Tech Rookies Staff

I tried Clean Up in the iOS 27 developer beta, and Apple’s AI-powered image editing tool is finally worth using — but there’s a big caveat

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For a company that prides itself on delivering polished, functioning hardware and software, Apple dropped the ball with its original AI-powered Clean Up tool. Not only did this Apple Intelligence feature arrive almost a year after similar tools from Samsung and Google, but by all accounts, it was objectively worse at removing unwanted objects in … Read more

Hasselblad fans can now ditch Adobe for good — as Capture One support makes its cameras much more appealing for pros

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Capture One has added native Hasselblad .3FR RAW file support Hasselblad’s X2D II 100C, X2D 100C and CFV 100C are included Tethered capture is set to follow later this year Hasselblad photographers, I have the news you’ve been waiting years for: Hasselblad cameras finally have native Capture One support. The support covers Hasselblad’s 16-bit .3FR … Read more

WhatsApp should freeze username rollout as it could ‘increase cybercrimes’, says India — but Meta claims impersonation isn’t an issue

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There are reports of a WhatsApp username impersonation problems WhatsApp and Meta say popular names are reserved India wants to see the rollout of username reservations paused WhatsApp is launching a username feature later this year, to enable you to add contacts without revealing your phone number — but while handle reservations have gone live … Read more

With another heatwave coming, I’m tracking the best deals on big-name fans — here are the quiet, bedroom-ready models I’d buy before they go out of stock

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If you’ve been checking the weather forecast, you’ll have noticed that the temperature is set to rise again next week. It might not reach the scorching highs of 40C, but much of the UK is still going to be hot and sticky, so it’s wise to grab a fan before stock flies off the virtual … Read more

Analysts say Sony’s digital-only plan ‘almost certainly guarantees that the PS6 won’t arrive until 2028 at the earliest’ and won’t have a disc drive

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Sony plans to halt physical game production by January 2028 Analysts say the announcement telegraphs that the PS6 will arrive in 2028 It’s predicted that the console won’t have a disc drive Following Sony’s announcement that it will halt production of physical games within the next two years, analysts have determined that the next-gen PS6 … Read more