We asked you for your favorite of the eight new iOS 26.4 emojis, and there’s a runaway winner.
I didn’t quit doomscrolling, I just found something that occasionally pulls me out of it before it swallows another hour.
X has launched XChat on iOS, a standalone messaging app aimed at expanding its ecosystem and competing with established chat platforms through privacy-focused features and social integration.
With WWDC 2026 just around the corner, I’d love to see Apple revamp the Shortcuts app in iOS 27.
Stricter age verification checks for online content – especially social media — are becoming the norm across the world.
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iOS 26.4.2 is a small update with just one named fix, but it’s a fix that could secure your communications from law enforcement.
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Apple’s new emoji for your iPhone include an orca, a treasure chest, a trombone, and a “hairy creature”.
Gigs is an AI-powered app that organises concert memories into a searchable timeline, helping users relive and track live music experiences.
Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at the affordable end, with no major budget phone launches now expected until next year. That made it the perfect time to go back and reassess The Verge’s recommendations for the best budget phones you can buy right now. […]
Some of us take a kind of “eat to live” rather than a “live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget nerd — […]