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YouTube star’s love of disposable cameras turns into a popular iOS app

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Another disposable camera app, but this one has a big name behind it.
ScreenShot: David's Disposable/App Store

More than a dozen apps in the photo category of Apple’s App Store appropriate the shoddy, snapshot esthetics of single-use, or disposable, cameras.

The newest joining this niche category two weeks ago features nothing unique. Yet it quickly surpassed 1 million downloads because the popular internet celebrity behind the app told followers to ā€œcheck out my new app.ā€

YouTuber is giddy giving tour of iPhone battery factory

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A lot of moving parts in this Strange Parts episode at an iPhone battery factory.
Screenshot: Strange Parts/YouTube

Watching an iPhone battery being made might sound interesting. But Scotty Allen was left over the moon after his tour of the Pisen factories in China that makes after-market lithium polymer batteries.

Allen’s exuberance is routinely felt in videos for his YouTube channel Strange Parts. Each component of an electronic device brings the joy of discovery to Allen, known for having built an iPhone from scratch by shopping for parts in the components markets of Shenzhen, China.

How to ā€œscreenshotā€ music and videos on your iPhone

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Just press record.
Photo: darkday/Flickr CC

On the iPhone and iPad, you can capture any image you see just by grabbing a screenshot. Pretty much everyone knows the power+home button, or power+volume-up button combo that snaps a screenshot and saves it to your photo library. You can even crop the image before saving it, to remove surrounding distractions. But what about video? Or music? Is it possible to take a ā€œscreenshotā€ of the music playing on your iPhone? Find out how to play music while recording video iPhone with this helpful guide. Or capture a YouTube video? Yes it is. In fact, you can even ā€œscreenshotā€ a video, and then extract the music from within. Here’s how: with screen recording.

iPhone 11 Pro can’t outshoot a $250,000 TV camera

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Sometimes size does matter.
Screenshot: Zebra Zone/YouTube

The iPhone may replace other cameras in many homes. But it won’t send professional still and video cameras to their grave like some believe.

To make this case, YouTuber Zebra Zone created a ridiculous video showing an iPhone 11 Pro in a shootout with a $250,000 broadcast TV camera.

iPhone 11 Pro romps through Saudi Arabia in dirty new Apple ad

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Dune bashing never looked so beautiful.
Photo: Apple

Apple hit the gorgeous deserts of Saudi Arabia for its newest commercial which is hands down the dirtiest ā€˜Shot on iPhone’ ad we’ve ever seen.

The minute-long ad follows a group of Saudi ATV riders as they push themselves, their vehicles and the iPhone 11 Pro camera to the absolute limit. It’s pretty much the exact opposite of the wintery Shot on iPhone ad Apple put out last week and will have you ready to hit some warmer weather.

Strap in for a wild ride:

Apple’s wonderful holiday ad will tug at your heart strings

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Apple’s back with another great holiday ad.
Photo: Apple

Apple’s annual holiday season ad arrived on YouTube today, just in time for it to be included in all the football games and parade footage on Thanksgiving day.

The three-minute long ad called ā€œThe Surpriseā€ follows two young girls who travel to their grandfathers house for Christmas. Of course, there are Apple products spread throughout ad and it’s the iPad that will warm your heart the most.

You might wanna grab some tissues:

iOS 13.2.2 finally brings big memory bug fix

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You should update your iPhone pronto.
Photo: Cult of Mac

iPhone and iPad owners received a critical software update this morning aimed at fixing one of the most annoying bugs in iOS 13.2.

iOS 13.2.2 and iPadOS 13.2.2 come just over a week after Apple released iOS 13.2, which contains a nasty memory bug that causes apps to quit unexpectedly in the background. The recent iOS 13.3 beta added a fix for the memory bug, but now everyone can enjoy the bug fix without having to install beta software.

Beautiful drone shots in Apple’s new privacy ad will creep you out

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Apple's camera man killed it on this ad.
Photo: Apple

Apple just posted a new video advertisement on Youtube, as the company does from time to time.

The ad is about privacy on iPhone which has been one of the company’s biggest talking points over the last few years. Honestly, I don’t think a single word from the ad actually entered my ears. I was too blown away with the creepy beautiful FPV drone shots that transport you from being a distant observer to an intimate guest in someone’s life.

Check it out:

Google adds enhanced privacy tools to Maps and YouTube

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It's getting easier to not be tracked in Maps. And YouTube is getting a timed history auto-delete.
Photo: Google

Google just promised that Incognito mode will soon be added to Maps. And YouTube is getting timed auto-delete for the user’s video history. In addition, a new Password Checkup tool helps users avoid common passcodes.

This advertising company has been making similar changes to its other services in hopes of shaking a reputation for privacy invasion.

Brilliant new ads put iPhone 11 Pro through the wringer

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The iPhone 11 Pro can take damage.
Photo: Apple

YouTube is about to get swarmed with new iPhone 11 stress test videos starting on September 20 but Apple just beat everyone to the punch with its latest ad that shows this year’s iPhone is the toughest yet.

Apple dropped two new iPhone 11 Pro ads this morning showing off the durability of the new phones and the triple-camera system. Both ads take place in a grungy sci-fi testing chamber where everything from broccoli to a wedding cake is thrown at the iPhone. Each ad is a minute long and if you don’t fall in love with the fluffy dog in the camera video then you have no heart.

Watch both ads here:

macOS wallpaper quest sends photo crew on epic road trip

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Photographs recreating macOS wallpaper.
Inspired by wallpaper.
Screenshot: Andrew Levitt/YouTube

Every day, Mac users face their screens and see a breath-taking photo of a natural California landmark.

