust the balance of different sound frequencies, including bass, mids,...

Read on MacRumors

Apple Rebuilds Search Infrastructure Across Platforms

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 13 minutes ago by Hartley Charlton

Apple Rebuilds Search Infrastructure Across Platforms

Apple today announced that it has rebuilt the search infrastructure that powers key features like Spotlight, Photos, and Mail across all of its major next-generation software platforms. The company says the index has been rearchitected to be more stable, efficient, and comprehensive, covering both old and new content. After updating, the new infrastructure will begin reindexing device content automatically. New content will be indexed "almost immediately," Apple says, meaning users' files will b...

Read on MacRumors

iOS 27 Supports iPhone 11 and Newer, Says Apple

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes ago by Tim Hardwick

iOS 27 Supports iPhone 11 and Newer, Says Apple

iOS 27 is supported on iPhone 11 and all of the same iPhone models as iOS 26, Apple confirmed today during its WWDC 2026 keynote. The announcement means that iOS 27 will be compatible with the following iPhone models when it arrives in September: iPhone 17e iPhone 17 iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max iPhone Air iPhone 16e iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 15 iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhon...

Read on MacRumors

Everything announced at Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote

Engadget icon 90 days, 12 hours, 17 minutes ago by Kris Holt

Everything announced at Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote

Here's everything announced at Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote.

Read on Engadget

All Star Wars games currently in development and when they will be released

Polygon icon 90 days, 12 hours, 18 minutes ago by Austin Manchester

All Star Wars games currently in development and when they will be released

The latest news and release dates for every known Star Wars game, like Galactic Racer, Zero Company, and more.

Read on Polygon

Apple Announces macOS Golden Gate

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 19 minutes ago by Joe Rossignol

Apple Announces macOS Golden Gate

Apple today announced that macOS 27 is named macOS Golden Gate. Much like Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009, Apple said it focused on improving macOS's performance and dozens of underlying technologies this year. Apple said that it focused on improving all aspects of macOS, from big to small. For example, Apple said user account creation is now faster. macOS Golden Gate has some Liquid Glass design changes. For example, apps now have a unified toolbar at the top, and the sidebar now expands to the e...

Read on MacRumors

Noob Incremental codes (June 2026)

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 12 hours, 20 minutes ago by Joshua Brown

Noob Incremental codes (June 2026)

Redeem plenty of free upgrades, tokens, tickets, and potions to take your Noob to new heights with these new Noob Incremental codes

Read on PCGamesN

Apple updates Liquid Glass to be more readable and customizable

Engadget icon 90 days, 12 hours, 21 minutes ago by Devindra Hardawar

Apple updates Liquid Glass to be more readable and customizable

Apple updates Liquid Glass to be more readable and customizable

Read on Engadget

Apple Announces Liquid Glass Improvements and Transparency Slider

MacRumors icon 90 days, 12 hours, 23 minutes ago by Hartley Charlton

Apple Announces Liquid Glass Improvements and Transparency Slider

Apple today announced a series of improvements to Liquid Glass, the translucent design language the company introduced last year. Apple said it has heard user feedback, which it "deeply appreciates," and is now making adjustments to the underlying foundations of how Liquid Glass is constructed. Chief among those changes is a new slider that lets users control transparency, ranging from fully opaque to completely clear. Sidebar behavior is also being updated. Sidebars will now expand to the full ...

Read on MacRumors

Run a Restaurant codes (June 2026)

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 12 hours, 26 minutes ago by Joshua Brown

Run a Restaurant codes (June 2026)

Score free upgrades and staff members - or maybe just a new sink to wash your dishes - when you redeem these new Run a Restaurant codes.

Read on PCGamesN

Portal Keeper codes (June 2026)

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 12 hours, 28 minutes ago by Joshua Brown

Portal Keeper codes (June 2026)

Bag free weapon enchants and some powerful units when you redeem these new Portal Keeper codes in this popular Roblox idle management sim.

