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Saturday May 24, 2025. 01:07 PM
Pocket App Shutdown: iOS Alternatives That Work Pocket, the once-popular read-it-later app, will officially shut down on July 8, 2025. Users can continue accessing the app and browser extensions until then, but as of May 22, downloads and new Premium subscriptions have been...
Carl Pei to Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘Need More Product Help?’ Carl Pei, CEO of Nothing, didn’t hold back when congratulating Mladen M. Hoyss on his move to Apple. In a brief but pointed post on X, Pei wrote, “Congrats dude, proud of you! @tim_cook let me know if you need any...
Former Trump Officials Join Tim Cook in Veto of Texas Age Bill Texas Governor Greg Abbott faces growing bipartisan pressure to veto SB 2420, a controversial bill that would require app stores to verify the ages of users. Apple CEO Tim Cook recently urged Abbott to reject the ...
Friday May 23, 2025. 11:51 PM
Trump Adds Samsung to Tariff Threat, Says Apple Not Alone President Donald Trump said Friday that his proposed 25% tariff on foreign-made Apple iPhones will also apply to Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers that build devices outside the United States. Speaking from...
Leak Suggests Apple Tested M3 Ultra Chip in MacBook Pro Apple may have tested its most powerful chip, the M3 Ultra, in MacBook Pro models before deciding not to bring them to market. A recent leak from an internal iOS 18 build, discovered on a Chinese engineering prototype...
Kuo: Apple Better Off Paying Tariff Than Moving iPhone Production to U.S. Apple should absorb a 25% tariff on U.S. iPhone sales rather than attempt to relocate assembly lines to the United States, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a post on X, Kuo called the idea of...
Apple Fights Texas Law Requiring Age Checks on App Store Users Apple is pushing back against a Texas law that would force app stores to verify the ages of users, stepping up lobbying efforts and involving CEO Tim Cook directly. Cook called Texas Governor Greg Abbott last...
How to Use a Controller to Play Fortnite on iPhone Good news, loopers: Fortnite is back on the US App Store! You can finally crank 90s on your iPhone wherever you go. Touch controls work fine, sure, but let’s be honest, building and aiming with on-screen buttons is a...
How To Fix ”Verification Failed an Unknown Error Occurred Apple Watch” Pairing an Apple Watch with an iPhone is one of those tasks that only takes a few minutes but you still put it off. Honestly, the setup process is generally straightforward. But when you run into an...
Android 16 Copies iOS Live Activities with ‘Live Updates’ Android 16 introduces “Live Updates,” a real-time notification feature that closely mirrors Apple’s Live Activities. This new system displays ongoing app updates on the lock screen, always-on display, and status...
Microsoft Bing Video Creator Powered by Sora AI Set to Launch on iOS Microsoft is bringing its new Bing Video Creator, which uses OpenAI’s Sora AI model, to iOS, positioning it as a competitor to Google’s Veo. This tool will allow you to generate short video clips from text...
Trump Threatens 25% Tariff on Apple iPhones Made Outside U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday warned that Apple will face a 25% tariff if it fails to manufacture iPhones inside the United States. The threat follows Apple’s recent move to shift more of its iPhone...
5 Alternative iOS 18.5 Wallpapers That Aren’t as Lame I recently came across a Reddit post expressing how it would be nice to see alternative iOS wallpapers that “aren’t as lame.” The comments discussed how Apple nowadays drops wallpapers that are kind of meh, such as the...
This Week’s Best Apple Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 25% Off, M4 MacBook Pro for $2,230 Check out this week’s top Apple deals! Whether you’re eyeing a MacBook, Apple Watch, or AirPods, I’ve rounded up the best deals you don’t want to miss. 1. M4 MacBook Pro If you’re...
Job Listing Confirms Apple Calendar App Revamp Before WWDC25 Apple has signaled a significant overhaul of its Calendar app through a new job posting. The listing, published April 29, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join the “Calendar Experience” team. Apple clearly...
Apple’s India Strategy Speeds Up With New Foxconn Campus Foxconn, Apple’s top manufacturing partner, is expanding in India with a 300-acre iPhone production campus near Bengaluru. The site sits in Devanahalli, about 34 km from the city’s international airport. This...
‘Rounded’ Voice Debuts in Claude App with Claude 4 Intro on iOS Anthropic has introduced a new voice called “Rounded” in its Claude app on iOS, marking a small but notable addition to its mobile experience. This update appears alongside the debut of Claude 4...
Udio Launches iOS Mobile App with Subscription Plans Up to $30 Udio, the AI music startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has launched its first mobile app on Apple’s iOS platform. The app brings Udio’s core feature—text-to-music generation—to mobile devices, offering ...
Spotify Says New iOS Payment Option Boosted Subscriptions Spotify reports a notable uptick in Premium subscriptions following its recent iOS app update that allows users to access external payment options. This change came after a court order forced Apple to permit in-app...
Thursday May 22, 2025. 11:44 PM
Microsoft Releases AI Shell Preview 4 with Major macOS Upgrades Microsoft has rolled out Preview 4 of its AI Shell tool, bringing key improvements, especially for macOS users. The release enhances compatibility with macOS, introduces new agent support, and expands command...
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