GoKawiil - Latest Tech News & Aggregated Headlines

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 retires the old Macintosh HD icon

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-10 20:59:26

On today’s developer beta release of macOS Tahoe 26, Apple replaced the old Macintosh HD icon, which depicted an actual hard disk drive, with a new SSD-looking icon. Here’s what it looks like. The old icon, a silver metal box with screws, vents, and a warning sticker, had a good run, considering Apple hasn’t shipped Macs with mechanical hard drives for a while. But with today’s beta release, the old Macintosh HD icon has been replaced with a sleeker aluminum-looking enclosure with rounded edge

Topics: beta icon macos new old

Shop Amazon

tvOS 26 beta 5 now available for Apple TV 4K

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-11 00:08:56

Apple TV users, there’s a new tvOS 26 beta rolling out today. tvOS 26 beta 5 is now available for download. Next month, tvOS 26 is expected to ship publicly to all users. But for now, Apple continues refining the brand new update with another beta release. tvOS 26 beta 5 is available now for developers, with an accompanying public beta expected in the next day or so. This is about the time in Apple’s normal summer beta cycle when designs and features start getting locked in. As a result, it’s

Topics: 26 apple beta new tvos

Shop Amazon

macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 5 is out, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-11 00:10:00

Apple just released a fresh batch of developer betas, including the latest test build of macOS 26 Tahoe. Here are the details. When Apple rolled out macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 4, it didn’t introduce new features or big changes, unlike beta 3, which introduced a new screensaver, improvements to tab visibility in apps like Safari and Terminal, and a dialing back of the Liquid Glass transparency effect. The build number for macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 release is 25A5327h. We’re taking a closer loo

Topics: 26 beta macos new tahoe

Shop Amazon

Apple releases developer beta 5 for visionOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-11 00:10:35

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 5, Apple has also pushed out the fifth developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 5 release is 23M5311g. If you want to enroll in the developer beta program for Apple Vision Pro, here’s what you’ve got to do: Open the Settings app Choose “General” Choose “Software Update” Select “Beta Updates” Select “visionOS Developer Beta” What’s new? As announced on WWDC25, visionOS 26 brin

Topics: 26 beta developer new visionos

Shop Amazon

watchOS 26 beta 5 rolling out for Apple Watch now

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-11 00:12:32

Apple has just released watchOS 26 beta 5, the latest update for developers running the Apple Watch beta. Here’s what to expect. New watchOS 26 beta available for developers, with public beta likely following soon August is here, bringing a new wave of beta software from Apple. Today those releases are only for developers, but public betas should follow in the next couple days. Today’s watchOS 26 beta 5 release is right on track with previous history of Apple releases. Now that we’re little

Topics: 26 apple beta watch watchos

Shop Amazon

Apple releases iOS 26 beta 5 for iPhone

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-11 00:15:15

Apple has released the fifth developer beta version of iOS 26. We expect the redesigned version of the iPhone software to officially launch next month. Apple also launched the first public beta version of iOS 26 last week. The latest build is 23A5308g. iOS 26 developer beta 5 has arrived Apple describes the upcoming iPhone software update by saying that iOS 26 “delivers a stunning new design, powerful Apple Intelligence capabilities, new ways to stay connected in the Phone and Messages apps, a

Topics: 26 apple beta ios iphone

Shop Amazon

iPadOS 26 beta 5 is available now, here’s what to expect

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-11 00:16:21

iPadOS 26 developer beta 5 is rolling out now, bringing the latest changes ahead of the software’s public launch next month. Here’s what to expect. Beta 5 could bring shift to new iPadOS 26 betas every week Apple has a new wave of beta software releases ready. About two weeks after developer beta 4 and the first public beta debuted, today iPadOS 26 beta 5 is available to install. There are a couple especially noteworthy things related to this latest update: Historically, August is when Apple

Topics: 26 beta changes ipados public

Shop Amazon

Everything new in iOS 26 beta 5

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-11 00:49:38

iOS 26 beta 5 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta release cycle. Below we’re collecting all of the iOS 26 beta 5 changes compared to the previous version. iOS 26 beta 5 changes The first thing we noticed in iOS 26 beta 5 is a bouncy new animation when the Lock Screen before entering your passcode or unlocking with Face ID or Touch ID. The new beta also introduces a lot of splash screens for Apple’s built-in apps that will appear upon first launch after updating to iOS 26. Unlike iOS

