Latest iOS 27 Beta References Six Unreleased iPhone 18 Models
Macworld reports that iOS 27 beta 5, released to developers on Monday , contains hidden code revealing six unreleased iPhone models – although you've probably heard of them before.
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Deepfake hiccup unmasks suspected digital certificate fraudster
Face-swap software blinked for 'barely a second,' giving Spanish cops the break they needed
Reforj developer 4J Studios unveils Rixels: modified pixels that reduce texture memory requirements by 98%
Reforj developer 4J Studios has debuted a technology called Rixels that offer an alternative way to provide textures using a fraction of the memory requirements.
How Netflix Scaled Its Real-Time Service Map
Netflix has described how it redesigned the streaming pipeline behind Service Topology, its real-time service dependencies map, to support production scale.
- Employed Apache Pekko Streams to manage backpressure, preventing dropped records or incomplete maps.
- Replaced gRPC with server-sent events (SSE) for lighter-weight, reactive backpressure management.
Donut Panic 🍩 — Building an Interactive CSS-Only Donut
This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Comfort Food Edition, CSS Art . 🍩 Inspiration I write about WordPress plugins and PHP standards for a living, so when DEV dropped a "Comfort Food" theme…
- Users create custom donuts with CSS and minimal JavaScript
- Donut components include layered rings, glaze, hole, and shine
- Serve animation moves donut from kitchen to plate with easing
As if PCs weren't expensive enough already, Microsoft is reportedly now charging OEMs more for Windows licenses
Supposedly, it's a "significant increase."
JBL To Launch Pulse 6 Speaker In China With 12-Hour Battery, IP68 Resistance Rating
JBL has officially announced the Pulse 6 Bluetooth speaker, which is launching first in China. As the name suggests, it serves as the successor to the Pulse 5, which was originally launched in 2023.
I tested the top fitness trackers for running a marathon (by running the NYC marathon)
I ran the New York City Marathon wearing seven different fitness trackers to see which performed best for training, recovery, and race day.
Selling Impossible Pokémon: Ban Reports Point to Long-Rumored Black Market for 'Injecting' Rare Pokémon Go Quests, Sparking Speculation of Insider Involvement
Pokémon Go players are reportedly being banned for obtaining rare creatures from questlines "in an unauthorized manner", seemingly confirming past whispers of a black market that allows fans to…
I Built a Signed Webhook Receiver for Cross-Server Communication
Sometimes your application can reach an external service from one server, but not from another. I ran into this problem while working on one of my projects.
- Signed Webhook Receiver enables secure server-to-server communication.
- Facilitates data transfer between application components as webhook.
- Acts as controlled proxy for servers in different network environments.
DeepCool AK620 and AK400 G2 Review: Quiet and powerful, with woodgrain or a digital display
DeepCool’s latest AK G2 series air coolers feature your choice of woodgrain tops or a digital display. We’ve tested both AK620 and AK400 G2 coolers with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D to benchmark their…
Meta faces expensive child safety reckoning
Also: Google executives jump ship in race for AI dominance Hello, TechScape readers! Danielle Abril, editor of the Guardian’s Reworked series on AI and the future of work, filling in for Blake…
ReBAC isn't the problem. The ReBAC tools I tried are.
ReBAC (relationship-based access control) decides access based on how entities are connected to each other, rather than on a role attached to the user.
You can now order this Android phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard
The follow-up to the Minimal Phone 1 swaps the e-paper display for an OLED screen, among other changes.
Redditor somehow turns a Steam Deck into a Game Boy — and I'm loving the 'SteamBoy'
'I would totally back something like this on Kickstarter': Redditor turns Steam Deck into a Game Boy, and the 'SteamBoy' has gone down a storm.
Google Play is finally hosting a rival app store, thanks to its antitrust loss
Aptoide has become the first new Android app store available directly through the Google Play Store. The company is taking advantage of shifting regulations forcing Google to support rival…
Take-Two CEO defends timed Netflix exclusive GTA 6 extended look, says it's 'part of Rockstar Games' marketing strategy'
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has defended the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look, which will premiere on Netflix.
