iOS 19 will reportedly include a dedicated gaming app
Every so often, Apple makes an attempt to push its platforms as a place for serious gaming. If the latest report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg is accurate, the company will try again this year…
Jason Cross
Jason Cross
WhatsApp is finally available for iPad (and we mean finally)
It’s weird. With 3 billion users, WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in the world. It landed on the App Store back in 2009, about six months before the iPad was introduced. And in…
Your iPhone notifications are ruining your life. Here are 3 easy steps to fix them
Your iPhone is ruining your life. Or at least, it’s distracting you from it–as often as possible. Every app wants to send you notifications, and it wants to ping you with some sort of alert…
Apple plans to offer AI alternatives as it works to overhaul Siri
Mark Gurman and Dave Bennett have an interesting feature at Bloomberg about Apple’s AI struggles. It is primarily a summary of the last several months’ reporting on how Apple fell behind in AI, why it…
The first thing I install on every new Mac is this little free emoji utility
One of the frustrations of setting up a new computer is downloading, installing, and logging into all the various applications I use every day. But whenever I set up a new Mac, I’m happy to…
Apple teams up with Universal Music Group to add Sound Therapy to Apple Music
May 15 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and Apple always uses the occasion to highlight some of the new accessibility features coming to iPhones and Macs. This year, Apple’s got another announcement to share: three…
iOS 19 will reportedly use AI to extend the iPhone’s battery life
Finally, an Apple Intelligence feature we can all get behind! Instead of more generative features of questionable quality, Apple reportedly plans to use AI to help us all get longer battery life, according to Bloomberg’s…
Bluetooth 6.1 is here, before Bluetooth 6 devices hit the shelves
We don’t have iPhones with Bluetooth 6 yet—in fact, only a couple second-tier Android phones even claim to support it so far. But that’s not stopping the Bluetooth group, which is keeping with its twice-a-year…
It sure looks like AI-powered search is coming to Safari
AI-based search options may be coming to Safari across Apple’s platforms. At least, that’s what Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior VP of services, testified in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Alphabet Inc. The lawsuit is over…
Apple Arcade is the best Apple service you’re not using
I know what you’re thinking…I’m not going to spend eight bucks a month on a subscription gaming service just full of mobile games! That’s half the price of Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus Extra…