Apple’s iPhone 7 IP67 rating is designed to handle 30 minutes in 1 meter of water, but the test found that even when it mostly survives being underwater, damage can still occur and chlorinated or saltwater can corrode internal materials over time and void the warranty for water damage.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
CNET
Netflix will add A Different World (Season 1, “sequel series” reboot), The Gentlemen (Season 2), Ryan Murphy’s Monster (new Lizzie Borden season), and Unabomber (Unabomber) across September 2026.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
The provided article text contains only the headline and site boilerplate, with no concrete details about the Galaxy S27 Ultra’s design or any other verifiable claims.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
Americana Restaurants International signed an exclusive development agreement with Taco Bell UK and Europe to launch Taco Bell in the UAE, with a phased rollout planned across additional GCC markets.
Aug 31, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
Olight’s ArkPro Ultra flashlight delivers up to 1,700 lumens and adds UV, a green laser pointer, and a moonlight camping mode in a <5-inch, IPX7-rated design with magnetic charging (Olight says charging completes in about 1.5 hours).
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
Olight’s ArkPro Ultra (about $130) delivers up to 1,700 lumens and adds spotlight, floodlight, UV light, and a green laser pointer, plus a moonlight mode and multiple brightness/strobe/lockout settings, all in a compact under-5-inch design with an IPX7 waterproof rating.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
After testing iOS 27/Siri AI for a week, the author says Siri was unreliable when activated by voice (“Hey, Siri”/“Siri”) but became noticeably more dependable when activated via the side button, so they plan to use Siri more frequently going forward.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
Olight’s ArkPro Ultra flashlight combines floodlight, spotlight, UV light and a laser pointer in one compact device, reaching up to 1,700 lumens and rating IPX7 waterproof, with Olight claiming 1.73x-harder “O-aluminum” and charging that takes about 1.5 hours.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
Withings ScanWatch 2 is $299 at Amazon (originally $370), about $71 off, and CNET calls it its favorite sleep-tracking watch that doesn’t require a subscription.
Aug 31, 2026 ·CNET
Nintendo has continued official support for the GameCube controller for 25 years and has repeatedly re-released it, including making it work on Wii, Wii U, and Switch via adapters and new editions.
Aug 30, 2026 ·
Engadget
An “iPhone Unavailable” lockout appears after five incorrect passcode attempts, and you can resolve it via Passcode Reset (iOS 17+; passcode reset within 72 hours), Enter Previous Passcode (unlock with the previous passcode then reset it), or a full reset using “Forgot Passcode” (iOS 15.2+ with Find My enabled and an Apple Account password), or via recovery mode with a computer (restore with an iCloud backup).
Aug 30, 2026 ·Engadget
Professor Murder Rides the Subway is a 16-minute EP that distills mid-2000s NYC dance punk into a disco-stomp groove built from cheap synth blasts, shouted vocal chants, busy percussion, and throbbing bass (with only “Pedigree” as a brief a cappella exception).
Aug 30, 2026 ·
The Verge
Taco Bell is returning to the UAE after exiting the market in 2012, with the first location expected to open as part of a phased expansion into other GCC countries—marking its return after 14 years.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Today’s Wordle answer is MOUND (Aug. 31, No. 1899), and it has no repeated letters with two vowels, starting with M and ending with D.
Aug 30, 2026 ·CNET
The NYT Connections puzzle for Aug. 31, #1177 grouped the answers as Things that come in tubes (lipstick, poster, tennis balls, toothpaste), Warnings on a shipping box (fragile, heavy, perishable, this side up), Historical sovereign titles (caliph, khan, patriarch, shogun), and ____ bowl (dust, poke, salad, super).
Aug 30, 2026 ·CNET
Liux says it has secured Europe-wide homologation for its microcar, the Liux Big, and expects to start selling it in the first half of 2027 with a price below €18,000 before potential EV subsidies.
Aug 30, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Nintendo sold 770,000 Virtual Boy units as of June 1996—its worst-selling console, with the Wii U next-worst at 13.6 million.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Engadget
Affirm’s fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 33% to $1.17B and GMV grew 36% to $14.1B, but CEO Max Levchin warned sustained higher gas prices are pressuring the consumer base using buy-now-pay-later products.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Enabling YouTube watch history and using positive and negative feedback (Like/Subscribe/engagement and Dislike/Not interested/Don’t recommend channel) can retrain YouTube to show fewer irrelevant recommendations over time.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Engadget
Microsoft says Xbox “birthday gifts” are really extra Microsoft Rewards points earned during your birthday week, which can be redeemed for limited items like Xbox gift cards, select game digital currency, or charity donations via the Xbox Rewards hub.
Aug 30, 2026 ·Engadget
