Less than a week before WWDC, Apple has revealed the winners of the 2025 Apple Design Awards, honoring the best apps in the App Store.


The Apple Design Awards are Apple's way of celebrating the best apps and games that have been submitted to the App Store. Announced as usual just before WWDC, the list includes 36 finalists and 12 winners, with one app and one game winning across six categories.

All six categories carry over from the 2024 awards. However, a seventh category for "Spatial Computing" introduced in 2024 has not been brought back for 2025.


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Top MacBook Pro price cuts for 2025 are in effect now at Amazon, with deals delivering up to $558 off M4 Max models.


We're following several steeper price drops on Apple's current MacBook Pro line today, with this $558 discount especially enticing on a high-end M4 Max 16-inch model with a 40-core GPU. Now priced at $3,440.48 in Silver (the lowest on record), this spec has 48GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage.

Save $558 on 16" M4 Max


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A message about WWDC sent to retailers outside of Apple has been taken to mean there will new device launches, but it's most likely wishful thinking.


Every year, it's been rumored that Apple will update almost everything it sells at the annual World Wide Developer Conference. While there have been some releases, they are the exception rather than the rule.

Maybe there will be hardware unveiled at WWDC, since even as it's a software conference, Apple has announced new Macs there before, such as the iMac Pro.


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Apple could expand its worldwide network of brick and mortar Apple Store into Egypt, as the country's foreign trade minister has given the company an explicit invite to do so.


The introduction of an Apple Store in a country is a strong sign of interest by Apple to expand sales in the territory. If talks result in action, the first retail Apple Store could eventually open up in Egypt.

Apple Director of Government Affairs for the Middle East and Pakistan Omar El-Rifai met with the Egyptian Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Hassan El-Khatib, on June 2, according to Egyptian Streets. The meeting was about Apple's presence and potential growth in the country.


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Apple is researching how AirPods could use sensors like the ones used in Face ID to read the user's lips and process what the user wants, even if there isn't a spoken request.


Apple has been looking into the idea of AirPods detecting gestures for more than five years, including how such detectors could learn a user's unique movements. In 2024, the first significant result of this research came with how AirPods Pro could detect when a user nods or shakes their head.

Now in a newly granted patent, Apple has revealed that it is aiming to go further. The "Wearable skin vibration or silent skin gesture detector" patent proposes using what it calls self-mixing interferometry to recognize more nuanced gestures.


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Apple's biggest software event of the year kicks off June 9. Here's how you can watch the WWDC 2025 keynote live on just about any device.


Apple is preparing to introduce the most significant overhaul of its software interfaces in over a decade. The WWDC 2025 keynote will take place Monday, June 9, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, and will be streamed live on Apple's website, the Apple TV app, and YouTube.

The company is expected to roll out a new system-wide design called "Solarium," which will bring consistent visual changes across iOS 26, macOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26.


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The expected fifth season of Apple TV+ espionage drama "Slow Horses" has been announced, with Gary Oldman returning in the lead role.


Some 15 months after Apple ordered a fifth season of the thriller, it has now been revealed to begin streaming from September 24, 2025. It's based on "London Rules," Mick Herron's sixth novel in the "Slough House" series, which was published in 2018.

The six-episode season continues the story of Jackson Lamb (award-winning Gary Oldman) and his team of spies, all rejects from the UK's MI5. In "London Rules," Apple says that a "series of increasingly bizarre events" occur across the city — and somehow Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung) has a girlfriend.


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The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT has reportedly become available early through unofficial channels. Redditor “uesato_hinata” shared images and screenshots of the card running with a modified driver.

Initial findings regarding the card's overclocking capabilities suggest that users won't be able to increase the VRAM speed, as the Reddit user could not exceed 2538MHz without crashing. However, the GPU frequency was boosted by 200MHz with a -40 mV voltage offset and a 10% increase in power limit. The card has a maximum Total Board Power of 182W, but after overclocking and undervolting, the user achieved 3.46GHz at 199W. In terms of performance, the RX 9060 XT scored 17,069 in Time Spy, putting it at the same level as a Radeon RX 7700 XT.

