Apple News+ subscribers are getting an emoji game with iOS 26

Apple is bundling its News+ subscriptions with a new game that users will be able to access when they get iOS 26. MacRumors has reported that Apple is calling it the “Emoji Game,” because, well, it’s all about using emoji to fill blanked-out letters in incomplete words and phrases.

This new Apple Watch feature fixed my biggest notification annoyance

Wrist Flick is the latest hand gesture that Apple Watch wearers can use to dismiss messages or notifications they aren’t ready to answer just yet. Debuting on WatchOS 26, the gesture, which is activated by turning the wrist, dismisses notifications, timers, alarms, incoming calls, and Siri, Apple said in its press release.