Read on PCGamesN

Gears of War: E-Day Gameplay Reveal Deep Dive – Official XBOX Podcast

Xbox Wire icon 90 days, 12 hours, 28 minutes ago by Joe Skrebels, XBOX Wire Editor-in-Chief

The post Gears of War: E-Day Gameplay Reveal Deep Dive – Official XBOX Podcast appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Read on Xbox Wire

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You just set a rare Crunchyroll record

Polygon icon 90 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes ago by Ryan Epps

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You just set a rare Crunchyroll record

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is a new anime romance that has become one of the highest-rated shows on Crunchyroll ever.

Read on Polygon

Spin a Femboy codes (June 2026)

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes ago by Joshua Brown

Spin a Femboy codes (June 2026)

Redeem new Spin a Femboy codes on Roblox and you should have everything you need to run a successful museum of money-making girlish guys.

Read on PCGamesN

D&D star Jasmine Bhullar confirms she'll return for Dungeon Masters season 2

Polygon icon 90 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes ago by Francesco Cacciatore

D&D star Jasmine Bhullar confirms she'll return for Dungeon Masters season 2

Jasmine Bhullar discusses Dungeon Masters, shares advice for new D&D players and DMs, and confirms her return for campaign 2.

Read on Polygon

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Arrives August 27 – Learn More About This Compelling Prequel

Xbox Wire icon 90 days, 12 hours, 38 minutes ago by Joe Skrebels, XBOX Wire Editor-in-Chief

The post Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy Arrives August 27 – Learn More About This Compelling Prequel appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Read on Xbox Wire

Target policies against Pokémon scalpers quietly roll out at some stores

Polygon icon 90 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes ago by Patricia Hernandez

Target policies against Pokémon scalpers quietly roll out at some stores

Target reportedly implemented purchase policies for Pokémon merch and trading cards, as well as anti-resale rules enforced at store discretion.

Read on Polygon

Xbox and Sony's games all looked the same this year. Here's why the PC Gaming Show won

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 12 hours, 51 minutes ago by Lauren Bergin

Xbox and Sony's games all looked the same this year. Here's why the PC Gaming Show won

While I was excited to learn more about the likes of Fable and Halo Campaign Evolved, Xbox’s 2026 showcase didn’t leave me all that excited.

Read on PCGamesN

Star Trek: Outposts Unknown's demo introduces an upbeat settlement builder, though my crew of clocking-out ship slackers wouldn't last a day in RimWorld

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 90 days, 12 hours, 52 minutes ago by James Archer

Star Trek: Outposts Unknown's demo introduces an upbeat settlement builder, though my crew of clocking-out ship slackers wouldn't last a day in RimWorld

Offworld settlement builders delight in forcing their pebble-gathering, ore-hoarding colonists into a life of subsistence scrounging by way of disaster: a crashed spaceship or cryogenic malfunction leaving them no choice but to eke out an existence on a hostile rock. Star Trek: Outposts Unknown, announced yesterday and already bearing a demo, is different. Your team of explorers aren’t trapped; in fact, if they’re anything like mine, they’ll be knocking off and back on the mothership by dinnerti...

Read on Rock Paper Shotgun

Nintendo Fined €35 Million Over Widespread Joy-Con Defects

Nintendo Life icon 90 days, 12 hours, 53 minutes ago

Nintendo Fined €35 Million Over Widespread Joy-Con Defects

Was it worth it? Nintendo has been fined a whopping €35 million (just over $40 million) thanks to the widespread drifting defects that plagued the original Switch. As reported by Le Monde (thanks, Games Industry), an investigation by France's General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) found that Nintendo may have been aware of Joy-Con defects as early as 2018, but failed to properly notify consumers until 2020.

Read on Nintendo Life

Intel Nova Lake-S photo leak shows what the company's new gaming CPUs will look like

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 13 hours, 1 minute ago by Edward Chester

Intel Nova Lake-S photo leak shows what the company's new gaming CPUs will look like

Following on from the Intel Core Ultra 200 lineup, Nova Lake-S is expected to have up to 52 cores and use a new LGA 1954 motherboard socket.

