The gist: If you installed Popcorn Time on a Mac years ago, part of the app may still be running, and it may have left your Mac open to attack. Security firm Eye Research has detailed how Time4Popcorn – an unofficial version of the once-popular movie streaming app – left behind a small update checker that scanned for updates eve
The gist: A Pull-Down Dynamic Island Precision Work in Pro Apps
The gist: iPhone Duo: Using the New Camera Features Use Smart Take for Hands-Free Group Photos Take Selfies With Rear Cameras for Higher Quality Shots Give Your Camera Subject a Picture Preview Kid Cue: Get Children and Pets to Look at the Camera Use Edge Light for Brighter Video Calls Record Time-Lapse Videos in 4K With Adaptiv
The gist: Fourteen years ago today, Apple announced that iOS chief Scott Forstall would leave the company the following year, serving as an advisor to Tim Cook in the interim. Reports at the time said Forstall refused to sign Apple's public apology for the poor coverage of Apple Maps, dismissing the problems as exaggerated, leav
The gist: Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone Duo. On the "All Shortcuts" screen, tap the plus (+) button in the bottom-right corner. On the "What do you want your shortcut to do?" screen, tap Edit in the top-right corner. Tap the Search field at the bottom of the editor, type "Automation," then under the "Display" section, ta
The gist: MacPaw has launched Eney, a proactive AI assistant for Mac and iPhone that the company says understands what is happening across a user's apps, files, and system, prepares the next step, and asks before it acts. On Mac, Eney offers copy-triggered suggestions, bot-free meeting transcription with notes and follow-ups, an
The gist: Ahead of Apple's expected debut of new touchscreen MacBook Pro models, five compact, pill-shaped system assets have been discovered in macOS 27 that resemble the iPhone's Dynamic Island. The new MacBook Pros are expected to feature a Dynamic Island-like cutout for the FaceTime camera, finally doing away with the notch
The gist: OLED Display Touchscreen Reinforced Hinge Lighter Design Dynamic Island Price Changes
The gist: iPad mini with OLED display and A20 Pro chip iMac with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen 16-inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen
The gist: The just-announced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip features memory bandwidth of up to 170GB/s, up from 153GB/s in the M5 model, but notably the performance increase doesn't stretch to the base 16GB configuration. According to Apple's tech specs page, the option for 16GB of unified memory remains limited to 153GB/s. Th
The gist: Apple has announced the first iMac update in two years, bringing its M6 chip to the all-in-one desktop. The new model features a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display, up to a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, and Wi-Fi 7. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, and a
The gist: Apple today announced a new update to its Creator Studio suite of apps, adding a number of additional features and tools across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Amongst the new features, Final Cut Pro for Mac now includes built-in MotionVFX, which was previously a third-party content maker. The integration brings over thousands
The gist: Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, featuring a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, Wi-Fi 7, and up to 24 hours of battery life. Pre-orders for the new model open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, with availability starting Friday, November 6. Pri
The gist: Among the flurry of iOS 27.2 releases on Monday, Apple also pushed a wave of software updates for its older operating systems, including a fix for a CoreGraphics vulnerability that Apple says may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The releases include iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 18.7.11, iPadOS 18.7.11, macOS
The gist: Apple introduced the Touch Bar 10 years ago today. At its "Hello again" event on October 27, 2016, Apple pitched the Retina Multi-Touch strip as "revolutionary." It replaced the MacBook Pro's function keys and divided users from the start, arriving in the same controversial redesign as the butterfly keyboard and remova
The gist: The iPhone Duo can lock the screen orientation of its two displays independently. Enabling Orientation Lock from Control Center applies only to the display you're using at the time, so the outer display can stay locked in portrait while the inner display is free to rotate as you open and reposition the phone. The separ
The gist: FaceTime's Eye Contact setting is missing on the iPhone Duo, MacRumors can confirm. The setting was first flagged as absent by MacRumors forum member TwoBytes, who noticed their eyes looking "a little off" during a call. Eye Contact setting on iPhone 18 Pro (left) vs iPhone Duo Introduced in iOS 14, Eye Contact uses ma
The gist: Start playing a video in an app that supports Picture in Picture, such as Apple TV or Apple Podcasts. Tap the Picture in Picture icon to shrink the video into a floating window. Swipe up to return to the Home Screen, then open the app you want to use (note: it can't be another video app). Tap the icon that appears in t
The gist: How to Add Silent Mode to Control Center Tap the circular status bar icon to open Control Center. Tap the plus (+) icon in the top-left corner, then tap Add a Control at the bottom of the screen. Scroll down to the Sounds section or use the search bar to find it, then select Silent Mode.
The gist: Apple's new iPad mini is fast-charge capable, but not with the adapter in the box. Apple's specifications say the device can reach up to a 50% charge in around 30 minutes when used with a USB-C power adapter capable of providing 35W or higher, but they are sold separately ($59) – the iPad mini comes with a 20W USB-C po
The gist: Apple today announced the first OLED iPad mini, and it carries a pretty hefty price increase compared to just a few years ago. The new model starts at $699, up $100 (or 17%) from the $599 starting price of the previous generation model. It's hard to believe now, but the previous-generation iPad mini kept its $499 price
The gist: Apple's tech specs for the new iPad mini reveal that the 512GB model ships with a different version of the A20 Pro: a 6-core CPU with two super cores and four efficiency cores, plus a Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The 128GB and 256GB models meanwhile get a 5-core CPU (two super, three efficiency) and a 16-core Neural Eng
The gist: Apple today announced the biggest iPad mini update yet, bringing OLED to its smallest tablet for the first time. The new model features an 8.5-inch OLED display, an A20 Pro chip, and IP67 water and dust resistance housed in a 5.4mm thin design. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.
The gist: Some Apple Watch users running watchOS 27 are reporting a daylight saving glitch after clocks went back in the UK and Europe on Sunday. In a MacRumors forums thread, five users – several in the UK and central Europe – say their watch shows the correct time when activated, but the Always-On display keeps showing summer
The gist: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman thinks Apple's announcements this week could arrive as a three-day rollout starting today. Writing on X, Gurman said that when Apple holds events on Wednesdays, it "increasingly does so following three days of announcements," adding that an OLED iPad mini today, M6 iMac and MacBook Pro updates o
The gist: How to Use Duo Preview Unfold your iPhone Duo so you're looking at the inner display. Open the Camera app. Tap the Outer Display Options button (it looks like a column view icon) in the top-left corner, then tap Duo Preview. Point the rear cameras at your subject, and they'll see a mirrored live preview of the frame on
The gist: The iPhone Duo includes a new Shortcuts automation trigger that runs actions when the device is opened or closed. YouTuber Stephen Robles highlighted the trigger, which is called "Opened or Closed" and can be found under the Display automations category. It was first spotted in September by code sleuth pdfu in the iPho
The gist: How to Turn On Shift Left Edge Open the Settings app on your iPhone Duo. Tap Display & Brightness. Toggle on Shift Left Edge, then tap Enable in the prompt that appears.
The gist: An iPhone Duo owner has shared a Touch ID tip on Reddit they claim is "arguably better than Face ID." It involves registering the lowest part of your index finger instead of the pad of your fingertip. The poster says this segment rests naturally against the side button during pickup and unlocks the phone as you lift it
The gist: Turn On Unlock With Apple Watch Open the Settings app on your iPhone Duo. Tap Touch ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. Scroll down to "Unlock with Nearby Devices." Toggle on the switch next to your Apple Watch. If you have more than one watch paired with your iPhone Duo, toggle it on for each one. Unlock iPhone D
