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.
Meta retired the Facebook Comments plugin on 10 February 2026 and it now renders as an invisible element. Here is how to remove the dead code, rescue what you can, and pick a replacement.
Three ways to embed a TikTok video: the copy and paste blockquote, the free oEmbed endpoint for dynamic pages, and a click to load facade that keeps your page fast. With working code for each.
How far apart mesh Wi-Fi nodes should be, where to put each one, what eero, Google, Orbi and Deco actually recommend, and how to check the backhaul signal.
Most mesh systems underperform because the extra node sits in the dead zone instead of halfway to it. Here is the placement strategy that fixes it, with the distances eero and TP-Link actually publish and a ten minute test to confirm a spot.
Microsoft AI shipped MAI-Transcribe-2 at $0.10 per audio hour, a 72 percent cut, and says it beats OpenAI, Google and ElevenLabs on accuracy and speed. The price has an expiry date.
iOS 27 rebuilds the Apple Pay checkout sheet with swipeable cards, a full wallet grid and live balances shown before you pay. Here is what changes and when it lands.
Markiplier became GoPro’s largest individual shareholder buying at around $0.60 a share. Then GoPro sold itself for $1.14 a share to a company pivoting into AI data centers and defense optics, handing him roughly $15 million and a problem he says he never wanted.
There is a VPN screen buried in your iPhone settings, and a lot of people have found it and assumed they just saved themselves a subscription. It is a client, not a service. Here is what it is actually for, and what Apple ships that does protect you.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the folding iPhone Ultra will likely ship with MagSafe magnets built into the phone. Samsung has shipped eight generations of foldables without ever doing that, leaving the magnets in a case you buy separately.
Registration, redirect setup, and the token check that keeps a client side login from being spoofed.