The passwordless future is rapidly becoming a reality as more than 200 companies have now added passkey support to their websites and apps. This significant milestone, revealed by the company behind 1Password, signals a growing shift towards more secure and convenient authentication methods.

The list of companies implementing passkeys has doubled since last year, now including names such as Walmart, Amazon, Target, Playstation, Discord, and Canva. For 1Password, this range of adopters shows the versatility and appeal of passkey technology across various segments.

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Apple has released public beta 3 for macOS Sequoia 15.2 and iPadOS 18.2, bringing refinements and bug fixes to Apple’s forthcoming software updates. Here’s what to expect.

Today’s new public beta releases arrive just hours after Apple released new builds of macOS Sequoia 15.2 and iPadOS 18.2 to developers.

Public beta 3 provides the same exact software as what launched in developer beta 4 earlier today.

Unfortunately but also unsurprisingly, so far we haven’t

Just a few hours after releasing the latest iOS 18.2 beta for developers, a new public beta is here. iOS 18.2 public beta 3 arrives as one of the last releases before next month’s full launch. Here’s what’s new.

Today’s new public beta is the same software build as the developer beta 4 released earlier this afternoon.

This latest build has little to offer in terms of new features or big changes. Just a few small new updates have been

Apple Music has kicked off its year-end celebration with a collection of playlists recognizing ‘The Best of 2024.’ Here are all the details.

Apple Music users can open the Music app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more to find the new collection of ‘Best of 2024’ playlists curated by Apple’s editorial team.

Inside the app, Apple provides links to the playlists via the New tab and also from Search. There are currently 13 playlists total, including

HomeKit accessories are always near the top of my holiday wishlist every year. I love making my home as smart as possible, but it’s often hard to justify spending my own money on these types of accessories.

Here are some of my go-to smart home recommendations for holiday shopping this year … and they all integrate with Apple’s HomeKit platform.

Earlier this year, Threads began experimenting with Custom Feeds as a way to let users better personalize their experience on the platform by seeing only specific content they want. A few months later, Meta is finally rolling out Custom Feeds globally to all users of the Threads app.

As confirmed by , the option to create Custom Feeds in the Threads app is now available to everyone around the world. The feature works in much the same way as the option to create columns based on search results on the desktop . However, on

iOS 18.2 beta 4 is now available , introducing a few minor changes for iPhone users. The changes come ahead of iOS 18.2 being released to the public sometime in early December.

Here’s a roundup of everything new in iOS 18.2 beta 4…

iOS 18.2 beta 4 is available now to developer testers. A new version of the public beta is expected to be released as soon as later this afternoon. The build number for today’s update is 2

iPhone games continue to get more powerful and higher profile than ever. Today, that its famed Final Fantasy XIV is coming to mobile soon via a new adaptation.

Square Enix shared that Lightspeed Studios is completing the mobile adaptation of Final Fantasy XIV. The game won’t be identical to the original, but the aim is to create a worthy mobile version.

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LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS has gone to great lengths to ensure FINAL FANTASY XIV MOBILE faithfully recreates the original game’s award-winning gameplay and story experience. FINAL FANTASY