Apple officially launched Apple Invites on Tuesday, giving iPhone users a new way to create rich digital invitations for real events.

One day later, Apple released Apple Invites version 1.0.1 with some improvements to the original version of the app.

These are the release notes for :

This update contains stability and performance enhancements.

If you noticed any crashes or performance weirdness yesterday or today, give the app an update and take it for another spin.

Want to see a cool example of an Apple Invite? I made

Speaking of Jason Snell, he and I played a round of Clockwise with and today. Check out the podcast episode below.

Here’s a fun clip from the show:

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iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus were fantastic smartphones in 2016 and 2017, but they did experience a so-called “Loop Disease” in some instances. For that reason, a class action lawsuit was filed years ago and eventually approved last year. A year later, former iPhone 7 customers are starting to receive their settlement payments.

The amounts appear to be around $200 per claim filed. That’s not a bad payday for former iPhone 7 users in 202

You’ve probably heard someone say “but can it run Doom?” That’s because running Doom on the most unexpected platforms and devices has become a fun challenge among developers. Now someone has done something really surprising: they’ve run Doom on an Apple Lightning to HDMI adapter.

In a (via ), a developer shows the classic game running on Apple’s Lightning to HDMI adapter, which can be used to output video from old iPhones and iPads. However, since the Lightning connector doesn’

OpenAI announced in December a new integration with WhatsApp, which lets users chat with ChatGPT right from the Meta-owned messaging app. Now the company is taking this integration further, as OpenAI is adding support for images and voice messages to ChatGPT on WhatsApp.

The news has been and is now available to users. In addition to text messages, you can now upload images to ask questions and even talk to ChatGPT using voice messages via WhatsApp. To talk to ChatGPT on WhatsApp, all you have to do is start a

Speaking of Apple Vision Pro , there are some nice pieces reflecting on the product’s first year.

The first one that caught my attention today was a realistic and refreshing assessment by Adam Savage and company:

Moments ago, Jason Snell at Six Colors shared his well-thought-out analysis as well:

I’ve got plenty of complaints about how Apple has handled the Vision Pro rollout. There was too much hype for a product like this, it hasn’t produced enough immersive video content despite immersive video being

Did you know that Apple provides a discount to veterans and military members? Apple Vision Pro has finally been added to the Veterans and Military Purchase Program at a discounted price.

After a year of being available exclusively through general Apple channels, Apple Vision Pro is finally discounted for veterans and service members.

Apple offers a 10% discount across all eligible products sold through its veterans and military store.

Apple Vision Pro starts at $3,499, making the 10% discount a hefty $349

Vision Pro has officially entered its second year on the market. Apple’s spatial computer was chosen as 9to5Mac’s 2024 Product of the Year , but it still has a lot to prove heading into year two. Here are three coming upgrades that could spark a growth year for Vision Pro.

Apple has three new Home products launching this year, and the first one is especially exciting. It’s a new smart display that I’m calling ‘HomePad,’ and it meets a key need that Apple’s smart home ecosystem has always had.

Apple has long supported the concept of a ‘home hub’ among its products.

As explains, you can use a HomePod, HomePod mini, Apple TV, or even an iPad as a ‘home hub.’

But what does that actually mean?