11-13-19 -

Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR coming in December, Apple confirms
Apple on Wednesday said that it will release its much-anticipated Mac Pro and accompanying Pro Display XDR monitor in December. The Mac Pro will be available starting at $5,999 and the Pro Display XDR will cost $4,999. The Mac Pro is a return to m...

11-13-19 -

Apples new, redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro now available
Plenty of rumors have pointed to a new, redesigned launching sometime before 2019. And it turns out that was the plan after all, as Apple has just announced its new, . The new laptop arrives in stores later this week starting at $2,399. The compan...

11-13-19 -

How to use animated travel map backgrounds in iMovie
One cool movie idea that you can create in iMovie is for your travels. You can include photos or videos from a vacation, honeymoon, or road trip adventure. And to go along with this nifty project, iMovie offers animated map backgrounds. With these...

11-13-19 -

How to cancel your Apple TV+ subscription
If you’ve tried out Apple TV+ and decided that it’s just not for you, no worries; you can easily cancel your subscription. Maybe you’re not thrilled with the selection of shows or maybe you don’t like the su...

11-12-19 -

16-inch MacBook Pro may launch on November 13; new Mac Pro expected in December
There have been rumblings and grumblings that Apple is working on a slightly redesigned new MacBook Pro set to launch before the end of 2019, and now another report aims to corroborate all those earlier rumors. Bloomberg has already shed a lot of ...

11-12-19 -

iTunes movie sale: Office Space and other cult classics under $8, bundles sta...
Apple on Tuesday updated its iTunes Store with new deals on movies and other media. Among the discounts are multi-movie bundle deals starting at $15, cult classics like Fight Club and Office Space for less than $8, and of course several great film...

11-12-19 -

Walmart now supports voice orders through Siri
Walmart has announced a new partnership with Apple that will see ordering things from the retailer a lot easier, if you like using Siri that is. Walmart now supports voice orders through Apple’s digital assistant, Siri. You’ll ...

11-12-19 -

Minecraft Earth now available in early access for iOS in the U.S.
Way, way back in May of this year Microsoft and developer Mojang officially announced the next big chapter for its mega-popular Minecraft. That experience is a mobile title Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality (AR) game that brings the familiar i...

11-12-19 -

See Episode 4 review: The River runneth into hope for change
The best thing going for Apple TV+’s sci-fi/fantasy series See is that it doesn’t take itself too seriously, all the while handing out solid performances in a show that’s not quite on the same level as Games of Throne...

11-12-19 -

Former HBO CEO Richard Plepler may sign production deal with Apple TV+
Apple TV+ already has a huge roster of talented people working on projects for the streaming service, but it sounds like one more may be joining the list. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Apple is currently in talks w...

11-12-19 -

Safari in iOS 13.3 supports NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2 security keys
Earlier today, Apple seeded the second developer beta of iOS 13.3 (and iPadOS 13.3). Now, a few details are starting to surface. It’s worth noting that iOS 13.3 has supported NFC, USB, and Lightning FIDO2-compliant security keys since th...

11-12-19 -

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 11/12/2019
Stickyboard 2 , Learn Colors App Shapes Preschool Games for Kids , TimeMap and more iPad: Stickyboard 2 ( $4.99 → Free ) Qrayon, LLC Sticky notes of different sizes and colors can be created by double-tapping on the whiteboard. They can ...

11-12-19 -

Apple seeds second betas of iOS 13.3, iPadOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1 t...
In late October, Apple released iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2 to the public. Now the company is looking ahead to the mobile operating system’s next minor update. Apple on Tuesday seeded the second betas of iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 to develope...

11-12-19 -

When it comes to value, Im looking at Disney+ more than Apple TV+
Looking at it objectively as a consumer of entertainment content, I think Apple TV+ is a horrible deal. No wonder they’re giving it away. I’m way more interested in than I am in Apple TV+. And I don’t think I&#821...

11-12-19 -

Facebook Pay is a new mobile payment option for Facebook and Messenger; comin...
If you have been aching for a new, built-in way to pay for things while using Facebook‘s most popular apps, the social network has something just for you: Facebook Pay. The new mobile payment option is now official as Facebook has just a...

11-12-19 -

Ghost Writer for Apple TV+ gets a first look featurette
Is it Ghostwriter or Ghost Writer, Apple TV+? This week it’s apparently the latter and now the show for kids has a first look featurette. Ghost Writer launched with Apple TV+ on Friday, November 1, but the service is trying to drum up so...

11-12-19 -

How to stop your iPhone and iPad from automatically connecting to AirPlay TVs
AirPlay makes it simple to stream content from your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to a compatible TV. Maybe a bit too easy. AirPlay can automatically play video on nearby TVs, but that’s not always the behavior you might want. Learn how to ...

