Apple has announced its 2025 App Store awards winner. Here are all the details on this.
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Apple has today made the first iOS 26.2 Release Candidate available for download by developers ahead of a final release to the public. That public release is expected to take place within a week or so assuming no further issues are identified.
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A look at why identity security is failing in the age of deepfakes and AI-driven attacks, and how biometrics, MFA, PAD, and high-assurance verification must evolve to deliver true, phishing-resistant authentication.
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Apple's iOS 27 will be about improved quality and performance. Here are all the details on this.
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Some people are not merely satisfied with functionality, or even just good looks. These persnickety snoots (I am one of them) seek something elegant, a true marriage of form and function.
The main goal here was the perfect fusion of display and feel. I’m not sure that an FDM-printed, DIY macro pad can look any better than this one does. But looks are only half the story, of course. There’s also feel, and of course, functionality.
Yes those are (hot-swappable) mechanical key switches, and they are powered by an ESP32-S2. Drawn on the 3.5″ LCD are icons and text for each switch, which of course can be easily changed in the config app.
There’s a three-direction tact switch that’s used to switch between layout profiles, and I’m sure that even this is satisfying on the feel front. Does it get better than this? Besides maybe printing it in black. I ask Hackaday.
Did you make it to Supercon this year? If so, you hold a badge with a special keyboard — a custom job by Hackaday superfriend [Arturo182], aka Solder Party. Were you wondering about its backstory?
This 69-key alphanumeric silicone number has all the keys a hacker needs, plus a rainbow of extras that can be used for macros. According to [Arturo182], the keyboard has a tactile feel thanks to a snap dome sheet underneath the keys, and this makes it more comfortable for long thumb-typing sessions.
Be sure to check out the teasers at the bottom of the KeebDeck page, because there is some really exciting stuff. If you want to build one, GitHub is your friend, pal.
Thanks for the tip, [Wim Van Gool]!
Here’s what I know: That’s a Nulea m512 mouse, the keyboard is a KBD Craft Sachiel LEGO number, and that there is a Cidoo macro pad. Best of all, [Tardigradium] hand-painted the speakers. Neat-o!
Do you rock a sweet set of peripherals on a screamin’ desk pad? Send me a picture along with your handle and all the gory details, and you could be featured here!
Some of us (okay, I) would have thought that most accessibility inventions are fairly recent, say, from the 1960s onward. But consider the Gerda typewriter, which was created in 1919 to enable blind and one-armed victims of WWI to become employable typists.
According to the Antikey Chop, it’s quite possible that the German government helped grease the wheels of this project so that these soldiers would have a usable typewriter with which to get on with life.
Three versions of this index typewriter were produced: a two-handed Gerda, one with a Braille index, and one with an English index. All entered the market the same year, and were produced for a total of three years.
The Gerda’s typewheel was quite like Blickensderfer, and some even had the DHIATENSOR layout. More expensive than last week’s Clacker (75 Marks), the Gerdas for blind and sighted people with two hands cost 195 Marks, and the one-handed edition was 205 Marks. Some of the two-handed models had rectangular, wooden key-tops, and others had round, glass-topped keys.
I’ve been an early adopter of keyboards in the past. This is usually to bring them to your attention, either before they’re released, or just as they’ve come out. And never have I ever had this poor of an experience.
Games Radar recently reviewed a surprisingly not-failed Kickstarter keyboard that actually shipped, the Naya Create. It may not look like it, but the Create is supposed to be a gaming keyboard. What it does look like is mouse-focused, or at least mouse-forward. And that’s the point of it. Evidently.
Those big modules are interchangeable, and there are four of them so far: the Touch (a trackpad), Track (a trackball that falls out reliably), the Tune (a dial), and the Float, which is designed for space mousing around. They sound cool enough, and might actually be the best part of this whole setup.
To fully illustrate my poit I hvemt’t corrected any of the typos experieved typim this semtemve with the Naya Create while tryig to maintain my usual speed.
But according to Games Radar, the Naya Create is so not worth the $850 (!) asking price. It has ‘mushy, low-profile switches’ and clammy caps, and although the reviewer complains about the non-staggered keys, y’all know that those are my preference at this point.
