Broken iPhones can be fixed the very same day. Photo: Apple
Apple has partnered with Best Buy to make it even easier for customers to obtain service and repairs.
Nearly 1,000 Best Buy stores across the U.S. can now fix your Apple devices. They are offering same-day fixes for iPhone with trained experts who use genuine Apple parts.
But it’s not dead yet! Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
The battle royale genre has become so insanely popular that almost every franchise has its own version at this point. That includes classic Super Mario Bros., thanks to one talented Nintendo fan.
And because this is a free game you play in your web browser, anyone can take control of the world’s favorite plumber as he battles it out against 74 lookalikes.
This bundle includes 8 courses that will teach you how to become your own boss. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
The treadmill, the hamster wheel, the rat race, the daily grind. None of us like the idea of working on other people’s terms and for other people’s goals, so no wonder there’s so much appeal to becoming a self-sufficient entrepreneur. It’s easy to dream about, but to actually do it takes guidance.
People are holding onto iPhones for an average of three years. Photo: Kristal Chan/Cult of Mac
The global smartphone market is slowing down, but nowhere are things declining faster than the premium end of the market. According to new figures from Counterpoint Research, that end of the market fell 8% in the first quarter of 2019.
Apple suffered particularly badly, with shipments of the iPhone declining 20%. Counterpoint blames it on users holding onto their handsets for longer.
Coming to iOS at the end of June. By way of 1991. Photo: Chorrus Games
For all the cool AR-based games and AAA-quality titles you’ll find in the App Store, a big part of me hankers after some good, old-fashioned retro gaming fun.
The upcoming action platformer Unbroken Soul hits that sweet spot perfectly. No, it’s not a classic game port like Golden Axe, but it sure looks like it could have sat happily alongside it. Check out the trailer below.
This could be huge for mobile photographers. Photo: Max J.
Sony could be preparing to finally step up its smartphone camera game.
A new Xperia handset has been leaked with twice as many rear-facing cameras as the upcoming iPhone 11. It will reportedly offer eight camera sensors in total, plus a gorgeous edge-to-edge display.
The lengthy wait for Galaxy Fold could soon be over.
One Samsung executive says the company’s first foldable phone is now “ready to hit the market.” Its launch was delayed due to a huge design flaw, but Samsung is confident the device will still see a lot of attention.
With these kind of approval rates, Cook should run for politics. Photo: Apple
Tim Cook is one of America’s top CEOs based on financial performance. But he’s also a CEO picked out as one of Glassdoor’s “employee’s choices” of chief exec.
Glassdoor, for those unfamiliar with it, is a website which allows employees to anonymously review companies and their management.
With watchOS 6, you’ll be able to clean some of the clutter off your Apple Watch. Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac
Among the big changes coming to Apple Watch this fall is the ability to remove many of the applications that come pre-installed on it. watchOS 6 will reportedly make it as easy to delete Apple’s own apps as third-party ones.
Keep using your regular headphones with this 3.5mm to USB-C adapter. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
The 2018 iPad Pro has no room for a headphone jack, but Kanex makes a USB-C adapter that includes the 3.5mm audio port needed for standard headphones or speakers.
We tested this handy accessory with Apple’s pro tablet, so don’t miss our review.
The Apple App Store brings in much more revenue than its Android rival. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
The 100 biggest software developers on the Apple App Store took in a whopping 64 percent more than the highest-earning Android app makers during the first the first three months of this year.
And the iPhone devs saw a 12 percent average year-over-year increase in revenue during Q1, according to a market research firm.
The latest releases bring a whole bunch of handy new features and improvements — including new templates and template settings, iMessage stickers, and support for multiple business cards.
A partial visual pun for a firewall. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
Guardian Firewall claims to be the first proper firewall app for iOS. It works by routing all the network connections from your iPhone or iPad through a VPN, and then filtering out privacy-invading trackers on Guardian’s own servers.
