iPhone Handoff in iOS 27 lets you use the same phone number for calls and messages across two iPhones, with the primary iPhone holding the main eSIM and managing carrier settings.
Sep 21, 2026 ·
Engadget
With iOS 26.4 (or later), Apple CarPlay supports voice-only AI chatbot apps including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Meta AI, xAI’s Grok, and Anthropic’s Claude—and Siri AI on iOS 27 with an iPhone 15 Pro or later.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
Jersey Mike’s reported first-quarter-as-a-public-company results on Sep. 9, 2026 with revenue up 10% year over year to $208 million and net income down to $37 million from $59 million a year earlier.
Sep 20, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
You can watch free, legal movies and TV on many smart TVs using FAST apps like LG Channels, Samsung TV Plus, The Roku Channel, Google TV Freeplay, and Vizio’s WatchFree+, plus services such as Tubi, Pluto, Hoopla/Kanopy (with a library card), YouTube’s Free catalog, Amazon Prime Video’s free section, and Sling Freestream—most are ad-supported.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
iFixIt’s teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max found that the plastic frame behind the display broke on 3 of the 4 phones it disassembled, and Apple doesn’t sell the plastic frame separately—damaging it can require replacing the entire display module.
Sep 20, 2026 ·
CNET
Xbox mode on Windows 11 switches you from the desktop/taskbar to a controller-friendly, full-screen Xbox app layout with your game libraries centralized in one place.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
lululemon’s fiscal 2026 Q2 net revenue fell 4% to $2.4 billion (missing $2.46 billion expected) and it cut full-year revenue guidance to a 5%–7% decline and EPS guidance to $9.48–$9.73 from prior $10.95–$11.15, with shares down about 18% in extended trading.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Jersey Mike’s has about 70% of its customers in older generations (Gen X and Baby Boomers) and only 2% in Gen Z, leaving it to win younger diners to sustain long-term growth.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
No Dogs in Space returned with season four, “Punk 2.0,” and premiered the first episode this week as part one of a series on the New York Dolls.
Sep 20, 2026 ·
The Verge
Deceptive finance videos averaged 555,547 views versus 326,170 for other videos—about 70% more attention—based on a review of 1,700 English-language posts and 29% classified as misleading (with 42% of YouTube videos).
Sep 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Today’s Wordle answer for Sept. 21 (#1920) is PAGER.
Sep 20, 2026 ·CNET
Diesel averaged $6.48 per gallon nationwide as of Sept. 19, and one owner-operator said her weekly fuel costs rose from about $1,700–$2,000 to at least $3,500, contributing to cutting her pay by about a third and forcing her to consider selling her truck and working for another company.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Vocci’s ring note-taker is a lightweight (under 6 grams) titanium ring that can record for 8 hours on a single charge and supports starting/stopping recording with double-taps on its button.
Sep 20, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Use ChatGPT in the mobile app to generate nine sticker images and import them to iMessage or WhatsApp via “Add to chat apps.”
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
Cricket Wireless (owned by AT&T) launched 5G Home Internet on Sept. 16, offering a $65/month plan with predictable pricing and typical download speeds of 90–300 Mbps.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Retroid Pocket announced the Duo Lite Plus for preorder at $219 (discounted to $199 with an early-bird code), with shipments starting in mid-November, positioned between the Duo Lite and the pricier Duo by combining the Duo Lite’s slimmer size with the Duo’s Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790 processor.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
E Ink tablets are better than iPads mainly when reading and drawing are the primary goals because their reflective, non-emissive screens are easier on the eyes, perform better outdoors by relying on reflected external light, and can offer better battery life since they consume power mainly when refreshing or changing content.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
Samsung lets you remap the side button in Settings > Advanced features > Side button, including changing single- and double-press actions like turning the screen on/off, opening the camera, flashlight, magnifier, voice recorder, Samsung Notes, Modes and Routines, Samsung Capture, or a chosen app.
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
SMPTE recommends sitting so the TV fills at least a 30-degree field of view for general content—about 1.6× the screen’s diagonal (e.g., ~7 ft 4 in for a 55-inch TV, ~10 ft for 75-inch, and ~11 ft 4 in for 85-inch).
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
You can control a smart TV from your phone either via IR (if your Android phone has an IR blaster) using a universal remote app, or via your TV’s official mobile companion app over the same Wi‑Fi network with Bluetooth enabled on both devices (plus iOS Control Center for Apple TV).
Sep 20, 2026 ·Engadget
