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If you’re an avid user, you might find yourself wanting more workout choices than what the Workout app can offer you. bridges that gap, allowing you to build custom, structured workouts to your choosing.

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Last year, Apple confirmed that it’d be supporting end-to-end encryption with RCS in a future software update. At the time, iOS 18 was still the latest version of iOS – thus implying that the upgrade would come as part of the next round of software – iOS 26.

So far, end-to-end encryption is yet to ship. That’s not the only thing though. The upgrade to end-to-end encryption would’ve also necessitated other major upgrades

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For the last fifteen years, Mac admins have been chasing a ghost: the “Single Glass Pane” of

A few months back, I reviewed Kuxiu’s . It was one of the first chargers to bring us the new Qi2.2 25W charging speeds. It came in an awesome cosmic orange color to match the new iPhone 17 Pro, was super compact, and also charged my Apple Watch and . That charger became a mainstay in my travel pack. But now Kuxiu has introduced its new , a more budget-focused option that delivers nearly the same core experience at a more competitive price point.

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Apple’s controversial partnership with Taboola to serve ads on Apple News seems to be going exactly as expected. Here’s why.

In case you’re not familiar with Taboola, it is one of the largest ad-tech companies in the world, with a US$1 billion market cap.

It is also widely known to serve rather low-quality and borderline untrustworthy ads, which was surprising when in 2024 that Apple had struck a deal with it to sell and place ads on Apple News

Apple’s WebKit blog published a post today highlighting the results of Interop 2025, an industry-wide effort to improve cross-browser interoperability. Here are the details.

Interop is the result of a joint effort between Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, Microsoft, and Mozilla, which aims to “improve interoperability in 15 key areas that will have the most impact on web developer experience.”

As Apple :

“Each year, the Interop project chooses its focus areas through a collaborative process with