Metro

Best new mobile games on iOS and Android – February 2026 round-up

This month’s selection of the most interesting smartphone gaming apps includes a world class Tower Defence and a very odd detective game. As the video games industry begins to dethaw from a typically ...
MacRumors

iOS 26.3 and iOS 26.4 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhone

While the iOS 26.3 Release Candidate is now available ahead of a public release, the first iOS 26.4 beta is likely still at least a week away. Following beta testing, iOS 26.4 will likely be released ...
Ars Technica

Apple patches ancient iOS versions to keep iMessage, FaceTime, other services working

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for ...
Forbes

iOS 26.2.1—Update Now Warning Issued To Millions Of iPhone Users

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. When Apple issued iOS 26.2.1 instead of iOS 26.3, it came as a surprise to some. But it ...
MacRumors

Apple Seeds iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Release Candidates

Apple today seeded the release candidate (RC) versions of upcoming iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the third ...
Forbes

iOS 26.2.1: Apple Releases Surprise iPhone Update With Features And Fixes

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Updated Jan. 28 with more details of what’s in the release, and what’s not. Plus a feature ...
9to5Mac

Apple updates iOS 12 to extend iMessage and FaceTime support on older devices

Apple has released iOS 12.5.8 for a small group of older iPhones, iPads, and the iPod touch, containing an important update for devices that can’t upgrade to modern versions of iOS. Here are the ...
techtimes

Apple Releases iOS 12.5.8 Update for Older iPhones and iPads

iOS 26 is currently the latest iOS update, but Apple has quietly released iOS 12.5.8, a critical update for older iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch models that no longer support the latest iOS versions.
Popular Mechanics

Aliens From a Parallel Universe May Be All Around Us—And We Don’t Even Know It, Study Suggests

Researchers are studying how hospitable our universe is to creating life. It’s related to the density of dark energy, which impacts star formation and the chances of life forming. The idea is that ...
Popular Mechanics

This Man Says It’s Possible Our True Ancestors Are Aliens. Will the Mainstream Ever Believe Him?

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Abiogenesis—the emergence of ...
The New York Times

These Mathematicians Are Putting A.I. to the Test

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform. By Siobhan Roberts A few weeks ago, a high school student emailed Martin ...
Politico

Appeals court backs Trump’s mass detention policy

A federal appeals court Friday night backed the Trump administration’s policy to lock up the vast majority of people it is seeking to deport without offering a chance for bond, even if they have no ...