11-12-19 -

Apple Arcade shares a trailer for the most un-golf golfing game What the Golf?
Apple Arcade has a lot of games! 100 now, if you’re keeping count. And one of those titles is a golfing game that’s billed as the perfect golfing game for people who don’t like golf. It’s called What the Gol...

11-12-19 -

VideoProc for Mac: how to convert MKV to MP4 video without quality loss [spon...
VideoProc is a powerful 4K video editor and converter for Mac and Windows that packs in a speedy GPU-accelerated engine and supports a a bunch of media formats. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll cover doing MKV to MP4 video conversion...

11-12-19 -

IBM says Mac users are more productive at work compared to PC users
IBM has new research out before the end of 2019 that states Mac users are having a heyday for the company, while PC users appear to be trailing behind pretty significantly. Let’s start with some background: back in 2015 IBM officially an...

11-12-19 -

OpenKeyboard lets you customize virtually anything about your iPhone keyboard
A new keyboard app popping up soon from German developer Jann Schafranek is completely customizable, allowing you to add, remove and change keys in any way you would want. The upcoming software basically promises to let you build a software iOS ke...

11-12-19 -

Twelve Souths new AirFly Pro is the missing link between wireless earbuds & w...
Accessory maker Twelve South today launched AirFly Pro, a new version of their existing AirFly adapter for connecting your AirPods to in-flight entertainment systems and treadmills. Just in time for Apple’s new noise-cancelling AirPods P...

11-12-19 -

How to create scenes with HomeKit to control multiple accessories
For the perfect atmosphere when arriving home after a long day at work or starting your day with something upbeat, you can set up scenes with HomeKit. Scenes let you control multiple accessories that you connect in the Home app at one time. You ca...

11-12-19 -

How to record video or take a photo right in iMovie
You don’t always have the right video clips or images for the movies you create in iMovie. Luckily, you can record video or snap photos right from the app. This lets you go get the shots you want for your video and access them immediatel...

11-12-19 -

Disney+ now available with original shows and films; over 600 titles in back ...
It has been eleven days since Apple switched on its own video streaming service, Apple TV+. And now it’s time for Disney to get involved. Disney+ is now available to start streaming. Disney+ is one of the newest streaming services of 201...

11-12-19 -

Apple Card credit limit isnt sexist, says Goldman Sachs CEO
Is Apple partner Goldman Sachs’ algorithm used to determine creditworthiness gender-biased? That’s the claim from some on Twitter – a serious enough issue to merit an investigation of the New York state Department of Financia...

11-12-19 -

New 3D sensor coming to iPad, iPhone in 2020; first AR/VR device may launch i...
With so many different products, it isn’t too shocking to hear that Apple is planning on introducing a new feature in one, and then expanding it to other products in the future. We’ve seen that from the Apple Watch to the iPhon...

11-11-19 -

Apple TV+ executive leading unscripted & current programming stepping down
Apple TV+ launched on November 1. Following the momentous occasion, it looks like Apple is losing the executive in charge of most of its content. According to a report from Deadline, Kim Rozenfeld is leaving Apple TV+’s executive perch. ...

11-11-19 -

Twelve South offers premium charging for iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods
My nightstand is fraught with cables. Other Apple enthusiasts may suffer the same fate. I’m looking at an iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods charging cables, along with a lamp and clock. It’s cluttered, at best, and not unc...

11-11-19 -

Report: AirPods are now Apples Second Fastest Selling Product
Apple has tasted success with AirPods and the popularity seems to be soaring to new heights. Chinese analysts claim that AirPods is also boosting the popularity of other true wireless earbuds and is a flag bearer in a sense. The Asian report says ...

11-11-19 -

How to transfer music, podcasts and calls between iPhone and HomePod
Thanks to Apple’s excellent Handoff feature, you can quite easily transfer audio between your iPhone and your HomePod wireless speaker. That includes music, podcasts and even phone calls. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’re go...

11-11-19 -

Redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro may be announced this week
Apple has been rumored to be working on a slightly redesigned 16-inch MacBook Pro for quite some time now. And we may actually be getting near a launch of the fabled device. 9to5Mac says that the new 16-inch MacBook Pro may be getting an announcem...

11-11-19 -

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 11/11/2019
AWidget – Alook Widgets , Modern Magic 8 Ball , Train Conductor and more Universal: AWidget – Alook Widgets ( $0.99 → Free ) Baoding Lehuo Network Technology Co., Ltd. AWidget is three widgets in one. It has the abili...

