From taking quick notes and accessing recent clipboards to browsing the web, discover some handy little free apps that sit in your Mac's top menu bar and let you do all sorts of things.
14 useful free apps for your Mac menu bar
Apple Maps on iOS 18 could gain support for custom routes and bring Apple Watch’s topographic maps to iPhone
Topographic maps in iOS 18's Maps app should provide more precise navigation for outdoor activities, such as hiking, camping and fishing.
Twelve South launches a European web store with fast delivery and local checkout
Twelve South now offers a local web store to residents of the United Kingdom and the 23 countries that comprise the European Union (EU).
How to find your mobile number on iPhone, iPad, and Android
Check out the various ways to know the phone number associated with your iPhone, Android phone, or cellular iPad without calling or texting anyone.
Zhiyun’s new palm-sized Molus lights deliver 60W cinematic lighting
Power your mobile photography and videography with the latest Molus X60 lights from Zhiyun and illuminate your scenes with cinematic 60W lighting.
How to remove the RootHide bootstrap
If you previously installed the RootHide Procursus-based bootstrap on your iPhone or iPad, and you’ve decided that you want to uninstall it either because you’d rather use a full-fledged jailbreak or because it’s just not for you, then you’ve come to the right place.
Ring is a jailbreak tweak that makes it easier to control your iPhone’s ringer volume
If you own an iPhone, then you already know you have multiple volume settings on your device that are completely separate from one another. Don’t believe me? Try setting your music volume to a certain setting and then see if your iPhone’s ringtone plays at that same volume. I’ll bet it didn’t.
Apple announces WWDC24 will kick off with a June 10 keynote
WWDC24, Apple’s annual software-focused event, kicks off with a pre-taped keynote on June 10 with limited in-person attendance for developers and students.
MacPaw revamps its gorgeous ClearVPN app with one-tap experience, iOS widgets, shortcuts and a Chrome extension
The gorgeous ClearVPN app from MacPaw now comes with iOS widgets, Siri shortcuts, a Chrome extension and a revamped one-tap experience.
The palera1n jailbreak gets a TUI, offering a more approachable user interface than the regular CLI
The palera1n checkm8 bootrom exploit-based jailbreak, unlike the checkra1n jailbreak before it, has long been a command line interface (CLI)-based jailbreak tool. This means you must use Terminal to use it, which can be off-putting for those uncomfortable with running Terminal commands.
Spatial Viewer is the most straightforward solution to watch Apple’s fancy spatial videos on your Meta Quest headset
For those without a Vision Pro, this free app from Softorino simplifies transferring and watching Apple's immersive spatial videos on Meta's Quest headsets.
Jellyfish Reborn revives a popular Lock Screen concept for jailbroken iOS 16 devices
Remember back in 2019 when iOS developers Justin Proulx and Ayden Panhuyzen came out with the Jellyfish jailbreak tweak to give the iPhone a redesigned Lock Screen inspired by the Motion Apple Watch face?