Read on PCGamesN

Silent Hill: Townfall might just pull off a survival horror hat trick for Konami

Polygon icon 90 days, 13 hours, 8 minutes ago by Giovanni Colantonio

Silent Hill: Townfall might just pull off a survival horror hat trick for Konami

We took a tour of the foggy British village of St. Amelia during a hands-off demo at this year’s Summer Game Fest.

Read on Polygon

The First Details on Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, Heading to Xbox in 2027

Xbox Wire icon 90 days, 13 hours, 8 minutes ago by Joe Skrebels, XBOX Wire Editor-in-Chief

The post The First Details on Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember, Heading to Xbox in 2027 appeared first on XBOX Wire.

Read on Xbox Wire

Paramount says Yellowstone and Sheridan-verse video games are on the table

Polygon icon 90 days, 13 hours, 9 minutes ago by Aimee Hart

Paramount says Yellowstone and Sheridan-verse video games are on the table

Paramount Game Studios' Shawn Kittelsen has stated that Yellowstone and other Sheridanverse titles (such as Lioness) are priorities for adaptation.

Read on Polygon

Apple's Beta Website Says 'We'll Be Back Soon' Just Ahead of WWDC

MacRumors icon 90 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes ago by Joe Rossignol

Apple's Beta Website Says 'We'll Be Back Soon' Just Ahead of WWDC

Apple's Beta Software Program website has gone down ahead of the company's WWDC 2026 keynote next hour. The first developer betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 should be available today, and the first public betas typically follow in July.Related Roundup: WWDC 2026Related Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech IndustryThis article, "Apple's Beta Website Says 'We'll Be Back Soon' Just Ahead of WWDC" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

Read on MacRumors

WWDC 2026 Apple Event Live Keynote Coverage: iOS 27, Revamped Siri, and More

MacRumors icon 90 days, 13 hours, 23 minutes ago by Jordan Golson

WWDC 2026 Apple Event Live Keynote Coverage: iOS 27, Revamped Siri, and More

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) starts today with the traditional keynote kicking things off at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. MacRumors is on hand for the event and we'll be sharing details and our thoughts throughout the day. We're expecting to see a number of software-related announcements today, headlined by a reset on Apple's push into AI that should see a significant overhaul for Siri plus quite a few new AI-driven features. Apple is providing a live video stream on its website, o...

Read on MacRumors

WWDC 2026 Spoiler-Free Video Stream

MacRumors icon 90 days, 13 hours, 25 minutes ago by Eric Slivka

WWDC 2026 Spoiler-Free Video Stream

Apple's WWDC 2026 begins today, with the event kicking off at 10:00 am Pacific Time via the traditional opening keynote. We know that some MacRumors readers who can't follow the event as it's being broadcast are interested in avoiding all of the announcements and waiting until the event video is available for on-demand viewing so as to experience it without already knowing the outcome. For those individuals, we've posted this news story, which will be updated with a direct link to the presentati...

Read on MacRumors

Company of Heroes Definitive Edition makes one of the best strategy games even better

PCGamesN icon 90 days, 13 hours, 25 minutes ago by Paul Kelly

Company of Heroes Definitive Edition makes one of the best strategy games even better

With improved visuals, enhanced AI, and a bunch of technical modernization, Company of Heroes Definitive Edition is a very welcome sight.

Read on PCGamesN

Gothic remake lockpicking backlash raises the fascinating question of whether anybody really enjoys lockpicking in RPGs

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 90 days, 13 hours, 27 minutes ago by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

Gothic remake lockpicking backlash raises the fascinating question of whether anybody really enjoys lockpicking in RPGs

Alkimia Interactive and THQ's Gothic remake launched over the weekend, and many are the complaints that the RPG's revised lockpicking system is far too hard. I know, right - tricky lockpicking in a game set in a giant prison! Please excuse me while I lift both hands from the keyboard and strenuously knead my face into a shocked expression.

Read on Rock Paper Shotgun

Next page...