Mastering mind-mapping for insights and collaboration with Freeform

Article Hero Image Apple's included Freeform app is a versatile tool for note-taking, doodles, collaborative planning, and much more. Here's how to use it as a mind-mapping tool for visualizing plans, projects, and ideas on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. First unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in June 2022, Freeform is an open-canvas type…

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Time’s ticking on this 4-port Ugreen USB-C hub deal for just $22

One annoying thing about laptops nowadays, including MacBooks, is the lack of ports. A tool like the Ugreen USB-C Hub will turn one of your ports into four, so it’s good news that it’s available for its best price yet at Amazon, coming down from its MSRP of $35 to a mere $22 for Prime…

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Apple reveals first Malaysian store ahead of opening

Apple The Exchange TRX Apple The Exchange TRX is to open in Kuala Lumpur on June 22, 2024, and the company has announced a program of Today at Apple special events. As previously announced, Apple's first store in Malaysia is opening in Kuala Lumpur's Tun Razak Exchange business district, on Saturday, June 22. Its three…

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Here’s which features Apple changed ahead of their WWDC 2024 debut

Apple changed several OS features ahead of their debut at WWDC 2024 Apple previewed a multitude of OS features and AI-related improvements during WWDC that didn't quite align with leaks and rumors. Here's everything Apple changed along the way. In the months leading up to WWDC, AppleInsider published a series of exclusive reports detailing the…

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Apple launches its Back to School offers — but you can get much better deals

Apple's Back to School 2024 promotion Apple's annual Back to School deals are now available, but as always the company is only offering gift cards where you can get significant discounts from other resellers that can beat what the company offers. Outside of special promotions of the iPhone in China, Apple never has sales for…

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Apple’s Education Store is down ahead of Back to School offers

Apple has taken down its US Education Store Apple has taken down its online Education Store, and it is expected to be reopened shortly with the company's latest Back to School gift card deals. As predicted, Apple appears to be preparing to launch its Back to School 2024 promotion. Or at least it is for…

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How to change the lock screen button functions in iOS 18

Customizable lock screen icons in iOS 18 Ditch the flashlight and camera icons on the lock screen in favor of something more practical, thanks to Apple's changes in iOS 18. For quite some time, iPhone users have been able to trigger the flashlight and camera from the lock screen, without needing to fully unlock the…

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Apple wants you to just point to buy items or get details

Any Apple device with an accelerometer could determine whether you were pointing at something Future Apple Watch or iPhone models could detect when you're pointing at a location, or want to buy something from a store window, and show you details about them. Apple has applied for patents over shopping services before, with the idea…

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Macworld Podcast: iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, and more from WWDC24

This week we continue our follow-up coverage of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference with a discussion about iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, visionOS 2, and the stuff Apple didn’t tell us about! It’s all in this episode of the Macworld Podcast! This is episode 889 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Click the button below…

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