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Apple rolls out iOS 27.2 with new Siri AI languages and security fixes

Apple has rolled out its latest iOS 27.2 update for iPhones and iPads, featuring expanded language support and improved memory functions for Siri AI, suggestions in messages, and Apple Pencil support for the foldable iPhone Duo. While the iPhone Duo is facing some display related problems for early buyers, Apple is adding more features with the update. iOS 27.2 brings Apple Pencil support for the foldable in apps like Notes and Preview. What’s more, users can use the Edge Light effect to highlight their face better during video calls. The new software version also adds features for FaceTime, including streaming via front and rear camera simultaneously through Dual Capture for group call, and ability to add a third-party sign language interpreter or live captioner to a call. Users on iOS 27.2 will get suggestions to add a message as an item in a reminder or an event in a calendar. Plus…

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Anduril, Qualcomm launch BlueChip, a new kind of US-made laptop

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey is vowing to bring computer manufacturing back to the U.S. And by that, he doesn’t just mean assembly, but the production of every individual component, some of which are exclusively made in China today. Anduril is partnering with Qualcomm to achieve that mission with a new computer called BlueChip, the companies announced Tuesday. BlueChip will be available for preorder in 2027. While technical details are scant — Anduril hasn’t even finished contracting with all its component suppliers yet, according to Luckey — this first product will be a hardened laptop. It will be designed to withstand the most grueling physical environments and meet the security-conscious needs of the military, government, first responders and law enforcement. For the first generation, about 90% of its components will be made in the U.S. or in allied countries, Anduril says, most…

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I switched to a Phone Link alternative that suits me: 'scrcpy' has low-latency Android mirroring and its own cross-device clipboard

I tried the free app that makes Windows 11 HDR work the way it should I found 5 new ways PowerToys can make Windows 11 easier to use with version 0.102 This fan-made OS brings Windows Phone back to one specific Android device Sticking to occasional USB connections, this 'Link to Windows' replacement gives me the easiest access to mobile-only apps. I've been using Android phones for years now, and for the most part, they generally play well with Microsoft's 'Link to Windows' mobile app. That official setup gives me access to my phone from my desktop PC, and Samsung phones like my Galaxy Z Flip 7 have mostly worked without issue. However, I still rarely use Phone Link on Windows 11 because when it does break, I find its random disconnection bugs so annoying that I don't want to pair my phone over and over. Besides, I don't need to access my smartphone from my PC all the time, so I looked…

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I generated every sprite and sound of my mobile game in code. Here's how.

Dash & Slash is a one-thumb roguelite for Android and iPhone: you pull back to aim, time slows to 20%, you let go and cut through everything on the line. It's a solo project built with Flutter and Flame, and it ships without a single image or sound from an asset pack. That wasn't a purity thing. I'm a QA engineer, not an artist or a sound designer, and I wanted three things: one consistent neon look, a small app, and assets I can change by editing a number instead of opening an image editor. Here's how that worked out, plus a bug where the level generator built a room you couldn't leave. All the small visual pieces (glows, sparks, rings, shards, smoke, damage digits, the words "PARRY" and "CRIT") come from one 512×512 texture atlas. It isn't a PNG in the bundle. When the game starts, it records a picture with Flutter's Canvas, draws 30 sprites into 64×64 cells and turns the result into…

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