Topics: 26 beta glass ios liquid

Shop Amazon

It’s official: More Galaxy devices will soon get One UI 8

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 00:11:56

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is expanding its One UI 8 beta program to include devices such as the Galaxy S24 series, Z Fold 6, and Z Flip 6 in select regions starting next week. The beta will be available by the following month for older flagship and mid-range models, such as the Galaxy S23 series and various A-series phones. Stable releases of One UI 8 will start rolling out wider from September onward, while One UI 8 Watch is on track for wider rollout later in the year

Topics: beta galaxy samsung series ui

Shop Amazon

Intel, Not AMD, Could Be the Secret to Kickass Next-Gen Handheld PCs

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-13 00:07:31

Intel is an empire past its prime and is beset on all sides. Just as Paul “Muad’Dib” Atreides of Dune monologued on the many futures he perceived, there is “a narrow way through” for the beleaguered chipmaker. The way forward could be with a newfound gaming focus on its next-gen chips. Its desktop CPUs may be getting a gamer-centric upgrade, but the real surprise may be how it could win out in a market it has yet to truly compete in: handheld gaming. Handheld gaming PCs need Intel to shake thin

Topics: amd better capabilities extreme intel

Shop Amazon

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Start Time, Maps, Modes and Pre-Load

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-13 00:31:00

EA's DICE studio has blown the lid off the multiplayer for its upcoming military shooter Battlefield 6, and players will soon get to join the fray. A Battlefield 6 public beta is coming on two consecutive weekends starting Aug. 9 -- and if you're lucky enough to get Early Access, to play starting Aug. 7 -- and here's how to join. The Battlefield 6 open betas will be the first chances for players to experience the game's multiplayer before its full release on Oct. 10. The first open beta weekend

Topics: access aug battlefield beta open

Shop Amazon

Amazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-13 21:42:00

Amazon is denying that it’s shutting down Wondery, the podcast studio it acquired in late 2020, after Bloomberg reported on Monday that the company was closing the studio and cutting 110 jobs. Amazon told TechCrunch that Wondery will continue to develop creator-led podcasts under the Wondery brand within a new team. What’s changing is that the company is separating the teams that oversee Wondery’s narrative podcast efforts from those developing its creator-led shows. Wondery is combining its n

Topics: amazon better creator podcast wondery

Shop Amazon

Bronze Age Humans Got High on Psychoactive Betel Nuts

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-12-14 18:00:44

Long before Ethiopian monks in the 9th century discovered that coffee tree fruit helped them stay awake during evening prayer (according to legend, anyway), communities in Southeast Asia have been chewing betel nuts—the seeds of the areca palm and a stimulant that heightens people’s alertness, energy, euphoria, and relaxation—since antiquity. But new research indicates that betel nut chewing has been practiced for even longer. By studying ancient dental plaque from Bronze Age individuals in Tha

Topics: 000 betel chewing dental evidence

Shop Amazon

Tim Cook: iOS 26 is ‘by far’ Apple’s most popular beta ever

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-17 00:37:18

Apple reported huge quarterly earnings yesterday, and on the call with investors, CEO Tim Cook gave an update on how popular iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe are proving thus far. Whatever your opinion of the new Liquid Glass design coming in iOS 26 and Apple’s other updates, there’s no doubt it’s sparked a lot of interest. As compelling as new features might be for your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, there’s nothing like a fresh design to spur upgrades. And according to CEO Tim Cook, Apple has seen

Topics: 26 apple betas ios macos

Shop Amazon

How to Join the Battlefield 6 Open Beta: Early Access Sign Up and Weekend Dates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 22:49:00

EA's DICE studio has blown the lid off the multiplayer for its upcoming military shooter Battlefield 6, and players will soon get to join the fray themselves. A Battlefield 6 public beta is coming on two consecutive weekends starting Aug. 9 -- and if you're lucky enough to get in Early Access, to play starting Aug. 7 -- and here's how to join. The Battlefield 6 open betas will be the first chances for players to get to experience the game's multiplayer before its full release Oct. 10. The first

