New emojis like lime and phoenix are incoming

How key new emoji are expected to look. Source: Emojipedia Ahead of formal approval later in 2023, a draft list of proposed new emoji has been released, and selected ones will appear in iOS at some point. This year there ...

Apple, Google confirm new EU ‘gatekeeper’ law applies to them

Article Hero Image A swathe of Big Tech firms ranging from Apple to TikTok owner Bytedance have told the EU that they fall under the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signalling that they accept its rules about messaging ...

Injured hiker airlifted to safety after iPhone Emergency SOS call

Rescuers with Juana Reyes and her iPhone. Source; ABC7 Eyewitness News A hiker in California’s Angelos National Forest was rescued when she was able to use her iPhone 14‘s Emergency SOS via Satellite feature. First introduced in the US with ...

Third-party apps can edit Cinematic Mode in iOS 17

With Cinematic Mode, filmmakers can decide who to focus on after they’ve already shot the scene Previously reserved only for Apple’s own iMovie video app, Cinematic Mode in iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma will let third-party apps change focus after ...

Haptics could come to future Siri Remote

Article Hero Image Apple has been researching the use of haptics in the Siri Remote that could guide future users silently and invisibly toward content on the device they want to control. If you have an Apple TV set with ...