Some Apple Card users received a surprise APR rate drop this week thanks to the two recent interest rate cuts made by the U.S. Federal Reserve in March. The Apple Card’s base APR decreased by 2% for many Apple Card holders, bringing a little extra c…
Lees meerPick up your combat fishing pole and battle enemies in Legend of the Skyfish 2, the latest RPG to hit Apple Arcade. Fan of the grappling hook in Legend of Zelda have a new adventure to try. Legend of the Skyfish 2 is a twist on a familiar genre In t…
Lees meerBased on the real-life exploits of preteen reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak, who was a published journalist before she had all her teeth, Apple TV+’s new series Home Before Dark is an exciting and endearing new offering. The streaming service released all…
Lees meerThe COVID-19 pandemic is having all kinds of impact on everyday life. One of those is how we use our phones as we increasingly rely on connectivity to, well, keep us connected. T-Mobile President of Technology Neville Ray recently shared some observ…
Lees meerThe Cult of Mac Store is bringing you an exclusive discount on Xvida’s magnificent magnetic accessories for iPhone. Buy any charging pad, charging stand, or portable power bank and bag an Xvida case at half the usual price. This deal ends tomorrow, …
Lees meerSkeptical about how water-resistant modern iPhones are? Try telling that to the woman who discovered her iPhone in the Thames river in London two months after she dropped. Still in working order. Twenty-nine-year-old Thayse Bussolo-Vieira said she w…
Lees meerIf you’re having trouble sleeping these days, you’re not alone. Stress is high, schedules are screwy, and the future is uncertain — but a good night’s sleep is as important as ever. Plenty of us are staring at our phones instead of sacking out, but …
Lees meerApple has eliminated a number of serious flaws that allowed an iPhone’s camera to be hijacked. Hacker Ryan Pickren discovered the vulnerabilities during a “pretty intense” bug-hunting expedition in Safari. He was paid $75,000 through Apple’s Bug Bou…
Lees meerThis week on The CultCast: iPhone SE… 2! Let’s talk about it. Plus: Apple is “scrambling” to prevent iPhone 12 delays amidst COVID-19 challenges; and we wrap up with an all new What We’re Into, Quarantine Edition! We’ll tell you about the shows, gam…
Lees meerApril 3, 1995: Apple introduces the Macintosh LC 580, an affordable computer offering good multimedia capabilities on a budget. It quickly proves popular in the educational market. If you used a Mac in the classroom in the mid-1990s, there’s a good …
Lees meerApple’s newest iPad Pro has the ability to disconnect its microphone when the device is not in use for increased security. The disconnect happens at a hardware level so software cannot override it — but there’s a catch. The feature only works for yo…
Lees meerApple Stores across the U.S. will remain closed until at least early May, the company’s SVP of Retail and People Deirdre O’Brien has told staff, Bloomberg reports. In a memo sent to employees Thursday, O’Brien also noted that “flexible work arrangem…
Lees meerApple TV+ has debuted all 10 episodes of Home Before Dark, its new drama mystery series inspired by the reporting of real nine-year-old journalist Hilde Lysiak. The series stars child actress Brooklynn Prince, best known for The Florida Project, alo…
Lees meerApple may have accidentally leaked the name for its own upcoming low-cost iPhone, courtesy of an Apple Online Store listing discovered Thursday. The $39.95 Belkin InvisiGlass Ultra screen protector is advertised as fitting the iPhone 7, iPhone 8 and…
Lees meerAfter months of waiting, the successor to the iPhone SE is allegedly ready to launch any day now. Apple is supposedly ready to accept orders for its new entry-level iPhone “as soon as tomorrow” according to a new report from 9to5Mac that claims if t…
Lees meerHBO is joining the wave of companies that are offering free access to their content to placate everyone sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on April 3, the HBO Now and HBO Go apps will offer freebies to anyone the doesn’t alre…
Lees meerThe FCC will vote April 23 on a proposal to expand Wi-Fi to the 6GHz band. If approved, the move would add almost five times the bandwidth to the short-range wireless networking standard used by MacBooks, iPads, and virtually every other mobile devi…
Lees meerSXSW 2020, one of the biggest annual conferences covering the convergence of music and film, was canceled last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic last month, but it’s getting a brief second life online. Amazon Prime Video is partnering with SXSW to …
Lees meerZoom is a mess of security holes and privacy leaks. Try these great video-calling and videoconferencing alternatives to Zoom. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
Lees meerThe official name of Apple’s Bluetooth tracking tiles leaked online on Thursday and Apple only has itself to blame. Apple published a new iPhone support video on YouTube the educates customers on how to erase your iPhone that made reference to ‘AirT…
Lees meerMifa’s Hybrid Sports Leather band for Apple Watch is a steal at $25. Not only is it made from genuine vintage suede, it has a sweatproof silicone backing that makes it as comfortable to wear as the softest sports band. The layering of materials make…
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