TikTok has launching today for teens and parents to help “build balanced digital habits.” Here’s what that means.
A big part of today’s new batch of features is giving new tools to parents for monitoring their teen’s use of TikTok.
To that end, there are two new features launching:
As YouTube’s role in , Pocket Casts that its web, Mac, and Windows apps are now free with a subscription no longer required.
The Automattic-owned Pocket Casts has long offered web and desktop clients, but this previously required a “Plus” ($3.99 per month/$39.99 annual) or “Patron” ($9.99 per month/$99.99 annual) subscription to access.
As of today, the “Pocket Casts
Alongside ongoing pre-order deals ahead of release tomorrow on the new and , as well as the particularly deep clearance deals on , today we are starting off with a banger M4 Pro MacBook Pro configuration. You’ll now find the with a 1TB SSD at the best price of the year and alongside the base . Then it’s over to AirPods – AirPods 4 are still alongside with a Costco offer that includes – and Amazon Renewed Premium and the lowest prices to date on . All of that and more
Dropbox has updated its with a feature that you might have suspected was added a very long time ago, but somehow never was. Live Photos support is finally available for Dropbox users, built right into the
The latest Dropbox app update on iOS, version 416.2, comes with the following release notes:
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Tap to Pay on iPhone is an excellent feature for small and midsize business owners, as it makes taking payments from customers easy. Starting today, that all Quickbooks users will be able to start taking payments directly from their iPhone.
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“With Tap to Pay on iPhone, we’re giving customers a competitive advantage that accelerates cash flow, business growth, and customer loyalty,” said David Hahn, SVP, QuickBooks Money Platform. “What makes Tap to Pay on iPhone unique for QuickBooks customers, is that it
regularly adds new games that are available to all subscribers. In a , Apple has just announced that six additional titles will be added to the service soon.
Apple has a lineup of six new titles coming to Apple Arcade next month, with Thursday, April 3 the release date for all of them.
is one of the standout releases, launching exclusively on Apple Arcade. This will be the Katamari franchise’s first original game in almost eight years, and offer the classic mechanic of “roll, stick, and grow
The first M4 MacBook Air reviews are out, and the consensus view appears to be that while it may not be an exciting update, it’s a lot of tech for the money – and is the Mac most people should buy.
The other thing reviewers agree on is that the new blue color is a whole new level of subtle, so don’t expect too much of a change in look from the silver …
welcomes the new price, and says that if you’re coming from an Intel Mac
Apple’s new Mac Studio arrives in users’ hands this week, and the first reviews have just become available. The conclusion? This is a powerhouse machine that is easily the most powerful Mac ever—but you need to know which chip is right for you.
The new Mac Studio is basically identical in form to its M2 predecessor. But when comparing the M4 Max and M3 Ultra models, there are a couple noteworthy hardware differences to point out—performance aside.
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The Max and Ultra models
A Bloomberg report yesterday suggested that iOS 19 could be getting a completely new look , in the biggest change since iOS 7 back in 2013. A similarly dramatic change is expected for macOS 16 .
While the report is light on detail, the few clues it provide does make it sound like the upcoming software updates could almost a complete reversal of the flat look we’ve had for more than a decade …
With iOS 7, Apple ditched all the 3D and skeuomorphic elements in the UI in