Turn your iPhone into an iPod before Apple won’t let you anymore

We recently reported on how someone managed to figure out how to connect an original iPod to an M4 MacBook Pro. If you’re not interested in investing in $100 worth of adapters but still yearn for an iPod-like experience, there’s now an app for that. An app called My Classic-Retro Console can display a GameBoy-like…

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iOS 18.2 is coming today! Here’s what’s in it and how to get it right now

We got our first taste of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1, but there were many missing features. With iOS 18.2, we get a lot of them, including Visual Intelligence, image generation, ChatGPT integration, and more. And if you have an older iPhone or just aren’t interested in Apple Intelligence, there are quite a few welcome…

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Tim Cook says Apple has invested over $18 billion in the UK since 2019

Tim Cook (left) has a pint with "Slow Horses" star Jack Lowden As he visits Apple Stores in London, Tim Cook says the company is continuing to expand on its more than $18 billion investment in the country, and how it has doubled its engineering teams there. On his return trip from China, Apple CEO…

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‘Resident Evil 2’ now out for iPad, iPhone, and Mac

Weeks ahead of its original launch date, "Resident Evil 2" has made its way to M-series Macs, as well as select models of iPhone and iPad. On Tuesday, Capcom announced that zombie-horror classic Resident Evil 2 has officially landed on the App Store. The game was initially slated for a New Year's Eve release, which…

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New firmware available for the Beats Pill

The Beats Pill has received its first-ever firmware update since its release. Apple has released a firmware update for the latest iteration of the Beats Pill, though there are currently no details about the software update's contents. Tuesday's firmware update increases the build number to 2C336, up from the previous version 2C289, which shipped with…

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 could bring Messages via Satellite to your wrist

The next version of the Apple Watch Ultra could gain the ability to send text messages via a satellite connection, joining the iPhone in providing the off-grid feature to consumers. Apple already has a number of satellite-based services for communications when you're using an iPhone in a dead zone. Newer models of the iPhone have…

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Why students are so excited about this budget MacBook

What kind of computer do you get a college student? That brand new top-of-the-line PC could be fun, but it’s also wildly expensive and begging to become another distraction. If you want a low-cost, efficient option, check out this MacBook Pro on sale for $394.97 (reg. $899). There aren’t many left, so if it sounds…

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Toggle the Empty Trash Automatically setting in macOS Sequoia

Auto-empty trash every 30 days on macOS. The Mac's Trash stores files until you remove them from your drives. Here's how to empty the Trash automatically in macOS Sequoia. The Trash has been a part of the Mac's desktop design from the beginning. Using a real-world metaphor, when you want to delete files you can…

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