The idea is that all the heavy lifting is done on those servers, so you don’t have to worry about battery drain, or on the iOS security features that prevent an app from futzing with your internet connection.
Sounds good, but should you trust Guardian Firewall?
The Satechi Dual Smart Outlet gives you control of two devices at once. Photo: Satechi
There’s new home automation option from Satechi. The Dual Smart Outlet allows two devices to be controlled independently. And it supports Apple’s HomeKit so it can be accessed from an iPhone or Mac.
Sound sync woes will be a thing of the past. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
Nothing ruins a good movie like sound that’s completely out of sync. But thanks to iOS 13 and tvOS 13, you will no longer have to suffer that when watching video on your Apple TV.
A new feature lets you synchronize wireless audio devices so they’re perfectly matched.
watchOS 6 updates and apps can be installed straight onto Apple Watch. Photo: Apple
Apple Watch is taking a big stride toward independence from the iPhone. It’s possible to install the latest watchOS 6 beta directly to the Apple wearable … sort of.
This is all part of an ongoing move to make Apple Watch a stand-alone computer.
iOS 13 has almost too many features to cover -- but that won't stop us trying. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
The second iOS 13 and iPadOS betas bring both good news and bad. Unless you’re a total “thrill-seeker,” it’s still not a good idea to install these betas on your main iOS device. In fact, there will be far more spills than thrills: The code remains raw and buggy as hell.
I have iPadOS running on an old iPad. While this latest version seems much less ragged around the edges, many apps still crash. And I still can’t make the Slide Over apps hide themselves at the side of the screen. Nor do all my favorites appear in the Files app.
The good news is that, despite this, the latest betas offer several new features — and lots of stuff has been fixed. Let’s take a look at the highlights of what’s new in iOS 13 beta 2.
Kanex is the latest to deliver a USB-C hub for the 2018 iPad Pro. The iAdapt looks like one of the better options for adding must-have ports to your tablet, and it neatly clips onto the side of your device to keep everything tidy.
Apple asked for the lawyers to be booted from the case. Photo: Pexels
Two attorneys have been sanctioned for sharing proprietary Apple information as part of a lawsuit.
Lawyers Joseph Cotchett and Mark Molumphy from the firm Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy repeatedly referenced confidential Apple documents during a public hearing in May. The hearing concerned the fallout from Apple’s iPhone throttling controversy from a couple years back.
With this deal, you get a premium photo editing app backed by AI, and an education in how to use it. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Working with photos today means knowing how to use photo editing software. But that takes two things: the software, and the knowledge. So we’ve gone ahead and put them both together for you, with the powerhouse app Luminar 3, and a comprehensive course on how to use it.
It's not as simple as adding a hot new feature. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
Geopolitics are a whole lot more complicated than coming up with a hot new feature to sell your latest iPhone.
For this reason, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse think that there are no easy fixes to Apple’s current iPhone challenges. That’s because they involve the complexities of the burgeoning China vs. U.S. trade war, among other things, meaning that iPhone sales are victim to larger macroeconomic uncertainties.
Japan Display currently makes iPhone XR displays for Apple. Photo: Apple
Apple may help out struggling display-maker Japan Display, a new report claims.
Japan Display, which makes screens for the iPhone XR and an upcoming Apple Watch model, suffered a devastating blow this week. After appearing to have sorted out a bailout from a Chinese consortium, several members dropped out.
Don’t forget about unused subscriptions. Screenshot: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
iOS 13 and iPadOS now warn you if you attempt to delete apps with active subscriptions.
The new popup, which was introduced in Apple’s second beta builds on Monday, also includes a “Manage Subscription” button that makes it easier to cancel subs you no longer need.
Dr. Mario, the classic 1990s puzzle game which originally launched for the NES and Game Boy, is coming to the App Store.
According to Nintendo, the game will arrive on July 10. It will be free to download but, as with recent Nintendo mobile games, will contain in-app purchases.