Latest iOS 18 beta refines the new flashlight controls

It's faint, but there is now a curved line that's single brightness and beam width control for the flashlight Following its overhaul of the flashlight on iPhone in the first beta of iOS 18, Apple has now revisited and improved it. The iPhone flashlight only exists because the camera needed a flash and so iOS…

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Record low prices hit AirPods Pro & AirPods Max ahead of Prime Day

Article Hero Image Amazon's early Prime Day 2024 deals continue to launch and today AirPods Pro with USB-C, AirPods Max, and AirPods 2 have dropped to record low prices. Deals start at just $69. Apple deals are plentiful leading up to Prime Day, and this morning we're following a new price drop on AirPods Pro…

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Apple’s Mac outpaced an already recovering computer market

MacBook Pro 14-inch M3 Pro/span> New figures say that the global PC market — including the Mac — has continued to grow in Q2 2024, with Apple among those driving the growth. Research by Canalys previously showed that sales of the Mac, including MacBook models, had grown in the US in Q1 2024. Now with…

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Buy a 1-year Costco Membership, get a free $40 Shop Card

Get a free Costco gift card with membership. For a limited time, score a free Costco Shop Card valued at $40 with a 1-year Gold Star Costco membership. With the cost of household items on the rise, a Costco membership can save you a significant amount of money on everything from big-screen televisions to pair…

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Hidden tvOS touchscreen interface adds more evidence of a HomePod with a display

There have been quite a few rumors over the past year suggesting that Apple is working on a HomePod with a display. Apple’s answer to the Nest Hub or Echo Show, such a device would be able to show you views from HomeKit-compatible cameras or doorbells, visually display calendar or weather information, carry on FaceTime…

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Google is finally adding a speedometer to Google Maps on iPhone

Google Maps on iPhone will add a speedometer Half a decade after it introduced the features on Android, Google now plans to add both a speedometer and speed limits detail to its Google Maps on iOS. Nonetheless, Google is planning to roll out the feature to Google Maps globally. As spotted by TechCrunch, the company…

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Apple issues its third current-gen developer betas for testing

iOS 17 Apple has moved on to its third round of current-gen developer betas, providing new builds of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma, and visionOS 1.3 for testing. Developers who are participating in Apple's beta program can get the new builds through the Apple Developer Centeror by updating their iPhone…

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