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General Motors is removing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from most of its gas and electric vehicles, replacing them with a native infotainment system built around Google's Gemini AI assistant. However, the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq EV will reportedly retain support for both phone-mirroring platforms, making it the only GM electric vehicle sold in North America to do so.
Apple Wallet has evolved well past its 2015 origins as the rebranded Passbook app, now serving as a hub for far more than boarding passes and movie tickets. With iOS 27, the app adds features like custom passes and bill-splitting, alongside several lesser-known tools already built into Wallet that many users never explore.
Apple's WebKit team has opened a call for proposals for Interop 2027, the next round of the annual cross-browser project run with Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Bocoup, and Igalia. Developers can submit ideas through September 23, with entries required to focus on mature, testable web standards measured via Web Platform Tests.
A hobbyist attempted to upgrade a Compaq MX-11800 keyboard by desoldering its original switches and installing Gateron Milky Yellow Pro V2 switches, first via direct soldering and then using Mill-Max 3305 hotswap sockets. Both attempts resulted in only the same small subset of keys functioning, even across two separate keyboard units, pointing to a deeper issue with the board's internal wiring rather than a soldering mistake.
According to reporter Sigmund Judge, Apple TV is developing a spin-off of Silo based on an upcoming Hugh Howey novel focused on Silo 40, with pre-production possibly starting later this year. Apple hasn't confirmed this and Howey has denied it, but the Silo sets remain standing nearly six months after season four wrapped filming in March, suggesting they may be reused.
WIRED's Labor Day sales roundup highlights discounts on gadgets its reviewers have personally tested, spanning headphones, vacuums, and AirTags. The standout deal cuts the HP OmniBook Ultra 14 laptop to $1,200, a $700 reduction, offering 32GB of RAM in a machine praised for its OLED display and battery life. The list was refreshed on September 5 with additional vacuum and smart home discounts.
Apple's CarPlay, which mirrors iOS onto compatible car infotainment screens, is designed to reconnect automatically to a paired iPhone every time the driver gets in the vehicle. For those who prefer to skip it occasionally—whether to save battery or just take a break from the interface—there are several settings-based methods to disable that automatic reconnection without fully removing the device pairing.
Apple is expected to debut its long-awaited foldable iPhone, reportedly dubbed the 'iPhone Ultra,' at its September 9 launch event, more than five years after Samsung entered the foldable market. Early testers reportedly describe a premium-feeling device with a 5.5-inch cover screen that unfolds to a 7.8-inch iPad-like display, though it's said to skip a telephoto camera and could cost over $2,000. The event also marks a leadership shift, with John Ternus taking over as CEO from Tim Cook, alongside expected updates to AirPods, HomePods, and the standard iPhone 18 lineup.
Contrary to a recent report claiming new hardware chief John Ternus scrapped Apple's foldable Mac/iPad hybrid project, the device concept appears to still be in development, though likely years from release. The analysis suggests Apple's software convergence—like iPhone mirroring and cross-platform apps—has already addressed much of the original rationale for such a device.
After moving his daily workflow from a MacBook to a Framework 16 running CachyOS Linux, a developer found no adequate replacement for Apple Keynote's Magic Move feature when animating code snippets in presentations. He describes building his own tool from first principles to handle smooth, token-aware transitions between code blocks, something Keynote fumbles because it treats code as plain glyphs rather than structured syntax.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27 update adds a feature that uses Visual Intelligence and the iPhone camera to scan a restaurant receipt, divide the cost among a group, and send Apple Cash requests to each person. The update also lets Visual Intelligence scan physical passes like boarding tickets or loyalty cards and digitize them directly into Apple Wallet.
A CNET survey found 55% of US adults say a lower price would push them to upgrade their phone, while 52% cite longer battery life and 38% want more storage. Only 12% said AI features would motivate an upgrade, and just 13% said a new form factor like a foldable would sway them. The findings come ahead of Apple's Sept. 9 event, where the company is expected to unveil its first foldable iPhone alongside new iPhone 18 Pro models.