Apple has made it a habit to celebrate national parks in the United States in August, and this year appears to be no different. The company will have a brand new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch owners that launches later this month. And, as is par for the course, those who achieve the goal will get some digital rewards.
Apple's work-from-home policy will be tightened soon in favor of a hybrid model which will require employees to show up in offices at least three days per week.
Earlier this year, on January 6, 2022, the Hollywood legend and activist Sidney Poitier passed away. On January 11, it was announced that Oprah Winfrey would be executive producing a brand new documentary focusing on the life and times of the icon. And now we finally have the first trailer.
The new TwelveSouth MacBook stand is height and angle-adjustable, elevating your laptop screen and camera up to 22 inches high—perfect for dual-screen setups.
Spotify is testing recording audio reactions for music playlists, automatically uploading them to the streaming service as a podcast episode.
Technology marches on, and, unfortunately, customers will always face the question of whether or not they should upgrade their devices. That decision might become a little easier when it's something like a streaming device, and, ultimately, support from third-party companies is vital to keep watching things. Which is why it might be sad to hear another popular streaming service is dropping support for older Apple TV models.
If you haven't signed up for Spotify Premium before, you'll get three free months of service by becoming a subscriber until September 11.
It's hard to imagine a company with an original video streaming service leaning so heavily into family-friendly content if it wasn't proving fruitful for that company. Apple TV+ keeps earnings rewards and accolades for shows like Severance and Ted Lasso, but it feels like when it comes to new premieres, the lion's share of attention is for family-friendly shows. Take, for example, the latest trailer for a new show heading to Apple TV+ in the near future called Life by Ella.
Four new exclusive Snapchat+ features that require a $4/month subscription include new app icon designs, Bitmoji backgrounds and other perks.
Apple has internally tested Maps search ads. Moreover, the company could bring advertising to its other preinstalled iPhone apps, such as Books and Podcasts.
Apple One is the company's subscription service that's designed to save customers some money. To get there, the subscription offers several different subscriptions under one umbrella. And now Apple's showing it off in a new ad.
Facebook Messenger supports end-to-end encrypted, but it's off by default. Meta's now made the feature available to more people ahead of a global rollout.