News Desk

Film NEWS: -- What's in the case? Registration is now open, and players across the US can try to find out. "What's In The Silver Case?" is a live mystery that begins inside "The Man With the Silver Case," the black-and-white neo-noir thriller from writer-director Colin Best, and moves into Los Angeles, with a $25,000 prize for the winner.

Publishing NEWS: -- Author Yuri Gascon presents "Friday Guy: The Highs and Lows of the Non-ordinary Life of an Ordinary Man" (ISBN: 978-1834541075) released by Tellwell Publishing, a deeply personal memoir drawn from his own experiences with childhood trauma, family dysfunction, shame, abuse, and the long process of finding a way forward.

Software NEWS: -- Dark Matter Technologies (Dark Matter), an innovative leader in home lending technology, today announced an integration with Mezzo, creator of the mortgage industry's first one-to-many operating architecture for third-party services. Available through Dark Matter's Exchange℠ Partner Marketplace, the integration gives lenders using the Empower® Loan Origination Solution a single gateway and workflow across multiple verification providers.

Publishing NEWS: -- Soap Opera Magazine, named the No. 1 soap opera news website of 2026 by entertainment publication High on Films, is marking 35 years since the magazine first reached newsstands in 1991. The revived digital title now publishes daily recaps, spoilers, breaking news and analysis for all five American daytime dramas.

Software NEWS: -- HitPaw Edimakor V5.3.0 introduces a major update focused on four key areas of video creation: watermark removal, video translation, AI Avatar, and LUT filters. The new features improve the all-in-one workflow, helping creators clean up footage, localize content, produce longer digital human videos, and achieve professional color looks with less effort.

Publishing NEWS: -- When Regina Collier lost her partner, Dean, in July 2022 following complications from a double-lung transplant, she expected grief to change her life. What she didn't expect was how dramatically it would change the way other people interacted with her. In her new book, "I Don't Have Leprosy, I'm Just Grieving: A Widow's Blunt Perspective on Society" (ISBN: 978-1834385839), released through Tellwell Publishing, Collier offers an unfiltered account of widowhood and the strange, painful, and sometimes infuriating ways society responds to people who are grieving.

Software NEWS: -- MobiKin, an international software developer, today announced a major compatibility update for its flagship utility, MobiKin Assistant for iOS. The updated software provides new iPhone 18 owners with an efficient, offline desktop solution to back up, restore, and manage personal data between iOS devices and Windows or Mac computers.

Software NEWS: -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced that Technology Credit Union (Tech CU) has chosen Floify to modernize its first mortgage and home equity lending experience.

Software NEWS: -- Flatkey, the AI infrastructure platform that brings models, tools and data together behind one API key, today announced that Flatkey and Realset AI have raised 10 million dollars in Series A funding. The company also said that over 10,000 developers have used the platform since its launch in July 2026 to access more than 100 official AI models and more than 1,000 AI tools through a single API key and a single balance.

Software NEWS: -- Reports of iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max devices unexpectedly turning off and restarting have continued to draw attention, says Tenorshare Co.Ltd. Some affected devices have also generated "panic-full" reports in Analytics Data, giving users a way to check whether a system crash occurred around the time of an unexpected restart.

Publishing NEWS: -- Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online news publisher covering books, music, indie film, and software launched in 2004, announced today its latest semi-annual “books to bookmark” list for third quarter (Q3) of 2026, highlighting 10 new and interesting “great reads” from small publishers based in North America. These newly published books are often overlooked due to not coming from major traditional N.Y. book publishers.

Software NEWS: -- TopMediai today announced an upgrade to its AI Music Creation Studio. AI music generation remains at the center of the content-creation platform, while the updated workflow carries a song into cover production, language adaptation, music video creation, and artwork for release and promotion.

Software NEWS: -- HitPaw, a leading provider of AI-powered creative tools, today announced the release of HitPaw FotorPea V5.7.0, featuring Pro Look, a new AI Recompose tool that automatically refines photo composition for more balanced, professional-looking results. This update also adds Beautify for one-click facial enhancement and updates some key AI models, making it easier for users to bring out the best in everyday photos with greater speed and precision.

Software NEWS: -- Fonelora Inc. today announced the launch of Fonelora Go, a mobile location simulation app for compatible iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, together with Fonelora Location Changer V2.0.0, the latest version of its Windows and Mac desktop software.

Software NEWS: -- Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced expanded support for investor loans, including debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loans.

Music and Performers NEWS: -- The Lowell Chamber Orchestra (LCO) announces "The Sound of Belonging," its eighth season, a series of programs exploring how music connects us to family, culture, history and community. At the heart of the season is the principle that has defined LCO since its founding: great music should belong to everyone.

Software NEWS: -- PoKeep today announced the launch of its new Pokémon GO Guide Hub, a centralized online resource designed to help Pokémon GO players find useful information and make faster in-game decisions. The hub brings together event updates, coordinate guides, calculators, gameplay explainers, product comparisons, and tutorials in a single, easy-to-navigate destination.

Software NEWS: -- Tenorshare has just put out a detailed new guide that walks you through exactly how to transfer WhatsApp from Android to iPhone 18 Pro. The resource addresses common challenges with cross-platform WhatsApp transfers, including how to preserve chats and media when moving data to an already set up iPhone. It provides practical solutions to help users transfer their important WhatsApp data safely and avoid data loss during an iPhone upgrade.

Software NEWS: -- FineVoice today announced the launch of Aunio, an end-to-end AI audio production agent designed to help anyone create professional, publish-ready audio without a dedicated audio production team. Rather than generating individual audio assets in isolation, Aunio understands the content and context of a project and coordinates capabilities.

Software NEWS: -- xcited for iOS 27, but some iPhone users asked, "Is there a way to remove iOS 27 from my iPhone?" The answer is yes. To remove iOS 27, it's common to either use iTunes/Finder in Recovery Mode or a professional iOS downgrade tool like Tenorshare ReiBoot, which supports a 1-click downgrade without data loss.