Apple now recognizes the iPad as its own platform by spinning off iOS into its own iPad-specific system. This new platform makes iPad use much more user friendly and gives it access to a lot more bells and whistles. For example, app switching on Slide Over mode can be accessed by just dragging up and […]
Siri has a slightly new voice. The voice assistant is now generated entirely by a neural text-to-speech technology rather than a human-based recording. There’s extended support for Siri on other Apple devices like the AirPod. On the Bluetooth earbuds, Siri can read your incoming messages and let you respond immediately. It’s still unclear whether you […]
Apple just announced they are beefing up security from third-party offenders: you can now elect to have apps ask you every time whether you want to allow your location information — all other times, iOS will cut off access to that data until an app needs it to function. Apple’s also building its own single […]
Despite the growing alarm about the harmful effects of sitting too much, Americans are sitting more than in the past — in part because people are spending more leisure time in front of the computers. The association between lots of sitting and bad health is now well-established, but there hasn’t been a lot of data […]
Say goodbye to iTunes, as you know it, anyway. In the new version of macOS, called Catalina, Apple will break up the app into three separate apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV. The Podcast app lets you search for the show and episode based on content. The announcement, made at the Apple WWDC 2019, is […]
Dark Mode for iOS is official. It was so welcome that there was an audible squeal in the audience when it was announced at Apple WWDC 2019. Also announced: a lot of apps are getting small updates: there’s now swipeable texting in Messages and suggested contacts for when you share things with those you message […]
Microsoft first unveiled its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription earlier this year, with access to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass games. While it was only in beta before, it looks like Microsoft is now launching this to everyone today with the big addition of PC games. That means for one single $14.99 monthly […]
TechCrunch reports that Spotify appears to be testing a new feature called Social Listening, which would let multiple users add songs to a queue in real time, somewhat like the defunct social media platform Turntable.fm (minus the chat and open invite policy). The feature, unearthed by reverse-engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, is just a test […]
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission (July 20th, specifically, for the actual date of the Moon landing itself), and Lego is already gearing up to celebrate with a new Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Lander Set, developed together with NASA. The set isn’t the first lunar lander from Lego — the […]
The Verge reports that at WWDC 2019 on Monday, Apple announced its brand new Mac Pro, along with the Pro Display XDR display. Having admitted that its glossy “trash can” Mac Pro of 2013 was a mistake, Apple has long promised that the next update to its most professional computer line would be a […]