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Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Creator Playbook Mashable Selects In My Bag Look Up Say More AI at School Safety Net Versus Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age All Series New Apple smart home devices will reportedly launch on Oct. 13. Timothy Beck Werth is the Tech Editor at Mashable, where he leads coverage and assignments for the Tech and Shopping verticals. Tim has over 15 years of experience as a journalist and editor, and he has particular experience covering and testing consumer technology, smart home gadgets, and men's grooming and style products. Previously, he was the Managing Editor and then Site Director of SPY.com, a men's product review and lifestyle website. As a writer for GQ, he covered everything from bull-riding competitions to the best Legos for adults, and he's also contributed to publications such as The Daily Beast, Gear Patrol, and The Awl. Apple's new CEO John Ternus debuted a new generation of iPhones in September, and he's reportedly gearing up for the company's next big launch under his leadership.

New with iOS 27 (and iPadOS 27) is a setting called Impersonation Risk Detection that aims to warn you of suspicious activity that could trap you in a scam. Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media. Apple has unveiled a new security option called Impersonation Risk Detection. Added in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, this tries to protect you from social engineering scams. Apps that support the feature will warn you of a potential threat.

Apple's long-awaited Home Hub will reportedly arrive on October 13th, according to Bloomberg's reliable Apple whisperer Mark Gurman. The Echo Show-like device, rumored for a couple of years, will be at the center of Apple's expansion into smart home technology and be a key launch for Apple's newly minted CEO, John Ternus. Gurman predicted that a home hub device with a display, camera and microphone was nearly ready, and such a device recently appeared in macOS Tahoe 27.6 under the code-name J490 as well. The home hub will supposedly be in the form of a 6-inch square display, with both countertop and wall-mounted versions, according to Gurman's sources, who asked not to be identified. It may resemble the 2002 iMac, the one with a pivoting display that sat on a half-sphere base.

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Apple's $250 million Siri AI iPhone settlement is now accepting claims. Eligible owners of certain iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models could receive up to $95 per device.

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