Apple’s iOS 27.2 beta expands Dual Capture, a feature that lets users display front‑ and rear‑camera feeds simultaneously during FaceTime. Introduced in iOS 27, Dual Capture was limited to one‑on‑one calls; the new update enables it for Group FaceTime sessions. The feature requires an iPhone 17 or newer, and all participants must run iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27 to view the dual streams. Apple is rolling out the update in stages, with the public release expected in the coming [...]

RadarScope, the award‑winning iPhone radar app used by meteorologists and storm spotters, has been updated to support Apple CarPlay. The new version, released in the 5.7 update, brings high‑resolution data from more than 300 radars to a CarPlay interface, allowing users to view MRMS, single‑site radar, satellite imagery and overlay their navigation route. As drivers travel, the app automatically switches to the nearest radar site, displaying warnings, prob‑severe alerts and reports directly on the map. The CarPlay [...]

A leak from the Chinese rumor site Digital Chat Station provides detailed screen specifications for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 20 Pro and Pro Max, slated for a September 2027 launch. The iPhone 20 Pro is said to feature a 6.41‑inch display with a resolution of 2,686 × 1,236 pixels, while the Pro Max would carry a 6.9‑inch panel at 2,912 × 1,340 pixels. Both sizes slightly exceed the iPhone 18 Pro (6.3‑inch, 2,622 × 1,206) and Pro Max (6.9‑inch, 2,868 × 1,230) screens, making them the largest in Apple’s Pro line. The leak [...]

Former Apple senior vice president of retail operations Ron Johnson has released a new book, Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple’s Genius, co‑written with Zander Nethercutt. The memoir recounts Johnson’s partnership with Steve Jobs from the 2000 hiring to launch the first Apple Store, defying the prevailing belief that the internet would render physical stores obsolete. Johnson details how he earned Jobs’s trust, crafted a service‑first store concept rooted in “love,” and built a retail network that became the most [...]

Apple’s newly appointed CEO John Ternus told France’s Canal+ arts program Clique TV that the Apple Vision Pro is “an absolutely amazing device” still in its infancy, likening its stage to the early days of personal computers. He highlighted that early adopters are embracing the mixed‑reality headset and that surgeons have begun using it as a superior alternative to traditional monitors. Ternus acknowledged criticism over recent layoffs in the Vision Pro division but expressed confidence that users are discovering additional applications, [...]

Apple’s latest Mac mini models, the M6 and M5 Pro, have reverted to soldered internal SSDs, ending the aftermarket upgrade option that existed on the earlier M4 and M4 Pro units. Expand Mac mini confirmed the NAND chips are now permanently attached to the logic board, making removable storage modules impossible. The company, which previously sold 1 TB and 2 TB upgrade kits for the M4 line at $300 and $420 respectively, says support for the new models “looks unlikely.” Apple’s [...]

Apple’s hardware launch has encountered problems. Within hours of the September 18 release, owners of the Apple Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4 reported reboots that display the Apple logo before returning to watchOS. Crash logs show a Neural Engine timeout, with a command exceeding the 2,000‑millisecond limit by 20 ms, triggering kernel panics. The failures occur during Siri AI use, watch‑face editing, app launches, calls, workouts, and when idle, and persist despite the watchOS 27.0 build and an update. A [...]