The first beta version of iOS 17.3 is out in the wild, and it comes with a very welcome feature called Stolen Device Protection. It means that access to key data on your iPhone – including passwords – requires Touch ID or Face ID, and not just your PIN.
Netflix has revealed its most-watched movies and shows for the first half of 2023, and it turns out that we all really, really liked The Night Agent. Netflix hasn't produced a viewing recap like this before, and there are some intriguing entries in these lists.
Beeper Mini is in a cat-and-mouse game with Apple at the moment, and it just restored iMessage access for Android phone owners. There is a catch though: you now need to use a full Apple ID email address, rather than just the number of your Android phone.
If you're going to be in the market for a pair of reliable, affordable wireless earbuds in the near future, you might want to take a look at newly leaked pictures of what are apparently the OnePlus Nord Buds 3 – and it looks like a big redesign is in store.
The Copilot AI bot inside Windows 11 has been given some small but useful tweaks in a December update: the tool is now easier to access alongside your other programs, it's faster to launch, and it can now be used across multiple monitors as well.
