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BlackBerry impresses: 10/10 from an enthusiastic viewer

Finally I’ve gotten around to Blackberry… It’s been on my watchlist for over a year… I’ve been hit by some nasty sniffles, so I’m spending the day at home in bed - and watching a few movies! So far it’s a 10/10 from me 🫐🍿🎬

Rotten Tomatoes’ BlackBerry page is buried under sign-in prompts, email verification, and newsletter pop-ups. The actual movie content is nowhere in sight—just login chaos and marketing overload.

Over 10 new features coming in iOS 27

A smarter Siri 🧠 I’m excited, but also a little skeptical 🧐🤭😝 – let’s hope the many delays and the collaboration with Google end up being a pleasant surprise, and Apple can keep up in ‘the AI game’ 💯⚡️🤖🦾

iOS 27 is set to pack 10+ new features, with Apple aiming to make the iPhone smarter, slicker, and more useful. Expect meaningful upgrades across the system—not just cosmetic tweaks.

John Ternus is rumored to be Apple’s next top boss

Happy 65th birthday, Tim Cook, you old rascal. There are lots of rumors that Apple is internally planning Tim Cook’s departure, and that John will take over... It’s going to be exciting...

Apple’s CEO succession race has a frontrunner: John Ternus, Apple’s 50-year-old hardware chief. With Tim Cook nearing 65 and Jeff Williams stepping aside, insiders increasingly see Ternus as the heir apparent.

Weak sales delay the next generation of iPhone Air

Sorry Apple, but unfortunately I saw it coming... Air should have been a cheap, small iPhone, like when Apple launched the iPod nano - a super-thin mini version of the big iPod at a cheaper price. If the iPhone Air had been a cheap, mini-super-thin version of the iPhone, I think it would have sold much better 🤪🤓

iPhone Air isn’t taking off: weak sales reportedly pushed Apple to delay the next-gen model. The ultra-thin gamble may be losing altitude fast.

Cherri makes Shortcuts much easier to build

I’ve been down with a bit of the flu the past couple of days and started playing around with Cherri – a really awesome project where you can compile code into a signed Shortcut that can be used on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. It suddenly makes building Shortcuts so much easier. Really exciting project. I should look into doing more about Cherri on my website https://ShareShortcuts.com.

Cherri Playground lets you write, import, decompile, and share Apple Shortcuts as Cherri code—all in one slick web editor. Fast help, clipboard links, and iCloud import make shortcut hacking feel effortless.

Tesla on course for a billion-dollar AI fiasco

One thing is launching something, another is launching something that actually WORKS — especially in generative AI! 🤖 I feel like we’ve seen quite a few examples of that lately: Apple, Google, and Tesla presenting awesome new AI features... In 10–15 months they’ve reached about 90% of the goal and tell the world about it (Apple... cough... the new Siri). Then it turns out the last 10% that doesn’t work is pretty vital and takes 20 extra months to build. It seems like it’s easy to build fast and impress with AI, but it takes A LOT OF TIME to make it all click! Woupsie! Hey Siri, add remoulade to the shopping list and send a heart to my wife. If even that’s not possible, there’s probably still a bit of road left before FSD (Full Self-Driving) becomes a 100% everyday thing in everyone’s garage 🚗 (2 years, Nov. 2027 — then we’re there)

Tesla may be steering into a multibillion-dollar crisis largely of its own making. Mounting self-inflicted risks could slam the company hard—and the iceberg is getting closer.

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PHP 8.5 is approaching with the pipe operator and changes

Woohoo, 30 days until PHP 8.5 launches. I’m especially crazy about the new pipe operator https://php.watch/versions/8.5/pipe-operator — and non-canonical scalar type casts (boolean|double|integer|binary) are being deprecated, so if you’re an “integer” coder, from now on you’ll have to remember to “int” that type cast 😜

PHP 8.5 lands with a slick pipe operator, handy array helpers, better error/debug tooling, and useful CLI/Intl/Curl upgrades. It also trims legacy baggage with several deprecations—modernize now.

OpenAI buys the creators of Shortcuts for deep Mac integration

New Siri vs. OpenAI Agents. If anyone can build slick 3rd-party OS integrations in the Apple universe, it’s Kramer and Weinstein. Exciting to see what they end up building together with OpenAI 🤓 I’m keeping a close eye on it and will report back here on the blog 📝

OpenAI bought the team behind Apple’s Shortcuts, signaling a big push to make ChatGPT feel deeply native on the Mac. Expect smarter automation, tighter system hooks, and a more powerful desktop AI experience.

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iPhone 17 Pro impresses in new teardown video

The iPhone 17 Pro is truly a successfully engineered iPhone. I have a rule about only upgrading my MacBook and iPhone every 2 years, but I’m seriously considering upgrading my 16 Pro 1TB to a 17 Pro 1TB this year (update: sticking to my rule and waiting for the 18 Pro) 🥳🤪😅

JerryRigEverything tears down the iPhone 17 Pro and is wildly impressed. Beneath the hype: Apple packed in upgrades so good they spark serious gadget envy.