Apple announced its new home lineup by press release on October 13, 2026, alongside an invite-only event in New York. The new products are Apple Home Collection, a range of smart home accessories built with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric, HomePod mini 2 and a new Apple TV 4K. This live blog updates as details […]

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Apple sells Apple Arcade for $6.99 per month or $49.99 per year, Apple Fitness+ for $9.99 per month or $79.99 annually, and Apple Creator Studio for $12.99 per month or $129 per year, according to its US product pages. Paying yearly instead of monthly saves $33.89 on Arcade, $39.89 on Fitness+ and $26.88 on Creator […]

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Apple has launched hypertension notifications on Apple Watch in the Philippines, according to an update on its Philippine newsroom dated October 14, 2026. The feature works on Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, Series 11, Ultra 2 and Ultra 3, but Apple says it will not initially be available in the Philippines on Apple Watch […]

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Les Benjamins designer Bünyamin Aydın designed his new collection, “From Earth to Sky,” on iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Pro, and filmmaker Neels Castillon shot the brand’s Cappadocia fashion show on iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple said in an October 14, 2026 story. The show marks 15 years of the Istanbul-based lifestyle brand and is […]

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Apple has released Apple Sports version 4.5, which brings key stats into Live Activities during breaks in the action, according to Apple’s App Store release notes. The update for the free iPhone app arrived in mid-October and also adds five more soccer competitions, including English League One and League Two. It is the second soccer […]

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Hal Jordan losing his Green Lantern ring could put the Guardians in a far more awkward position than simply replacing one field agent. Episode 5 makes the ring’s absence a public consequence of the crisis, and that means the Guardians must decide whether its next bearer is a solution, a punishment, or proof that their […]

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Tommy Crane’s death may be connected to Echo Canyon because the series places the commune in the last part of his life and gives Neagley a clue that points directly toward it. That is not the same as proving the group killed him. It is, however, enough to make the official story of an apparent […]

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Struan Loy’s murder starts the hunt because he is the first proof that former Slow Horses are being selected, not randomly harmed. In “Circle of Life,” the disgraced ex-agent is burned alive in a shipping container. The brutality gives Lamb a reason to look beyond a single death and ask who has access to a […]

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Ian finally knows Donnie is lying because the cleaned-up emergency-call audio leads him back to the van that took Sarah from the phone booth. The sound gives Ian a practical clue, and the fact that Donnie was driving that van turns a long-running suspicion into a direct confrontation. Episode 3, “The Lie,” does not prove […]

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Lila dies from her own chemical weapon because Reacher turns the syringe she intends to use on him back against her during the finale’s close-quarters fight. The ending of “Cut” makes the death more than a standard final-boss defeat. Lila tries to demonstrate the toxin’s power and preserve control of the operation, only to become […]

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To see Local Lists in Apple Maps on iOS 27, type “Local Lists” into the search field, tap Guides, then pick a collection such as restaurants or kid-friendly spots. The feature works only in select U.S. cities, and Apple doesn’t say which ones. Apple describes Local Lists as “relevant collections of locations trending in your […]

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With Dual SIM on iOS 27, the setting that picks which number a Messages conversation uses is called Conversation Line, and it sits in that conversation’s details. Open the conversation, tap the contact or group icon at the top, tap Conversation Line, then tap a line or alias. Apple’s iOS 26 guide gave a different […]

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If a show you follow in Podcasts seems to be missing older episodes, check the filter first. Apple’s iOS 27 guide says a followed show is filtered to Unplayed episodes by default, so anything you’ve finished drops out of the list until you remove that filter or search for it. The same guide explains how […]

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To change what the Action button does on Apple Watch Ultra, open the Settings app, tap Action Button, tap Action, then pick a function such as Workout, Backtrack or Dive. The same button sounds the siren: press and hold it, wait for the countdown to finish, and the watch starts an alarm meant to attract […]

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In iOS 27, the Journal app can suggest writing prompts “based on what you write and any photos or drawings you add to your entry,” and you can add up to three of them to a single entry. The prompts come from Apple Intelligence, and one switch hides them: Settings > Apps > Journal > […]

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To ask Siri AI a question on a Mac running macOS 27, press Command-Space bar to open Spotlight, type your question or request, and press Return. Once Siri AI (Beta) is turned on, Apple’s Mac User Guide says Spotlight “becomes the place where you start a conversation with Siri.” From that one window, Apple says, […]

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AirPods 5 have no setup button on the back of the case, so you reset them by tapping the front of the case instead. Open the lid, double-tap the front three times as the status light changes, and wait for the light to flash amber, then white. Apple’s support document on resetting AirPods, dated September […]

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With Apple Intelligence in iOS 27, dictation uses an on-device model to improve spelling, punctuation and capitalization. Apple says it’s available in English on “iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, or later,” and its feature availability page lists nine varieties of English. That device list is narrower than the one for Apple […]

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In iOS 27, when you rename a file in the Files app on an iPhone with Apple Intelligence, Files recommends a name above the keyboard. Apple’s iOS 27 guide also describes Access Requests, an option for shared iCloud Drive links that lets other people with the link ask you to approve their access. Rename a […]

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The final scene of Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 7 leaves Ted newly open to love but unable to act on it yet. After deciding that he is lovable, Ted deletes his dating profile and asks the stage manager out in person; she says she is seeing someone, which turns a personal breakthrough into a […]

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