Hands on with Image Playground, ChatGPT, and Genmoji in iOS 18.2

iOS 18.2 is out for developers The first developer beta of iOS 18.2 includes several new Apple Intelligence features such as Image Playground, Genmoji, and ChatGPT integration. Here's how they work. Apple hasn't even released iOS 18.1 yet but we've already gotten a new beta with more Apple Intelligence features. The iOS 18.1 update included…

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tvOS 18.1 receives second release candidate version

Apple has issued a second release candidate build of tvOS 18.1. Apple has issued a second release candidate build for tvOS 18.1, following the first release candidate deployed Monday. On October 21, release candidates for most of Apple's major operating systems were made available to registered developers. This was done in preparation for the debut…

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Apple Vision Pro guest mode may soon be controlled via iPhone

Apple Vision Pro guest mode could soon be controlled by iPhone Code discovered in iOS 18.2 indicates that Apple Vision Pro owners may get to control guest mode via iPhone through a Live Activity session. The current process for setting up Apple Vision Pro is controlled entirely on the device. Once guest mode is initiated…

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Apple’s 15W MagSafe Charger is 30% off today

Charging up your iPhone is super easy when you have the right tools, and Apple’s Magsafe charger is one of the best, especially when it’s on sale. Today, Amazon is selling Apple’s MagSafe Charger for $27, a 31 percent discount from its $39 MSRP. Apple’s MagSafe charger is super tiny and immediately attaches itself to…

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iOS 18.2 beta is available with loads of new Apple Intelligence features

The beta for iOS 18.2 has begun, less than a week before for wide release of iOS 18.1. While 18.1 is the first release with Apple Intelligence features for supported phones, many of the most exciting features are coming in iOS 18.2. This release includes Visual Intelligence, Genmoji, the Image Playground app, the new Mail…

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Wombat Willow Pro keyboard review: Maximum keys, minimum space

The Wombat Willow Pro provides a full mechanical keyboard with a shorter width than usual and even has low-profile switches. It's an interesting choice if you're prepared to learn a very unusual layout. Power users are often quite picky about the keyboards they use. This can include whether it takes the form of a chicklet-style…

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How to use macOS’s Finder Eject When Finished feature

Ejecting Finder volumes when copies complete. A handy new feature of macOS Sequoia allows a mounted volume to self-eject once a process copying files from it ends. Here's how to use it. If you've ever copied a large file from a mounted .dmg file in macOS, you'll know how annoying it can be to have…

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How the new AirPods Pro hearing features were developed

Apple has let cameras in to its usually secret audio testing facility, revealing a spherical 50-speaker array that was used in creating the hearing test in AirPods Pro 2. Early reviewers of the hearing test in the AirPods Pro 2 have unanimously called it impressive, and it will be coming to users by the end…

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French publishers try again to get Apple to drop Distraction Control

Distraction Control lets users wipe away website elements they don't want to see A consortium of publishers and ad companies in France have written to Tim Cook to ask him to ditch Distraction Control, undaunted by how he ignored them last time. It was in May 2024 when members of French organizations including Alliance Digitale,…

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