The Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs begin on November 18 with the wild card matches, and every postseason game streams on Apple TV, Major League Soccer said in its schedule announcement. Apple TV subscribers get the playoffs as part of their subscription, which Apple listed at $12.99 per month in February, and 2026 MLS Cup […]

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Apple’s iPhone User Guide for iOS 27 explains how to record a phone call when you are talking to one other person, with the recording saved to the Notes app. Apple also lists where call recording is not available: Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, the European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, […]

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Apple TV’s new culinary docuseries “Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook” premieres globally on Friday, November 6, 2026. Apple says the eight-episode series follows Nora Lum, aka Awkwafina, on a cross-country road trip as she tries to revive her family’s beloved Chinese restaurant. Apple released the trailer on October 1, 2026. The catch, and the hook of […]

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Apple’s iPhone User Guide for iOS 27 explains how to export your passwords for websites and accounts to a CSV file, which you can then import into another password manager. The option sits in the Settings app under Apps, then Safari, and Apple warns that the exported file is not encrypted. That makes the export […]

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Apple’s Product Environmental Reports put the base Mac Studio, with M5 Max, 36GB memory and 512GB storage, at 314 kg of gross greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e). The base Mac mini, with M6, 16GB memory and 256GB storage, comes in at 30 kg, and the largest single line separating them is customer product use. Both reports […]

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The Slow Horses season 6 finale, episode 6 “Judgment Day,” is listed for October 21, 2026 on Apple TV, according to Apple’s episode guide. Apple has already confirmed a seventh season, announced last year, and on September 15, 2026 it announced a six-episode eighth season adapted from Mick Herron’s novel “Clown Town.” So the end […]

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Apple’s Xcode 27.2 RC requires a Mac running macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later and includes Swift 6.4 with SDKs for iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2. According to Apple’s release notes, the build also adds Simulate Shake, Simulate Fall and Simulate Memory Pressure to Device Hub, plus a […]

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Apple’s iOS 27.2 release candidate notes tell anyone with an upcoming Quest lab appointment to wait to update iOS versions until they receive their results. Apple lists it as a known issue (184530996) and says lab results are also available under Browse > Lab Results in the Health app. The note sits in the iOS […]

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Apple now requires iOS and iPadOS apps uploaded to App Store Connect to target iOS 13 or later, a rule in effect since September 9, 2026. Apple’s submission page adds that starting April 2027, iOS and iPadOS apps must be built with the iOS & iPadOS 27 SDK or later and target iOS 15 or […]

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Apple has added an App Replacement Entitlement to its Apple Developer Program License Agreement, giving developers a system-level way to move users from an old app to a new one. According to Apple’s agreement, the entitlement shows a system sheet on the first launch of the replacement app that lets you move data and settings […]

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Apple’s developer documentation says Live Caller ID Lookup lets a third-party caller ID app check an incoming call against the app maker’s server for known spam numbers, then show the result on the incoming call screen and in your recent calls. Apple says it does this while hiding your IP address, your identity and the […]

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Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 254, its experimental browser for web developers, with live pinch-to-zoom on macOS, new CSS sizing tools and HEVC video encoding for web apps. The WebKit team published the release notes on October 8, 2026, and the build is available for macOS Golden Gate and macOS Tahoe. If you already […]

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Frank Harkness is back in London because the attack on former Slow Horses reaches directly into River Cartwright’s unresolved family history. Episode 1 does not bring Hugo Weaving’s mercenary back for a nostalgic appearance. It places River’s estranged father near a campaign that is already turning Slough House’s past into a weapon. The return matters […]

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The cosmetics bag reveals that Donnie’s lies are tied to the house where Sarah is being controlled, not simply to a misunderstanding about a van. Ian finds the inexpensive makeup after luring Donnie away, and the object matters because Henry had earlier rejected it as unsuitable for Sarah. That makes the bag a small but […]

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Amisha survives the fall because the finale uses her apparent death as a false finish, then gives Jacob the choice to end the cycle of revenge without becoming a killer himself. Reacher throws Amisha from the building during the final fight, but she returns before she can finish him. Jacob shoots her, then refuses her […]

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John Stewart uses Hal Jordan as bait because Zoe will not reveal herself while the two Green Lanterns remain a functioning team. In Episode 5, John makes the cold calculation that leaving Hal trapped and vulnerable will force Zoe to choose between fleeing and finishing the job. She takes the opening, and John gets the […]

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Lawrence Cole is the man at the center of Echo Canyon, the rural commune that becomes the most troubling lead in Tommy Crane’s death. In Neagley, he is not introduced as a conventional crime boss. He presents Echo Canyon as a place of recovery and purpose, which makes the group’s hold over vulnerable people more […]

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Slough House has been erased from MI5’s database because someone is preparing to hunt its past and present members without leaving an official trail. The ending of “Circle of Life” turns an administrative disappearance into a survival warning: if the Service cannot acknowledge that the unit exists, its discarded agents are easier to isolate, discredit […]

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The relationship heading for trouble in Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 8 is Roy and Keeley’s. Episode 7 leaves Roy newly single because Erin sees that he still loves Keeley, but it does not give either of them a plan for what comes next. That gap makes a reunion possible and a repeat of their […]

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Ted Lasso Season 4 Episode 7 changes Richmond by making Alice the team’s clearest new voice. Her move from saying a blanket “yes” to saying “yes, and” gives the Lady Greyhounds a practical culture rather than another borrowed slogan, while Ted begins to admit that he deserves a life outside work. “Yes & Baby” is […]

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