And apparently, by default, Backspace is mapped to the left side. What? Of course, you can remap any key, whenever the software decides to work. Whenever the reviewer tried to save changes, the software would say that the keyboard is disconnected. Wonderful.
Despite these shortcomings, Games Radar says the keyboard is rock-solid aluminium with good hinges. So there’s that. Just, you know, swap out the switches and keycaps, and wait for software updates, I guess.
Got a hot tip that has like, anything to do with keyboards? Help me out by sending in a link or two. Don’t want all the Hackaday scribes to see it? Feel free to email me directly.
Here are iOS 26.2 beta 2 new features and release notes that you need to know about as an iPhone or iPad user.
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You can now download iOS 26.2 beta 2 OTA profile update and IPSW links for your iPhone. Here are the details on the release.
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Here are iOS 26.2 beta 1 new features, release notes and changelog that you as an iPhone user may need to know about.
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You can now download iOS 26.2 beta 1 OTA profile and IPSW links for iPhone. Here are the details on the release.
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The App Store has a new web-based version available now. Here are all the details on this.
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If you’re looking to jailbreak iOS 26.1 on your iPhone but are confused on where to look, you have come to the right place. But the news might not be what you'd been hoping for.
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Alongside iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 that we already detailed, Apple has also released macOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, and watchOS 26.1 for compatible Mac, Vision Pro, Apple TV and Apple Watch devices.
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Apple has just released for download iOS 26.1 final version in both OTA Update and IPSW links form. Alongside iOS 26.1 for iPhone, Apple has also released iPadOS 26.1 for iPad.
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Apple has only just released the M5 version of the iPad Pro tablet, but rumors now suggest that it is already working on bringing an iPhone 17 Pro-like vapor chamber to the M6 version.
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Apple has just made available to download iOS 26.1 RC version ahead of final public release for iPhone users.
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Rice Flour Vadam is a crunchy and tasty snack which everyone enjoys. It is made by cooking rice flour into porridge, then sun drying and finally frying to make a crisp snack or side dish for meals or variety rice or sambar rice or rasam rice. The vadams are light and very flavorful, perfect to have with rice meal or just as a snack anytime.
Making Rice Flour Vadam at home is easy but need little patience because of sun drying. Once done, you can store it and fry it whenever you feel like having something crunchy and tasty. Kids and adults both loves it, and it is really fun to make in small batches at home, specially on weekends when you have free time.
[feast_advanced_jump_to]Rice Flour Vadam is a traditional South Indian snack made mainly with rice flour. The flour is first cooked to smooth porridge, then spiced with cumin and green chili, shaped into thin rounds and dried under sun. After drying completely, it is stored and deep fried as and when needed to make a crispy side.
This recipe is mostly served as side dish with rice meals, rasam or sambar. You can also eat it as crunchy snack with tea also. You can make them colorful using natural ingredients like tomato for orange or coriander leaves for green. It looks pretty and kids enjoy that.
The texture of vadam is light and crisp after frying. The flavor is mild but nutty from rice and little spice from cumin and chili. It is not oily if fried properly and makes perfect crunchy bite each time. Even if you are making for first time, it comes out good if you follow simple steps carefully.
I usually make Rice Flour Vadam in small batches during weekends. It takes few hours of sun drying, so I do it when weather is sunny.
1.Take 1 cup of water in a bowl, add rice flour to it.Mix it well with a whisk so that there are no lumps, make it to a smooth flowing paste do this off the stove.Now heat remaining 2 cups of water in a pan.Let it boil.
2.When it starts to boil,add rice flour mixture to boiling water keeping in sim.Keep cooking stirring continuously, it will start to thicken.Add required salt.
3.Like this to a more thickish porridge consistency, at this stage add crushed green chillies and jeera.
4.Cook again till it thickens more..it will close to idli batter in consistency.Transfer to 3 different bowls and let it to cool down.It will thicken while cooling down so switch off accordingly.
5.Add colors, I added green,pink and left one as white itself.Take a spoon full and pour in plastic sheets / cloth.Slightly flatten it.
6.Do this till the entire mixture finishes.Letit dry in sun atleast for a day.
7.When it starts to turn crisp at the edges start peeling.
8.Peel it off and transfer to a tray and dry for another day or until it turns crisp.
