Category: Apple

Apple unveils its own COVID-19 screening app and website

[ad_1] Because you can never have too many testing resources during an unprecedented global pandemic, Apple has introduced a new app and website for screening COVID-19 symptoms. Developed together with the CDC, both tools step you through a series of questions related to the coronavirus to figure out the best course of action. Sure, it’s […]

Apple makes its pro video and audio editing software free to use for 90 days

[ad_1] Those who want to take advantage of the offer can download the program from Apple’s website. And even those still in the middle of their 30-day trial period can get the new version and use it for free for an additional 90 days. According to 9to5Mac, the company will also roll out a free […]

Apple Arcade standout ‘Assemble With Care’ is now on Steam

[ad_1] In the puzzle game Assemble With Care (developed by UsTwo), you’re tasked with repairing a dozen-or-so objects, like a cassette deck, film camera and handheld game console. By immersing you in simple, step-based tasks, the game creates a kind of zen-like chill, or what Joel Beardshaw, the lead game designer, called a “meditative head […]

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 review: The rest is yet to come

[ad_1] More like a laptop than ever When I reviewed the third-generation iPad a year and change ago, I half-jokingly wrote this: “I know there’s zero chance of Apple listening to me, but I have to try. Hey, guys, can you please figure out how to make a trackpad work on this thing? I work […]

iFixit’s MacBook Air teardown confirms 0.5mm thicker keyboard

[ad_1] “More than anything, that 0.5 mm illustrates the sheer unnecessary-ness of the five painful years that Mac fans spent smashing on unresponsive butterfly keyboards,” iFixit writes. “Knowing that Apple’s thinnest-and-lightest notebook accommodates a scissor-switch keyboard so gracefully makes us wonder what it was all for.” The keys also lack the silicon barrier that iFixit […]

Safari now blocks all third-party cookies by default

[ad_1] The move should make life more difficult for aggressive advertisers and attackers alike. It should prevent sites from using login fingerprinting or even the state of your anti-tracking prevention to watch your behavior. It should also thwart cross-site request forgery attacks, and prevents the use of auxiliary third-party domains to identify users. The updated […]

Apple rolls out option to buy Mac and iOS apps as a package

[ad_1] Developers only need to change the bundle identifier on their Mac app to the same one as their iOS app, and the App Store will take care of the rest. As Apple explains, “First create a single in-app purchase under the Features tab in App Store Connect, then use StoreKit to implement the in-app […]

Apple’s App Store is coming to 20 more countries

[ad_1] The list of new countries is as follows (according to 9to5Mac): Afghanistan, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire, Georgia, Maldives, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Rwanda, Tonga, Zambia and Vanuatu. Apple currently offers the App Store in 155 countries or regions, so the latest expansion will boost that to […]

Apple Music’s AI-generated upbeat playlist helps you cope with reality

[ad_1] Apple says it will start rolling out the playlist to subscribers today. Once it’s available, you’ll be able to find it in the “For You” tab next to your other playlists. If you’re working from home, the company has also released a Home Office DJ playlist for some added motivation. Mac owners can now […]

Apple Music’s Beats 1 station will broadcast from hosts’ homes

[ad_1] Office workers aren’t the only ones who can work from home during the coronavirus pandemic — radio DJs can do so, too. Show hosts on Beats 1, Apple Music‘s internet radio station, will be broadcasting from the safety of their homes starting today. According to Apple, they will use FaceTime on their iPhones to […]