 

Moreover, another Reddit user (via VideoCardz) shared the results of a leaked review, giving a better picture of how the upcoming Radeon RX 9060 XT compares against other GPUs. Compared to the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, the RX 9060 XT 16GB was 3.5% faster in 1% lows but 3.6% slower in average FPS at 1080p. In 1440p, the RX 9060 XT was 7.8% faster in 1% lows but 5.6% slower in average FPS. Lastly, with ray tracing at 1080p, the RX 9060 XT was notably slower, with 1% lows being 10.5% lower and average FPS 10.1% lower than the RTX 5060 Ti.

AMD plans to release the Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards on June 5th. These cards are expected to be cheaper than the RTX 5060 Ti, going for £269.99 for the most affordable 8GB cards to £359.99 for the 16GB models.

KitGuru says: Do these performance figures match your expectations for the Radeon RX 9060 XT? Are you thinking about getting one?

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It looks like Sony is looking to make some new headlines ahead of the Switch 2 launch later this week. Today, Sony confirmed that a new State of Play stream is due to take place, airing tomorrow, June 4th. 

The next PlayStation State of Play stream will be taking place tomorrow at 10PM BST. The stream will be over 40 minutes long, which means we will be getting quite a few substantial announcements for upcoming PS5 titles.

The stream will give us a preview of what is coming to PS5 in the months ahead. Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country are two titles likely to get a trailer. The big focus is likely to be Ghost of Yotei, the long-awaited sequel to Ghost of Tsushima.

It is unclear if Bungie will have much of a presence during this stream. While Marathon was poised to launch in September, the recent alpha playtest led to mixed reception and on top of that, Bungie was found to have been using stolen art … again. With all of the negativity surrounding Bungie at the moment, we'll either see things going quiet on Marathon for a while, or Sony will attempt to override the recent bad press with fresh new headlines about the game.

KitGuru Says: Will you be tuning into this week's State of Play stream? Are there any already announced games you're hoping to get an update on?

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Elden Ring Nightreign has been off to a good start sales wise, despite being the lowest-rated From Software game in years. Currently, players are awaiting balance updates to make the game more playable solo, but beyond that, fans are also waiting for From Software to add a duo mode.

Ahead of launch, Elden Ring Nightreign director, Junya Ishizaki, said that the lack of two-player mode was an ‘oversight' during development. Now, From Software has confirmed that it will be making an official duos mode for the game, allowing for teams of two players.

The announcement was made as part of From Software's thank you post, after the game amassed 3.5 million players. Here is the full quote: “In addition to the DLC releasing later this year, new additions will be gradually implemented, including enhanced fights against existing Nightlords starting this month, as well as Duo Expeditions at a later date.”

There is no date for Duos yet, but considering a modder has already implemented two-player co-op, it shouldn't take From Software too long to figure out from a technical perspective. At present, Elden Ring Nightreign can only be played either solo, or in a group of three players.

KitGuru Says: From Software tends to focus on single-player games, so I'm not too surprised there have been some initial oversights in multiplayer game design. Hopefully the studio learns from the launch and adapts quickly.

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After the success of The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red invested in a number of spin-off games in an attempt to diversify its portfolio beyond massive single-player RPGs. Unfortunately, efforts like Gwent and Thronebreaker did not pay off, and now it sounds like CD Projekt Red won't be going down that path again.

On CDPR's podcast, AnsweRED, Marcin Iwiński and Adam Badowski discussed CD Projekt Red's spin-off attempts, saying that the experience has led them to the belief that the company needs to focus on the open-world RPGs it is known for, rather than branching out into new genres.

“In all that we’re doing, we’ve learned that we need to be razor sharp focused. We cannot do so many things we would love to do, we are tempted to do. We tried, and it didn’t work out. We have to focus on what we are good at and really put 100% into it.”

The quote is in reference to CDPR's previous attempts at new genres, like the standalone version of Gwent, the card game that first appeared as a mini game in The Witcher 3, as well as Thronebreaker, a small deckbuilding RPG that told a new story set in The Witcher universe. CDPR also made attempts to break into multiplayer gaming with Cyberpunk 2077, only for the game's multiplayer component to be cancelled.

