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Black Friday Deals: AirPods 4 from $69, M4 MacBook Air from $749, & More

28 November 2025 at 08:13
Black Friday Deals are live on tons of great Apple products and there are many fantastic Apple discounts available from Amazon in particular. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else this holiday season, take advantage of the deals while they last. You’ll find great deals on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, ... Read More

How to Disable Camera Lock Screen Swipe on iPhone

20 November 2025 at 23:30
iPhone users have been able to access the iPhone camera through the Lock Screen by a swipe left gesture, which some people find to be very convenient, while others have noticed the swipe gesture can lead to inadvertent camera access and taking dozens of pocket pictures. If you’re in the latter camp, or you just ... Read More

Early Black Friday Deals: $250 Off MacBook Air, $150 Off iPad Air, AirPods for $80, etc

20 November 2025 at 23:24
Early Black Friday deals are available for many great Apple products through Amazon, check some of them out now and get an early start on your holiday shopping. M3 iPad Air for $150 Off The M3 iPad Air 13β€³ and 11β€³ model are available at a $150 discount from Amazon. These are great iPad models ... Read More

Affinity is a Powerful Free Photoshop Alternative for Mac (and Windows)

19 November 2025 at 23:21
Affinity is a powerful creative application that offers photo and image editing capabilities, vector design, and page layout features, all in a single app, and feature-wise it’s easily able to compete with the likes of Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. But unlike Photoshop or Illustrator, Affinity is now completely free – though advanced features like AI ... Read More

Fix for Wi-Fi Issues with iOS 26.1 on iPhone: Wi-Fi Not Working, Dropping, No Connection, Slow

18 November 2025 at 22:59
Some iPhone users have discovered that wi-fi is not working consistently with iOS 26.1 since updating their devices, and sometimes the wi-fi stops working entirely, the connection drops, wi-fi is active but does not work, or the wi-fi connection is unusably slow, often leading to timeouts rather than established connections. Sometimes you might even see ... Read More

Grab a Fun ο£Ώ Beijing Wallpaper from Apple to Celebrate a New Store Opening

18 November 2025 at 22:45
Apple is opening a new store in Beijing China, and to celebrate they have released a series of wallpapers for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The wallpaper features the retro six-color ο£Ώ Apple logo with some embellishments and patterns, giving it both a retro and modern feel. You can snag the wallpaper below by clicking on ... Read More

How to Enable Quiet Mode on Adobe Photoshop

18 November 2025 at 00:29
Did you know Adobe Photoshop offers a β€œQuiet Mode” feature that aims to hush and silence all of the distracting alerts, pop-ups, and notifications within the app? I didn’t either, but this feature is fantastic if you want to get things done without all the distractions. Adobe Photoshop is a powerful image editor with many ... Read More

Deals: $250 Off MacBook Air, $100 Off iPad Air 13β€³, & More

17 November 2025 at 23:49
The iPad Air 13β€³ model is available at a $100 discount from Amazon, offering a nice deal for anyone in the market for a large tablet: Get iPad Air 13β€³ for $699 (down from $799) Amazon is is continuing to offer huge deals on M4 MacBook Air, taking $250 off the retail price, with the ... Read More

3rd Beta of iOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, and iPadOS 26.2 Available for Testing

17 November 2025 at 23:41
Apple has issued the third beta versions of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, to those engaging in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. With a new beta build coming every week, it’s fairly likely we will see a final version released in December before yearend. A handful of tweaks, changes, and ... Read More

How to Turn Off Journal β€œTime to Write” Reminders on iPhone & Apple Watch

14 November 2025 at 10:14
Once you use the Journal app, it will send a daily notification to your iPhone and Apple Watch (yuck) with a reminder that says β€œTime to Write”, nudging you to create a new journal entry for the day. If you’re annoyed by the Journal β€œTime to Write” alerts on your iPhone or Apple Watch, you ... Read More

Beta 2 of iOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, and iPadOS 26.2 Available for Testing

