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How to keep politicians from flooding your iPhone with campaign texts
Political campaign texts are relentless ahead of Election Day, with fundraising appeals piling up in Messages. One iPhone setting can silence their alerts without forcing you to block each unfamiliar number. Political texts plague everyone Blocking a number doesn't help much when the next fundraising appeal arrives from a different one. Political fundraising groups even raised objections when Apple expanded message filtering in iOS 26, concerned that donation requests would go unnoticed. Apple's Screen…
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Accessoires
Actualité : Bon plan – Les écouteurs sans fil Bose QuietComfort Ultra (QC Ultra Earbuds) Noir à 132,95 € (-27%)
Les QuietComfort Ultra, ou QC Ultra Earbuds, succèdent aux QC Earbuds II tout en haut de la gamme d’écouteurs de Bose. Ils reprennent la quasi-totalité des fonctionnalités et caractéristiques de leurs prédécesseurs, se démarquant uniquement avec l’ajout d’un mode de spatialisation virtuelle baptisé Immersion. Les QC Ultra Earbuds sont des copies quasi conformes des QC Earbuds II, reprenant leurs qualités et défauts. Pour ainsi dire, seul l’ajout du mode Immersion démarque ces QC Ultra…
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Tech News
6+ ways you can use your PlayStation 5's USB ports
Those USB ports are for more than topping off your controller battery. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's not as immediately apparent what to do with your PS5's USB ports compared to the many uses for your phone's USB port or everything they can do on your PC. And while you might have used them for some basic purposes, there are others you may not have considered yet. All…
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Smartphones
iOS 27.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 27.2
Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models on the same version of iOS. iOS 27.2 is the first major iOS 27 update, and it adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can recall past conversations you had with it, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like a restaurant it previously recommended. It's also able to draw on more sources: Photos attached…
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Smartphones
Halide releases its first batch of updates for the iPhone Duo
The camera app can turn your foldable into a waist-level viewfinder. In our review of the iPhone Duo, one of the big question marks for Apple's foldable was around app support. While Apple's own stuff might be ready to handle the dual screens and new aspect ratios right away, how long would it take for third-party apps to really embrace this hardware? In the case of camera app Halide, the answer is "not long…
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Apps & Logiciels
Ollama for Mac gains support for local text-to-speech models
Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally, announced that its Mac app now supports text-to-speech generation, with Windows and Linux support coming soon. Here are the details. If you’re not familiar with Ollama, it is a platform that lets users download and run open AI models locally on their Macs, or access more powerful models through the cloud. It is also available for Windows and Linux. Ollama itself is open-source and has…
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Smartphones
Why Can't iPhone Duo Users Make Eye Contact on FaceTime?
FaceTime's Eye Contact setting is missing on the iPhone Duo, MacRumors can confirm. The setting was first flagged as absent by MacRumors forum member TwoBytes, who noticed their eyes looking "a little off" during a call. Introduced in iOS 14, Eye Contact uses machine learning to subtly adjust your eyes during a video call to make it seem like you're looking into the camera lens, even though you're actually looking at the image of…
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Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce
On Monday, Microsoft said it will offer voluntary buyouts to eligible employees in select parts of the company. CNBC reports that the buyouts will be offered to roughly 60,000 employees, or about a quarter of its global workforce. The company describes the offer as an opportunity for employees who may have already been considering career moves outside Microsoft. While Microsoft did not give a direct reason for the buyout package, it comes as the…
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What are the leading causes of EV battery damage?
Charging behaviors and heat are the things to pay attention to. Your electric vehicle's battery is pretty resilient, but that doesn't mean it's impervious to damage. A study from Geotab, a company that offers fleet tracking and management services, shows that while even the average high-use EV battery hangs on to nearly 82 percent of its original storage capacity after eight years, a handful of factors affect the rate at which it degrades. As…
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Apps & Logiciels
Instagram takes on YouTube with new 90-minute horizontal video format
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Instagram today began testing a new long-form horizontal video format with select creators in the U.S. Here are the details. Every now and again, Instagram tries to go after YouTube with a new product. IGTV, for instance, was one of the social network’s attempts at competing in the long-form video space. However, IGTV never really took off, and Instagram eventually phased it out as it shifted its focus to…
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IA
Google says Gemini 4 Argon ranks well behind Claude and GPT-6 for Android coding
Google has updated its Android Bench list for showing how good AI models are at Android coding assistance, with Gemini 4 Argon ranking way behind that of the latest Claude and GPT models. The Android Bench was introduced early this year as a way for Android developers to get a quick way to see what AI models were best suited to Android coding assistance based on a test from Google. That test took into…
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Databricks co-founder shares his secrets for winning big enterprise customers
Startups have never been under more pressure to grow quickly. To do that, many of them must land large enterprises, the deep pockets of the IT world, as customers. But as any company that sells to enterprises will tell you, it’s not easy to win such contracts. One critical mistake most younger startups make is believing that their tech will practically sell itself, says Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, co-founder and senior vice president of field engineering…
