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.
A father says his nine-year-old spent $118,000 on YouTube ads using a company credit card. The channel’s public data shows exactly what six figures of promotion buys, and what it cannot buy at any price.
Installing iOS 27 does not give you the new Siri. Siri AI is a separate opt-in beta with voice enrollment, an invisible waitlist, English only at launch and no iPhone rollout in the EU. Here is exactly who qualifies and how to join.
Every paid iCloud+ plan in more than 100 countries now includes Apple TV, Apple Arcade and Apple Music Select at no extra cost, down to the cheapest storage tier. The US, UK, Canada and Australia are not on the list, and the reason is not generosity.
Google’s September Android Drop lets you tell Gemini where you stored your passport or spare keys, saved in a new Remembered Items tab in Find Hub. It is a note with a photo, not a location signal, and understanding that difference decides whether it helps you.
Rated hours, real mAh capacities, charging times and what the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max actually deliver in a day, with the figures Apple publishes and the ones it does not.
iOS 27 lets you pause location sharing with one specific person for 12 hours, and they are never told. Apple’s stated use case is planning a surprise. The design decision underneath it is more interesting than the jokes about it.
Google’s Titan M3 chip makes the Pixel 11 its first phone to meet NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards. Here is what quantum safe boot actually protects, why a seven year support promise forces the issue, and the part of the threat it does not cover.
Android’s September Drop adds Motion Assist, which puts moving dots around your screen to ease car sickness. Here is the science behind it, how to switch it on, and how it compares to the version Apple shipped in 2024.
Live Rewind on the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 shows you a text version of the last 15 seconds of speech. Apple insists no recording exists at any point. The explanation comes down to one walled off corner of the new S11 chip.
Instagram’s Following feed strips out the recommendations and shows only accounts you follow. It has existed for years, and it will not stay switched on. Australia wants to force the issue, and Adam Mosseri is arguing the other way.