Best Buy Father’s Day sale has up to $350 off MacBooks, Beats Headphones, TVs, much more
Father’s Day is just around the corner and Best Buy is celebrating with a new three-day sale that includes deals on MacBooks, Apple TV, Powerbeats, TVs, smart home gear and more. Free shipping is available on orders of $35+ or you can opt for in-store pickup if you want your new gear this weekend. You’ll find our top picks below.
Taiwanese company offers clunky wireless charging adapter for AirPods case
It’s now nine months since Apple announced that a new wireless AirPods charging case was on the way, alongside its AirPower mat designed to provide simultaneous wireless charging to that, an iPhone 8/X and Apple Watch.
There’s as yet no sign of either product, despite multiple rumors of a release back in February, but if you want to charge your existing AirPods case wirelessly, a Taiwanese company is promising a solution ‘soon’ …
Latest class action lawsuit alleges all Apple Watches are defective
This could be why Apple has yet to make FaceTime an open-standard like it promised
When Steve Jobs originally introduced FaceTime in 2010, he promised that the feature would be an open industry standard, allowing other companies and smartphone makers to adopt it. 8 years later, however, FaceTime remains closed and exclusive to the Apple ecosystem. An interesting new piece from CNET delves into why this is likely the case…
iOS 12: How to enable Do Not Disturb at Bedtime
One thing I personally struggle with is putting my phone down right before bed. This is mostly due to the constant text conversations I have back and forth with various people.
Instagram plans new long-form video hub to compete with YouTube & Snapchat Discover
Following a report yesterday suggesting Instagram was adding support for videos up to 1 hour in length, TechCrunch now offers additional details on the company’s video plans. The report likens Instagram’s video plans to Snapchat’s Discover feature…
iOS 12 tidbits: AirDrop saved passwords, new 3D Touch options, more
Smaller, useful enhancements in iOS 12 continue to surface as beta testers spend quality time with the update. While we previously highlighted features such as easier Face ID rescans and Apple Music lyric search, read on for a few additional iOS 12 tidbits…
Hands-on with the new Home app & HomeKit Siri control on macOS 10.14
For many Mac users, one of the top features of macOS 10.14 Mojave will be the new Home app and support for controlling HomeKit devices with Siri on the Mac. Both of these have been sorely missed in previous versions of macOS, but Mojave is finally changes things…
Shawn Mendes surpasses 1B streams on Apple Music, latest album now biggest pop release of 2018
19-year-old pop star Shawn Mendes just had his week rocked. With the debut of his self-titled new album, the artist was able to capture the largest first week for a pop album on Apple Music in 2018 thus far.
iOS 12: How to enable quiet notifications on iPhone and iPad
iOS 12 brings many subtle refinements that may have flown under your radar. One of these new features is the ability to receive notifications quietly. Follow along for how to turn this option on.