Bluesky hits 2M users; public web interface and federation coming
Invitation-only social media app Bluesky has just hit 2M users one year after launch, and just a couple of months after reaching the 1M user milestone …
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Apple’s RCS announcement date wasn’t coincidence, and is good insurance
Yesterday’s Apple RCS u-turn came as a big surprise, as the company had previously indicated that it had no plans to support the rich communication services (RCS) messaging standard.
But while the announcement itself was a surprise, the timing of it...
Proton Mail Key Transparency will ensure you’re emailing the right person
After turning email into end-to-end encrypted communication, Proton Mail Key Transparency will close another potential security hole, says the company: ensuring you’re emailing the right person …
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Don’t turn off ProMotion to save iPhone 15 Pro battery life
One of the battery-slurping features of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is the 120Hz ProMotion display. This dynamically adjusts the refresh rate of the screen between 1Hz (for the always-on display when the phone is sleeping) to 120Hz for things like sc...
You can now run Windows on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac using streaming Windows App
While you can’t run Windows through Boot Camp on Apple Silicon Macs, there are still several ways to run Windows apps on Macs. But you can now also do the same on iPhone and iPad, using a new official Windows app.
Microsoft’s new app – which is curr...
After iPhone 15 overheating issues, Apple may improve hardware cooling in iPhone 16
Apple had to implement an iOS fix to solve iPhone 15 overheating problems – but a leaker today suggests that the company is looking to make a hardware change next year to improve passive cooling.
The report says that Apple may make two changes to im...
Apple highlights Apple Pay card balance feature in UK, as it begins slow US rollout
Apple is today highlighting an Apple Pay card balance feature in the UK after it was expanded to 10 banks and finance companies there.
It’s likely to quickly come to other UK brands – as well as rolling out in European Union countries – while the US...
Venmo Groups feature lets you split bills, or track longer-term shared expenses
A new Venmo Groups feature makes it easy for family and friends to split bills, track shared holiday spending, or even sort out shared expenses for longer periods.
The PayPal-owned app says that there’s no longer a need to use third-party apps or sp...
Parts pairing looks set to be Apple’s next right to repair battle
Apple may have made a U-turn on the right to repair, but the battle is far from over. The growing practice of parts pairing – something which has been increasingly adopted by the iPhone maker – is coming under increasing fire.
Requiring components t...
Apple’s iOS 18 plans, and that bug-fix report [Opinion]
Anyone reading a couple of recent reports on Apple’s iOS 18 plans might be forgiven for feeling a certain amount of confusion.
The first said that the company had paused all development of new features in iOS 18, macOS 15, and watchOS 11 in order to...