Author: Ethan Caldwell
Ethan Caldwell is GeekBlog's resident Apple specialist, covering the entire Apple ecosystem: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and the software that ties them together. A longtime iOS user and gadget collector, Ethan tracks Cupertino's every move, breaking down Apple keynotes, A- and M-series chip benchmarks, iOS feature updates and the rumor mill into clear, practical takes that help readers decide whether the latest Apple hardware is worth the upgrade.
Buried in Privacy and Security is the Apple Intelligence Report, a log of every request your iPhone sent to Private Cloud Compute. Here is how to export it, how to read it, and the two kinds of AI activity it deliberately leaves out.
A federal health advisory sets daily screen time limits by age, from no screens before 18 months to two hours for teenagers. National estimates say adolescents average seven to nine. Here is what the research on “digital dementia” does and does not show.
Apple Watch Series 12 splits its lineup between a new Ceramic Shield glass on aluminum and sapphire crystal on titanium and the returning ceramic case. Here is what the hardness and toughness numbers actually mean for buyers.
Office Wi-Fi hands your employer the domains you visit, the timings and the data volumes, but not the pages, searches or messages. Here is exactly where the line falls, and the one thing on your device that moves it.
GrapheneOS, the hardened privacy build of Android, is leaving Pixel exclusivity behind. The Motorola Signature 27 is its first supported non-Pixel device, and some units will ship with it preinstalled. Here is the specific hardware and update commitment that made the phone eligible, and what the operating system actually changes once it is running.
MIT’s insect-scale flying robot just got about 450% faster and pulled off 10 somersaults in 11 seconds. The robot itself was not rebuilt. A new AI control system replaced the math that was holding it back.
One UI 9 landed on the Galaxy S26 in mid September and went global this week. The S25 and the Z Fold 7 are next on September 28, older flagships follow in October, and the A series is still in beta. Here is the full schedule and what actually changed.
What the critical 2018 AMP for WP flaw allowed, which versions fixed it and every later CVE, plus how to update, audit a site that ran an old version, and decide whether you still need AMP.
Convert a GMT timestamp to New York, London or any IANA zone in C++ with std::chrono::zoned_time, with compiled examples, real output, DST edge cases and fallbacks for older compilers.
A full CakePHP 5 build on a Vultr Cloud Compute instance, including the fullBaseUrl setting and the tmp and logs permissions that break most first deploys.