PS5 features meet an 85-inch canvas: Sony’s Bravia 3 TV hits a rare $400+ price drop
As of Aug. 11, the Sony 85-Inch BRAVIA 3 LED 4K TV is discounted to $1,098 at Amazon, 27% off its typical price of $1,499.99.
Pipelines are the least interesting part of data engineering
For a long time, data engineering operated quietly in the background — the discipline responsible for moving data from one read more Pipelines are the least interesting part of data engineering
$580 million undersea cable rerouted to avoid the grave of Dobby the House Elf — company caves to fan demands to safeguard Harry Potter filming location, will instead pass by Bronze Age burial site
The Greenlink Connector project, which will connect the grid of Ireland and Wales, had to reroute its path after Harry Potter fans complained that it would 'desecrate' the 'grave' of beloved character…
Get 32GB of DDR5 for $261 in this AM5 gaming bundle — $970 deal features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, and free 240mm AIO
Newegg’s $969 AM5 combo pairs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 motherboard, and a free 240mm AIO, saving nearly $220.
Apple faces class action lawsuit for ‘fraud’ over iCloud Private Relay flaw
Security researchers last week revealed a flaw in Apple’s iCloud Private Relay feature. While this is supposed to protect your IP address from the websites you visit, a vulnerability means that it…
‘US-India partnership vital for global security’: Envoy Sergio Gor holds talks with Ajit Doval
The interaction follows Ambassador Sergio Gor's meeting with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi on Monday evening.
Adult Friend Finder app: Where to download the AFF app and how secure is it?
Where to download the AdultFriendFinder app. Is the AFF app secure to download?
I consume less than an hour of digital media a day. 'Cheat days' never helped me cut screen time, but 'NPC hours' did.
To get off my phone, I spent years trying different ways to curb my digital addiction. Here's what actually worked and why "cheat days" never will.
A strange Google Home app bug is automatically switching on smart lights across homes
The issue currently affects only the iOS app, so Android and web users are safe (for now).
Beats teased new headphones then ghosted us — but now, Reddit sleuths think they’ve worked out when the new cans will land
It's been two months since we saw the new Beats headphones teased and the brand has since been silent, but Reddit sleuths have bad news as to when the cans could come.
Stockholm’s Quartr lands €15.6 million to expand its AI-ready public company IR data coverage
Quartr, the Stockholm-based company behind the world’s leading first-party data layer for institutional finance and AI, has closed an €15.6 million ($18 million) funding round to accelerate product…
Top ICT tenders: DCDT eyes 2050 digital economy vision
The department is looking for a service provider to develop ICT indicators, modelling and a scenario system.
SFO Tech partners with US-based Smart IOPS to manufacture data storage hardware in Kochi
Through the tie-up, SFO has integrated Smart IOPS’ proprietary ‘TruRandom’ controller technology into its production lines, the company said in a press release.
6 Best Dehumidifiers to Fight Mold and Muggy Summers (2026)
If you care about good air, it’s time for a dehumidifier. These are the best ones we’ve tested for everything from basements to drying laundry.
Insurers can’t hide behind the SIM card
Cellphone claims are just 4% of National Financial Ombud’s cases, but it is concerned insurers reject them on SIM card grounds alone.
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China now even less likely to solve Apple’s memory crunch
One of Apple’s proposed solutions – or at least mitigations – for the memory shortage was to buy RAM from two Chinese companies, CXMT and YMTC.
Reddit Bans 11-Year Account for GPL Game Post, Testing the EU's DSA
Longtime Slashdot reader DF5JT writes: On July 26, I posted a single announcement in r/backgammon: GNU Backgammon for Android, GPLv3, the first standalone backgammon engine on F-Droid.
An app store for your app store
Good morning, hope you had a great weekend. Today I’m reading about Anthony Bourdain’s early years , depicted through the film Tony releasing this week, listening to Broken Social Scene’s new album…
F-Drones is the first company in Ukraine to localize 100% of its UAV component production in-house
The Ukrainian defense-tech company F-Drones is steadily reducing its dependence on foreign suppliers by establishing its own production of drone components, F-Drones CEO Stanislav Khutor discussed.