12 November 2025 at 23:11
The second beta versions of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, are now available for testing for users participating in the beta programs for Apple system software. watchOS 26.2 beta 2 and tvOS 26.2 beta 2 are also available if you’re testing on those devices. iOS 26.2 beta features a slider for adjusting intensity ... Read More

How to Make Icons Clear in iOS 26 for iPhone & iPad

12 November 2025 at 00:05
The Liquid Glass interface of iOS 26 makes everything more transparent, and you can bring that effect to your Home Screen icons too by making them clear. The clear icon look offers a dramatic visual change to the icons on your iPhone or iPad, stripping them of the usual bright neon colors and transforming them ... Read More

How to Switch from Clear or Tinted Appearance in MacOS Tahoe

10 November 2025 at 20:15
The latest versions of macOS Tahoe include a new toggle that allows you to switch between two slightly different appearance modes for the Liquid Glass interface; β€œClear” and β€œTinted”. This setting was introduced to the Mac with macOS Tahoe 26.1 (and iOS 26.1 / iPadOS 26.1 for iPhone and iPad), and offers another way to ... Read More

Deals: AirPods 4 from $85

10 November 2025 at 20:07
AirPods 4 feature the iconic earbud design, and have many great features like gesture support, spatial audio, voice isolation, water and sweat resistance, Siri support, and USB-C charging. Get AirPods 4 for $85 (down 30% from $129) Apple Watch Series 10 from $279 You can get Apple Watch Series 10 for $279 at $120 off, ... Read More

Deals: Early Black Friday Pricing on M4 MacBook Air for $749 (25% Off) & More

7 November 2025 at 23:40
Amazon continues to offer wildly great deals on the M4 MacBook Air, with the 13β€³ model starting at $749 (down from $999), and the 15β€³ starting at $949 (down from $1199), with the $250 discount available on other models with more RAM and SSD storage as well. The base model 13β€³ is a whopping 25% ... Read More

macOS Tahoe 26.1 Improves Battery Life Significantly of MacBook Air & Pro

6 November 2025 at 20:53
If you were one of the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro users who found MacOS Tahoe causing excessive battery drain and battery life reductions with MacOS 26.0 and MacOS 26.0.1, then you’ll want to update to macOS Tahoe 26.1 right away, as it will likely resolve the most significant battery life problems. Multiple user reports ... Read More

Deals: $250 Off M4 MacBook Air, Starting at $749 (All-time Low!)

5 November 2025 at 22:38
Amazon is cutting $250 off the price of all M4 MacBook Air models, starting at $749 for the 13β€³ MacBook Air, and $949 for the 15β€³ MacBook Air. These are all-time low prices and tremendous deals on fantastic Apple laptops, and probably match whatever upcoming Black Friday deals are to be expected. It’s exceptionally rare ... Read More

iOS 18.7.2 & iPadOS 18.7.2 Security Updates Released

5 November 2025 at 22:03
iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2 are available for iPhone and iPad users who are not running iOS 26 and who do not want to install iOS 26.1 update onto their devices. The iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2 updates are security releases and do not include any new features or changes. Separately, iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, ... Read More

First Beta of iOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, iPadOS 26.2 Available for Testing

5 November 2025 at 22:01
Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, and the rest of the OS 26.2 suite. These betas are available now for users engaging in the beta testing programs. iOS 26.2 beta and macOS Tahoe 26.2 beta come just after Apple released the final versions of iOS 26.1, ... Read More

Reduce Transparency Does Not Work in macOS Tahoe 26.1?

4 November 2025 at 23:55
Some Mac users have discovered that the β€œReduce Transparency” and β€œIncrease Contrast” accessibility toggles no longer work completely after installing the macOS Tahoe 26.1 update, as transparency remains prominent throughout the interface. Toggling the Accessibility switch on for β€˜Reduce Transparency’ in MacOS Tahoe 26.1 might reduce the transparency in the menu bar and Control Center ... Read More
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