David Phelan

6 days ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

Oakley Meta HSTN is the name for Meta’s latest smart glasses and they promise an upgrade in battery life over the Ray-Ban Meta specs. The new specs also have an improvement in recording resolution for video. Oakley Meta smart glassesMetaIf you haven’t used the Ray-Ban Meta specs, they have proved very popular. Reviewers have said they look great (like Ray-Ban Wayfarers in the case of one model), and many have said they are light and comfortable.

1 week ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

The next iPhone will come pre-loaded with the company’s latest operating software, iOS 26 (that’s right, it’s not called iOS 19). Right now, that software is in early developer beta, after an unprecedented early update. But it looks like there’s a new ringtone hiding in plain sight. Is a new ringtone coming to the iPhone? And if so, which ones? Getty ImagesA new ringtone has been found in the code for the developer beta.

1 week ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

On Wednesday, June 18, Apple unveiled its latest Shot on iPhone movie, “Big Man”. It is a short film starring Michael Omari, better known as music icon Stormzy in his first leading dramatic role, at a stylish and glitzy screening in London — you can also watch it on YouTube. Stormzy, Klevis Brahja, Jaydon Eastman, the main cast in "Big Man". AppleIt was shot entirely on a series of iPhone 16 Pro handsets, and the more you learn about the film, the more it made the use of the phone inevitable.

1 week ago | forbes.com | David Phelan

Fortnite was removed from the iPhone and iPad around five years ago and has only just returned — and not in every country. But a new update that’s just been released seems to be crashing iPhones running the iOS 26 developer beta. Fortnite Blitz RoyaleEpic GamesThe new version of Fortnite, called Blitz Royale, was released on June 18, and it is one of the first major updates to the game since it returned to the Apple App Store in the U.S. in May 2025.

1 week ago | forbesjapan.com | David Phelan

英国のラッパー、ストームジーが短編映画『Big Man』で主演俳優としてデビューした。この作品は、全編がiPhone 16 Proで撮影されたもので、アカデミー賞受賞監督アニール・カリアが監督を務めている。 ストームジーが立ち上げたMerky Filmsの初の作品である『Big Man』は、テンツマンと呼ばれる落ちぶれたミュージシャンがある日、2人の若者と出会うところから始まる物語だ。ストームジーは、インスタグラムの投稿で、次のように語っている。 「これは、長い間水面下で進めてきたプロジェクトだ。力強く、真実味があり、大胆な英国のストーリーテリングのためのプラットフォームであり、独創的で予想外のアートの拠点となる場所でもある。私たち自身の物語を語り、本物の声に光を当て、見られ、聞かれるべき人々に場を与えるという、#Merkyがこれまで取り組んできた活動の、自然な延長にある作品だ」 ストームジーは、アップルとの提携で制作したこの作品を発表できることを誇りに思うと述べている。アップルはiPhoneのみを使って写真や映画を撮影する企画の「Shot on...