Previously, a Witcher co-op game was also in development under the title Project Sirius, but previous concepts for the game were scrapped and now, the current status and scope of the project is unknown.

Moving forward, CDPR will focus primarily on what it is good at – single-player RPGs. The first new RPG coming from CD Projekt Red will be The Witcher 4, which just had a gameplay reveal earlier today, which you can find HERE.

KitGuru Says: Thronebreaker was good but it fell into a very niche genre. Gwent unfortunately got too ambitious and turned into a far, far different game compared to what we had in The Witcher 3, which put many off of trying it. I'm not sure the answer here is to ‘only' focus on open-world RPGs, as I'd hate to see CDPR fall into the same trap as Ubisoft, where most games feel the same, with different coats of paint.

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It turns out CD Projekt Red had much more to show off at Unreal Fest than I had anticipated. At the event this afternoon, CD Projekt Red showcased a chunk of Witcher 4 gameplay footage for the first time, giving us a look at the region of Kovir, which is making its first appearance in the videogame series.

The Witcher 4 tech demo follows Ciri in the midst of a monster contract in the region of Kovir. While Kovir has not appeared in any of the games so far, it is a prominent location in the books, rich in natural resources thanks to its mountains and lush forests. So far, the game is looking fantastic:

Since the strategic partnership was announced in 2022, CDPR has been working with Epic Games to develop new tools and enhance existing features in Unreal Engine 5 to expand the engine’s open-world development capabilities and establish robust tools geared toward CD PROJEKT RED’s open-world design philosophies. The demo, which runs on a PlayStation 5 at 60 frames per second, shows off in-engine capabilities set in the world of The Witcher 4, including the new Unreal Animation Framework, Nanite Foliage rendering, MetaHuman technology with Mass AI crowd scaling, and more.

The tools showcased here will soon be available to all Unreal Engine 5 developers as part of the engine's 5.6 update. Speaking on tech demo, CDPR co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, tempered expectations, stating that the game is still “far from finished”. Previously, CDPR confirmed that The Witcher 4 would not release until 2027 ‘at the earliest', so we're a good 2 to 3 years away from getting to play the game for ourselves.

The Witcher 4 is described as a new open-world RPG from CD Projekt Red, kicking off a brand new saga where players will take on the role of Ciri, Geralt's successor. While not confirmed yet, rumour has it that Geralt will indeed still be alive in The Witcher 4, so while he isn't the main character anymore, he will still play a role in the story ahead.

KitGuru Says: What did you think of The Witcher 4 gameplay shown this week? So far, the game looks incredible, but I'm a little hesitant to take things at face value. After all, The Witcher 3 did look vastly different in its original E3 tech demo, only for the art direction to completely change for the final release in 2015.

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Last night, IO Interactive announced 007 First Light, the studio's long-awaited James Bond game. As it turns out, IO Interactive has much more up its sleeve, with the company set to showcase a trio of games later this week as it transitions into being a game publisher, alongside a development studio.

The IOI Showcase will go live on the 6th of June as part of Summer Game Fest. During the event, IO Interactive will be showing off the latest updates for HITMAN: World of Assassination, and give us our first real look at 007 First Light, the studio's new original James Bond game.

On top of those two in-house titles, IOI will also showcase MindsEye. This game is being published by IO Interactive but developed by new studio ‘Build a Rocket Boy', which was founded by former Rockstar producer, Leslie Benzies.

The IOI showcase goes live at 6PM PDT on Friday. Unfortunately for those of us in the UK and Europe, that puts the live time at 2AM BST on June 7th for the UK, or 3AM CET for mainland Europe.

KitGuru Says: IO Interactive has blossomed since leaving Square Enix and now appears to be bigger than ever before. Hopefully this first showcase goes well, but due to the timing of it, I certainly won't be staying up to catch it live.

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The AQIRYS Andromeda Pro is a $105 wireless gaming headset with an understated design, oversized 53 mm titanium drivers, and a strong focus on absolute ease of use, to the extent that it doesn't even come with a software driver.

