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Show HN: Pastport – Your iPhone Left an Airbnb

I got up and was switching between Airbnbs, already annoyed at the Airbnb app sending me back and forth to Safari and Google Maps.Safari even warned me: “You are leaving airbnb.com.”Later, I applied my agents to my Safari history. It showed how many times I edited a flight booking, when my iPhone left an Airbnb, and that I had requested wheelchair assistance.That last detail was easy to explain: I was recovering from a surfing injury.That became Pastport—not another chatbot for browser history,

ASK HN: Why has technology become so unreliable?

Even though I'm a software engineer with long experience with serious projects, I'm become so disillusioned with the whole thing nowadays.Forget the ridiculous AI hype, forget about the lack of ethics and a moral compass; What's getting to me right now is the unreliability of it all. It seems like everything is held together with duct tape, and the tape is falling off.Just in the last few months, all these have happened:- My Macbook Air M1 has been acting up, refusing to charge in

Show HN: I built the simple expense tracker I wanted to use

Hi HN! I built Spenso because I wanted a simple record of my spending, but never kept up with budgeting apps.I wanted to type or dictate something like "Starbucks 25" or "Uber Eats 25, Lidl 54.30 yesterday" and call it a day. Spenso understands the message, logs each expense, and automatically categorizes it.It’s built for iPhone, works offline-first, and uses AI only when an entry can’t be categorized on-device.I’d love honest feedback from anyone who has tried and abandoned

Show HN: ProofLeague – friends can ask for proof when you start a workout

Hi HN!My friends and I used to do a rough version of this over text. We’d tell the group when we were starting a workout, and someone could ask for a selfie to keep us honest.It was simple, slightly ridiculous, and surprisingly effective. It was also clumsy to manage in a group chat, so I built ProofLeague:https://proofleague.comThe rule is basically the same: create a private league and choose a weekly goal. When someone starts a workout, everyone else has 30 minutes to ask for a self

Show HN: WaitToUnlock, a website that makes your Screen Time limits unbypassable

I love iOS Screen Time because app blocking happens at the operating system level. It’s built into every iPhone, so you can’t just uninstall it like a third party app.The biggest weakness is the “Ignore Limit” button. You can set a Screen Time passcode, but because you know it, you can always enter it and bypass your own limits.So I built WaitToUnlock.It generates a random Screen Time passcode and guides you through entering it in a deliberately confusing sequence (for example: enter 5, enter 8,

Create Your Perfect 2020s Playlist And I'll Guess How Much Time You ~Really~ Spend On Your Phone

Luckily streaming music doesn't count as screen time!

I Thought My Husband’s Ex Hated Me. Then She Called And Asked A Question I Never Saw Coming.

“My eyes widened… tears dampened the phone against my cheek.”

22 Life Hacks People Avoided For Literal Years, Until They Realized They Actually Work Like A Charm

"Not looking at my phone for at least 30 minutes before I sleep and after I get up. The amount my mind gets decluttered is amazing."

After My Wife Died, I Found A 4-Word Text Message In Her Phone That Hit Me Like A Sledgehammer

"She was the love of my life. We were together — willingly — for 36 years."

Here's How Jason Alexander Responded To Courtney Stodden Calling Him Out For Rubbing Her Breasts With A Phone In A 2012 Sketch

Here's what he said.

"I Was A Minor": Courtney Stodden Called Out Jason Alexander For Rubbing A Phone Against Her Breasts In A 2012 Sketch

"I was 17 years old."

"Netflix Came In The Mail": 30 Things That Were Totally Normal In 2005 That Would Confuse The Heck Out Of People 21 Years Later In 2026

<b>"Get off the computer so I can make a phone call."</b>

4 Sleek Smartrings, So You Can Ditch That Bulky Smartwatch

Riiing, riiing, riiing...nope, that's not your phone. It's your soon-to-be new fave gadget calling you!

25 "Old" Gadgets That Actually Work Way, Waaaay Better Than Their Modern Counterparts, And I'm Honestly About To Downgrade All The Tech In My Home

"I still love my little flip phone. People are surprised when I tell them you can still buy them, but I wouldn't want anything else."

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro To Get a Major Camera Upgrade

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro Max camera specs suggest Apple might add a variable aperture lens and Sony IMX905 sensor, potentially raising the price by $200.

iPhone 18 Pro Rumors Are Everywhere. Here's What Actually Looks Legit

Apple will potentially shake things up with this fall's iPhone launch, sticking with Pro models and a long-awaited foldable.

Apple’s next big iPhone display experiment could be its biggest yet

Apple may be testing a nearly 7-inch display for a future iPhone, but the rumored panel hasn’t been connected to a finished ...

Summer is usually the worst time to buy a new iPhone. Not this year

With looming price hikes, unimpressive rumored upgrades, and a similar design, the iPhone 18 Pro isn't worth waiting for.

When will iPhone 18 release? What previous announcements tell us

Since the release of the first iPhone in 2007, more than half of Apple's iPhone announcements have been in September, so it ...

New iPhone screen sizes are launching this fall, here’s what’s coming

This fall the iPhone Ultra is rumored to introduce two displays in sizes and shapes never before seen in an iPhone.