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Apple has rolled out updates to Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Pixelmator Pro and Freeform. The iWork apps now support Siri queries and shared-file access requests, Pages gains a Screen View mode, and Numbers adds new trigonometry, statistics and logic functions. Pixelmator Pro brings Select and Mask tools to iPad and new templates, while Freeform adds Dark Mode support, collaborative folders and Apple Intelligence Writing Tools.
Apple released Final Cut Camera version 2.4, adding a redesigned interface with easier access to settings. The update also brings support for iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture (f/1.48 to f/4), including shutter priority, aperture priority and manual modes, plus Cinematic mode effects in ProRes and Apple Log. The app requires an Apple Creator Studio subscription priced at $12.99 monthly or $129 annually.
Apple's iOS 27 update adds new sharing controls to the Find My app, letting users set custom time limits for location sharing or hide their location from individual contacts without triggering a notification. The app also gets a Liquid Glass redesign with a new tab bar, more detailed location info on the main screen, and updated icons, plus changes for cellular Apple Watch users sharing location.
Nothing has unveiled the Headphone 1 Pro, a $399 flagship headphone in white or black that ships with a hardcase and adds a switch to disable the equalizer and spatial audio for accurate studio monitoring. Developed with London's Metropolis Studios, the headphones also support LDAC, 24-bit high-res audio, wireless lossless connections, Auracast transmit/receive, and three drivers tuned for bass, vocals and instruments. They carry an IP52 rating with up to 32 hours of battery life with ANC on and 68 hours with it off.
Google's Gboard keyboard includes native features like translation, clipboard history, quick text-case switching, and a personal dictionary that replicate functions previously requiring separate downloaded apps such as Google Translate. A writer at Android Authority describes replacing four apps entirely by using these built-in Gboard tools instead, accessible through the keyboard's toolbar menu.
Reports point to a major MacBook Pro redesign, possibly branded MacBook Ultra, expected around October. Rumored changes include an OLED display, the first touchscreen on a Mac, and a switch from the current notch to a hole-punch camera cutout with Dynamic Island support in macOS.
Ahead of iPhone Duo's October 23 release, leaker pdfu found code in the iOS 27.1 simulator pointing to five StandBy views Apple hasn't announced: Home Camera, Home Modular, Flow, Fade, and Snoopy. These would join already-revealed StandBy options like Analog, Digital, Weather, and Photos, which appear when the foldable device is set in its standing configuration.
ASRock's X870E Challenger Wifi White is a $230 AM5 motherboard offering USB4 ports, Wi-Fi 7 with 160MHz support, 5 GbE networking, four M.2 slots (one PCIe 5.0), two SATA ports and a 23-phase VRM. Tom's Hardware testing found average-to-below-average benchmark performance, partly because its primary DDR5-6000 RAM kit wasn't officially supported and required a secondary kit for testing.
Android Authority found that Android 17 QPR2 Beta 5 expands Pixel HiLight's color options from five to nine, adding blue, cyan, green, orange, pink, purple, teal, white and yellow among the choices. The beta also contains code referencing 'LIGHT_ANIMATIONS_SETTING_FAVORITE_MESSAGES_ENABLED,' suggesting Google is developing support for message notifications through the Pixel 11 Pro's camera-ring lighting feature.
A columnist for Android Authority describes turning off eight built-in features in Google Messages, including the Gemini AI shortcut, profile sharing, outgoing message sounds, floating chat bubbles and follow-up reminders. The writer says disabling these options over a week made the app less cluttered and reduced notification interruptions, and provides steps for other users to switch them off.
Android Authority writer Zac Kew-Denniss outlined features found on other Android phones but absent from Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel devices, including ultra-fast charging, IR blasters, dual desktop modes with advanced app cloning, Moto Actions-style gestures, and Nothing's Glyph lighting system. The piece notes Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra tops out at 60W charging and the Pixel 11 Pro at 45W, compared to phones like the OnePlus 15 at 80W and even faster options available outside the US.
Apple has rolled out iOS 27 after a multi-month public beta, emphasizing artificial intelligence features and incremental refinements over major redesigns. New additions include a Siri-powered shortcut for creating calendar events and enhancements to the Notes app aimed at streamlining everyday tasks.