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9to5Mac Daily: May 27, 2025 – WWDC leaks ramp up, more Read More »
Macworld Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know they’re just a simple little bit of visual flair, they don’t even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Gamification can be a great motivator, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many
Apple Watch Activity badges: Run a 5K on June 4 for a special running badge Read More »
Last October, 9to5Mac exclusively reported that Apple was developing a dedicated app for video games that would exist separately from the App Store. Bloomberg has now corroborated that report and says the app will launch as part of iOS 19 later this year. more…
Report: iOS 19 to include new app dedicated to gaming Read More »
Last month, in the thick of the confusion surrounding President Trump’s tariffs extravaganza, it was reported that while Apple had flown out three iPhone-packed cargo airplanes out of China and India, it had also ramped up production in India. Now, despite Apple’s sidestepping when asked to talk specifics in its recent financial results call, we
It’s great to be able to stay connected when traveling, and an iPad can be the perfect travel companion – a bigger screen than your iPhone, but sleeker and lighter than a MacBook. But roaming fees on your existing carrier can be expensive, which is where a travel eSIM comes into play. Finding the right
Nomad eSIM is the perfect companion for your iPad Read More »
Apple has just made a very interesting acquisition: per Digital Trends, the company has acquired its first ever videogame studio. RAC7, the two-person studio behind Apple Arcade hit Sneaky Sasquatch, has officially joined Apple. more…
Apple acquires videogame studio behind hit Arcade title Sneaky Sasquatch Read More »
After a heavy lobbying campaign that included Apple CEO Tim Cook personally calling Texas Governor Greg Abbott to veto Texas Senate Bill 2420, known as the App Store Accountability Act, the bill was signed into law today. more…
Texas just passed the App Store law that Tim Cook personally tried to stop Read More »
Macworld It’s weird. With 3 billion users, WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in the world. It landed on the App Store back in 2009, about six months before the iPad was introduced. And in all that time, there has never been an iPad app for WhatsApp. Until today. You can now download WhatsApp
WhatsApp is finally available for iPad (and we mean finally) Read More »
Apple Invites launched earlier this year as a way to coordinate social events. Today, via a just-released App Store update, the app has received its first new feature since launch. more…
Apple’s Invites app just got its first new feature since launch Read More »
CalDigit’s Element 5 Hub is the follow up to its , but this time with the addition of Thunderbolt 5 / USB4 v2 connectivity. The CalDigit Element 5 Hub features a total of nine ports – gaining two additional 10Gb/s USB-C ports while losing only one of the USB-A ports featured on the unit’s predecessor.
