Apple was with a prestigious award for its Liquid Glass design in iOS 26. Here are the details.

iOS 26’s Liquid Glass design is expected to get some refinements in iOS 27 , but nothing major. And Apple’s designers now have another reason to stand by its bold iPhone overhaul from last year.

The ADC (Art Directors Club) Annual Awards have recognized iOS 26’s Liquid Glass design , including a prestigious Gold Cube in the category of Interactive / UX / UI.

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Of 33 current smartphones tested, the iPhone 17 Pro offered the fastest overall charging speed, when wired and wireless charging times are averaged.

Apple also took four out of the five top places when it came to wireless charging speeds specifically, with manufacturing precision the likely reason …

says that it tested 33 current smartphones for both wired and wireless charging performance.

We tested 33 phones over the past year, from companies like Apple, Samsung, Google and Motorola. We also tested phones available only internationally to compare

The top three wireless service providers in the US are teaming up to eliminate coverage dead zones. AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are forming a joint venture that will involve satellites, though the announcement is light on specifics.

AT&T says the “Joint Venture (JV) will accelerate American leadership in next-generation direct-to-device (D2D) communications by using satellite-based technologies to address coverage gaps, especially in unserved and underserved communities.”

The announcement goes on to

Shrinking concluded its third season just last month , but thanks to a new update from star Harrison Ford, it sounds like the wait for season 4 could be surprisingly short.

If you use the ChatGPT desktop app on Mac , you’ll be forced to update it sometime between now and June 12. That’s due to a security breach involving two OpenAI employee devices …

The reason is a bit involved, but stems from a security issue involving open-source code used by the company. that it has found no evidence any user data was accessed nor were its own systems compromised.

On May 11, 2026 UTC, TanStack, a widely used open-source

There’s been an epidemic in the past few years of iPhone thieves using scooters and electric bikes to snatch devices from the hands of their owners while they’re walking down the street.

The reason this is the method of choice for thieves is because it enables them to grab an unlocked iPhone, which can be worth $800 more to them than a locked one …

A report last year said that the use of stolen scooters and e-bikes to snatch phones on the streets had reached an “industrial

A sketchy supply chain report out of Korea claims that the bezel-free display destined for the iPhone 20 is an early iteration of the technology and there is “a possibility of screen distortion.”

The report was updated from an earlier version, which said that Apple was willing to accept a “compromise” on the 2027 model, with a better version planned for 2028 …

Early reporting suggested that we would see a 20th anniversary iPhone next year as a special edition along the

Spotify is making two video podcast announcements today, including one related to Apple’s big video podcast enhancement.

Earlier this year, Apple unveiled a major upgrade to the video experience for Apple Podcasts. The company deployed its HTTP Live Streaming technology to enhance how video shows in Apple Podcasts are delivered and consumed.

Apple shipped the upgraded experience for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro, and the web at the end of March. Hopefully, Apple’s OS 27 software updates bring enhanced video podcasts to the Mac and