This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup includes a unique animated photo editor, an app for discovering and engaging in audio broadcasts, and an app for those seeking help or advice. And as usual, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
Learn how to properly use the hands-free “Hey Siri” or “Siri” feature in a multi-device environment so that only the right Apple device responds to the wake-up phrase.
MoviePass has a simple premise. The U.S.-based subscription service promises unlimited movie tickets for one low price. Unfortunately, the service looks ever-closer to shutting down after temporarily running out of money on Thursday night.
Many people are oblivious to the fact that Apple's App Store once used to actually display the download count for all apps and games. Unfortunately, this undeniably cool feature (at least as far as end-users are concerned) had to be removed because the developers objected.
The upcoming 2018 iPhone lineup might only use Intel-based modems. This news comes from Qualcomm's financial chief who confirmed that his company's modems wouldn't be included in this year's lineup. If correct, this would represent a significant change on Apple's part.
Apple Japan announced (Google Translate) Friday that it's going to offer free repairs of customers' devices directly damaged by the record rainfall that hit southwestern Japan earlier this month and caused hundreds of deaths, flooding, landslides and collapsed infrastructure.
Soon after the opening of the App Store in 2008, The Wall Street Journal sat down with the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs to discuss the store and future of the company. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the online store, it recently published (along with The Information) both the audio and transcript of the interview with Jobs. The historical record shows even Jobs was surprised by the App Store's immediate success. Here are some key highlights from the interview, which was held on Aug. 7, 2008.
A variety of popular third-party messaging apps, including Discord and Slack, let you enter Emojis by typing a colon followed by a specific shortcode. Apple doesn’t provide users with a comparable feature throughout the rest of iOS, but wouldn’t it be nice if they did?
If you answered “yes” to the question above, then you might be happy to learn about a new jailbreak tweak dubbed TextEmojis by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson. Once installed, you’ll be able to input Emojis and other quirky text faces by typing pre-configured text shortcuts.
The Apple Store app for iPhone and iPad has received an update. Version 5.1 brings a few changes to the search mechanism. Cupertino has also made some changes to its WWDC app.
Thursday, Apple welcomed the general public and members of the press to the scheduled grand opening of its breathtaking new flagship retail store and amphitheater at Milan’s Piazza del Liberty square. Italy's seventeenth Apple retail location and its first based on next-generation Apple retail design comes with a dramatic glass fountain on the outside.
The renewed bashing continues as Samsung of South Korea on Thursday released three new anti-iPhone ads, part of its current “Ingenius” ad campaign, which poke fun of that infamous iPhone X notch while ridiculing the handset's lack of an SD card slot and split-screen multitasking.
On Thursday, Apple announced the introduction of new design resources for Apple developers for Mac and Apple Watch. The company's Human Interface Guidelines now include AppKit UI elements for designing Mac apps like Sketch and Photoshop, plus dozens of new UL elements for watchOS apps. There are also new watch templates for designing complications, a color guide, and new text styles.