Cody Lee

Cody Lee, iDownloadBlog.com’s longest-serving Editor, joined the site in 2008. He specializes in uncovering the best deals on Apple products, apps, and accessories. With years of experience in technology journalism, Cody helps readers save money while staying informed about the latest trends and updates in the Apple ecosystem. Cody’s history with smartphones goes almost as far back as he does. As the son of a Nokia employee, he was exposed early on to handsets like the N91 and the Communicator. He has since been involved in nearly every aspect of the mobile phone industry. While going to college, he worked at a Nokia factory, building handsets, and later moved on to a sales position at a major wireless carrier.

Apple seeds macOS Mojave 10.14.2 beta 2 to developers

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Apple has seeded the second beta of its upcoming macOS Mojave 10.14.2 to developers this morning. The release is marked with build number 18C38b, and it comes a week after Apple issued the first beta of 10.14.2—which it subsequently pulled and then reposted on Thursday.

Next-gen AirPods receive Bluetooth SIG certification

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The next model of Apple's popular AirPods has surpassed another milestone on its way to release. As noted by MySmartPrice, the wireless earbuds have received certification from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), essentially giving them the green light to move forward.

Spotify beta testing Apple Watch app

Spotify may finally be adding its official app to Apple Watch. A thread popped up on the r/Apple subreddit this morning with users noting that the latest Spotify app build in TestFlight includes an app for the popular wearable.

10 interesting points from Apple’s Q4 earnings call

Following the release of its Q4 financial results, Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri hopped on a conference call to talk about the company's performance over the past 3 months. As usual, we've put together a roundup of some of the more interesting points for you below.

Watch out: watchOS 5.1 update appears to be bricking some Apple Watches

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Earlier today Apple released an update for watchOS, bringing the version number to 5.1. Users are typically encouraged to install software updates—they can bring about new features, security fixes and other improvements—but you may want to hold off on this one. We are seeing reports that watchOS 5.1 is bricking some Apple Watches.