Giant iPhone Duo installations spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue ahead of launch

Giant iPhone Duo installations spotted at Apple Fifth Avenue ahead of launch

While the iPhone Duo doesn’t launch until Friday, preparations are already underway at Apple’s flagship store on New York’s Fifth Avenue for the big day. Here are the details. Apple Fifth Avenue prepares for iPhone Duo launch As @LChenlz discovered on X, Apple has begun installing several large rectangular structures around the store’s iconic glass … Read more

iPhone Duo Reviewers Really Miss Face ID

iPhone Duo Reviewers Really Miss Face ID

Touch ID on the iPhone Duo may be frustrating for some users, according to media reviews published today. Several reviewers found that ‌Touch ID‌ was slow to unlock, which can be jarring coming from Face ID. According to Marques Brownlee, Apple added an intentional delay to “every” ‌Touch ID‌ unlock. After tapping a finger on … Read more

SonicFox Reminds Everyone They’re Based, Backing Out Of A Gaming Convention Over An AI-Generated Promo

SonicFox Reminds Everyone They're Based, Backing Out Of A Gaming Convention Over An AI-Generated Promo

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean pulled out of Nexcon 2026 after seeing promotional material for the event that used AI to generate the fighting game professional’s image. The brochure appeared entirely AI-generated, including sloppy renderings of other creators who would be present. Once SonicFox found out about the promotion, they immediately canceled their appearance. “Update: Contract canceled … Read more

What 32,000 Folds Did to the iPhone Duo’s Hinge

What 32,000 Folds Did to the iPhone Duo's Hinge

Apple hasn’t shared testing of the iPhone Duo’s hinges or given a lifetime fold count like Samsung, but Joanna Stern used a custom device to subject her review unit to more than 32,000 folds over four nights. Over the course of the test, Stern said he thought it might feel looser as the number of … Read more

Xbox Cloud Gaming’s pay-as-you-go option starts at $3.99 for 10 hours

Xbox Cloud Gaming’s pay-as-you-go option starts at $3.99 for 10 hours

Microsoft announced last month that it will allow anyone to access Xbox Cloud Gaming in November, without needing to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The new pay-as-you-go model will require players to purchase bundles of cloud hours, and now Microsoft is revealing today that bundles will start at $3.99 for 10 hours of cloud gaming. … Read more

Apple Music unveils new design rebrand, with logo ‘made by sound’

Apple Music unveils new design rebrand, with logo ‘made by sound’

Apple Music has officially launched its rebrand with a new design, logo, and more. And in a video detailing the rebrand, Apple reveals that the new look was actually “created by sound.” Apple Music Officially Launches Rebrand, Posts Behind-the-Scenes of New Logo We’ve been seeing signs for weeks that Apple Music had a big rebrand … Read more

Here’s our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026

Here's our second wave of Xbox Game Pass games for October 2026

Microsoft has revealed the second batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, and there are few genuine stoppers, including the console debuts of The Séance of Blake Manor and Mouthwashing, and the addition of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, which only came to Xbox earlier this year. Second Wave of October Xbox … Read more

Resident Evil: Requiem made more money from PlayStation discs than on Xbox in total, reportedly, as Sony’s march to a discless future continues

Resident Evil: Requiem made more money from PlayStation discs than on Xbox in total, reportedly, as Sony's march to a discless future continues

Physical disc copies of Resident Evil: Requiem on PlayStation consoles may have been more popular than all versions of the game on Xbox, according to a new report, while also uncovering a trove of other physical sales statistics. The information comes from Alinea Analytics analyst Rhys Elliot, who published a newsletter breaking down the top … Read more