Topics: aug battlefield beta drops open

Shop Amazon

Should you turn on Adaptive Power on iOS 26? Here's my advice after testing it

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-18 15:22:00

Does iOS 26's Adaptive Power Mode work? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The new Adaptive Power Mode in iOS 26 seems to noticeably improve battery life. The performance hit from activating this feature appears to be negligible. Be aware, though, that the iOS 26 public beta seems quite crashy right now. One of the features that I've been testing out in the public beta of iOS 26 is Adaptive Power. This is a feature that monitors battery usage, and when it is higher than usua

Topics: 26 battery beta ios power

Shop Amazon

Should you let iOS 26 slow down your iPhone for better battery life? I tried it to find out

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-19 10:56:34

Does iOS 26's Adaptive Power Mode work? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The new Adaptive Power Mode in iOS 26 seems to noticeably improve battery life. The performance hit from activating this feature appears to be negligible. Be aware, though, that the iOS 26 public beta seems quite crashy right now. One of the features that I've been testing out in the public beta of iOS 26 is Adaptive Power. This is a feature that monitors battery usage, and when it is higher than usua

Topics: 26 battery beta ios power

Shop Amazon

Trouble Reading With Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-21 17:00:00

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- mysel

Topics: beta design glass ios liquid

Shop Amazon

Want Android 16 on your Phone 3? Nothing is rolling out a closed beta

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-22 10:39:01

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Nothing is inviting Phone 3 owners to join a closed beta of its Android 16 skin. Phone 3 users can sign up to participate in the closed beta until 12:00 PM ET on August 3, 2025. The company plans to release an open beta in September. Google released the stable Android 16 update to Pixel devices last month. During the launch of the Phone 3, Nothing CEO Carl Pei confirmed that Nothing OS 4.0, based on Android 16, would come to the handset sometime in Q3. T

Topics: 16 android beta closed phone

Shop Amazon

Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-22 20:00:59

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Earlier this year, Lenovo released a more streamlined and potentially affordable take on its flagship gaming handheld in the Legion Go S. Unfortunately, the Windows 11 version came first, which wasn’t the one we were most excited about. Now, the Legion Go S powered by SteamOS has arriv

Topics: better handheld legion steamos windows

Shop Amazon

Trouble Reading with Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-23 05:00:06

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- mysel

Topics: beta design glass ios liquid

Shop Amazon

Breaking: One UI 8 beta 4 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-23 06:59:09

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun rolling out the fourth One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series. The third beta is available to users in the South Korea, Germany, and India, but we expect users in the US to get the update soon. The Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7, and Flip 7 FE have launched with stable One UI 8, but the rest of Samsung’s lineup still has to wait for their stable release. There’s some good news for the six-month old Galaxy S25 series though, as Samsung has relea

Topics: beta fixed galaxy issue ui

Shop Amazon

Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 beta firmware

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-24 05:58:57

Apple has released brand new firmware for AirPods beta testers with iOS 26 feature support, here are the details on the latest update. AirPods beta firmware brings five iOS 26 features to users AirPods beta firmware has become a lot easier to install this year than ever—there’s even a public beta. Today, for the first time since that public beta launched, Apple has new firmware available for testers. AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 have received a new 8A5324b firmware build (via MacRumors). Thi

Topics: 26 airpods beta firmware ios

Shop Amazon

Apple MacOS Tahoe 26: Top New Features to Try

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-12-24 22:30:00

I haven’t been excited about a macOS update in a long time, but with macOS Tahoe 26, we're finally getting a significant overhaul. Between the visual redesign and some exciting pro features, there's something for everyone to try out in macOS Tahoe 26, including one feature that Mac nerds will love. Now that the public beta is out, I installed and tested some of the new features myself. Be sure to check out the full rundown of everything Apple announced in June at WWDC 2025. Updated July 2025:

Topics: apple beta like macos tahoe

Shop Amazon

Photoshop's newest AI tool makes it easy to upscale old photos

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-25 04:59:43

Adobe is rolling out a series of new Photoshop tools in beta that it claims will eliminate "tedious steps, reduce friction, and make precision editing faster and more intuitive." The new features include Generative Upscale for desktop and web, allowing you to enhance images by up to 8 megapixels before losing quality. This tool can be used for things such as improving photos you want to print or updating older files. According to Adobe, this feature has been one of the most requested among its

Topics: adobe beta desktop firefly image

Shop Amazon

AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-12-26 18:21:53

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

Topics: airpods beta ios iphone public

Shop Amazon

How to install the AirPods public beta with five new features

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-12-28 00:21:53

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

Topics: airpods beta ios iphone public

Shop Amazon

The Verge’s 2025 back-to-school shopping guide

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-12-28 08:00:00

Back-to-school season is closer than you might realize, especially for college students, many of whom are set to return to campus in a matter of a few short weeks. And while school can be a challenging time on many fronts, regardless of the grade, there are tools that can help you better prepare for life both inside and outside the classroom. With that in mind, we’ve compiled a selection of dorm-friendly recs from the larger Verge staff, as well as a few essentials suitable for high school and

Topics: better designed help school students

Shop Amazon

OnePlus Nord 5 review: selfie-centric midranger

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-12-28 06:30:00

The OnePlus Nord 5 does exactly what the company’s Nord phones have always done: deliver strong specs at a relatively low price. It’s one of the more powerful phones at this price point and should easily outstrip Samsung and Google’s more expensive alternatives. This is a function-over-form phone, one where the key selling points are a powerful processor and long battery life, which are the boring mainstays that tend to matter the most in midrange models like this. The problem for the Nord 5 is

Topics: better camera nord oneplus phone

Shop Amazon

iOS 26 Public Beta 1 Brings AI Summaries Back to News Apps With a Warning

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-30 18:00:48

If you have an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone, the first public beta of iOS 26 is bringing AI notification summaries back to news and entertainment apps after being partly removed earlier this year. Apple disabled AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps in January. That came a few weeks after the BBC pointed out in December that the feature twisted the media organization's notifications and displayed inaccurate information. The latest beta brings those AI summaries back wi

Topics: beta ios notifications summaries tap

Shop Amazon

Latest Tech News

macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 retires the old Macintosh HD icon

tvOS 26 beta 5 now available for Apple TV 4K

macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 5 is out, here’s what’s new

Apple releases developer beta 5 for visionOS 26

watchOS 26 beta 5 rolling out for Apple Watch now

Apple releases iOS 26 beta 5 for iPhone

iPadOS 26 beta 5 is available now, here’s what to expect

Everything new in iOS 26 beta 5

It’s official: More Galaxy devices will soon get One UI 8

Intel, Not AMD, Could Be the Secret to Kickass Next-Gen Handheld PCs

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Start Time, Maps, Modes and Pre-Load

Amazon denies report it’s shutting down Wondery podcast studio

Bronze Age Humans Got High on Psychoactive Betel Nuts

Tim Cook: iOS 26 is ‘by far’ Apple’s most popular beta ever

How to Join the Battlefield 6 Open Beta: Early Access Sign Up and Weekend Dates

Should you turn on Adaptive Power on iOS 26? Here's my advice after testing it

Should you let iOS 26 slow down your iPhone for better battery life? I tried it to find out

Trouble Reading With Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

Want Android 16 on your Phone 3? Nothing is rolling out a closed beta

Legion Go S powered by SteamOS review: A purpose-built OS makes all the difference

Trouble Reading with Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

Breaking: One UI 8 beta 4 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 beta firmware

Apple MacOS Tahoe 26: Top New Features to Try

Photoshop's newest AI tool makes it easy to upscale old photos

AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

How to install the AirPods public beta with five new features

The Verge’s 2025 back-to-school shopping guide

OnePlus Nord 5 review: selfie-centric midranger

iOS 26 Public Beta 1 Brings AI Summaries Back to News Apps With a Warning

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising

Latest Tech News

Trending Topics

Hot Now

Popular

Emerging

About GoKawiil

Privacy

Advertising