A new report from a leaker with a mixed track record says that the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air may get a high-refresh rate display, but it won't be ProMotion.


ProMotion is the display technology that allows for the screen to refresh at different rates, to accommodate different needs. So for games or video, the screen or portions of it, can be faster and more responsive, while at other times it saves battery power with slower refreshing.

The feature was introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro in 2022, and has remained a Pro model feature. But since February 2024, persistent rumors have said that ProMotion will come to every model in the iPhone 17 range.


Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely


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Despite there not being too much hubbub around The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft’s relatively new racing series has been a success for the publisher (minor controversies aside), with the first game in the series surpassing 12 million players and its most recent release becoming the fastest-selling entry yet. While Motorfest continues to receive post-launch support, Ubisoft has reportedly greenlit the next entry in The Crew.

Taking to Twitter, known industry insider Tom Henderson has claimed that “The next The Crew game has been greenlit at Ubisoft,” offering very little else in the way of additional details.

Interestingly however, Henderson did share one extra titbit of information, responding to the question “The Crew or Motorfest?” with a simple: “Crew.”

Based on this, it seems as though Ubisoft will be moving away from the Forza Horizon style of festival racing as was seen in The Crew Motorfest – instead going back to the format of the first two titles.

Regardless, thanks to its continued support, The Crew Motorfest remains one of the best open world racers around right now, and so it will be interesting to see what the team have in store for its 4th entry.

KitGuru says: What do you think of The Crew Motorfest in 2025? Would you welcome a return to the series’ more traditional format? How could The Crew 4 elevate things? Let us know down below.

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Hell is Us has been shaping up to be one of the most interesting games of the year. Ahead of the September launch, a demo has now arrived on PC, although it will only be available for a limited time. 

The Hell is Us demo is now available on Steam, but only until the 16th of June, so if you are interested in trying the game out, you'll need to do so in the next couple of weeks, otherwise you'll be stuck waiting until the game's official release on the 4th of September.

If you do plan on grabbing the demo, then you'll want to take a look at the game's PC system requirements, which you can find below:

The recommended spec calls for an RTX 2080 Ti or an RX 6750 XT graphics card for 1080p/60FPS gameplay. If you are looking to play at 1440p with High settings, you'll apparently need an RTX 3080 or an RX 6800 XT.

Due to ‘technical constraints' the demo version of the game will not be available for consoles, which doesn't exactly fill me with confidence for the game's Xbox and PS5 launch but we'll have to see how things go.

In Hell is Us, players will be thrown into a country divided by a brutal civil war and overrun by supernatural creatures. Armed with a drone and a sword, players will have to fight their way through, exploring and investigating along the way. Players will be encouraged to follow their instincts while roaming the world, as there will be no quest markers or compass.

Hell is Us releases on the 4th of September 2025.

KitGuru Says: This is one of my most anticipated games of the year, so I'll be checking out the demo. Have any of you grabbed the demo already? What do you think of the game so far? 

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More than a decade on from its predecessor’s release, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time launched late last month to near immediate success – selling half a million copies in its first few days. Since then, momentum has yet to slow down, with the game having surpassed another milestone on its journey to 1 million units sold.

Making the announcement on Twitter, the team at Level5 wrote: “Over 800,000 Copies Sold Worldwide! Fantasy Life i has officially sold over 800,000 copies worldwide!”

Interestingly, and in a rather uncommon practice, the studio also offered projected sales figures, adding “Thanks to everyone's support, we might even hit 1 million copies by the end of June. Join players around the world and enjoy your own kind of slow life!”

For context, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time arrived to relatively little fanfare on the 21st of May, however quickly gained traction almost immediately after – reaching a peak concurrent player count of 65k on Steam by the 25th.

Though we never received official sales figures for the original Fantasy Life, the game was confirmed to have sold over 300,000 units in Japan by April 2013 – 4 months on from launch. That said, international figures were never revealed following its global release in 2014, and so it is unknown exactly how well the first game performed.

