Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more

Apple this week released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 26.4, which introduces several new features, including an AI-powered playlist generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more.  The update is currently available in pubic beta, with the public … Read more

Rode’s Wireless Go and Wireless Pro Can Now Connect to iPhone Directly

Rode has announced that the Wireless Go (Gen 3) and the Wireless Pro microphones can connect to iOS devices without a physical receiver unit. Called “Direct Connect,” it leverages a direct Bluetooth connection with iPhones to make capturing audio easier and require fewer parts. The Wireless Go is likely Rode’s most recognizable lavalier microphone. The … Read more

Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available, it will let iPhone and Android users send encrypted RCS messages to each other across platforms. However, with this initial implementation, Apple is … Read more

Apple opens 2026 Swift Student Challenge to global coders

Apple has opened submissions for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge, inviting student developers worldwide to design and submit Swift-based app playgrounds that demonstrate creativity, social impact, inclusivity or technical skill. Challenge scope The challenge invites students to create an app playground that can be experienced within three minutes. Submissions must be self-contained and able to … Read more

WhatsApp Deploys Rust-Based Media Parser to Block Malware on 3 Billion Devices

WhatsApp’s engineering team has rewritten its media handling library in Rust, cutting the codebase from 160,000 lines of C++ down to 90,000 lines while adding memory safety protections. The library runs on billions of devices, such as Android phones, iPhones, desktops, watches, and web browsers, making this one of the largest client-side deployments of Rust … Read more

Your charging cable might get a workout if you try ‘Charchery’

It is rare to see a mobile game that actually surprises us with its control scheme anymore. Usually, we are stuck tapping glass, tilting the screen, or maybe folding the device if you have the budget for it. But a new web-based experiment called Charchery has thrown all of that out the window. It turns … Read more

WWDC 2025: iOS 19’s Future & Potential Name Reveal

Apple’s WWDC 2025: What to Expect from the Tech Giant’s Developer Conference Los Angeles-The countdown is on for Apple’s World Developer Conference (WWDC) 2025, where the technology giant is expected to unveil its latest innovations for devices like iPads, iPhones, and MacBooks. The five-day event, scheduled from June 9-13, is already marked on Apple’s official … Read more

Wispr Flow releases iOS app in a bid to make dictation feel effortless

It feels like AI companies want us all to talk to their products out loud more often. Meta, Google, OpenAI and Anthropic, to name a few, have added functionality to let users talk with their AI bots as naturally as they would with another person, taking advantage of advances in speech-to-text technology. A startup called … Read more