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David Phelan

United Kingdom

Journalist at Freelance

Actor & tech writer: Forbes, The Independent, Monocle Magazine.

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  • 2 days ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

    Apple has just released the latest iPhone software, iOS 18.5. It will be one of the last big updates before iOS 19 arrives this fall. Here’s how to get it and what’s waiting for you when you do. Last year’s schedule had a .6 appearance at the end of July, followed by iOS 17.6.1 in August and iOS 17.7 in September alongside iOS 18. The most likely scenario is something similar this time around.

  • 2 days ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

    Does your iPhone have a Fortnite-shaped hole in it? That may be about to change. Epic Games submitted the app to the Apple App Store for review on Friday, May 9. Here’s what’s happens next and when to expect it. Fortnite hasn’t been in the Apple App Store since 2020. That was when the makers, Epic Games, included a direct payment option into the app, which violated Apple’s rules.

  • 3 days ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

    This year Apple retired the iPhone SE and introduced the iPhone 16e. It raised the question: will the entry-level phone have an annual cycle or longer, as the iPhone SE did? We may have the answer. Respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from TFI Securities is the latest to tackle that question, just days after another industry heavyweight, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, had his own opinion.

  • 3 days ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

    With hardware from Apple, Sony, Meta and HTC, the world of VR headsets is growing apace. One of the most looked forward to is the next device from Valve, whose new model is expected this year and could be the most powerful headset for VR gaming. But a new rumor suggests it could be sooner than that. Code-named Valve Deckard (which arguably gives it the best name of any VR headset to start with), the first leaks happened in 2021.

  • 3 days ago | flipboard.com | David Phelan

    1 day agoThe huge legal payout includes anyone who has owned a Siri-enabled iPhone in the past 10 years. Years after it was initially sued for allegedly having voice assistant Siri listen in on conversations, Apple at the start of 2025 opted to settle the class-action suit to the tune of $95 million. Now, …

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David Phelan
David Phelan @davidphelan2009
7 May 25

Apple just brought back the iPhone 15 Pro - to its refurbished stores. https://t.co/iiTlkAyHio https://t.co/cMAWmgLbHJ

David Phelan
David Phelan @davidphelan2009
6 May 25

Oh, finally. Apple just brought back the iPhone 15 Pro in the U.S., for the first time and at lower prices. https://t.co/iiTlkAyHio https://t.co/oXOU1sJwNz

David Phelan
David Phelan @davidphelan2009
21 Apr 25

Apple just brought back iPhone 15 Pro at a much lower price. https://t.co/zjxz2NU5ku https://t.co/X55qpIoN8G