One YouTuber set out with friends to re-create the photographs in Apple’s macOS wallpapers during a week-long road trip.

Flash through Apple’s iPhone 11 keynote in 2 frenzied minutes

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Take a deep breath and dive into the new features with us.
Photo: Apple

Apple’s big event today lasted for an action-packed 105 minutes but if you don’t have time to watch the entire presentation, Apple’s got the perfect video for you.

Along with publishing all the new product videos it showed off today, Apple also created its own summary video of the entire keynote. In less than two minutes the video manages to cram in all the new features on the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 5, iPad, Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ and more at a frenzied pace.

Catch up on the entire keynote right here:

How to watch Apple’s 2019 iPhone event

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Here are all the ways you can watch Apple's 2019 iPhone 11 event on Tuesday.
Here are all the ways you can watch the iPhone 11 event on Tuesday.
Photo illustration: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

During today’s big iPhone 11 event, Apple will show us its latest hardware and more. And, as always, you can watch the show live. We’re expecting to learn all about the new iPhone 11, or iPhone Pro, or whatever it’ll be called. Also expected is an update on the incredible new iOS 13, and perhaps another peek at — or evan a launch date for — the new Mac Pro.

Whether you’re watching on your Mac, your iPhone or iPad, or your Apple TV, we’ll show you how to tune in. You can even show up at an Apple store and watch it on the big screen!

Note: Cult of Mac will not be live-blogging the action — instead, you can follow along on Twitter, or join us in our IRC chat room for a watch party.

iPhone 11 event will live-stream on YouTube for the first time

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It will be easier than ever to tune in.
Photo: Apple

Apple plans to stream Tuesday’s big iPhone 11 event on YouTube.

It’s the first time the company has used Google’s platform for a live keynote. It will make it easier than ever for fans to tune into the action on almost any platform.

Famous American Psycho scene gets Apple Card upgrade

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Is that titanium? "Nice!"
Photo: Universal Studios/YouTube

The Apple Card is the newest status totem and that gave one YouTuber and fan of the 2000 film American Psycho an idea for the re-editing of one scene.

The scene shows cocksure investment banker Patrick Bateman and his yuppie, Italian-suited colleagues vainly comparing the designs of their business cards, each whipping their’s out so to speak.

YouTube CEO restricts how often her kids get to use mobile phones

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Susan Wojcicki isn't the first big name in tech to do the same.
Photo: Cult of Mac

The CEO of YouTube has joined a growing list of big name tech industry figures who restrict their kids’ access to mobile devices.

Susan Wojcicki says that, ā€œI have times when I take away all my kids’ phones, especially if we’re on a family vacation, because I want people to interact with each other.ā€ Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have previously expressed similar sentiments.

Facebook and YouTube would be more profitable without advertising

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Facebook would be more profitable if users paid a monthly subscription fee.
Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac

Many of our favorite applications are free because advertisers pay for them. But what if that changed? How much would you pay for Facebook or YouTube without advertising… and without these apps profiling everything about you?

A survey conducted by a market-research firm found that subscription fees people would pay for these apps would make them more profitable than they are now.

Powerbeats Pro fuel 24-hour run through Iceland in breathtaking new ad

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The scenery in the new Powerbeats Pro ad is astounding.
Photo: Beats

The insanely beautiful landscapes of Iceland serve as the backdrop for Apple’s latest Powerbeats Pro ad that will motivate you to get out and run.

Seven runners from the Paris Running Club embark on a daunting relay that takes them 280km through the wilderness of Iceland in the new ad. The goal is to chase the sun that doesn’t set for days and Powerbeats Pro are there every step of the way to make the run more magical.

Watch the full 90-second ad:

Apple celebrates Apollo 11 moon landing anniversary with new video

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This looks like one of Apple's best upcoming TV shows.
Photo: Apple

Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing that put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on that big chunk of cheese in the sky. To celebrate, Apple has put out a new video that talks about the Apollo mission’s impact on the world while also offering some glimpses of its upcoming TV show about the space race.

For All Mankindā€˜s first trailer came out during the WWDC 2019 keynote and instantly shot up onto our must-watch list. This new video makes the hype even bigger.

We can’t wait to see this show:

New Apple ad says Face ID is safer than Touch ID

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Face ID is almost too easy to use.
Photo: Apple

Apple tossed some shade at its own product in a new ad that promotes Face ID.

The hilarious new ad shows how much easier it is to use Face ID over Touch ID as a vegged-out guy relaxes in his reclining chair and is too lazy to touch his iPhone XR to see who’s texting him.

Prepare to laugh:

iOS 13 leak reveals Apple’s plans for new volume indicator

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One of Apple’s designs for a less intrusive indicator.
Photo: Ben Geskin

iOS 13 will finally bring a revamped volume indicator to iPhone and iPad.

One of Apple’s designs for the less intrusive overlay has been revealed in a new leak — but the final result will likely be a little different.

Instagram’s vertical video days are finally over

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Goodbye annoying vertical videos.
Photo: Instagram

Instagram is finally giving up on its mission to make vertical videos the most popular format viewed on phones.

The company revealed today that it will now support landscape video on IGTV, its long form video app that is also baked into the main Instagram app.

Casey Neistat dipped his Apple Watch in gold and it still works

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Of course Casey Neistat would try this.
Photo: Casey Neistat

YouTuber Casey Neistat found a way to bring back the color gold color option to the new Apple Watch Series 4: dunk it in 24 carat gold.

Apple hasn’t made a gold watch since the Apple Watch Edition was cancelled, so Neistat enlisted JerryRigEverything’s creator to come up with a solution. The entire process is a little bit more complex than just dipping a watch in gold, but it’s also so simple you could do it in your living room if you wanted.

Prepare to be amazed: