European Union goes after Elon Musk over his Twitter ban on journalists
Elon Musk’s first weeks managing Twitter were incredibly chaotic, and it looks like things aren’t going to improve anytime soon. The CEO arbitrarily banned several …
Apps & Software
Procreate developers praise Apple Pencil hover feature
On the Apple Developer Discover page, the company highlights the Apple Pencil hover feature and how the Procreate team embraced this function on its app. …
Santa takes over TikTok this Christmas with new text-to-speech effect
It’s almost Christmas time. To celebrate this joyful season, TikTok has announced a new text-to-speech effect: Santa Claus himself. Father Christmas, as the Brits would …
Skype adding more themes, real-time translation, Today tab, more
With 2022 coming to an end, Skype decided to announce features arriving in the video calling platform or coming as soon as next year. As …
macOS Ventura 13.2 adds ‘Rapid Security Response’ updates
After testing Rapid Security Response updates with iOS 16.2 beta cycle, Apple is doing the same with macOS Ventura 13.2, which is currently in beta. …
Twitter reportedly considering mandatory personalized ads and location sharing
Twitter’s chaotic days under Elon Musk are far from over if a new report about the CEO’s plans for the social network is accurate. Musk’s …
Google is starting to test digital state IDs in its Android Wallet app
Google is quickly catching up to Apple when it comes to getting a digital copy of your driver’s license on your smartphone. As reported by …
Instagram’s new tool makes it easier to recover hacked accounts
Having to deal with hacked accounts has become a frustratingly common occurrence in recent years. How often do you log on to Facebook and see …
Pixelmator Photo gets new features and a 50% discount on its yearly subscription
Pixelmator Photo 2.2 brings Clarity and Texture, Selective Clarity, and Highlight and Shadow Recovery enhancements for editing your photos. Published in a blog post, Pixelmator …
Apple ID’s Security Keys protection available with iOS 16.3 beta
Early last week, Apple announced three big features coming to iCloud: Advanced Data Protection, Security Keys for Apple IDs, and iMessage Contact Key Verification. These …
iOS 16.3 beta teaches how to use Handoff feature from iPhone to HomePod
While Apple just released iOS 16.2 to all users, the company is already testing iOS 16.3. The first beta of this upcoming software update doesn’t …
Google won’t risk its reputation to launch a ChatGPT rival
The ChatGPT chatbot, which went viral a few days ago, is an artificial intelligence (AI) software that teases what the future has in store for …
Microsoft is bringing Teams into Outlook
Microsoft is making another move to make more people want to use Teams, the company’s Slack competitor. As reported by The Verge, the company has …
TikTok is testing horizontal full-screen mode, bringing the app closer to YouTube
TikTok is inching ever closer to YouTube with its latest feature. The company has confirmed with TechCrunch that it is testing a new horizontal full-screen …
Twitter is shutting down Revue, the company’s Substack competitor
Twitter is getting out of the newsletter game. In an email to writers and readers, Twitter announced today that it will be shutting down its …
This polite chatbot managed to get a Comcast subscriber a discount
Dealing with internet service providers’ customer support is a nightmare, especially when it comes to big corporations. But what if you didn’t ever have to …
Verizon is giving away a free year of Netflix, but there’s a catch
Verizon is currently offering customers who subscribe to select streaming services a free year of Netflix. It’s the premium, top-tier, $19.99-a-month Netflix subscription, which means …
Congress just took a step toward banning TikTok in the US once and for all
The bad headlines keep mounting for the mega-popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is now the subject of bipartisan congressional legislation that seeks to completely ban …
Apple rolling out iOS 16.3 beta 1 to developers
A day after releasing iOS 16.2 to all users, Apple is now seeding iOS 16.3 beta 1 to developers. While we will need to wait …
Apple still needs to launch these promised iOS 16 features
Apple just released iOS 16.2. While the company was able to add a few of the long-promised features that should have been made available with …
WhatsApp for iOS promises Picture in Picture video calls for 2023
Today, in a blog post, WhatsApp highlighted how it’s improving calling features on the app. While it brought some new functions in 2022, the company …
Apple Music highlights ‘Sing’ playlists after iOS 16.2 rolled out
Yesterday, Apple released iOS 16.2. One of the features of this software update was Apple Music Sing, which allows users to sing along to their …
Tesla holiday update with Apple Music and Steam support now available
Tesla’s holiday update is here. While some of the features are available for the newer Model S and Model X vehicles with 16GB of RAM, …
Apple announces the 2023 Apple Watch Activity Challenge, here’s how to participate
To start 2023 off right, Apple has announced the first Apple Watch Activity Challenge for the year that is about to begin. The “Ring in …
YouTube is coming for the comments section
We’ve all experienced our share of problems in the comments section on YouTube. From bots to spammers looking to defraud unsuspecting users with fake giveaways …
Flipboard’s new Notes feature brings original content and conversation to the app
Covering the evolution of Flipboard over the years — from its launch in 2010 and its early days as an app that was gorgeous enough …
watchOS 9.2 now available, adds long-awaited Race Route feature
watchOS 9.2 is finally here. The latest update to the Apple Watch brings some of the long-anticipated features that should have arrived with watchOS 9 …
tvOS 16.2 is now available, here are its top features
After neglecting tvOS 16 during the WWDC 2022 keynote, Apple is now slowly rolling out new features to its Apple TV operating system. With tvOS …
macOS Ventura 13.1 now available, adds Freeform app
macOS Ventura 13.1 is now available to Mac users as Apple added the missing features from the original macOS Ventura release early in October. For …
iPadOS 16.2 brings Freeform app, Stage Manager improvements
Alongside iOS 16.2, Apple is releasing iPadOS 16.2. This exclusive operating system for iPad models is full of new features, as the Cupertino firm is …