Given the fact however that reviews for the sequel are sitting high above the 3DS’ release (and that the title is continuing to sell consistently ahead of the Switch 2 version’s arrival), is it safe to say that with 800,000 copies already sold Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a major success.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time so far? How does it compare to the 3DS original? What’s your favourite game from Level5? Let us know down below.

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Stig Asmussen made a name for himself as the director of the Star Wars Jedi games. Unfortunately, before completing the planned trilogy, Asmussen departed EA to start a new studio, Giant Skull, and now, we know more about their first project. 

Asmussen's next game will be a Dungeons & Dragons title, having signed a licensing deal with Wizards of the Coast. The untitled game is described as an “all-new single-player action-adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons”.

The game is in development for both PC and consoles, using Unreal Engine 5. We don't really know much more than that at this stage but as this is a new studio, we would expect to be waiting a couple more years before we see anymore concrete information.

Giant Skull is the latest in a growing number of studios signing deals with Wizards of the Coast. After the success of Baldur's Gate 3, there has been a resurgence of interest in D&D video games, and other companies like Starbreeze, Invoke Studios and Game Loft are all working with the D&D license right now.

Larian Studios won't be amongst the new wave of studios developing D&D games though. The company butted heads with Wizards of the Coast during development of their masterpiece, Baldur's Gate 3 and as a result, the studio has already confirmed that it has no plans to make Baldur's Gate 4.

KitGuru Says: Are you a fan of D&D? Are you looking forward to the incoming wave of new D&D video games? 

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Following the successful launch of Hazelight Studios’ Split Fiction earlier this year, it was quickly announced that a film adaptation would be on its way. With the ‘bidding war’ over, it seems as though Amazon is finalising a deal to distribute the film.

As reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios is said to be finalising a deal to acquire the rights to the Split Fiction film adaptation. Back when it was first announced in March, the media company Story Kitchen was “putting together” the cast list, director, writers and more.

Since then, we’ve gotten a great deal more information, with Jon M. Chu and Sydney Sweeney reportedly involved – and Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese (of Deadpool and Wolverine fame) helming the script.

According to Deadline, the deal ultimately exceeded $2 million, with other potential buyers having included Sony.

With Split Fiction now coming from Amazon, it will be interesting to see whether the film will get a cinematic release or launch as an Amazon Prime exclusive.

Split Fiction is the latest game from Josef Fares and Hazelight Studios. Released back in March, the title saw universal acclaim and has gone on to sell over 4 million copies in the 2 months since – making it rife for adaptation. Will it wind up being as successful as the game? We’ll have to wait and see.

KitGuru says: Did you enjoy Split Fiction? How do you think the film will handle the adaptation? Let us know down below.

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Roughly one year ago, Microsoft made the shocking announcement that they would be closing down Tango Gameworks – the publisher’s only Japanese studio who also happened to release the critically acclaimed success “in all key measurements” Hi-Fi Rush. Fortunately, the studio was saved thanks to publisher Krafton last August. Finally Tango Gameworks is ready to step back out of the shadows.

As part of an overhaul to their website, Tango Gameworks has announced that the studio is fully back and ready to work on new games, writing “It took us some time, but the official office for Tango Gameworks, Inc. is open, and our hybrid work environment finally has its in-office counterpart! These things take time, but our office in Tokyo is back open as we fill it with our memorabilia from our projects and begin decorating based on our new brand identity!”

Alongside this, the team debuted its new logo, branding and studio philosophy, writing: “Finally, after months of waiting, Tango Gameworks is back, and in a brand-new way. We’ve opened our site to give our fans and future team members a look into our studio.”

They continue, “Focused on what it feels like to make a game, our vision is centered on a studio that acts like a creative workshop, making games and experiences that emphasize that ‘hand-made’ feel we put into our work.”

Of course, don’t expect a finalised project from the team any time soon, with part of this latest announcement also focusing on their hiring efforts – currently recruiting for a dozen positions including Senior Animator; Senior Character Artist; Senior Graphics Programmer and more.

That said, the studio is in good hands, with John Johanas (The Evil Within 2 and Hi-Fi Rush director) serving as Tango’s Creative Director.

All in all, while the Microsoft debacle certainly set the company back by quite a bit, it is exciting to see Tango Gameworks gearing up for its grand return.

KitGuru says: Are you glad to see Tango Gameworks alive and well? What would you like their first new project to be? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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ChatGPT is OpenAI's extremely useful chatbot for answering questions. Here's how to use the generative AI tool in Apple's Notes app in macOS.


Apple Intelligence is now integrated with OpenAi's ChatGPT in macOS, ad well as iOS and iPadOS. Many features of ChatGPT are integrated with Apple apps starting in macOS Sequoia 15.1, and iOS and iPadOS 18.2.

While Apple has stated support for Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT are evolving and still in progress, some features are working and included in Apple's operating systems. Expect a further phased rollout of Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT in the near future.


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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is an ambitious passion project that clearly invokes some of the highlights of Bethesda's signature RPG series while retaining some unique quirks all their own. Unfortunately, the first few steps out of Early Access show that this adventure into Avalon could have used a little more time fending off the Red Death.

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Sunday night baseball games may soon be available via Apple TV+, as the company is reportedly seeking to land additional MLB streaming rights.


Apple has reportedly emerged as the company most likely to acquire Major League Baseball streaming rights previously held by ESPN. The iPhone maker currently offers Friday Night Baseball via Apple TV+, which consists of two baseball games every Friday without interruptions or restrictions, but that could soon change.

According to a Sports Business Journal report on Monday, Apple is looking to land streaming rights for MLB content beyond the scope of its current arrangement. Legacy media outlets such as NBC are also said to be in talks with MLB over the same streaming rights, but Apple's offer is said to be noticeably higher.


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Fresh deals are plentiful for the start of June, with Apple's M4 MacBook Air dipping to $837, while the Samsung M8 monitor is back on sale for $399.99.


Amazon has issued June discounts on the 13-inch MacBook Air M4, with prices falling to as low as $837.19. Here's a rundown of the sale:

Today's MacBook Air sale


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Starting with whether it will be called macOS 26 or macOS 16, there are so many rumors about what the next update to the Mac operating system will bring. Here's what's expected, and most likely to happen.


The only certainty is that the next major update to macOS will be announced on June 9, 2025, during the WWDC keynote. Beyond that, it is now looking highly likely that this successor to macOS 15 Sequoia will be called macOS 26 — and it's strongly rumored that it will be announced as macOS Tahoe.

If Apple does name macOS after a region in California, it will be continuing the now 12-year-long tradition. Previously, the then-called OS X was named after cats for around 11 years.


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The classic first-person-shooter game "Doom" has been ported to an unexpected Apple product, with the three decade old Apple Network Server the latest hardware to be added to the compatibility list.


The Apple Network Server is a piece of hardware that, until May 2025, was not able to run ID Software's Doom. Thanks to an enterprising blogger, the game can be played on it.

Sold from 1996 until 1997, Apple Network Server was separate from the Macintosh lineup, as machines designed instead to run IBM's AIX operating system, not Apple's operating systems. Sold for over $10,000 at the time, they were the last non-Macintosh desktop computers that Apple made.


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Fosi Audio should be a relatively familiar name by now, as we've seen several of their amps reviewed here at PC Perspective and other sites.  They specialize in small form factor…

Qualcomm have released three patches for the Adreno GPU found it a vast amount of Android devices; not every Android phone has a Snapdragon GPU but most do so you will…

Noctua's Next Big Thing: Liquid Cooling and Thermosiphons | Technical Deep-Divejimmy_thang June 2, 2025

Noctua's Computex 2025 showcase includes engineering and design information on their new Thermosiphon cooler and CPU liquid cooler

The Highlights

• Noctua shows off its upcoming AIO liquid cooler
• The company also shows off its new NF-A12 G2 fan
• Noctua also discusses its Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition PC case

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We visited Noctua’s booth at Computex, where the company showed off its upcoming liquid cooler, which is set to launch in Q1 2026. 

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The company showed off its AIO liquid cooler prototype, which consisted of 3D printed pieces that are intended to go into the pump block to reduce some of the most annoying aspects of liquid coolers with pumps as opposed to thermosiphons. 

The fan that goes on top of the pump block is an existing Noctua fan that they’ve reshaped the frame for. And it’s optional to mount on top and it projects the air out towards the memory and VRM components. 

We also looked at the company’s thermosiphon, which was briefly shown at Computex last year. It is a 2-phase thermosiphon, which means that it does a phase change. This makes it comparable to a heat-pipe in a way. 

We also got to see a bunch of different types of cold plate designs.

We also got another look at the Noctua x Antec Flux Pro case, which we previously covered at Antec’s booth.

G2 Fans

Noctua showed off its 120mm G2 fan, which also appears in the shroud top of the Antec Flux Pro case. A couple things have changed about the fan, which include the RPM offset being a little different.

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When we reviewed the NH-D15 G2, the RPM offset between the 2 fans was about 25, but the fans we saw at Computex are about plus or minus 50.  

Noctua provided some first-party data and stated that on a 120x49mm water cooler radiator comparing the G2 fan versus the company’s NF-A12x25 fan under a 200W heat-loud, the G2 fan performed roughly 3 degrees cooler, which is really good.    

Paired with an air cooler, there was about a 1 degree difference between the 2 fans, which is a lot for an air cooler. 

Noctua Liquid Cooler

For its liquid cooler, Noctua is working with Asetek, using the company’s Gen 8 V2 platform.  Asetek has been around for a long time and they’re one of the biggest suppliers. In the old days, they worked with Corsair, NZXT, and basically everyone’s stuff.

The landscape has diversified a bit. Apaltek has gotten really big as a supplier. For as much s*** we’ve given Asetek over the years, in our experience, they’ve had fewer widespread failures of gunk buildup compared to competing solutions. 

Noctua Mouse

We don’t cover mice, but Noctua also showed off a mouse with a small fan built into it. 

Noctua's Jakob Dellinger Interview

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We wrapped up our Noctua coverage by interviewing Noctua’s Jakob Dellinger. Make sure to watch our Computex video where we do a deeper dive into the company’s upcoming liquid cooler, how a thermosiphon works, and more.

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While the higher-profile DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google continues, the company has reached a provisional settlement over similar accusations from its shareholders.


The Department of Justice continues to want Google to be broken up, and that case may be ruled on by August. But separately, shareholders led by two pension funds, took Google to court over antitrust violations, and according to Reuters, that case may now have been settled.

Google and the shareholders have reported agreed a settlement that will see the company commit half a billion dollars into overhauling its compliance structure. That investment is said to be spent over the next 10 years, though the settlement mandates that such compliance changes must stay in place for at least 4 years.


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Apple has launched a WWDC placeholder video on YouTube where users can choose to be notified ahead of the live stream.


Just as it has before, Apple has begun its WWDC promotion on YouTube with an upload one week before the keynote, which streams on June 9, 2025. It's a regular YouTube Premiere, which means a holding image is available at the link, and there's also the option to turn on notifications.

The placeholder "a sleek peek at what's to come this WWDC," but the punning title is the event's strapline, rather than a promise of anything actually being shown before the keynote. "Set a reminder, turn on your notifications, and we'll send you an update before the keynote begins," it continues.


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The revival of a prompt interrupt for Apple Intelligence is already close to being a chatbot. Here's how to turn Apple Writing Tools into a chatbot.


The tech industry already has a lot of chatbots, but so far Apple has yet to do the same. Rumors have proposed that Apple is working on its own entry into the market, but it has so far not publicly revealed such a service, outside its Siri integration with ChatGPT.

Despite the rumors of it being on the way, it appears that some of the chatbot experience already exists on iPhones. Albeit accessible by exploiting one of the current Apple Intelligence features.


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Apple appears to be preparing a unified design update across its platforms, with hints pointing to a visionOS-inspired redesign at WWDC 2025.


In early March, it was first rumored that Apple would overhaul its operating systems in hopes of making its platforms more cohesive. The reasoning is that the change should make the platforms feel familiar to people coming from one device to another.

