Emoji selection on the Mac remains an area ripe for improvement with future versions of macOS. Until then, Mojito is a new and free solution that greatly improves the Mac emoji picker experience.

Working with emoji on the iPhone and iPad is easy since they’re part of a dedicated keyboard and can be easily summoned just by typing their description.

On the Mac? It’s been a different story since the Touch Bar was discontinued.

There’s the hard-to-remember Control + Option + Space keyboard shortcut

Halide’s big 3.0 upgrade has been on our radar since late 2024. Today, the pro camera app has arrived in the form of Halide Mark III. It brings three key photography upgrades to the experience.

As forecasted in December 2024 , Halide Mark III promises to improve the iPhone’s photography game in a variety of ways.

First, starts with a focus on taking better photos from the moment you hit the shutter button. This is thanks to a new feature called

iOS 26.5 launched earlier this month , with one of the major new features the addition of RCS end-to-end encryption in the Messages app . Here’s how to check it’s enabled on your iPhone and active in a given conversation.

Apple Wallet driver’s license support is expanding to a new state. Starting today, Arkansas residents can add their driver’s license to the Apple Wallet app on .

Apple previously touted Arkansas as one of the states planning to support Apple Wallet driver’s licenses and state IDs. The state Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet support last year, and now it’s making good on its Apple Wallet promise as well.

Arkansas the Apple Wallet rollout on its Department of Finance and Administration website today. The feature is rolling

Does ChatGPT seem slower than usual for you today? You’re not alone.

OpenAI says it’s currently investigating an issue around “elevated latency” that’s current impacting ChatGPT and its API.

A separate issue is being monitored for FedRAMP users, though a fix has been applied.

Here’s the system status as of 8:15 am PT.

Roku just what it’s calling its biggest Home Screen redesign in over a decade, and it launches today. Here are the details.

Starting today in the US, Roku is rolling out a brand new Home Screen across Roku TVs and streaming devices. The Home Screen will be automatically updated, and more countries will add support soon.

The new Home Screen was inspired by extensive user feedback, per Roku’s Founder and CEO Anthony Wood. The company prioritized making sure that “every change is grounded in what users

Apple today that its After the Whistle podcast will return for a new season soon to cover the World Cup, with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt co-hosting with Rebecca Lowe. Here are the details.

Aside from running one of the largest podcast platforms, Apple Podcasts, Apple has also served as creators of a variety of its own podcasts.

One such show, After the Whistle with Brendan Hunt and Rebecca Lowe , is returning on June 7 for six weeks of World Cup coverage.

The podcast will offer video and

Apple today its trade-in estimates across the board for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad, and Android phones. Here are the current numbers.

For the iPhone, Apple raised the highest-end offer from $685 to $695 for the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 16 Plus also saw increases in trade-in estimates, as first spotted by .

• iPhone 16 Pro Max: $695 (from