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Apple confirmed to CNET that the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone, will ship on Oct. 23 running iOS 27.1 instead of the base iOS 27 version used on other iPhones. Apple says iOS 27.1 retains the iOS 27 foundation but adds features built specifically for the foldable design, while all iPhones will later receive iOS 27.2, whose release candidate arrived Oct. 19.
NetWasm, an independent compiler toolchain that compiles C# and .NET CIL directly to WebAssembly without the desktop CLR or Mono, reports that version 0.8.0 produced a 47,798-byte standalone WASI Preview 2 component for a test workload, versus 53,635 bytes for a size-optimized Rust 1.95.0 build of the same task. Separately, NetWasm 0.10.0 reportedly ran allocation and garbage-collection benchmarks 26-40% faster than Mono AOT on .NET 10, using identical C# source run under the same Wasmtime engine on an Apple M1 Max.
Apple TV has released the first episode of 'Where's Wanda?' season 2, nearly two years after the German-language dark comedy's first season concluded in November 2024. The new season follows the Klatt family as daughter Wanda is found standing over a dead body, prompting them to investigate to prove her innocence. The remaining seven episodes will release weekly through December 9.
Google has begun replacing traditional help articles with "Ask Google Help," a Gemini-powered interface that condenses documentation into troubleshooting steps and lets users ask follow-up questions. Direct links to support pages like account recovery and 2-Step Verification now default to this AI experience, though a "View Sources" button still leads to the original article. The rollout currently appears limited to select topics such as Google Account Help and Chrome, while sections like Pixel Help still show standard articles.
A review of Apple Watch usage explains that watchOS manages background processes and system caches largely on its own, unlike the periodic reboots recommended for other devices. Apple recommends a restart mainly when storage is too full for a software update, and users can manually clear cached web data through Settings. Hands-on testing found some Apple Watches ran for years without a manual restart and showed no notable performance decline, since watchOS reboots already occur with each software update.
Apple is preparing to release iOS 27.2 next week with updates to six built-in apps. Highlights include a revived 'Suggested Actions' feature in Messages, a new user-profile selector for the Apple TV app on iPhone and iPad, Group FaceTime support for Dual Capture's simultaneous front-and-rear camera feeds, and new smart-lock controls in the Home app including a 'Lock After Closing' option.
Apple released the iOS 27.2 release candidate on Oct. 19, over a month after iOS 27 launched. The build expands Siri AI beyond English into French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, adds a FaceTime feature letting users run front and rear cameras simultaneously, and introduces a new Apple Music color scheme. Apple previously said the foldable iPhone Duo will launch Oct. 23 on iOS 27.1, with other devices able to update to 27.2 afterward.
Apple's upcoming tvOS 27.2 update introduces a 'Shuffle' option that cycles through all screen saver categories instead of restricting users to one. It also adds ASL and BSL sign language toggles in the Apple TV app's player controls for select titles, plus the ability to manually curate which Photos library content appears in Memories, Slideshows, or Portraits screen savers.
Tesla's Roadster 2 prototype reportedly uses suction-based downforce to press the car onto the road, increasing tire grip for faster acceleration, braking, and cornering. The car's claimed 0-60 mph time of under one second is attributed not to tire friction alone, which physically caps performance, but to a rocket-like thrust system using compressed air shot out the back, similar in principle to a balloon-powered toy car.
Nintendo has launched Nintendo Switch Sports Resort on the Switch 2, a motion-controlled sports collection featuring 12 activities including tennis, bowling, skateboarding, thumb wrestling, and flying a plane. The game arrives the same week as other major Switch 2 releases, including Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake.
A free mod called D2 Survivors recasts Diablo II's world in the survivors-like genre, where players fend off swarming enemies with auto-attacking builds. It requires an existing copy of Diablo II or Diablo II: Resurrected and runs via a browser page opened on a desktop computer.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27.2 and HomePod 27.2 software update introduces a 'Lock Controls' setting in the Home app that disables touch input on the device's top cap. The feature, spotted by leaker pdfu in a release candidate build, will work across all HomePod models, including the original 2018 version. Even with controls locked, Intercom, timers, alarms, Check In, and FaceTime calls will still respond to touch.