Since then, we've had a slew of potential leaks and prognostications suggesting that Apple would, indeed, be bringing the glassy visionOS-inspired elements to everything from the next iteration of iOS and macOS, all the way down to the humble Apple Watch.


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On the latest episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, your host goes hands on with two recent product launches, and discusses more of best home automation news.


In our hands-on portion, we have both the ThorBolt X1 deadbolt and the Brilliant second-generation smart wall panel to check out.

The ThorBolt X1 is affordable and supports Apple Home Key, making it immediately of interest. It seems to have solid construction, is fast to respond, and is easy to install.


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The MelGeek O2 is a low-profile mechanical keyboard that manages to stick the landing when it comes to user experience for Mac users — at least from a hardware perspective.


Throughout 2024 and into 2025, I've been on a quest to find a low-profile mechanical keyboard. One to replace my Mac Magic Keyboard for day-to-day use in my workspace.

The world of third-party keyboards is a wild and wonderful place for consumers. But often, Mac users are considered an afterthought.


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The iPad has been credited with helping a concert pianist get over her stage fright, with the presence of the tablet making her feel more confident during a performance.


Artists of all kinds often suffer from stage fright, an anxiety that occurs when a person is about to perform to an audience. People deal with stage fright in various ways, but for one musician, it was simply having an iPad nearby.

In a Monday interview with NPR to promote her new album, concert pianist Simone Dinnerstein explained that she had to deal with decades of performance anxiety. Being onstage caused her to have panic attacks, which affected her confidence and ability to play.


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Europe welcomed the iPhone 16e into its top 10 sellers in March, but Apple's midtier offering appears to still not be cheap enough for the local market.


Apple's new iPhone 16e secured a spot in Europe's top 10 smartphone rankings during its first full month on the market. But the midtier model underperformed compared to the company's earlier iPhone SE launches and may face headwinds from internal competition and economic pressures.

Launched at the end of February 2025, the iPhone 16e was the ninth best-selling smartphone in Europe in March, according to data from Counterpoint Research. It accounted for 8% of Apple's sales and 2% of total smartphone sales during the month.


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As expected, Apple has formally filed an appeal against the European Union's ruling on interoperability, saying that it constitutes a massive privacy risk.


In December 2024, Apple made public its objections to the EU's interoperability plans in a white paper, centering on what it described as the Digital Markets Act's (DMA) security and privacy implications. Now as first spotted by Axios, the company's official appeal filing against the EU's fine repeats the points, and in particular stresses how other firms are set to exploit the ruling.

In a statement to AppleInsider, an Apple spokesperson says that the company is filing its appeal on behalf of the users it believes may potentially be harmed by the ruling.


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Overclocking specialist and TechTuber Roman ‘der8auer' Hartung has demonstrated that Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation graphics card, priced at around £8,000, can outperform consumer-grade GPUs in gaming, even without a Game Ready Driver.

Getting one of these graphics cards isn't easy, especially considering its price. However, der8auer was able to get one and test it thoroughly. In his tests, the RTX Pro 6000 was benchmarked against the RTX 5090 and RTX 4090 in several demanding games at 4K resolution with maximum settings, although Ray Tracing was switched off for the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark.

The results showed significant performance gains over the RTX 50 series flagship, with the RTX Pro 6000 being 14% quicker on average than the RTX 5090 in Cyberpunk 2077, with 13% better 1% lows. However, it consumed 15% more power. In Star Wars Outlaws and Remnant 2, the RTX Pro 6000 was 11% faster than the RTX 5090 in both cases. Lastly, in Assassin's Creed Mirage, the RTX Pro 6000 was 3% quicker than the RTX 5090, but as der8auer pointed out, that could be a driver issue.

As a reminder, the RTX Pro 6000 is built on the same GB202 GPU as the RTX 5090 but boasts more CUDA cores (24,064 vs. 21,760), along with additional TMUs, ROPs, Tensor cores, and RT cores. Another big differentiator is its massive 96GB GDDR7 memory on a 512-bit bus, compared to the RTX 5090's 32GB.

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