iOS 17 beta 7 now available to developers as final release looms
As the iPhone 15 announcement nears, Apple has switched iOS 17 beta updates to a weekly basis. That said, the company is now seeding the …
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tvOS 17 beta 7 now available to Apple TV users with FaceTime improvements
After seeding tvOS 17 beta 6 a week ago, Apple is now releasing beta 7 to developers. Although anyone can try tvOS 17 beta already, Apple TV users have much to …
Instagram Reels is getting a chronological feed, but you probably can’t use it
If you’re ever watching Instagram Reels but wanted to only see Reels from people you follow from newest to oldest, you’re about to have that …
Parallels Desktop 19 now supports macOS Sonoma and Touch ID
If you want to run Windows on your Mac, Parallels Desktop is one of the best options available. Today, the software is being updated to …
Threads on the web is finally rolling out
After reports saying Meta would release the web version of Threads this week, Wall Street Journal‘s Joanna Stern confirmed that the social platform is now …
Shazam adds Lock Screen widget support ahead of iOS 17 release
Almost a year after Apple added widget support for Lock Screen, Shazam is now implementing its own widgets solution so users can identify new songs …
This Pixel security feature will tell you if your phone was hacked
Pixel Binary Transparency is hopefully a Pixel feature you’ll never have to worry about. That is, you’ll never have to worry about it as long …
Threads web version might launch this week so we can ditch Twitter for good
Meta launched Threads hastily a few weeks ago, looking to take advantage of Elon Musk’s constant fumbles at Twitter/X. At the time, Musk had just …
Photomator for iPhone and Mac can now enhance compressed JPEGs with Smart Deband
Today, Photomator, the powerful AI image editor from the Pixelmator Team, has released update 3.1, which magically removes color banding and increases color depth in …
Microsoft Edge needs to copy this new Google Chrome security feature
I’m a longtime MacBook user who has found the perfect browser for macOS: Microsoft Edge. I could tell you all about my journey from Chrome …
3 ChatGPT plugins to help increase your productivity
There’s a lot of hype around ChatGPT, even months after launch. As OpenAI works to improve the system, it will continue to get smarter. Right …
This iPhone setting might be affecting your photo quality – here’s how to fix it
The iPhone is a great camera out of the box. Just set the phone up and start taking photos and recording videos without worrying about …
Snapchat’s AI gaining sentience was not on my bingo card
It’s only a matter of time until generative AI products like ChatGPT gain sentience. But when they do, we won’t be easily convinced. Or maybe …
Web Roulette is a new mobile browser that makes the internet even more addicting
When it comes to internet addiction, most of us don’t need any further assistance. That did not stop developer Impending from launching a mobile web …
One simple Google Maps trick might save you from getting lost
Google Maps is one of the handiest mobile apps, especially if you travel a lot. But whether you’re looking for new places to eat in …
After Apple Card and Apple Savings, what comes next?
Apple’s venture into financial products continues to grow, but what’s coming next? Yesterday’s press release got me thinking about that. The company announced that Apple …
WhatsApp adds HD images, but here’s a trick that lets you send original quality files
Yesterday, WhatsApp announced the ability to send high-quality images using the messaging service. With this feature, once you select a photo to send, you can …
Beeper finally brings RCS messaging to iPhone, but of course there’s a catch
Google is still dying for Apple to bring RCS support to iMessage, something that probably won’t happen without regulators getting in the way. I already …
Google Maps will no longer show gas stations to EV owners
Driving an electric vehicle (EV) with Google Maps has been increasingly easy in recent years. Google has started adding new features to better support car owners …
Claude 2 is the free, more ethical ChatGPT rival you might be looking for
ChatGPT is the first generative AI product that comes to mind when talking about large language models (LLM). And you might use “ChatGPT” to describe …
macOS 13.5.1 now available with location permission bug fix
After releasing watchOS 9.6.1 early this week, Apple is now releasing macOS 13.5.1 to all users. This update fixes an issue in System Settings that …
Using Control Center to disable iPhone WiFi and Bluetooth could be a dangerous mistake
The iPhone’s Control Center is a handy feature that offers quick access to phone settings you might need regularly. You can access Focus modes, enable …
Most iPhone users love iOS 17’s StandBy mode, but the feature has 3 big issues
We’re counting the days until Apple unveils the iPhone 15 series. That’s also when the final iOS 17 version will roll out to most iPhones. …
Google’s Gemini AI might be the best thing that happens to ChatGPT
I’ve been a fan of generative AI products like ChatGPT since I first started using them. ChatGPT is still my go-to AI even though competing …
iOS 16.7 revealed as Apple’s next iPhone release – here’s what we expect
Since the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was aware of a Screen Time parental controls bug affecting iOS 16.6, users have been waiting for …
macOS Sonoma launch delay may point to new Macs on the horizon
I was wrong; macOS Sonoma might not launch alongside iOS 17 later next month. Previously, I pointed out that Apple could have been planning to …
iOS 17 beta 6: These are all the new features and tweaks
Yesterday, Apple released iOS 17 beta 6 to registered developers. As the company is expected to make iOS 17 available to all users a month …
Apple heard your iOS 17 End call button redesign concerns and changed it
I was wrong a few days ago when I told you the newest iPhone controversy was here to stay and that Apple wouldn’t change it. …
How ChatGPT can make you a more productive cook
We’ve been looking at ChatGPT productivity hacks for the better part of the year as people have found various ways to use generative AI to …
YouTube Music Samples rips off TikTok and Spotify in the name of music discovery
Every social media app — and apparently music app — eventually turns into the same app. When TikTok launched, everyone thought it was the app …
