If you’re a big fan of the Spotify Car Thing, you’re probably a little more than disappointed to hear that it’s being discontinued at the end of the year. Luckily, you have more than one option to make your car more tech-savvy. An alternative (that’s arguably better than the Car Thing!) would be this touchscreen…
Apple could face significant challenges with Apple Intelligence in China The new Apple Intelligence features won't be available in China any time soon, because of the country's strict regulations on artificial intelligence as well as the competition Apple has from domestic brands. In June, at its annual Worldwide Developers' Conference, Apple recently announced a variety…
The notification was straightforward enough from the Books app on my iPhone: “Today’s reading goal achieved. Congratulations, you’ve reached your daily reading goal.” A big blue checkmark accompanied it. The only problem? I had never set a reading goal. We get enough pressure from reminders, alarms, timers, calendar events, and other popups and notifications in…
In response to the increasing popularity of compact and portable gaming PCs in the past couple of years, we've seen several PC peripheral manufacturers release larger collections of SFX form factor cases and power supplies. Chief among these has been Cooler Master, where the prolific PC part vendor recently expanded their SFX series to include…
Pressing and holding on a document in the Files app now gets you a Keep Downloaded option It's meant to save space on your device, but iCloud's decisions over what files can be temporarily offloaded can be aggravating — until a new feature in iOS 18 allows you to stop it. Even with only iCloud's…
HomeKit's Home app on iOS HomeKit is giving users more choice about what controls the smart home network in iOS 18, by selecting what device acts as the active Home Hub. HomeKit prefers to have a Home Hub, a device designated as the main point of contact on the network for all other hardware. A…
Craig Federighi buckles up, ready for Apple Intelligence At last we know everything about Apple's AI moves — or at least at lot more than we did. Looking at how it will impact the apps we rely on, here's what Apple Intelligence is going to mean for us all. What's clear is that Apple has…
Freeform's changes apply on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia Apple's Freeform productivity app has been made easier to navigate and to understand, thanks to some changes in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Introduced in late 2022, Freeform was launched as tool for creation. Enabling collaborative brainstorming by letting multiple people work…
Microsoft Office is the backbone for countless working professionals and students around the world. For access to the latest versions of each of its esteemed programs and consistent, ongoing updates, consider a Microsoft 365 subscription. Until 11:59 PM PT on June 26th, you can get this one-year subscription to Microsoft 365 at an extra-discounted rate…