You may recall back in January when we showed you a preview of an upcoming app from Festivitas developer Simon Støvring called Smash Smash that could provide endless entertainment to Mac users by letting them ‘smash’ their desktop with a virtual hammer, and now, Smash Smash is officially available for everyone.
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EU slaps Apple with a hefty fine for violating the Digital Markets Act
Apple has been fined over breaching the Digital Markets Act for its rules that prevent developers from telling iPhone users about cheaper web payments.
Instagram launches the Edits app as a CapCut alternative
Instagram's CapCut clone, called Edits, has now launched on the iPhone and Android as a standalone AI-powered video-editing software.
Apple Sports: How to share poster-like game cards featuring the headline score
Learn how to share visual game cards in the Apple Sports app with your iMessage friends or publish them as poster-like images on social media.
How to set Apple Music as the default music player on Windows PC
This tutorial explains how and why to set Apple Music as the default media player on your Windows PC.
XXTouch Elite is a powerful full-fledged automation framework for jailbroken iPhones
If you’ve refreshed your sources on your jailbroken device recently, then you may have stumbled upon the likes of a newly released jailbreak tweak called XXTouch Elite by iOS developers 82flex and havonz, which carries itself as a powerful full-fledged automation framework for jailbroken installations of iOS.
AltStore v2.2 officially out of beta, enabling increased memory limit & other improvements for all users
One full week ago, the AltStore team published a new beta build of AltStore Classic, the popular sideloading utility for the iPhones and iPads that allows users to install third-party apps on their devices outside of the App Store with their Apple ID via the free Apple Developer program.
Using a disk speed test on macOS to troubleshoot or decide when it’s time to upgrade
If you’re a techie like me, then you may on occasion have the desire to run a disk speed test for the purpose of evaluating the performance of your Mac’s storage system. Regardless of whether you’re a professional, an enthusiast, or a contemporary user, there are benefits to understanding your system’s disk speed.
WhatsApp gains a bunch of new features, including pinch to zoom on video calls
Meta has released a major WhatsApp update bringing several new features and improvements across calls, group chats, events, channels and more.
iOS 18.4: Five new features for the Photos app and quality-of-life improvements
Here's your overview of the new features Apple brought to the built-in Photos app on the iPhone, iPad and Mac with iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.
How to prevent random app installs on your iPhone or iPad
Learn how to stop your iPhone or iPad from automatically installing random apps and games that you long uninstalled or never downloaded from the App Store.
A native Instagram iPad app is reportedly in development
An official Instagram iPad app is reportedly in the works as Meta is looking to capitalize on the looming TikTok ban in the United States.