9.Do this until the entire porridge gets over.Place it under the sun and let it dry for a day.Then store in a airtight box and fry when needed.Heat oil in a kadai - fry few vadams until crisp.It wil grow in size.
Serve it with any variety rice of your choice or have it as such.
Serve Rice Flour Vadam as side with rice meals or just as crunchy snack. It goes well plain or with chutney if you like. You can store dried vadams in airtight container, it stays good for weeks.
Make sure they are completely dry before storing or else it will get soft. Before frying, you can break them into small pieces if needed, fry few at a time for best crispiness.
Yes, you can skip it if you want plain vadams, especially for kids.
Yes, adding colors is optional. You can use natural or artificial colors as you like or leave it white itself.
Usually it takes 1-2 days depending on sunlight and thickness of vadams.
Yes, but make sure each batch gets enough sun to dry completely, else it will be chewy.
No, you can't. It needs sun drying to get crispiness. If not dried properly, vadams will be soft and sticky.
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Koozh Vadam is a crunchy and tasty South Indian style fryums made with rice batter. It is sun dried and stored, then fried whenever needed. It is a popular traditional side dish that is usually had along with sambar, rasam or even curd rice. Kids love it as a snack too because it is so light and crispy.
The recipe is made by cooking rice batter along with sago and spices, spreading thin on cloth or plastic sheet, drying under hot sun for few days and then deep frying. The result is a crisp and airy vadam that almost melts in mouth. It is very simple once you get the method right, and storing them makes it easy to serve anytime with meals.
[feast_advanced_jump_to]Koozh Vadam is one of the oldest style vadams prepared in South Indian homes during summer time. Families make them in big batches and store for months to use as a side dish. The main base is rice and sago which makes the texture light and crunchy after frying. The taste is very mild with little spice from green chillies and nice aroma from jeera.
Traditionally these vadams are dried under the scorching summer sun which makes them perfect crispy. If the drying is not done properly then the vadams turn chewy instead of crunchy. That is why many households prepare it in peak summer days. The batter thickens on cooling, so timing and stirring also matters to get good shaped vadams.
The texture is very light and crisp, it does not feel oily when fried properly. Jeera gives the typical flavor and the rice base makes it puff up nicely in oil. Kids usually enjoy munching them as snack, while for elders it is more of a side dish with meals. It is also a nice option on days when there is less vegetables at home.
I tried making these in small batch as it was my first attempt, and it came out quite good. It dried in two days because the sun was strong, and the vadams fried really well. It is quite satisfying to make homemade vadams and stock them in airtight jar for later use.
1.Measure the ingredients and keep it ready. Soak it at least for 4 hours. Mix both and rinse it well and drain water. Add it to mixer along with green chili.
2.Grind it to a smooth paste, you will see full sago here and there that is ok. Heat water in a pan.
3.When it starts to boil add the rice mixture. Keep the flame in low, stir with a whisk to avoid lumps. Keep stirring, it will start to thicken.
4.Cook till it comes together. When it starts to turn slightly transparent and thick add salt, jeera and roasted jeera powder, cook for few more mins until its thick. Switch off.
5.Let it cool down. Then take a star press, fill the press with dough and start pressing.
6.Do this till the entire mixture finishes. Press it horizontally, don't worry if it doesn't come as continuous lines, anyways we are going to break it later. Dry it in hot sun till there is no moisture. When it starts to turn crisp at the edges start peeling and turn to other side. Once the other side is also dried, transfer to a wide tray and let it dry. Let it dry like this in daylight at least for 3 days. I dried it for 3 days.
7.Then store in a clean container and use it as and when needed. Heat oil in a kadai. Heat oil in a kadai. Fry till it puffs up completely and is slightly golden in color.
Serve it with any variety rice of your choice or have it as such
Serve Koozh Vadam with curd rice, sambar rice or rasam rice. It also goes well as crunchy snack with tea time. Store the sun dried vadams in airtight jar and fry whenever needed. Once fried, you can keep in box and finish same day for best crisp taste.
Yes, you can skip sago but the texture will be little dense compared to the light version.
It depends on sunlight, usually 2-3 days in strong sun is enough.
Not really, it needs good hot sun to dry properly, else it will turn chewy.
It means they are not dried fully. Keep drying for one more day.
Sun dried vadams stays good in airtight jar for many months, fry only in small batch as needed.
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