Topaz Photo AI, one of my favorite tools in my photo editing software suite, picked up an important update this week in the form of version 3.6.0 for both macOS and Windows machines.
watchOS 11.4 release notes: Break Through Silent Mode alarm option, Apple Watch face switching fix and robovac support
Read the full watchOS 11.4 release notes from Apple to learn about the new features, fixes and other changes in this Apple Watch update.
iPadOS 18.4 release notes: Ambient Music, Priority Notifications, Mail Categorization, Photos tweaks and other changes
Read the full iPadOS 18.4 release notes from Apple to learn about new iPad features and improvements such as Ambient Music, automatic mail categorization and more.
iOS 18.4 release notes: Ambient Music, Priority Notifications, Apple News+ Food, Photos tweaks and other changes
Read the full iOS 18.4 release notes from Apple to learn about the new iPhone features, quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes available in this update.
How to stop accidental DND or Focus activation on iPhone and Mac
Discover nine tips to prevent your iPhone, iPad, or Mac from auto-enabling Focus modes, ensuring you don't miss important calls or notifications.
You can now skip ahead in Instagram reels by holding down on either screen edge
Meta has updated the Instagram app with a TikTok-like fast-forward feature in reels, so you can play the video at double speed to skip the boring parts.
Ian Beer publishes in-depth analysis of BLASTPASS zero-click iMessage exploit from 2023
In a surprise turn of events, Google Project Zero security researcher Ian Beer took to social media platform 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) this week to share an in-depth write-up on the 0-click NSO BLASTPASS iMessage exploit that had actively been exploited in the wild before being patched by Apple in iOS & iPadOS 16.6.1 on September 7th, 2023.
Are certain banking apps using a 0-day sandbox escape to detect TrollStore?
Apple devices utilize a security technique called sandboxing, which isolates apps’ processes into their own protected environments so they can’t access certain parts of the file system that the manufacturer deems sensitive. But it’s possible for apps to circumvent this security mechanism via what’s known as a sandbox escape.
Game night planned soon? Don’t miss these crazy good Nintendo Switch deals during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
The Nintendo Switch 2 is getting ripe for launch, but Nintendo has assured the gaming community that games made for the first generation Nintendo Switch will be backwards compatible. With that in mind, you can confidently invest in games ahead of its launch.
Let’s-a go! Nintendo just dropped a new iPhone app
The new Nintendo Today! app for iPhone and Android has launched with news, videos, articles and other content on games and characters from select franchises.
Facebook fixes the Friends tab to stop showing recommended garbage
Meta has rolled out an updated Friends tab in the mobile app for iOS and Android, hoping to restore some of the magic of the original Facebook.
How to set WhatsApp as the default calling and messaging app on your iPhone
Learn how to set WhatsApp for iPhone as the default app for placing outgoing VoIP calls and sending messages instead of the Phone, Messages and FaceTime apps.