iOS 17 beta 4 available to developers as Apple adds even more features
A couple of weeks after seeding a new iOS 17 beta 3 build ahead of the public beta being available, Apple is now releasing beta …
Apps & Software
Threads added a Following feed, so you can finally delete Twitter
As Twitter (or X?) goes through its eighth midlife crisis of 2023, Meta’s rival app Threads began rolling out a Following feed. As the name …
I don’t want X, the ‘everything app’ that Twitter is trying to become
As a brand, Twitter is dead. Elon Musk made sure of that, replacing the Twitter name with X and the bird logo with… an X. …
Apple will shut down My Photo Stream on Wednesday – here’s what you need to do
Through a support page, Apple announced in May that the My Photo Stream application will finally shut down in favor of iCloud Photos. The software …
A Netflix app feature I’ve wanted for so long is finally here
One of the things I like to do when Netflix is having a dry spell, or I’m not seeing anything new I want to watch, …
TikTok’s next move is to take on Twitter and Threads with text posts
When TikTok launched, everyone called it a copycat of Instagram Stories, which had in turn stolen that idea from Snapchat. Of course, TikTok’s way of …
Apple releases watchOS 9.6 and tvOS 16.6 to all users
Two months after beta testing with no notable features, Apple is releasing watchOS 9.6 and tvOS 16.6 to all users. Apple Watch and Apple TV …
macOS Ventura 13.5 now available with fix for iPod shuffle sync
With a small iOS 16.6 update now available to iPhone users, Apple is also releasing macOS Ventura 13.5 with no notable updates, except for an …
iOS 16.6 now available to iPhone and iPad users with several improvements
Apple started beta testing iOS 16.6 by the end of May. Two months later, the Cupertino firm is now releasing it to all users. While …
Bing Chat is rolling out for Safari and Chrome, so I might actually use it
Well, look at that. I might actually start to use Bing Chat again. When Microsoft made Bing Chat, its AI chat assistant powered by GPT-4, …
ChatGPT’s late arrival on Android is one more reason I won’t ditch my iPhone
It’s 2023, and the iPhone and Android experiences are more alike than ever before. But iPhone is still the priority for many developers when they …
Twitter is officially dead as Elon Musk changes name to X
“Bye-bye to all the birds!” That’s the gist of Elon Musk’s latest controversial Twitter decision. The not-CEO announced over the weekend that Twitter will no …
How to blur the background of iPhone photos
Basic photo edits only take a few seconds on iPhone, as Apple includes plenty of options in the Photos app to spruce up your pictures …
9 powerful new features coming to Messages in iOS 17
One of the highlights of iOS 17 is the Messages app. With the public beta now available, there are several new features users can take …
tvOS 17’s Enhance Dialogue is a game-changing feature for Apple TV and HomePod
With tvOS 17 and HomePod Software Version 17 now available to public beta testers, I could finally test one of the best new features coming …
Spotify is about to hike the price of its Premium plan, but you’ll pay it
If you pay for Spotify Premium, get ready to pay more for the first time ever. Spotify Premium, which gives a subscriber unlimited access to …
ChatGPT app coming to Android next week, and you can pre-register now
AI chatbots have been popping up at a dizzying rate lately, but none have had as significant an impact as ChatGPT. Two months after launching, …
Hands-on with iOS 17’s Apple Fitness+ Custom Plans feature
iOS 17 introduces several new features for iPhone users, and Apple Fitness+ subscribers will be able to take advantage of one of them later this …
ChatGPT will remember who you are, and what you did last summer
ChatGPT is about to get an incredibly exciting upgrade, but one that’s also rather scary right now. OpenAI announced that its generative AI software will …
iOS 17’s StandBy mode is the best feature I’ll never use on my iPhone
During the WWDC 2023 keynote, Apple introduced StandBy mode, a new “full-screen” iPhone experience that will arrive as part of iOS 17. While the feature …
You can now live stream your Meta Quest VR games on Facebook
With the recent launch of Threads, I thought Meta might have had enough of trying to go after the business of another company for at …
Mind-blowing AI can make a video of you dancing using just one photo
We’ve opened Pandora’s AI box with ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot that took the world by storm late last year. Some of the brightest minds …
Amazon’s palm authentication tech is coming to every Whole Foods in the U.S.
Amazon’s palm recognition technology has been rolling out at a number of businesses over the last year or so, but one Amazon actually owns wasn’t …
Twitter wants to take on LinkedIn with job postings
Picture this: you’re looking for a new job. Where do you go? LinkedIn? Nah, it’s time to log on to Twitter. What?! That’s crazy — …
Proton Pass finally lets you save credit card info with a new update
Swiss software developer Proton released the Proton Pass password manager app in late June, and I was testing the app even before that. I am …
How I auto-adjust iPhone volume to protect my hearing
One of the iPhone features I want most is volume control for individual apps. Sadly, such a feature isn’t part of iOS 17, a release …
Apple threatens to remove FaceTime and iMessage from the UK due to proposed surveillance bill
Apple could remove FaceTime and iMessage from the UK if the government updates its Investigatory Power Act from 2016. According to BBC News, the UK …
YouTube Premium subscription cost increases to $13.99
After Netflix quietly killed the cheapest ad-free subscription tier in Canada, US, and UK, Google quietly increased the price of YouTube Premium in the US. …
I have zero respect for news and media organizations accepting money from OpenAI
It’s an old story at this point: New technology poses a potential threat to journalism, leading to shrieks of outrage and despair from the bereft …
Spotify updated its Tesla app and it finally adds this long-requested feature
If you have wanted Spotify to update its app so you can have a better experience using it in your Tesla, today is a very …
