iPhone & iPad: How to turn off video autoplay for the App Store
Tired of videos autoplaying while you’re checking out what’s new in the App Store? Follow along below for how to quickly turn autoplay off.
CarPlay: Wireless coming to Mini Australia, Honda adds to 2019 HR-V, more
Apple’s CarPlay infotainment feature in cars is available in more places than ever today, but it’s not a standard in every make and model yet. Read on for a roundup of some of the latest new cars to offer CarPlay.
Report: 6.1-inch LCD ‘iPhone 9’ is the dual-SIM iPhone, to be exclusive to China
Chinese media outlet Economic Daily News is reporting that Apple will technically launch four new iPhone models later this year. As expected, there would be worldwide launches of the OLED 5.8-inch iPhone X successor and 6.5-inch ‘iPhone X Plus’.
There would also be a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone with a single SIM tray, and a special 6.1-inch model with a dual SIM that is exclusive to China — according to the report.
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iOS 12 beta 5 hints at rounded corners for this year’s iPad Pro
We’ve been learning a lot about this year’s unreleased products from information found within the latest iOS 12 developer beta. We’ve discovered HomePod’s phone call capabilities, AirPods wireless charging case (and hopefully AirPower), and a new iPad Pro model with smaller bezels, no home button and Face ID.
Apple collecting American Red Cross donations for California wildfire relief effort
Apple has started accepting American Red Cross donations as part of the California wildfire relief effort. Donations can easily be made on the web from Apple’s homepage or from the App Store or iTunes Store using the payment method associated with your Apple ID.
Review: Understands, a beautifully neat way to raise an iMac or Apple monitor, with two issues
If you want to raise your iMac or Apple Thunderbolt Display to eye-level, there’s no shortage of ways to do it – at every price level.
Search for iMac stand on Amazon and you’ll find everything from ugly plastic ones for around 20 bucks through some nice-looking aluminum ones around the $70 mark to a clever Twelve South version for $130 (review of an earlier incarnation) …
Cardhop for Mac adds Instagram label, improved contacts label printing, more
When Cardhop debuted last fall, it immediately became a must-have app in my Mac’s menu bar. The way it handles adding notes and interacting with recent contacts works great with how I interact with email for example. The latest update to Cardhop out this week includes improvements to the recently introduced printing feature, improvements to drag and drop, and support for Instagram as a social network field.
Beautiful Siri concept imagines ‘parallel help’ ditching full-screen takeover, reinvents iOS multitasking
Shared in a Reddit post this morning, a gorgeous new iOS concept has detailed a whole new approach to Siri and multitasking that offers a look into how Apple could move away from the intrusive full-screen takeover design.
Minor Google Maps update should stop friends & family panicking when tracking your location
If you’re in the habit of sharing your location with family or friends through Google Maps, a minor update to both iOS and Android maps should stop them panicking if you suddenly stop broadcasting …