Like all iPhone users, I have my blue friends and my green friends. For far too long, the green friends have been isolated to a less viable texting protocol. Starting today, thereign of SMS terror is over. There’s still some issues how messages occasionally revert to SMS, though on the whole it’s a positive change for text your green bubble friends.© Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo WithiOS 18, Apple hasreluctantlycome to the side ofRCS communications....

The fall season means its time for Apple to refresh its entire product lineup. Like every year, it introduced itsnew iPhoneseries in September, along with a pair ofAirPodsand arenewed Apple Watchseries. BloombergsMark Gurmanreports that the M4 Macbook overhaul will likely happen in the coming weeks. M3-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro.Photo: Angel Fajardo / Gizmodo These SoCs will be AI-focused and introduced along with a gamut ofApple Intelligencefeatures, making this upgrade very AI-heavy....

TikTok has given birth to a new generation of mini-celebrities. While most of those celebrities are humans, not all of them are. In fact, one of the platforms newest (and biggest) stars is a pygmy hippopotamus from Thailand. © Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP One things for sure: Moo Deng sureeeee is cute. Unfortunately, the zoo where Moo Deng lives is worried about the little hippos growing stardom. As a result, the zoo is putting new restrictions on visitors access to her....

The world can be overstimulating. Sometimes, it is the only way I can function. I live in the suburbs, so it was a trek. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo Smaller, smarter AirPods Apples AirPods 4 with ANC are new to its accessory lineup. They cost $180, $60 more than the regular AirPods 4. Apple shrunk the case on the AirPods 4 by about 10%. © Florence Ion / Gizmodo But since its much smaller, it is easier to tote around....

Moana 2introduces its stormy new villain.Harley Quinns producers tease the shows move to Metropolis in season 5. Plus, get a look at Zack Snyders new animated endeavour,Twilight of the Gods. Nalo becomes unsettled upon realizing theres nothing more dangerous than the power of humans. © Paramount Number one, if were successful with this movie, were going to do a sequel for this. Youll see Harley Season 5, hopefully soon. I could tease that theres a big sort of location move....

Tile trackers have an odd reputation. For one, theyve long been Apples main competitor for itsAirTagBluetooth trackers. unit maker Life360slatest Tile trackersnow have a button to alert your friends if something is wrong. Tile’s latest trackers all have a SOS button that can notify emergency contacts or potentially contact emergency services.© Image: Life360 Those subscriptions also net you a free tracker and other benefits like crash detection. The company unveiled its first new trackers sinceLife360 first bought up the brandin 2021....

Transformers Oneis something of a miracle. Director Josh Cooley knew that was possible right from the start. He knew he wanted to see that movie, so he decided to make it. Let’s chat Transformers One with director Josh Cooley.Image: Paramount Germain Lussier, io9: Lets start at the beginning. How did you come on board this project? So how did you yourself come onto this project? Transformers One– Paramount Josh Cooley:Yeah....

The AirPods drastically vary in form, function, features, and price. So, ultimately, youll have to pick one based on your lifestyle, priorities, and budget. The best we can do is outline how they differ. Photo:© Florence Ion This gives them a more relaxed fit and is better for people with trouble inserting peripherals inside their ears. These are the companys new entry-level and midrange offerings since it discontinued its 2nd- and 3rd-gen AirPods....

If you already have iOS 17 installed, you should soon receive a notification to update. A few of us at Gizmodo already had our updates on our devices. The update should start hitting those on the west coast U.S. around 10 a.m., which means 1 p.m. © Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo ET for those on the east coast. The update is rolling out staggered to iPhone users. Youll need aniPhone XSor later to receive the update....

His research finds that most of the claims about people living over 105 are wrong. How did you find out about your award? I picked up the phone after slogging through traffic and rain to a bloke from Cambridge in the UK. Odette Ambulher was born on the 17th September 1901. She is celebrating her 111th birthday in the retirement home in Laigne-en-Belin, Sarthe in France.Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images...

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The answer to that question is depressingly (andrepeatedly) no. After his brief appearance inLast Dancestrailer, both Cates and Stegman tweeted about his inclusion. As for Cates, well, he made his thoughts on the matter pretty clear. © Marvel Cateslater said he readLast Dancesscript and is seemingly positive about whatever direction things are headed. Its so much bigger, so much more ambitious than you could imagine, hesaidof the film. Theres a movie being made where a character Ryan and I created is fighting a character Todd McFarlane created....

may be due to a much tinier star orbiting the red supergiant, a team of astronomers report. The research,hostedon the preprint server arXiv, is not yet peer-reviewed. Betelgeuse isbetween 15 to 20 timesthe mass of the Sun, depending on who you ask. A 2020 image of Betelgeuse as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.Image: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin. In recent years, Betelgeuse has started acting funny....