AI Integration, Child Safety Touted by Apple at WWDC26
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AI Integration, Child Safety Touted by Apple at WWDC26

July 3, 2026
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Improvements in artificial intelligence integration and child safety were highlighted in the keynote video kicking off Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. At the event, Apple demonstrated AI features designed to work across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and its core applications. “Where Apple’s getting it right, and the rest of the

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Apple’s WWDC26 Wasn’t Flashy. That Was the Point
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Apple’s WWDC26 Wasn’t Flashy. That Was the Point

July 2, 2026
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Apple’s WWDC26 was not the kind of event that sends the tech world into a collective sugar high. There was no dramatic new device category, foldable iPhone, or surprise hardware reveal — and none of the AI demos made the industry stop and say, “Well, that changes everything.” For some

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Apple’s New AI Playbook
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Apple’s New AI Playbook

July 2, 2026
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Watching the 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference last week, it became abundantly clear that Apple has finally awakened to the reality of the artificial intelligence arms race. Throughout the generative AI boom, Apple has been quietly iterating on the sidelines while Microsoft and Google dominated the headlines. This year, Apple didn’t

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Commodore Callback Revives the Flip Phone for the Digital Detox Era
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Commodore Callback Revives the Flip Phone for the Digital Detox Era

July 2, 2026
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Commodore, which can trace its lineage to the roots of microcomputing in the 1980s, released a not-so-dumb dumbphone Tuesday. Its US$499 Callback 8020 flip phone is a mix of both “dumb” and smart features. They include: No social media, browser, work, or email apps; A privacy-first operating system; Ability to

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Flipper One Takes Hardware Hacking Into Uncharted Waters
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Flipper One Takes Hardware Hacking Into Uncharted Waters

July 2, 2026
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Roughly 20 years into the reign of mobile computing devices, those of us who keep apace of such things are probably used to the pageantry of product announcements. The grandiloquence of the painstaking choreography makes an incredulous observer roll their eyes. But Flipper is one of those rare tech companies

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Can John Ternus Bring Bold Design Back to Apple?
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Can John Ternus Bring Bold Design Back to Apple?

July 2, 2026
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Anyone who follows my work knows I have never been a big fan of Apple. I generally favor open ecosystems, modularity, and raw performance over Apple’s closed approach. As a regular builder of high-performance desktop computers — typically completing two extensive builds per quarter — I strongly favor the AMD

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