Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Slow iOS 26 Adoption
Hartley Charlton (Slashdot): Usage data published by StatCounter (via Cult of Mac) for January 2026 indicates that only around 15 to 16% of active iPhones worldwide are running any version of iOS 26 . The breakdown shows iOS 26.1 accounting for approximately 10.6% of devices, iOS 26.2 for about 4.6%, and the original iOS 26.0 […]
Search vs. Primary Action in the iOS 26 Tab Bar
Ryan Ashcraft: Up until iOS 26, tab bars were fixed on the bottom of the screen and spanned the full horizontal space. Now, tab bars are capsule-shaped and inset from the screen edges. […] Search tabs are separated visually from the rest of the tab bar and have a circular shape. When switching to the […]
Choosing a Driving Route in CarPlay
Dr. Drang: That the default route’s Go button is gray while the alternates are green is a stupidity addressed by Sage Olson and Joe Rosensteel, so I won’t bother. What I will address is that whichever route you choose, you have to tap its Go button. Even though the full description of each route looks […]
David Rosen, RIP
Keith Stuart (tweet, Hacker News, Reddit, Wikipedia): The co-founder of Sega, who remained a director of the company until 1996, was instrumental in the birth and rise of the video game business in Japan, and in the 1980s and 90s oversaw the establishment of Sega of America and the huge success of the Mega Drive […]
The best Game Pass games with amazing intro sequences
We have a variety of Xbox Game Pass recommendations to save you from endlessly searching for something new to play.