Month:February 2025

With iOS 18.4, Apple made a small tweak to Safari that could be polarizing because it puts your search history front and center. When you open up a new Safari tab and then tap into the search field, Safari shows your recent search history. In iOS 18.3.1, opening up a new tab and then tapping …
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The new iPhone 16e is equipped with Apple’s custom-designed C1 modem for 5G and LTE connectivity, whereas all other current iPhone models rely on Qualcomm modems. While the average customer is unlikely to care about this change, it is a big deal for Apple, which had been working on its own cellular modem since at …
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Amazon today announced the launch of Alexa+, a new version of Alexa that includes large language models, agentic capabilities, services, and devices at scale to redefine “the way we interact with digital assistants.” Alexa+ is smarter, more personalized, and more proactive about making suggestions to users, according to Amazon. The experience is designed to improve …
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Apple’s Pro Display XDR is now over five years old, and while there are rumors about a second-generation model, surprisingly little is known about the successor to the company’s flagship external monitor. In December 2022, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said that Apple was working on an updated version of the display, adding an Apple silicon chip …
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Apple on February 21 withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature from the United Kingdom following government demands for backdoor access to encrypted user data. The move came after UK officials reportedly ordered Apple in secret to provide unrestricted access to encrypted iCloud not just in the UK, but worldwide. The development has naturally left some …
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Apple this week added iMac models with the M4 chip to its certified refurbished store in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and select other countries, for the first time since the computer was introduced in October 2024. As usual for refurbished Macs, the refurbished iMac configurations are all discounted by approximately 15% compared …
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In a recent press release, Apple confirmed that iOS 18.4 will be released in April. From the Apple News+ Food announcement: Coming with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April, Apple News+ subscribers will have access to Apple News+ Food, a new section that will feature tens of thousands of recipes — as well as …
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In an all-caps post on Truth Social today, U.S. President Donald Trump said Apple should fully end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. “APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES, NOT JUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM,” he wrote. Trump’s post comes one day after Apple held its annual shareholders meeting, during which a majority …
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This year, Apple is expected to discontinue the iPhone “Plus” device in its iPhone 17 lineup to make way for an ‌iPhone‌ “Air,” so-called because of its ultra-thin profile. Below is a compilation of every rumor and leak we have registered from reputable sources thus far about Apple’s new entry in its flagship smartphone lineup. …
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In macOS, a Text Clipping is a selection of text that you’ve dragged from an application to another location on your Mac, where it becomes a unique kind of standalone file. The relatively little-known feature has been around since at least Mac OS 9, and it offers a convenient way to save out pieces of …
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