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10 years in the making, retro game emulator Delta is now No. 1 on the iOS charts
Video game emulator Delta’s decade-long struggle against the iOS App Store began with a school-issued TI-84 calculator. When Riley Testut was a sophomore in high school, he showed his friends how to load illicit software onto their bulky graphing calculators. Such behavior was generally discouraged at school, but he wasn’t plotting to cheat on a…
Mood.camera is an iOS app that feels like using a retro analog camera
Phone cameras have evolved a lot, with image processing becoming increasingly important and granular controls to help users tweak their images. Despite that, many people are still fond of old-school…
A crypto wallet maker’s warning about an iMessage bug sounds like a false alarm
A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit — but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not a…
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out support for passkeys, a new and more secure login method compared with traditional passwords, to all iOS users globally. The option debuted in January,…
Google showed a section on the new Google Messages page claiming that Apple is set to roll out (RCS) support for iPhones this fall.
Apple WWDC 2024, set for June 10-14, promises to be ‘A(bsolutely) I(ncredible)’
Apple SVP Greg “Joz” Joswiak just confirmed via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference is set for June 10-14. In…
Spotify submits an update to show pricing information to iOS users in EU
Spotify said today that it has submitted a new version App Store that shows pricing and feature information about the audio company’s different plans in the EU. The update, which…
MacPaw’s Setapp becomes one of the first to agree to Apple’s controversial DMA rules
Mac and iOS software development company MacPaw is becoming one of the first to publicly adopt Apple’s new DMA (Digital Markets Act) rules in the EU, to offer Setapp, its…
Text-to-speech app Speechify launches Gmail integration and voice cloning
Text-to-speech startup Speechify is launching a new version of its iOS app (v3.0) with features like a redesigned home page, the ability to scan documents, Gmail and learning platform Canvas…
Caller identity company Truecaller has launched its call recording and transcription for paid users in India, the company’s biggest market. The recording feature will be available to premium users on…
Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant,…
Government hackers targeted iPhone owners with zero-days, Google says
Government hackers last year exploited three unknown vulnerabilities in Apple’s iPhone operating system to target victims with spyware developed by a European startup, according to Google. On Tuesday, Google’s Threat…
Yelp is releasing new features as part of its winter release, which includes a more visual feed, AI-powered summaries of businesses, and number masking while contacting businesses for better privacy.…
Apple has had support for eSIM since the iPhone Xs/XR, but it has gone all in by ditching the physical SIM card slot for iPhones from version 14 and later…
iPhone users should turn on Apple’s stolen device protection feature
Apple released a new version of iOS yesterday with a handful of new features, such as collaborative playlists in Apple Music and a new Unity wallpaper for Black History Month.…
Apple to release iOS 17.3 next week, bringing Stolen Device Protection, collaborative playlists
Apple confirmed today that iOS 17.3 will be released to the public next week, giving iPhone users new features like Stolen Device Protection and collaborative Apple Music playlists. The company…
Apple rolled out iOS 17.2 today, giving iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users the ability to record spatial videos. The new feature lets users film in three…
This Week in Apps: Apple’s iPhone app of the year finalists, plus 7 hidden gems
Is the App Store still a source for new technology innovations or has AI development become the hotter new tech to build for these days? We pondered this question this…
Rooms, an interactive 3D space designer and ‘cozy game,’ arrives on the App Store
Cozy game, interior decorating app, learn-to-code primer or something in between, the interactive, 3D spaces builder known as Rooms has made its way to the App Store. The startup, which…
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Apple’s Journal app has arrived – here’s what’s good and bad
Having used Journal for a few days now, I feel confident saying that Day One is not staring down an existential threat — at least not yet. Keep in mind we’re talking about Apple has a well-known history of Sherlocking new apps with feature updates (it was, after all, the company that gave rise to…
Apple fixes bug that undermined iOS privacy feature for years
Apple has fixed a years-old vulnerability in its iPhone and iPad software that undermined a privacy feature since it first debuted. Back in 2020, Apple announced a new feature in…
iOS 17.1 will let you continue AirDrop transfers over cellular data
Apple released iOS 17.1 on Wednesday to all users, with features including improved AirDrop sharing and updates to Apple Music. The biggest change with this release is the ability to…
Almost eight years after former Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner launched a new browser for desktop users, his company (Vivaldi) has introduced its iOS version today. As it’s mandatory for…
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Yes, you have to update your Apple devices again, because spyware is bad
Apple has released urgent security updates for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watch, and Safari users to block two active spyware campaigns.
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With iOS 17, the iPhone feels like a mature platform
Just a few months before Apple launches the Apple Vision Pro with a brand-new operating system, Apple is releasing iOS 17 for the iPhone. Yes, 17 feels like a big number. And in many ways, iOS has reached a point of stability and maturity that we are all looking for. If you’re updating from iOS…
Apple has just released the new version of iOS, the company’s operating system for the iPhone. iOS 17 is a free download.
Reddit users on mobile can now translate posts into other languages
Reddit is giving users the ability to translate posts into other languages. There will be eight different languages available to start — including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch…
eBay rolls out a tool that generates product listings from photos
eBay is rolling out a new AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing from a single photo. Available in the eBay app for iOS to start,…
Cinemin is a fun camera app with animated film aesthetics without any AI
Tinrocket, makers of popular apps such as Waterlogue and Olli, has released a new camera app called Cinemin to shoot animated photos and videos without the help of any AI…
