AI
Apple Health App Adds Health Age, Readiness Score and New Insights
Apple's redesigned Health app adds Health Age, readiness scoring, personalized insights, and a new Longevity tab powered by Apple Intelligence.
Apps
The latest news on mobile and desktop apps, software updates, new features, and the services millions of people use every day.
Hardware
iOS 27 Ships September 14 - Apple Confirms Release Date at Today's Event
Apple confirmed the iOS 27 release date as September 14 at today's "Surprise and Shine" event, adding iPhone Handoff and Apple Intelligence upgrades to 34 iPhones.
AI
Meta Muse Is a Personal AI Agent That Books Travel, Sends Email, and Pays for Things While You Are Not Looking
Meta Muse is a personal AI agent with its own dedicated VM, Stripe Link payments, and a Sentinel agent that must approve every outbound action. Launching in the US today.
Apps
Google Photos Cuts Trash Recovery Window to 30 Days
Google Photos has changed its Trash retention period to 30 days, cutting the previous 60-day recovery window for backed-up photos and videos.
How-To
How to Turn On RCS Chats in Google Messages
Learn how to turn on RCS chats in Google Messages, check your RCS status, and troubleshoot connection problems on Android.
Tech
WhatsApp Pinned Messages Are Getting a Fourth Slot in Chats and Groups
WhatsApp pinned messages are getting a fourth slot in chats and groups. Rolling out in Android beta 2.26.35.8 - no stable release date from WhatsApp yet.
Tech
Google Translate Live Gets Background Mode on Android and Earpiece Translation for iPhone
Google Translate adds background mode on Android so live sessions run while the screen is locked, and earpiece translation on iOS without headphones needed.
AI
Gemini Spark Can Now Manage Google Photos
Gemini Spark can now manage Google Photos with multi-step workflows for organizing, editing, sharing, extracting text, and recurring photo tasks.
AI
Grok Bot Lands on iPad and Android as the Price Drops From $300 to $20 a Month
Grok Bot adds iPad and Android support and drops from $300 to $20 a month for Cursor Pro subscribers. Enterprise access is free for a limited time.
AI
Perplexity Hybrid Compute Brings Private AI Work to Mac
Perplexity Hybrid Compute splits AI tasks between cloud models and a local Mac model, keeping sensitive files and information on the device when needed.
AI
Google Workspace Voice Features Land in Gmail, Docs, and Keep - Talk to Your Apps and They Listen
Google Workspace voice lands in Gmail, Docs, and Keep this week. Talk to search your inbox, draft documents, and turn brain dumps into organized notes.
Tech
TikTok Comments Now Support Voice Messages, Polls, and Photo Carousels
TikTok comments get three new formats: voice messages up to 60 seconds, creator polls with up to five options, and photo carousels up to nine images.