Apple today highlighted spatial gaming experiences on the Vision Pro headset, claiming that it is “the beginning of a new era in gaming.” While over 250 games are available on the Vision Pro via Apple Arcade, the company drew particular attention to 12 “unique spatial games” offered exclusively via the gaming subscription service.Spatial games built …
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TikTok Announces Vision Pro App With ‘Immersive’ Viewing Experience
TikTok today announced that it is releasing an app for Apple’s Vision Pro headset. The app is optimized for the visionOS operating system. “Experience your For You feed in an entirely new way through this immersive content view,” said TikTok, in a post on X. The app does not appear to be available on the …
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Samsung to Join OLED MacBook Push in 2027
Samsung is preparing to join Apple’s OLED display supply chain for future MacBook models, Korea’s The Elec reports. Apple’s plans to switch the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air from mini-LED and LCD display technology to OLED have been widely rumored for several years. The latest report explains that Samsung is currently assembling an eighth-generation OLED …
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Juno YouTube App for Vision Pro Gains New Features in First Update
Juno, developer Christian Selig‘s YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro, has received its first update since launching earlier this month, introducing several user-requested features like the ability to select video quality. Juno automatically selects the quality of videos based on its “best guess,” says Selig, but previously provided no manual control. As of Juno 1.1, …
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Authy Is Sunsetting Its Desktop Authenticator Apps on March 19, 2024
Authy, the two-factor authentication (2FA) service, says its desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux will reach end-of-life on March 19, 2024. Twilio, the company that owns Authy, revealed the decision on Wednesday in a updated support article. It did not say whether Authy Desktop apps will stop working after this date or simply no …
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DuckDuckGo Browser Gets Encrypted Bookmark and Password Syncing
DuckDuckGo Browser users can now securely sync their favorites, bookmarks, and passwords across multiple devices, without having to set up an account or sign in to use it. The privacy-first browser enables this through its new “Sync & Backup” feature, which generates a QR code on mobile devices or an alphanumeric code on a computer …
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PSA: If You Bought Vision Pro at Launch, Your Return Window Ends Friday
All of Apple’s products have a 14-day return window, including the $3,500 Vision Pro. For those who purchased a Vision Pro online or in a retail store on the February 2 launch date, the two week return window will end on Friday, February 16. With the Vision Pro positioned as Apple’s first dedicated AR/VR device …
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Apple Removes HomePod SharePlay Feature From iOS 17.4 and tvOS 17.4 Betas
Apple has pulled the Apple Music SharePlay feature that it was testing for the HomePod and Apple TV in the iOS 17.4 and tvOS 17.4 betas, which suggests the option may not be available when the updates are released in March. The first betas of tvOS 17.4 and iOS 17.4 enabled SharePlay music controls on …
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iPhone 16 Rumored to Feature ‘Significantly’ Upgraded Neural Engine for iOS 18’s Generative AI Features
Apple’s next-generation A18 and M4 chips for future iPhone and Mac models will feature an upgraded Neural Engine with “significantly” more cores, according to a report today from the Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News. An upgraded Neural Engine would improve performance for AI/machine learning tasks. iOS 18 is rumored to have new generative AI features …
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Apple Seeds Third iOS 17.4 Public Beta With EU App Ecosystem Changes
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its release. The third public iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 betas come a week after Apple released the second betas. Public beta testers can get the beta by opening …
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