Filipe Espósito

Apple on Wednesday released macOS Sonoma beta 7 to developers. As the company has been refining the new version of the Mac operating system ahead of its official release this fall, users running macOS 14 beta may notice that the system now has multiple new animated wallpapers.

Apple on Tuesday launched visionOS beta 3 to developers. Although the update is focused on people who have already got their hands on a Vision Pro Developer Kit, it’s also available for Vision Pro Simulator as part of the SDK. Read on as we detail what’s new with visionOS beta 3.

It’s now a tradition: Every time Apple announces a special event, the company also launches a special hashmoji (also known as a hashflag) on X (formerly Twitter). And as Apple has just confirmed that it will be holding an event on September 12 to potentially announce the iPhone 15 lineup, there’s now a new Apple hashmoji live on X to promote the event.

Following the release of iOS 17 beta 8 and other software updates to developers, Apple is also releasing visionOS beta 3. Although Apple Vision Pro won’t hit stores until 2024, there are a few developers who have been invited to try out the new device in advance.

Earlier this year, Snapchat added integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT to let users get insights from an AI directly from the app. In another AI-related move, Snapchat is now rolling out a new “Dreams” feature that lets users generate photos using artificial intelligence.

We’re only a few weeks away from the official announcement of the iPhone 15 lineup, as Apple is rumored to be holding a special press event in September. According to the rumors, the iPhone 15 Pro Max will be the only model to feature a periscope lens for better optical zoom. And analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says this will make the most expensive iPhone model the best-selling one.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my experience downgrading from an iPhone 14 Pro Max to an iPhone 11 Pro Max. Although it was a fun experiment, I did it because the display on my 14 Pro Max suffered a burn-in. After this event, I decided to do some research and discovered that more people have been experiencing this same issue. And of course, I also want to know what our readers have to share about it.

I wrote last year about DisplayBuddy, a useful tool that lets users adjust the brightness of third-party external displays directly from macOS. This week, the app was updated to version 2.0 with significant changes, including a refreshed interface, presets, and more.

Over the last few days, we’ve heard a lot of rumors when it comes to the colors of the iPhone 15 Pro. Since Apple is replacing the stainless steel frame with a new one made of titanium, the company is also expected to introduce new colors to match the material. Based on these rumors, we want to know which of the rumored colors you would choose.

Last week, WhatsApp released an update for its iOS and Android apps that enabled a new option to send high-resolution images with less compression. And as promised by Meta, a similar option for sending videos in HD resolution is now being rolled out to WhatsApp users.

It’s only three weeks until Apple announces the next generation iPhone, and we’ve been hearing more details about the new phones. Last week, a rumor claimed that some iPhone 15 models will support Thunderbolt for faster data transfer speeds. While this may still be true, a new rumor suggests that the USB-C cable included in the box will be limited to USB 2.0 speeds.

Back in 2018, the State of California joined the Right to Repair Act bill, which aims to create laws that force tech companies to provide tools for both customers and independent stores to repair their products. Although Apple was initially against this bill, the company surprisingly decided to support the bill in California for the first time.

When Apple introduces a new iPhone, the company also publishes a series of videos highlighting the new features of the devices. In the last two years, the company has created a new Guided Tour format in which a person walks around a city to show off the capabilities of the new iPhone. And it seems that the company has just shot a video in Mexico City to promote the iPhone 15.

Back in 2020, when Apple introduced AirPods Max, some customers noticed that the headphones were facing condensation issues inside the ear cups. At the time, Apple never acknowledged that there was a widespread situation. However, almost three years later, there are still a lot of AirPods Max owners who still complain about condensation inside the ear cups.

Apple on Tuesday released a new update for the Shazam iOS app, which comes with a subtle but important addition. Users can now add two new Shazam widgets to their Lock Screens, making it even easier to access the app.

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 15 next month, and when it comes to the Pro models, rumors suggest that the company will replace the mute switcher with a new “Action Button.” And while a previous beta of iOS 17 already revealed what to expect from this button, today’s beta brings more clues that this change is indeed happening.

Twitter (now X) has become a great platform for following news, and many media groups (including ours) share links to their websites on the social network every day. However, it seems that Elon Musk is not happy about this, as he has reportedly asked his employees to get rid of the news headlines on the platform.

Pixelmator Pro last year introduced a new feature called “Smart Deband,” which basically enhances images compressed as JPEG photos by removing artifacts known as color banding. This feature is now coming to Photomator, Pixelmator’s dedicated photo editing app.

Developers working on apps for Apple platforms are currently facing issues with certain services provided by the company. According to users and also confirmed by Apple, services such as App Store Connect and Xcode Cloud are currently facing outages and are down for some developers.

I’ve always used Apple’s Weather app as it always felt enough for what I needed. But recently, the app has become rather unreliable, as we’ve covered extensively here. To fill this gap, Triple Glazed Studios has now introduced Mercury – a simple but elegant new weather app for almost every Apple devices.