Learn how to use the Alexa communications features with the Alexa phone app and Amazon Echo to have a simple intercom system in your home.
How to use Alexa’s Drop In and other communication features
CoolStar’s new Chimera1n script brings the Chimera bootstrap to checkra1n devices
Electra Team lead developer CoolStar on Wednesday released a new script-based utility dubbed Chimera1n for iOS devices that have been liberated by the popular checkra1n jailbreak tool.
Chimera1n replaces the native checkra1n bootstrap on the checkra1n jailbreak with the Chimera bootstrap. In doing so, it provides users with the Sileo package manager and a Substitute/Libhooker-based alternative to Cydia Substrate for tweak injection.
How to make taps on your iPad trackpad register as clicks
Do you use a pointer device with your iPad, like a trackpad? If so, it pays to know about an option that makes tapping the trackpad with one finger register as clicking. Follow along with us as we show you how to enable or disable Tap to Click for your connected iPad trackpad in case you'd like to make taps on the trackpad register as either regular taps or physical clicks.
Musicians can add fundraising links on their Spotify profiles
With live shows canceled all across the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic, Spotify has added a new option for musicians using its platform to help with relief efforts.
The best free Mac apps for creating outlines
If you need to create outlines for business or for school, you can certainly use Notes or even Pages on your Mac. But setting those apps up for outlines can take a little time. So why not try a tool that’s built specifically for outlines.
The Mac App Store has some terrific apps with extensive features like OmniOutliner, TaskPaper, and Outline. They offer great features, but with a price tag.
Trying a free Mac app for creating outlines is the best first step. After all, you may find that the free app has exactly what you need, so you can save a few bucks. And if it doesn’t, you’ll know exactly which features you do need and can opt for a paid version of that free app or at least know what to look for in a different app.
Here are a few of the best free Mac outline apps to get you started.
Researchers discover a pair of security vulnerabilities in the iOS Mail app, Apple is working on a patch
Researchers have discovered a pair of security vulnerabilities related to the stock Mail app on iOS devices, but it appears there's no reason to panic just yet.
First impressions of the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
I received my Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro less than 24 hours ago, and wanted to share early thoughts and impressions about this new accessory.
Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro, and Xcode reportedly launching for iPad Pro ‘within the next year or so’
If you own an iPad Pro and have been hoping that Apple would bring its Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro X, and Xcode apps to the powerful tablet, you may not have much longer to wait.
Facebook expands Messenger Kids to 70+ countries, adds Supervised Friending and more
The Messenger Kids app from Facebook is expanding significantly: the software is now available in more than an additional 70 countries around the world. Support for even more markets is coming soon, according to the announcement. At the same time, the software has been refreshed with several new features, including Supervised Friending.
Verizon teams up with Nimble to sell eco-friendly accessories
In an effort to offer more environmentally friendly accessories, Verizon has teamed up with Nimble to bring more options to customers.
Spark now lets you change font size, supports TO/CC/BCC people in email templates
The popular email client Spark by Ukrainian developer Readdle was updated on the App Store and Mac App Store yesterday with two new features: Dynamic Type support and the ability to add people to the TO, CC and BCC fields while creating email templates on iOS and Mac.
Apple Pay expands availability to include Volksbank Raiffeisenbank in Germany
Apple Pay launched in Germany last December with support for a bunch of local banks and financial institutions, save Volksbank Raiffeisenbank. As of today, however, the mobile payment service officially supports Volksbank Raiffeisenbank customers in the country.