Apple is inviting Apple Watch users to celebrate Valentine’s Day this Saturday with an aptly heart-themed challenge. Here are the details.
Every Valentine’s Day , Apple promotes the Heart Month Challenge, inviting users to close their exercise ring in exchange for exclusive iMessage stickers, a Fitness app award, and… oh, yeah, getting healthier.
Here’s Apple on this year’s Heart Month Challenge:
Close your exercise ring on Valentine’s Day, February 14, to earn this award.
We’re still over half a year away from the iPhone 18 line being unveiled, but the latest analyst expectations for pricing are surprisingly good news.
If you keep an eye on tech industry trends, you’ve probably heard that key iPhone components might be getting a lot more expensive for Apple.
Reporting indicates that the A20 Pro chip, with its cutting edge 2nm process, will be a lot pricier due to growing demand for TSMC capacity from other companies.
Similarly, AI-related demand is
Nomad is updating one of my favorite and most clutch tech accessories they make. They are expanding their ChargeKey lineup with a new Stellar Orange color to perfectly match the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. has been one of Nomad’s longest-running products and is still one of the simplest solutions for carrying a reliable cable on your keychain that can do it all, from ultra-high speed charging to professional-level data transfer speeds. Here is what you should know.
As I stated above,
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are starting with some serious price drops on iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models – these Amazon offers are drastically undercutting the Apple refurb units that recently appeared with iPhone 16 models at up to $420 off and 16 Pro at $630 off the original prices. We also have a particularly notable offer on 32GB M4 MacBook Air models at up to $300 off and M4 Pro MacBook Pro configs at $
Google Photos is bringing its new “Create with AI” templates over to iPhone and iPad, a few months after they arrived on Android.
last week in a community post, “Create with AI” features in Google Photos are now rolling out to iPhone. This opens up a collection of templates that can edit photos based on a selection of templates, including both personalized and non-personalized formats. A lot of these templates are widely available, but some are limited to specific users.
Google explains:
With Create with
Apple offers an Apple TV Remote app on iPhone, iPad, and even Apple Watch—but not the Mac. So one developer created his own solution: , a new macOS app for controlling your Apple TV.
is expanding its footprint in the enterprise security landscape, but this time, it’s not with a new software feature. The company today announced the launch of , a new investment arm designed to support early-stage companies building solutions in identity, security, AI, and IT productivity. Along with the launch of the fund, JumpCloud has announced its first strategic investment in , a startup focused on combating identity fraud during the hiring process.
For JumpCloud, the move into venture capital represents a shift toward ecosystem building as
Apple Arcade its new titles coming in March, headlined by the latest title in a popular and long-running franchise: Oceanhorn 3.
I’m a firm believer that is the best music streaming service out there. Here are four features in Apple Music I’ve been loving lately that you should check out.
AutoMix in Apple Music is essentially a supercharged version of crossfade. It mixes one song into the next by using AI to analyze audio features and crafting a unique transition. It’s basically like having your own personal DJ.
AutoMix doesn’t always get it right, but it does most of the time. And when it does,
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