9to5Mac Daily 076: May 17, 2018
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Review: TP-Link’s slim deco offers mesh Wi-Fi at AirPort price
For the last year or so I’ve been on the fence about picking up a new router. But along with moving into a new house, I decided to finally retire my Time Capsule. After a lot of deliberation, I landed on TP-Link’s deco mesh Wi-Fi system and I’ve been really impressed with the features it offers, such as the app, performance, and price. Read on for our full review.
Feature Request: Twitter’s apps need timeline streaming if they want ‘that feeling of electricity’
It wouldn’t take much for me to be okay with Twitter’s official app — the place where it clearly wants users. I don’t mind seeing ads, especially if they help the service keep running, and the iOS app has modern features like 3D Touch, Split View, and even dark mode.
Timeline streaming is what keeps me in third-party apps like Tweetbot though. It’s a feature I consider crucial to how the service works…
iOS 11.4 beta 6 for iPhone and iPad now available
It’s only been a few days since the last beta, and now Apple has released iOS 11.4 beta 6 for testing. iOS 11.4 includes unreleased features like AirPlay 2 and Messages on iCloud. There’s also a new wallpaper for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.
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Instagram rolling out ability to share photos directly to Stories as a sticker
In another move to help unify the timeline, Instagram is today rolling out a new feature that lets users share photos from the timeline in Stories.
Samsung ad compares brand new S9 with iPhone 6 to mock performance throttling [Video]
Change My View: MacBook Pro keyboard issues are embarrassing but overblown
Change My View is a new take on opinion pieces, borrowed from the subreddit of the same name because we like the philosophy.
CMV is a subreddit dedicated to civil discourse, and is built around the idea that in order to resolve our differences, we must first understand them. We believe that productive conversation requires respect and openness, and that certitude is the enemy of understanding.
That’s why CMV is the perfect place to post an opinion you’re open to changing. We’re not looking to host aggressive debates, or encourage judgement, but help each other understand different perspectives.
One of the things I love about writing opinion pieces is that they often provoke interesting debates in the comments. But while the majority of readers engage in civilised discussion, we also get some trolls out to snipe at each other and more interested in scoring points than engaging in any kind of meaningful exploration of the issue.
With this format, we ask you not to engage the trolls – or at least, not to respond in kind – but to seek to understand opposing views and explore the issue in a constructive way …
This week’s Apple Pay promo brings back free Instacart grocery delivery
Emails for the weekly Apple Pay promotion are showing up and the company is again offering free grocery delivery with Instacart.
Apple promotes accessibility features on homepage for global awareness day
It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day today, May 17, and Apple is marking the occasion by featuring its accessibility features on the apple.com homepage …