Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 to Developers

[ad_1] Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, … Read more

‘Best of Tech’ sale pushes surprising Apple items

[ad_1] We didn’t know Apple offered this product, but thanks to Woot!, now we do. Photo: Apple Amazon bargain site Woot! is known for its bargain-basement sales on tech items, but Tuesday’s Best of Tech sale digs up some oddities, including an offbeat selection of Apple products. An international travel-adapter kit, for example. The much-maligned … Read more

Apple iWork 14 brings useful tweaks to Pages, Numbers, Keynote

[ad_1] There are some new improvements out for Apple’s iWork suite. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac Apple updated its iWork suite of productivity applications on Tuesday with improvements related to shared documents, HEIC photos and iPad keyboards. The collection includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote, which are all available for Mac but an also iPad and iPhone. … Read more

Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.5 to Developers

[ad_1] Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.5 update to developers, with the software coming nearly a month after Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.4. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note that an Apple ID associated with an Apple … Read more

Apple Updates iWork Apps With New Features on Mac, iPad, and iPhone

[ad_1] Apple today updated its trio of iWork apps Keynote, Numbers, and Pages for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone with several new features and changes. The release notes for version 14.0 of the Mac apps follow, and the release notes for version 14.0 of the iPad and iPhone apps are nearly identical. Keynote • Add … Read more

Z80 SoftCard is Microsoft’s first hardware: Today in Apple history

[ad_1] April 2, 1980: Microsoft releases its first hardware product, the Z80 SoftCard. A microprocessor card that plugs into the Apple II, it allows the computer to run programs designed for the CP/M operating system, a popular OS for business software. Arriving several years before the first version of Windows, the Z80 SoftCard quickly becomes … Read more

Here’s the new batch of classic movies on Apple TV+ in April

[ad_1] Apple TV+ has dozens of classic films for subscribers to watch. And it just added to the collection. Photo: Apple TV+ Apple TV+ subscribers can enjoy a collection classic movies, with over two dozen that were just added in April. The list includes three John Wick films, the original Ghostbusters, a pair of Transformers … Read more

Spatial Personas Coming to Apple Vision Pro in Beta Today

[ad_1] Apple today announced that Spatial Personas are now available for all Vision Pro users in a public beta. Apple previewed Spatial Personas at WWDC last year. Unlike the existing Personas feature, which is confined to a tile and facial expressions only, Spatial Personas allow Vision Pro users to “break out of the familiar FaceTime … Read more

Report: Apple Podcasts Favors Shows With Subscriptions

[ad_1] Apple favors podcasts in its “Browse” tab that participate in its subscriptions program, according to Semafor. To be featured at the top of Apple Podcasts‘ Browse tab, creators simply have to submit a form to Apple, but the report noted that, last week, five of the first seven shows in the “Browse” carousel in … Read more