At last year’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced the new app Siri Shortcuts which allows iOS users to create custom voice commands for their apps. Today, the company unveiled a series of updates to its Siri Shortcuts app to improve the experience for users and app developers alike. It also noted the app would now […]
Apple’s enhancements to its venerable iPad family of tablets didn’t end up with the brand new iPadOS that introduces plenty of features that aid multitasking, moving the iPad one step closer to being an actually decent laptop replacement. Tucked withing the new iPadOS is one small feature, one giant leap for Apple users that they […]
YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail, Nest, Discord, and a number of other web services suffered from major outages in the US today. The root cause was issues with Google’s Cloud service that powers apps other than just Google’s own web services. Google’s issues started at around 3PM ET / 12PM PT, and the company resolved them after […]
WWDC 2019 is so close that one can practically imagine what iOS 13 will bring – but while we might see some new hardware this year (the Mac Pro 2019 could make an appearance) we’re not going to see an iPhone SE2. In fact, we’re never going to see the much-vaunted sequel to Apple’s surprise […]
Ecobee has officially announced its latest thermostat, the simply named SmartThermostat. This fifth-generation model looks very similar to 2017’s Ecobee4, and it shares that model’s built-in Alexa smart speaker features. But the new SmartThermostat does have a number of upgrades, including faster performance, a louder, better-quality speaker, nicer materials, and a completely redesigned remote sensor. […]
We’ve seen phone makers coming up with creative ways to avoid the front-camera notch, with the pop-up camera being an increasingly common option amongst Chinese phones, along with the flip-up camera on the more recent ASUS ZenFone 6. Vivo and Nubia even just went with a secondary display on the back at one point. But […]
Apple appears to be giving us even more indication that those rumors about the death of iTunes may hold water. As noted on Reddit and reported by MacRumors, Apple’s iTunes pages on Facebook and Instagram have been scrubbed of their content just days ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), its annual event at which […]
Huawei may be expecting to live with a US ban for a long time. South China Morning Post sources claim Foxconn has stopped Huawei phone production on “several” lines in response to reduced orders. It wasn’t certain if this was a short- or long-term cut, but it came just months after Huawei’s growing demand reportedly […]
Cadillac’s reveal of the upcoming CT4-V and CT5-V was met with mixed reviews as the performance-car faithful anticipated at least one if not both of the new models to sport General Motors’ new holy grail V-8 engine: the Blackwing. Instead, they will get twin-turbo V-6 units which, while still potent, fail to place them in […]
If you’re running an older version of Windows, it’s vital to update it as soon as possible. Microsoft has warned about a critical security issue called BlueKeep which makes older Windows machines vulnerable to malware. The vulnerability is technically known as CVE-2019-0708, and is found in Remote Desktop Services. It is a particular concern because […]
If the idea of someone running Windows XP in 2019 makes you laugh, I urge you to maintain that blissful naïveté. Just leave now. Are they gone? Okay, so, Windows XP, Vista, and the rest of those old and unsupported operating systems are still extremely real—and they’re everywhere. The ancient software is still active in […]
While Apple has made some movement toward limiting ad tracking for its apps, the process isn’t foolproof. This can be especially troubling when it comes to kids, who are more vulnerable to advertising and more likely to volunteer sensitive information. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning to announce new […]
