Prepare for an all-new iPad Pro. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
Apple left a big clue in iOS 11.3 that it is working on a brand new iPad for release later this year.
After Apple released the first beta of iOS 11.3 earlier this week, developers dug through the new software. They found references to a mysterious “Modern iPad” that packs Face ID.
Apple is invested heavily in self-driving tech. Photo: Idiggapple/Twitter
Apple is revving up its efforts to catch its competitors in the self-driving car market.
The company has aggressively expanded its fleet of vehicles used to test its autonomous driving systems, according to a new filing that shows the company added nine times as many cars over the last year.
This simple app saves time by turning common phrases into easy shortcuts. Photo: Cut of Mac Deals
If you spend any amount of time at the keyboard, you’re probably wasting a good chunk of it. That’s largely thanks to correcting typos, but also typing common text strings like your name, email address, etc.
Twitter's redesign is reportedly inspired by Snapchat. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac
Twitter wants to make it easier for people to post videos to its app, and it’s reportedly planning to take some inspiration from Snapchat in order to do so.
According to a new report, citing sources familiar with the matter, Twitter is currently working on a tool that will let users more easily utilize their camera to take and share video clips, showing what is happening around them.
Nintendo has confirmed plans to shutdown its first mobile game less than two years after its launch.
Miitomo wasn’t exactly the Nintendo name fans were hoping to see when the Japanese company finally embraced Android and iOS. Unsurprisingly, the game couldn’t sustain our interest for long and now it’s no longer worth Nintendo’s time.
iBooks may not be ready for a big revamp. Photo: Apple
Apple is working on a major iBooks overhaul for iOS 11.3, according to a new report.
The company has hired a former Amazon and Barnes & Noble executive to help reboot its e-book business, which will also see the launch of a new reader for iPhone and iPad.
HomePod will get software updates just like your other Apple devices. Photo: Apple
Don’t make the mistake of comparing HomePod to rival smart speakers and lamenting its $349 price tag. There are good reasons why the device costs more than three times as much as an Amazon Echo — and yet is still an absolute steal.
The design of Apple's new store blurs the line between the inside and outside world. Photo: Apple
Ahead of Apple’s first ever Apple Store opening South Korea, the company has shared pictures of its spectacular new Seoul store online.
Located on the south of the Han River, in the heart of the upmarket Gangnam district, the store boasts a 25-foot glass facade, stunning 6K video wall, and a tree-lined interior that is designed to blur the line between street and store. It opens this Saturday.
Jony Ive recently resumed his post at the head of Apple's design team. Photo: BBC
A big increase in the number of exciting-sounding job openings for designers and engineers at Apple’s new Apple Park campus suggests that some exciting projects are underway.
According to a new report, based on data from Apple’s HR website, Apple began hiring a whole lot more designers in October, with openings jumping from an average of 40 or less to a peak of 70 new positions. While the company hires new engineers all the time, this uptick in hiring suggests that Apple is bringing in a whole lot more creative folks than they have in a long while.
Steve Jobs called iCloud Apple's hard disk in the sky. Photo: Apple
One of the key features Apple left out of iOS 11 is finally entering the beta testing phase among developers.
Apple added iCloud support for Messages to iOS 11.3 beta 1 today, which should be a huge help in saving space on most iPhones once it finally launches for the public.
Dive into coding with Swift Playgrounds. Photo: Apple
Swift Playgrounds, Apple’s code-learning app aimed at youngsters, got a huge update today with the biggest new set of features sent the app came out in 2016.
With the Swift Playgrounds 2.0 update, coders get access to a host of new robots, as well as the ability to subscribe to third-party level creators so you can find and download new levels faster.
iOS 11.3 makes iPhone more secure. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
iOS 11.3 landed with a bunch of big features this morning but it looks like Apple added a few small surprises not mentioned in its preview, including a new feature that makes it easier to tell when apps are trying to access your personal data.
Protect your Mac from viruses the easy way with Dr. Antivirus. Photo: Tim Gouw/Pexels CC
This post is presented by Trend Micro, maker of Dr. Antivirus.
In some ways, our Macs are a lot like us. They live in a world full of bugs and viruses that can compromise their systems, slow them down, even kill them. Just like people, the best way to stay on top of health threats is to get regular checkups.
Thumbnails make notes way easier to spot quickly. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
Apple’s Notes app gets better and better, with the iOS 11/macOS Sierra version bringing all kinds of amazing features. But however good any notes app is, you still have to find your notes, and for most of us that means scanning a list until we find the one we’re looking for. Today we’ll see how to add a custom image thumbnail to any note, so you can quickly identify it in the list. Even if you use search to narrow down the results, an image will still make notes easier to spot.
iOS 11.3 brings new animoji for iPhone X. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
The first big iOS 11 beta of 2018 has finally arrived.
Apple gave the public a preview of the new features coming in iOS 11.3 this morning. Developers can already start playing with the new goodies now that Apple just released the first iOS 11.3 beta.
Learn the many facets of Photoshop through hands-on lessons. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Almost anyone can benefit from learning Photoshop. For anyone who enjoys photography or toying with images, it’s the ultimate playground. But it’s also a great addition to any resume or professional skill set.
Siri usage is climbing rapidly. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac
Siri is now “actively” used on more than half a billion devices, Apple has revealed. The virtual assistant, which will be used to control HomePod, has been attracting users at a rapid rate despite falling behind its competitors in features and accuracy.
Primary Data, an enterprise storage startup which employed Steve Wozniak as its chief scientist, appears to have shut down. At time of writing, the company’s Twitter and Facebook appear to be down, although its webpage is still working. Its operating status is described as “closed.”
Augmented reality will be even better with glasses. Photo: Apple
Apple today offered fans a preview of a big iOS 11.3 update coming this spring.
Alongside 16 new Animoji characters for iPhone X owners, the update will bring big improvements to ARKit and Messages, the ability to view battery health on all iOS devices, music videos for Apple Music, and lots more.
Apple's augmented reality platform just got slicker. Photo: Alper Guler
Apple’s ARKit augmented reality platform just got better thanks to ARKit 1.5, which has rolled out to developers in beta.
The upgrade adds a big new feature to AR developers’ toolset: wall detection. Previous versions of ARKit only focused on horizontal plane detection, meaning that it only able to detect floors for objects to be placed onto. With the new upgrade, AR developers will now be able to add walls into the mix — for instance, creating a game in which you throw darts at a wall-mounted board.