I don’t care how thin the Galaxy Z Fold 8 is, and these two foldables show exactly why
The latest foldables are becoming remarkably thin, but after using Motorola, Honor, and Samsung’s newest models, I care far more about batteries and hinges that improve daily use.
Firefox stunts on Edge as Microsoft gears up to neuter adblockers: 'uBlock Origin isn't going anywhere'
Blocked. Blocked. Blocked. None of these corpo browsers are free of sin.
How to watch Google’s August 12 Made by Google event, and what to expect
Google's Made by Google event returns to New York on August 12, with the Pixel 11 series, Pixel Watch 5, and other hardware set to debut as pre-orders go live hours ahead of the keynote.
Solar Owners Save Rs. 90,000 Monthly
Rooftop solar is emerging as a financially attractive option for Pakistani households as high electricity tariffs push consumers toward net … Read More The post Solar Owners Save Rs.
MTN restores services after outage in parts of Enugu
MTN Nigeria has restored services in parts of Enugu State after a service disruption. Customers affected by the MTN Enugu outage can now reconnect.
Early OnePlus 16 hype suggests firm may have ditched its key markets too soon
If only OnePlus waited just a little but longer to pull the plug.
Stop Killing Games join lawsuit against the PlayStation Store's "Sony Tax," in latest venture beyond game preservation
"It’s time to sue Sony," game preservation advocates Stop Killing Games have declared, as the group throws its weight behind a Dutch lawsuit targeting the PlayStation Store’s alleged monopoly and…
Report: Microsoft Imposes Higher-Than-Usual Price Hikes For OEMs’ Windows License
The memory shortage crisis has caused prices of just about every electronic device to go up by pretty significant margins. The bad news is, for Windows PCs, things may just get more expensive.
What to expect from the Google Pixel Buds Pro 2
Google has kept quiet on the earbuds so far. The event invite only teases the next generation of Pixel and does not mention the Pixel Buds Pro 2 by name.
Saber CEO Admits 'Dig' at Gearbox Boss Randy Pitchford in New Game Trailer, Saying It's Payback for 'Shots at Embracer in Borderlands 4'
Beef between two high-profile video game industry CEOs has bubbled over into the public domain, via a trailer for new taxi simulation game Rideshare Stimulator.
Keppel unit’s telco subsea cable network receives facilities-based operator licence from IMDA
This will allow it to own, operate and maintain telecommunications infrastructure in Singapore
Building up the US power grid won't be wasted, even if the AI bubble bursts
The bigger risk is underinvestment, claims consulting biz McKinsey
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and the Misreading of Science Fiction
Beyond Elon Musk’s interpretation of The Odyssey, Silicon Valley leaders have often misunderstood classic books like Foundation and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s evident in their tech.
Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales
Exclusive: Court service says anyone trying to enter buildings with glasses will have them confiscated and returned when they leave Courts in England and Wales have joined a number of restaurants…
Huawei MatePad Air Will Officially Launch In Malaysia On 18 August 2026
In 2026 alone, Huawei has launched five different MatePad models in Malaysia. These include the MatePad 12 X, MatePad 11.5 Standard Edition, MatePad 11.5 S 2026, MatePad Mini, and MatePad Pro Max.
ZADNA terminates CEO’s contract
The .ZA Domain Name Authority confirms the termination of employment of CEO Michael Molehe Wesi, effective 8 June.
Ecosystem Roundup: SEA tech funding hits US$4.78B in July, led by mega rounds
Southeast Asia’s tech sector raised US$4.779B across 17 rounds in July 2026, according to Tracxn, the strongest month in the tracked 12-month period, up 25.53% from June and 180.9% year-on-year.
7 Best Digital Planners to Manage Your Time Better in 2026
Discover the best digital planners for 2025, including top tools like ClickUp, Todoist, and Notion to boost productivity and stay organized. The post 7 Best Digital Planners to Manage Your Time Better in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic .