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Apps, platforms, operating system releases, security fixes and the features arriving in them.
The celebrity spinoff returns Wednesday night on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with no confirmed broadcast yet for viewers outside the UK.
Apple's iOS 27.2 update adds SynthID watermarking to flag AI-generated or edited photos in Photos and Image Playground, plus four new additions to Shared Albums that require an iOS 27 album upgrade.
Richard Hammond's Workshop season 6 began airing in the UK on October 27 via Discovery+ and Quest. No US, Canadian or Australian release date has been set, though past seasons stream on Prime Video and Tubi.
Google's Android Dev Summit 2026 keynote streams free on YouTube starting October 28 at 10AM PT. It's the first Dev Summit since 2022, and Android 18 could get its first real preview.
Apple is pushing AI assistants into Logic Pro, Keynote, Pages and Numbers through its Creator Studio subscription, while Final Cut Pro absorbs MotionVFX. The update lands on the App Store in November with no change to India pricing.
SABC+ streams South Africa's public TV channels, sport and on-demand dramas for free, but the platform is geo-restricted to South Africa, with a paid AMP tier available locally for extra content.
Google's Antigravity editor runs Gemini 3 and Claude as autonomous coding agents inside a VS Code fork, free during its public preview, though usage caps and server errors have frustrated early adopters.
The Future With Hannah Fry season 2 premieres on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on October 28 at 7:30pm BST, with six weekly episodes running through December 2. The show already aired in the US, Canada and Australia in 2024.
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 Insider build replaces the all-or-nothing camera and microphone toggle with individual app permissions, similar to how Android handles privacy controls, though it's not yet available to everyone.
Most iPhone apps are missing from your CarPlay dashboard because Apple only approves certain categories, like navigation and audio. iOS 27 adds AI assistants, limited video playback and widgets, but games and social apps stay banned.
South Africa and Australia meet at Newlands for the decisive third Test with the series tied 1-1. Here's where to watch it, including the one free broadcast option.
Love Island Australia season 8 premieres Monday, October 26, with 14 islanders in Fiji. Here's the start time in four zones, which countries get it free, and where US and UK viewers stand.
Tom's Guide spent 90 days living with iOS 27 and picked out five features worth knowing about, including AI photo reframing, a clipboard shortcut and an on-device scam detector called Impersonation Risk Detection.
Australia face Fiji in a Rugby League World Cup 2026 Pool A clash at Lang Park on Sunday, October 25. Here's every broadcaster and streaming option by country, plus kickoff times in each time zone.
Chrome gets blamed for eating RAM, but Engadget says that's mostly internet folklore. The browser gives each tab its own process to prevent crashes and keep sites secure, and built-in tools like Memory Saver and Task Manager help control the number when it does climb.
Google Maps packs features many longtime users never touch: custom saved-place lists, an arrive-by planner, real-time crowd data and Gemini-generated venue tips, according to a new rundown from XDA Developers.
ITV's new relationship drama Adultery, starring Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai, airs free on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK from October 25. No US, Canadian, Australian or New Zealand broadcast has been confirmed.
Actress Manni L. Perez, rumored for years to play Lucia in GTA 6, went viral after calmly dodging a swarm of fan comments during a 12-minute Instagram livestream about her everyday life.
Google Messages is now the default texting app on nearly every Android phone, including Samsung's. Here's where to find the settings that limit tracking, quiet notifications and rein in Gemini.
El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid kicks off at 8pm GMT on Sunday, 25 October. Here's where to watch it in the US, UK, Australia and Brazil, plus the one free stream available.
Google Messages' rigid spam filter is pushing some Android users toward QUIK, a free, open-source SMS app that lets people build their own block lists with regex and third-party caller-ID tools.
Apple's $2,000 iPhone Duo shipped with only a handful of apps built for its foldable design, but indie developers behind Deck-Man and TypeDraw are showing what the dual-screen hardware can actually do.
Metrolist, a free open-source Android app, offers an alternative to Google's official YouTube Music client, letting users skip the home screen, hide Shorts and download tracks offline without paying for YouTube Premium.
XDA Developers tried LibreOffice, WPS Office, FreeOffice and OnlyOffice for a month as Microsoft 365 alternatives and settled on OnlyOffice for its familiar interface, Microsoft file support and flexible desktop, cloud and self-hosted options.
UFC 333 pits champion Alex Volkanovski against unbeaten Movsar Evloev for the featherweight belt on Saturday, October 24, from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Here's where to watch in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.
How-To Geek dug into the settings menu and found four customizations most drivers miss. The McLaren F1 car icon is the flashiest, but the EV plug filter and offline-map controls may be the ones you actually use.
Google is rolling out Enhanced Protection in the Google Messages beta, an opt-in Gemini-powered tool that scans full conversations from unknown numbers to catch scam texts before they escalate to an OTP or payment request.
England face France in a Pool B/C clash at Perth Rectangular Stadium on October 24, with both sides chasing redemption after heavy opening-round losses. Here's every broadcaster and kick-off time.
iOS 27 adds a Captured by Me filter to the Photos app that strips out screenshots and saved WhatsApp images, leaving just photos shot with an iPhone linked to the same Apple ID.
Google's privacy policy, updated October 16, now says personalized ads can draw on Gmail, Drive and Photos data once a user enables Personal Intelligence, reversing earlier language that ruled this out entirely.