Learn how to use Apple’s Live Listen feature to turn an iPhone into a remote microphone that sends sound to the AirPods so you can hear conversations nearby.
How to turn your iPhone into a remote microphone with AirPods
Apple officially confirms half of iOS devices are running iOS 12
Apple has officially confirmed that iOS 12 is running on more devices than iOS 11. The milestone was reached just over three weeks after Apple released the iPhone and iPad update to the public.
Apple works on eliminating call spoofing on iPhone
It looks like Apple could finally be getting serious about helping to eliminate nuisance calls on iPhones. A new Apple patent for “Detection of Spoofed Call Information,” targets a specific type of calling that has become increasingly annoying in recent years.
How to enable and use Apple Watch fall detection
In this life-saving tutorial, we’ll share how to turn on the fall detection feature on your Apple Watch to notify emergency contacts and services if you ever suffer a hard fall.
New iPad Pros and a mystery Bluetooth device appear in a Chinese regulatory filing
A Chinese filing leaked today by MySmartPrice has corroborated next-generation iPad Pro information published earlier this week. It includes model numbers pertaining to the upcoming iPads, including new identifiers hinting at further iPad Pro and Apple Pencil updates.
Apple Music now integrates with Genius lyrics and vice versa
Genius, which calls itself the world’s biggest encyclopedia of music, now has a dedicated soundtrack. Apple Music subscribers can now listen to entire songs in Genius. In addition, Genius lyrics are coming to the Apple Music app.
Apple Pay arrives at CVS stores in the United States
Back in July, Apple said Apple Pay would finally arrive at CVS retail stores before the end of the year. It seems that process is now in full swing. According to AppleInsider, a “large number” of CVS stores now support Cupertino's mobile payment and digital wallet service.
CVS, the largest pharmacy in the United States, has long been a hold-out for Apple Pay. Back in 2014, in fact, it went as far as shutting down NFC access in stores so Apple's payment system couldn't be used by customers. It later joined CurrentC, a now-defunct merchant-supported payment platform which it hoped would compete against Apple Pay.
In recent weeks, 7-Eleven also joined the growing ranks of merchants who accept Apple Pay. In September, it's 9,400 U.S.-based stores began offering Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Holdouts remain, however, Two of the biggest retailers in the U.S. still don't accept Apple Pay: Target and Walmart.
Where do you use Apple Pay? Let us know in the comments below.
Create custom Apple Watch faces using SpriteKit
Third-party Apple Watch faces still haven't arrived. Despite this, there's now a way to create customized watch faces using the graphics rendering and animation tool, SpriteKit.
Apple to buy parts of iPhone chip supplier Dialog Semiconductor for $600 million
Apple has agreed to pay $600 million to buy parts of Dialog Semiconductor, an Anglo-German supplier of power management chips and technologies. The move hints at Apple’s further custom semiconductor efforts in areas like power management and charging. Under the terms of the agreement, Apple is getting Dialog's patents, a team of about 300 engineers representing sixteen percent of Dialog's workforce and the company's offices in Europe.
How to change the tabs in Microsoft Word on Mac
As with customizing your Quick Access Toolbar or Ribbon buttons when you use Microsoft Word on Mac, you can also adjust the tabs. By default, you should see tabs like Home, Insert, Layout, and View across the top. But, you can change these to fit your needs.
Here’s how to change the tabs you see in Microsoft Word on your Mac.
The best ultra-thin cases for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
In the market for a thin, minimal case for your new iPhone XS or XS Max? iDB has you covered. We've put together a roundup of what we believe are the best ultra-thin cases available for Apple's new handsets with options that are inexpensive, feature very little branding, and are so thin you'll forget they're there.
DoNotPay app lets you sue someone with your iPhone
There’s a new app that lets you “sue anyone by pressing a button.” The aptly named DoNotPay app uses IBM Watson-powered artificial intelligence to help people win up to $25,000 in small claims court.