11-11-19 -

How to opt out of Siri grading and delete your audio history from Apples servers
You can elevate your privacy by opting out of Siri grading on any Apple devices you happen to own, as well as delete your Siri history pertaining to a specific device from the company’s servers. Follow along with iDownloadBlog as we show...

11-11-19 -

Apple Watch Series 6 will boast improved water resistance, faster performance...
In an effort to make people want to either buy a new Apple Watch or upgrade an older model, Apple usually features plenty of noteworthy changes to a newer model. And, sure enough, that trend will continue with the “Apple Watch Series 6”. At le...

11-11-19 -

Apple pulls Instagram stalking app Like Patrol from the App Store
The “likes” are taking a backseat on Instagram (at least for a short time), and so is at least one third-party stalking app. According to CNET, Apple has stepped up and removed a third-party Instagram stalking app from the App Store. Here&...

11-11-19 -

Apple rumored to launch AR headset in 2022, AR glasses in 2023
Augmented reality (AR) is something that Apple, and especially its CEO Tim Cook, has been excited about for quite some time. That manifested itself already in ARKit for iOS devices, but the company has been rumored to be working on a headset/glass...

11-11-19 -

My favorite wrist bands for the Apple Watch Series 5
No sooner than Apple’s launch of the Apple Watch Series 5 did I quickly hop online to pre-order my space black titanium Edition model. I’ve since experimented with a plethora of different Apple Watch bands, and with that in min...

11-11-19 -

New Mac Pro spied in studio of DJ/producer Calvin Harris
DJ/producer Calvin Harris already has a pre-release in his studio, judging from his Instagram stories. 9to5Mac reports that Harris updated his Instagram account over the weekend with videos that show the in use. Apple unveiled the in June with a p...

11-11-19 -

How to use picture-in-picture with the TV app on Apple TV
Picture-in-picture is one of those nifty features that lets you watch two videos at the same time. You can have a show your watching and listening to in full-screen view with a smaller window playing something different. You may not know this, but...

11-11-19 -

Apple Card investigated for possible gender discrimination
Goldman Sachs and Apple are in the crosshairs of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) following a viral tweet that alleges gender discrimination over credit lines associated with the . Software developer David Heinemeier Hansson, cr...

11-11-19 -

New to Mac? How to change the default app to open a file type
Your Mac is pretty smart when it comes to opening files like documents and images. So when you double-click to open something, it will open that item in what it believes to be the correct and preferred app. But there could be times when you want y...

11-10-19 -

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 11/10/2019
Hopper Steve – platformer games in adventure world , SON of the SUN & WIZARD LIZARD , SOS defense and more Universal: Hopper Steve – platformer games in adventure world ( $1.99 → Free ) Volkan Kutlubay Steve i...

11-10-19 -

Editors Desk: Apple update death march, Adobe expectations, Apple Health and EHR
This week saw yet another point update from Apple to fix a problem, this time for an issue first introduced in late October. We also saw the release of an app we’ve been waiting for from Adobe for a year. Apple surprised us with some wel...

11-10-19 -

Checkra1n v0.9 beta now available for public testing
Following several weeks’ worth of electrifying teasers, hacker Luca Todesco officially unveiled checkra1n, a brand-new jailbreak utility based on @axi0mX’s new checkm8 bootrom exploit for A5-A11 devices. Todesco presented the n...

11-09-19 -

Free Apps to Download TODAY ONLY 11/09/2019
CM: Contraction Timer/Monitor , Car City – Preschool Puzzles , Mos Speedrun 2 and more Universal: CM: Contraction Timer/Monitor ( $0.99 → Free ) Jordan Holland CMate is a simple and straightforward app that allows you to track ...

11-09-19 -

LifeViewer, Planny 3, Spkr, and other apps to check out this weekend
In this edition of our Apps of the Week roundup, we take a look at a digital dashboard for your life, a completely rebuilt to-do list manager and an audio curation app for news and entertainment. And as always, we’ve selected two great n...

11-09-19 -

PSA: Beware of Fake Yalu, Taig Jailbreak Tools for iOS 13
A Motherboard report details how internet marketing firms pay journalists to link to fake jailbreaking websites. It is quite common for scamsters and marketing companies with malicious intent to create fake jailbreak tools and websites for new and...

11-08-19 -

AirPods Pro get color customization from ColorWare starting at $389
The AirPods Pro are Apple’s newest version of its truly wireless headphones, but for anyone that may have been hoping they’d be available in a different color other than white, that unfortunately did not turn out to be the case...

11-08-19 -

The Morning Show Episode 4 review: what doesnt kill you makes you stronger
While The Morning Show is heralded as the leading program for Apple TV+, and it’s buoyed by strong performances, this is one series that seems too predictable for its own good. Directed by: Lynn Shelton Written by: Adam Milch Episode: Th...