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iOS 18.2 is set to be released to everyone as soon as this week. The update comes with big changes for iPhone users, including new Apple Intelligence features, upgrades to the Find My app, and changes to the Photos app.

After you update to iOS 18.2, you’ll see an entirely new app on your iPhone’s Home Screen: Image Playground. Here’s what it is…

Image Playground is one of the new Apple Intelligence features included with iOS 18.

TestFlight was recently updated with a refreshed design and new features, but Apple still had one more thing before the end of the year. TestFlight’s iOS app has now been updated with support for dark and tinted icons in iOS 18.

According to the release notes for version 3.7.0 of the TestFlight app for iOS, the update adds a dark icon and also improves support for the painted icon mode introduced with iOS 18. While iOS can automatically turn some icons dark, the result doesn’

Following the launch of its Wireless Micro in November, Rode is back with the all-new dual wireless mic system. The new version extends recording range, uses the latest GainAssist technology, and comes in a wide range of limited-edition colors.

The third generation dual-channel compact wireless mic system includes two receivers and receiver that captures up from up to 260 meters (853 feet) away. That’s a 60 meter increase from the gen-two model, making capturing professional audio

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The last few years have brought the Mac new growth and innovation thanks to Apple silicon. But there are still several limitations the Mac has when compared to its potential. Fortunately, two such annoyances sound like they’re on track to finally being put to rest.

Ever since the struggles of the 2010s ended, and Apple silicon debuted, the Mac has gotten into a good rhythm. Apple is shipping new Mac designs and chips with regularity, and macOS keeps up with iOS updates better than ever before

Apple is the best-run company in the United States, according to this year’s Management Top 250 ranking . Apple dethroned Microsoft for the title, which had held it for the past four years. Microsoft slipped to third place this year, while Nvidia ascended the charts to second place.

As reported by (via ), tech companies dominated the overall charts this year:

1. Apple: 92.1
2. Nvidia: 90.1
3. Microsoft: 88.8
4. Intel: 78.5
5. Mastercard

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation compelled Apple to grant developers greater access to the iPhone’s NFC reader, and this change was implemented earlier this year with iOS 17.4 . Now, the Norwegian payment platform “Vipps” has become the first to use the new API to let users pay with NFC directly from its iPhone app.

As reported by , the latest update to the Vipps app lets iPhone users make contactless payments in stores using their cards – all without leaving the

As announced earlier this year, Spotify Car Thing is dead, with all units having officially been disabled as of today.

Spotify launched Car Thing as its first piece of hardware. The simple screen with a rotating dial and a few buttons was able to connect to your phone and your car to give you a better way to control music. Less than a year after it went on sale, though, . A mere two years after that, Spotify further announced that it would cease operation of existing devices, at one point