Following several advance warnings from Adobe in the past three years, the Photoshop maker's Flash Player is gone for good as of today. The browser plug-in will no longer be getting security updates and no new features will be developed going forward. Thankfully, we have instructions for how to remove Flash Player from your Mac computer.
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NYC subway rolls out Apple Pay support across all stations and routes
New York City's Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) has announced that Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods are now accepted at all stations and on all buses.
The best wireless earbuds
If you're a fan of in-ear wireless headphones, or earbuds, then we've put together a list of the best options you can buy.
Create and achieve New Year’s resolutions with the Dreamer app
There's no shortage of apps that help you achieve New Year’s resolutions and various big dreams. Enter the Dreamer app that makes it easy to stay positive with daily affirmations and focus on your lifestyle goals and New Year’s resolutions. Use it to create a plan on how to achieve them and start putting it in motion. No more excuses to quit smoking!
A pair of foldable iPhone prototypes have allegedly passed internal durability tests
Foldable phones are all the rage these days, gobbling up plenty of attention. However, they're not quite yet the mainstream devices some companies might hope (due in large part to the price tags). That may change when/if Apple hops into the circus at some point in the future.
Amazon has acquired podcasting company Wondery
Following yesterday's article in the Wall Street Journal newspaper alleging that Amazon was in talks to acquire Wondery, a top-five podcast publisher, the retail giant has confirmed the deal.
Apple and Prepear are negotiating a settlement over disputed pear logo trademark
It's been a few months since Apple raised some concerns over a logo trademark. Prepear had garnered the ire of Apple over the company's pear logo earlier this year, but now the companies are working towards a settlement.
How to reverse Digital Crown volume controls on your AirPods Max headphones
You can turn the volume of your AirPods Max headphones up or down up by using a rotatable Digital Crown button found on the right ear cup. Thankfully, Apple permits you to optionally change the orientation of the Digital Crown button when adjusting the volume. Follow the steps in this tutorial to learn how to reverse the Digital Crown volume controls on your AirPods Max.
Apple removes an app that irresponsibly facilitated secret parties between users
Believe it or not, an app that facilitated "secret parties" between users and large New Year's Eve gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic has managed to sneak past App Store censors. But having caught wind of the software, the iPhone maker has yanked it out of the store.
Apple loses its copyright lawsuit against device virtualization company Corellium
It has been over a year since Apple filed a copyright lawsuit against the device virtualization company Corellium. But now a verdict has been handed down, and it's decidedly against Apple.
AirPods Pro 2 may come in two sizes
AirPods Pro has become one of the most popular products for Apple to date, so of course the company is going to keep it around. But how do they improve upon it? Maybe offering different sizes is one way to do it.
Control HomeKit devices from your Mac’s menu bar with the free Scenecuts app
The free, open-source Scenecuts app by Seattle developer Nick Hayward is a great little utility that allows you to bypass Apple's unimpressive Home app and access your smart home devices and trigger HomeKit scenes directly through the macOS menu bar.