Apple is highlighting several indie titles on the App Store for Indie Games Week, with No Man's Sky as the headline addition. Hello Games' space survival title will be available for pre-order now and launches on iOS and iPadOS on October 28, free to try, running on devices as old as iPhone 11 and 3rd-gen iPad Air while using under 5GB of storage. The mobile version initially lacks multiplayer and settlements, mirroring early restrictions on the Switch port, though studio co-founder Sean Murray said those features could be added later based on feedback.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Google has released the Fitbit Edge, its second Fitbit device of 2026, positioned as a successor to the Charge 6 with a Pixel Watch-like design. It features a 1.34-inch OLED touchscreen in an aluminum IP68-rated frame, a single side button, and up to seven days of battery life (two days with always-on display enabled). The device pairs with Android and iPhone via the Google Health app and costs roughly half the price of the Pixel Watch 5.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-12
Google and Flo Health announced a partnership to bring menstrual health data into the Google Health app, with integration starting early next year. The sync will be opt-in, requiring explicit permission for each data type, and Google says Flo data won't be used for ads or shared with other developers. The companies also plan to jointly develop future wearable hardware and pursue research into underserved areas of menstrual health.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-12
Google announced three new features coming to the Fitbit Air, released in May, alongside its unveiling of the new Fitbit Edge. The features fall under Health Guardian, a background health-monitoring tool in the Google Health app, with Premium subscribers ($10/month or $100/year) gaining access to insulin resistance estimates, blood pressure trends and sleep breathing quality trends. Health Guardian will also reach the new Fitbit Edge, though Google has not set a release date.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-12
Google announced the Fitbit Edge on Monday, a screen-equipped fitness tracker priced at $180 that succeeds the three-year-old Charge 6. It features a 1.34-inch display, a user-replaceable battery, an altimeter, and a far-field skin temperature sensor, and works with both Android and iPhone via the Google Health app. Preorders are open now, with sales starting October 27.
wired.com
· 2026-10-12
DHH used his RailsWorld keynote to announce he 'vibe-rewrote' HEY for performance and declared he no longer needs or cares much about Rails, prompting strong reactions from Ruby developers. One commentator described feeling depressed by the dismissive tone toward the Ruby and Rails community, even while agreeing that AI-assisted coding is now unavoidable.
blog.julik.nl
· 2026-10-12
A quirk in Apple's Clock app has resurfaced online: rapidly scrolling the hour and minute wheels when setting an alarm hits a hard stop at 4:39 (16:39 in 24-hour format), rather than scrolling infinitely. The behavior doesn't restrict users from actually setting an alarm for any time; it only affects how far the scroll wheel spins before snapping to an end.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-11
Apple's iOS includes a Low Data Mode, found under Settings > Cellular > Data Mode, that reduces streaming quality, pauses automatic updates and backups, and limits background refresh to conserve mobile data. Users can also disable Background App Refresh selectively through Settings > General, or block individual apps from using cellular data entirely via the Cellular settings menu.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
Unlike iPhones, which let users lock individual apps behind Face ID with a simple long-press, Samsung's Galaxy phones have no built-in one-tap app-lock feature. Instead, Samsung splits the function across two separate tools: Secure Folder, which hides and protects a set of apps behind authentication, and app pinning, which restricts the phone to a single app until unlocked.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
Milepost is an indie iOS, Mac and CarPlay app that automatically logs drives—route, distance, speed, time and weather—and lets users add notes, photos and Apple Music history to build shareable 'roadbooks.' It includes a social network for sharing trips and cars, Siri/Shortcuts/CarPlay support, and an MCP server for trip planning with AI agents.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-10
FlowCE is a free, open-source application for the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-83 Premium CE calculators that lets users enter mathematical expressions in standard notation. It returns results in exact symbolic form, such as π²/6, alongside the corresponding decimal approximation. The software is released under the GNU GPL license.
tommyb3ll.github.io
· 2026-10-10
Google Maps allows users to set or edit a 'home' shortcut via the web or mobile app for faster navigation to their most frequent destination. The feature can be adjusted whenever someone moves or hasn't yet configured a home address.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
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