Today alongside big updates to the Snapchat app, its newest AR Spectacles and launched the Snap OS software platform. These product announcements sought to excite the development community. Joining Snap’s developer program is going to cost you though: $99 per month, with a 1-year commitment. Did we mention that’s the only way to get the new Spectacles?
The new Snap Spectacles are the fifth-generation model, but you can’t order them as a consumer. They are only available for members
Snap announced a lot of big changes coming to the starting today. There’s a major app redesign rolling out, plus new AI features including a lens that shows you an old-aged version of yourself.
Today as part of its Snap Partner Summit event, the future of Snapchat was presented.
There’s a coming to Snapchat starting today, which will roll out globally over time.
It’s been a long time since Apple has been working on a system to let users wirelessly recover and restore the firmware of their devices. This was first introduced for Apple Watch with iOS 15.4 and watchOS 8.5 , and then expanded to Apple TV with iOS 17 and tvOS 17 . Now with iOS 18, Apple is finally bringing this system to the iPhone 16 lineup.
As seen by 9to5Mac , the iOS 18 firmware for iPhone 16 models includes
With RCS rolling out on the iPhone , Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone.
The governing GSMA body says the “next major milestone is for the RCS Universal Profile to add important user protections such as interoperable end-to-end encryption.”
“This will be the first deployment of standardized, interoperable messaging encryption between different computing platforms, addressing significant technical challenges such as key federation and cryptographically-enforced group membership.
Apple launched major updates to its software platforms just yesterday. iOS 18 , visionOS 2 , iPadOS 18 , and more were released to the public. But today, developer betas for the next big releases are already here. Beta 1 for watchOS 11.1, visionOS 2.1, and tvOS 18.1 are available now.
Over the summer, Apple debuted the first developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.
Normally
Following the release of iOS 18 to everyone this week, Apple is continuing iOS 18.1 beta testing. The company is now rolling out iOS 18.1 beta 4 to developer testers ahead of its expected release in October .
iOS 18.1 beta 4 is also the first build of the update to be available for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. It’s also the first beta to be available for all iPhone models, not just iPhones capable of running Apple Intelligence.
Today Apple released the latest beta for the next big update to macOS. Beta 4 of macOS Sequoia 15.1 includes Apple Intelligence features. It is rolling out to developers now.
macOS Sequoia just arrived in users’ hands yesterday alongside Apple’s other major OS updates. It brings a variety of new features to the Mac, including:
But there’s another big
The ongoing saga of the future of the Apple Card continues today. According to a report from , Apple is in talks with JPMorgan Chase about taking over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs.
This comes as Goldman’s losses from its consumer business continue to mount, recently surpassing $6 billion .
Today’s report explains that Apple has held talks with several potential partners, including Capital One and Synchrony Financial, who could take over Apple Card. Goldman Sachs also separately spoke with American Express about transferring the partnership last
In 2023, Samsung broke Apple’s 20-year streak of winning first place in the for personal computers by forcing a tie. This year Apple has returned to ruling the category while HP won second, knocking Samsung down a notch.
ACSI published its today based on 13,000+ respondents (chosen at random) from July 2023 to June 2024. The personal computer category includes desktops, laptops, and tablets.
For 2024,
Today’s best Apple deals feature ongoing pre-order offers on and with MagSafe, but we have also spotted particularly notable offers on the latest M3 MacBook Air. The 15-inch models with the going rate and land joined by the return of with various color options, as well as up to M4 iPad Pro configs. All of the also now sit alongside launch discounts on , some Find My accessories, charging gear, Mac keyboards, and more. Check it all out below.
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