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Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. iPhone and Android users might be able to make interoperable video calls through their messaging apps — eventually. Last week, the GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the finalized RCS Universal Profile 4.0

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You spend all day on your phone, so you might as well get the most out of it. Khamosh Pathak Khamosh Pathak Freelance Writer Experience Khamosh Pathak is a freelance tech journalist with over 13 years of experience writing online. An accounting graduate, he turned his interest in writing and technology into a career. He

Apple is encouraging people to update their iPhones in light of new cybersecurity research that suggests that Russian intelligence, Chinese cybercriminals and other hackers have been using tools nicknamed DarkSword and Coruna to take over phones running older versions of the iOS operating system. The tools, called exploit kits, have been detailed this month by

Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page. The hack is called "DarkSword" and since it specifically targets several different versions of iOS 18, it could affect "close to a quarter of

Jake Peterson Jake Peterson Senior Technology Editor Experience Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions. Read Full Bio March 18, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as

DenPhotos/Shutterstock iPads feel like big iPhones. Shoot, they were bona fide iOS devices until 2019 when Apple bifurcated them into iOS and iPadOS, and they can still run many iOS apps today. In fact, there are quite a few advantages in the iPad's court. They pack Apple's latest desktop-class M-series chips, support the Apple Pencil

José Adorno/BGR Apple is expected to introduce the iPhone Fold later this year. The company's first foldable device is rumored to feature a 7.8-inch inner display and take a similar approach to the Galaxy Fold with a price point around $2,000. As the release date approaches, a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reveals more details

Every time Apple releases a new device and software update, people are generally excited about changes to the iPhone camera. It is, after all, one of the frequently opened built-in apps that most users access daily. In the past year alone, the iPhone 17 models and iOS 26 introduced new camera features like dual capture

We're hot off a busy March Apple launch with seven new products, including an iPhone 17E , updated MacBook Pros  and a colorful MacBook Neo that's about to rattle the Chromebook market. As we set our sights on the next big hardware launch, the Apple Watch Series 12 is already on the horizon. While there