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Smartphones
The mistake iPhone Duo buyers can easily avoid
The iPhone Duo is costly, and fixing it comes at a high price as well. The iPhone Duo is finally available, and you might be interested in one after reading our iPhone Duo review. There can be some justification for its mighty $2,000 price tag if you see it as combining an iPhone with an iPad mini. If you want to be a little more productive on the go when you don't have your…
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Samsung’s Switch 2-ready MicroSD Express card is on sale for less than $50
Running out of space on your Nintendo Switch 2? Thankfully, Samsung’s P9 MicroSD Express card is discounted at multiple retailers, with the 256GB version going for $47.99 (Amazon, B&H Photo) and the 512GB version $99 (Amazon, B&H Photo). The smaller card typically sells for around $80, and the larger option usually sells between $150 and $200, though both are higher than their original launch prices, likely because of the ongoing memory shortage. Samsung P9…
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Cybersécurité
iOS 27.2 Fixes Over 160 Security Vulnerabilities
Apple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates fix more than 160 security vulnerabilities, which means it's a good idea to install the software as soon as you can. An Apple Intelligence vulnerability that could let a remote attacker access sensitive data was fixed, as was a Hide My Email bug that could leak the user's real email address. There are more than 30 WebKit fixes, and approximately 15 kernel bugs have been addressed. Six…
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IA
Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom
Anthropic is clear that data centers will run on gas, to the company’s own detriment. Anthropic is clear that data centers will run on gas, to the company’s own detriment. As it prepares to go public, Anthropic’s S-1 filing makes generative AI’s methane dependency glaringly obvious. “Competition for access to electrical supply and data center locations with adequate power availability is intense.” In documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Monday, Anthropic…
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IA
GPT-6.1 Terra makes a strong case for being OpenAI’s best bang for your AI buck
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Progress moves so fast when it comes to all things AI, that “bigger and better” hardly even feels like the target. Instead, we find ourselves tracking developments across multiple fronts, where sometimes it’s just as impressive to find your gains in terms of efficiency — matching the performance of another model for a mere fraction of the cost. That’s exactly the sort…
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This emulator just cut off support to Anbernic’s upcoming Nintendo 3DS clone
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. There’s a fair amount of excitement for the release of the Anbernic RG DDS. Putting a bit of a damper on the upcoming launch, a pricing leak suggests the Nintendo 3DS clone could cost more than expected. In another blow to whatever level of anticipation you may have, the team behind Azahar is pulling its support. Anbernic has found itself in a…
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IA
iPhone AI Images and Edits Now Have a Hidden Watermark
Images generated with Image Playground and some photos edited with Apple Intelligence will now include a SynthID watermark. Apple announced plans to add SynthID support back in June, and the feature is live in iOS 27.2. SynthID is a Google-created tool that identifies AI-generated content. It watermarks images and videos at the pixel level instead of adding metadata. Google says it does not affect image quality and is meant to survive cropping, filters, and…
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Apps & Logiciels
Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos
If you could have 1 million followers on any social media platform, which would you choose? There is a correct answer, and it’s YouTube, assuming you’d like to get paid for your work. But Instagram’s latest update could upend YouTube’s long-held position as the most lucrative platform for creators, if only Instagram plays its cards right. Instagram announced on Monday that it’s testing a new type of video upload that will allow creators to…
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Cybersécurité
Apple addressed at least 329 unique security vulnerabilities across today’s system updates
Apple has updated its security releases page with details of the vulnerabilities addressed in today’s updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and Safari. Here are the details. Whenever Apple releases software updates, the company also usually updates its security releases page with details of the vulnerabilities addressed. Today, the company updated the page with the security content for the following system updates: In total, Apple addressed 329 unique security vulnerabilities across today’s…
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Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out
After two months of discomfort, a man in South Korea went to an eye clinic where doctors pulled 11 living, wriggling worms from his eyes. They apparently made the most of their time on the man's peepers; at the time of extraction, many of the female worms were pregnant. The man narrowly avoided having them spew their loads of living larvae directly into his eyes. The man in this case was a 71-year-old crop…
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Apps & Logiciels
From iPhone Duo to Mac, Craft shows what a native productivity app can do
It’s been a busy fall for Apple. iOS and macOS 27 arrived in September, iPhone Duo went on sale just a few days ago, and more Mac announcements are expected later this week. Between the new software and hardware, there’s plenty for Apple users to explore. Of all these announcements, the iPhone Duo has arguably attracted the most attention. As the first iPhone with a fundamentally different form factor, it introduces new possibilities for…
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Amazon cuts 35% off the ELEPHAS Roku TV smart projector
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. The ELEPHAS Roku TV Smart Projector has dropped to $119.99 on Amazon, down from its $184.99 recommended retail price. That’s a $65 saving and a 35% discount off the RRP, and this one stands out as the lowest price we’ve ever seen. That price cut is worth a look if you’ve been thinking about adding a projector for movie nights without spending…
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