Apple's M2 Mac mini drops to a record low of $479
While we’re not expecting Apple to announce any new hardware at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week, there’s always a chance that the company may have a modest refresh or two up its sleeves....
View ArticleAmazon sale bundles the Echo speaker with a smart light bulb for only $65
The fourth-gen Amazon Echo smart speaker in white is on sale for $65, and the deal includes a Sengled Bluetooth smart light bulb. That’s two smart thingamajigs for the price of one. This is a discount...
View ArticleNokia just made the first phone call using 3D spatial audio
Nokia just announced that it has made the first-ever audio and video call using 3D spatial audio. This is actually a big deal, as all phone calls currently made over a cellular network are monophonic,...
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visionOS 2 adds spatial photos, new UI gestures and improved Mac mirroring
Apple has updated the operating software for the Apple Vision Pro, visionOS, and added a bunch of features. The company unveiled the changes at its live WWDC keynote and they look pretty useful. The...
View ArticleYes, iOS 18 will include RCS support
Blink and you'll miss it: Apple just confirmed that RCS support will be in iOS 18 via a three-word update at the end of Craig Federighi's update on the new software. I wish this post was longer, with...
View ArticleCanon is making a new lens to capture spatial video for Apple’s Vision Pro
Alongside announcing its next-generation OS for Vision Pro, Apple wants to improve the content you can capture and share on the headset. It's getting help with that from camera mainstay Canon, which is...
View ArticleAirPods Pro update adds head-nodding gesture to silently respond to Siri
At WWDC 2024, Apple revealed a few key updates coming to AirPods this year. First, the company is adding new head-nodding gestures called Siri Interactions on AirPods Pro that allow you to respond in...
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Apple redesigned the Photos app in iOS 18 to intelligently organize your...
Apple’s iOS 18 update — which the company described as the "biggest ever" — will bring major changes for the Photos app. The company previewed the redesigned, which, among other things, automatically...
View ArticleApple brings a full-featured Passwords app to the Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows
The rumors are true. Apple is adding a dedicated passwords manager app to most of its operating systems. These include macOS, iPadOS, visionOS and iOS. It’ll even work on Windows by accessing the...
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Apple's new AI-powered Siri can use apps for you
As expected, Apple’s assistant is about to get much more helpful thanks to a load of new AI-powered capabilities. During WWDC, the company previewed a new version of Siri that can take actions on your...
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iPadOS 18 is getting a big boost with the arrival of Apple Intelligence
Last month, Apple's tablets got a major revamp with the arrival of the M4 chip, two size options for the iPad Air, updates to the Magic Keyboard and a new iPad Pro packing a fancy Tandem OLED display....
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ChatGPT is baked into Apple Intelligence
As rumored, Apple confirmed at WWDC 2024 that it’s partering with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to the iPhone and other devices. GPT-4o will power cloud-based Apple Intelligence queries in iOS 18, iPadOS 18...
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WWDC 2024: Everything Apple announced today including iOS 18, AI with Apple...
Today's keynote for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference teased a lot of what users can expect later this year when all of its major software updates roll out to the public in the fall. Big changes...
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macOS Sequoia will let you see your iPhone mirrored on your Mac's screen
Apple's macOS 15 update is called Sequoia. The 2024 Mac software, coming this fall, includes iPhone mirroring and notification, a new passwords app and Safari upgrades. Of course, it also includes...
View ArticlePrince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is still happening and it's coming...
After all the delays, studio switches and confusion, and following plenty of updates on those spinoff Prince of Persia games, Ubisoft's SGF 2024 presentation included a release... year for its troubled...
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iOS 18 embraces Apple Intelligence, deeper customization and a more useful Siri
WWDC is always where we learn about the year's biggest updates to Apple's operating systems. Given that the iPhone is Apple's most important product, it's no surprise that iOS takes up a major chunk of...
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Apple's first attempt at AI is Apple Intelligence
Apple is going all in on AI in the most Apple way possible. At WWDC, Apple's annual conference for developers, the company revealed Apple Intelligence, an Apple-branded version of AI that is more...
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In case there weren't enough emoji already, Apple's Genmoji uses AI to...
Currently, Unicode 15.1 supports just shy of 3,800 various emoji. But for everyone out there that for some reason thinks that's not nearly enough, today at WWDC 2024, Apple announced the ability to use...
View ArticleAssassin’s Creed Shadows is a tale of two very different assassins
The long-running Assassin’s Creed video game industrial complex has finally reached Japan – and I’ve been waiting. Assassin’s Creed Shadows is set in feudal Japan, in the late 16th century, to be...
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watchOS 11 lets you take a day off working out without losing your streak
Many of the new features coming to watchOS 11 are fitness-focused, with a new Training Load feature for the Activities app, pregnancy stats in Cycle Tracking and a brand new Vitals app. Apple's...
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