What to know about next week"s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada
North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun......»»
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iOS 17.6 public beta 1 now available, plus macOS 14.6, iPadOS 17.6 and more
Following the release earlier this week of the first developer betas for iOS 17.6, macOS 14.6, iPadOS 17.6, and more, today Apple has released the first public betas of the same updates. They are available for download on your devices via the Softwar.....»»
Thinner design Apple products, bigger screen Apple Watch rumors, more iOS 18 tidbits
Benjamin and Chance are back with a review of this week’s Apple news, including thoughts on the rumored bigger watch sizes coming this fall, Apple’s plans to design thinner iPhone and MacBook Pro models, and the abrupt cancellation of Apple Pay L.....»»
Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard
Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the sun, until gas began to condense and accrete along with dust to form asteroids and planets. What did this cosmic nursery, known as a protoplanetary di.....»»
Scientists find further evidence that climate change could make fungi more dangerous
A team of medical researchers and infectious disease specialists affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a pair of colleagues, one from Singapore, the other from Canada, has found evidence bolstering theories that suggest as the.....»»
How to hide app and widget names on iPhone home screen with iOS 18
This tutorial explains how you can hide apps and widget names on the iPhone home screen in iOS 18. The post How to hide app and widget names on iPhone home screen with iOS 18 appeared first on Phandroid. Apple released iOS 18 last week wit.....»»
Climate change made deadly heat 35x more likely in US, Mexico, C. America
Deadly heat that blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America recently was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists said on Thursday......»»
You won’t be able to actually use the best new HomeKit feature in iOS 18
As we covered last week, iOS 18 includes a few notable changes for the Home app and HomeKit in general. One of those changes is support for hands-free support for unlocking smart locks thanks to Ultra Wideband technology. Unfortunately, and perhaps u.....»»
Researchers find wave activity on Titan may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes, and seas. These otherworldly river systems are thought to be filled with liquid methane and ethane that flows into wide lake.....»»
Deals: Apple Pencil Pro all-time low, 13-inch M4 iPad Pro up to $180 off, M2 iPad Air Magic Keyboard $189 off, more
We have hit the mid-week, and it’s finally time for a solid Amazon all-time low price with today’s Apple Pencil Pro deal – it is now at the best we have tracked in new condition. From there, we move over to the M4 iPad Pro you can use it on wit.....»»
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon laptop chip is slower than Apple M3 in single-core, and less power efficient
Qualcomm has been touting the performance characteristics of its new Snapdragon X Elite series of ARM chips for a while, which finally debuted this week inside the new Copilot+ PC’s (albeit without the fancy AI Recall feature, which has been delaye.....»»
NASA confirms first spacewalk of 2024 after last week’s cancellation
Following last week's spacewalk cancellation due to a spacesuit issue, two NASA astronauts are now making final preparations for a walk next week......»»
Rising exploitation in enterprise software: Key trends for CISOs
Action1 researchers found an alarming increase in the total number of vulnerabilities across all enterprise software categories. “With the NVD’s delay in associating Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers with CPE (Common Platform.....»»
What"s a heat dome? Here"s why so much of the US is broiling this week
With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling—or about to broil—in extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes......»»
iPhone 15 Pro Max Neural Engine up to 25% faster with iOS 18 in early benchmarks
We learned that Apple Intelligence will require an A17 Pro chip or later at WWDC last week. And now that the iOS 18 beta is out in the wild, we’re seeing the first benchmarks for performance on the iPhone 15 Pro/Max. The new software significantly.....»»
9to5Mac Overtime 022: iOS 18 is here!
This week’s episode is all about WWDC 2024, with a primary focus on iOS 18. Fernando and Jeff discuss visionOS 2, their favorite iOS 18 features, and more. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observati.....»»
Apple releases iOS 17.6 developer beta 1, plus new betas for macOS 14.6, iPadOS 17.6, and more
Last week Apple released the first beta for iOS 18, but it’s not done with iOS 17 just yet. Today the first developer beta for iOS 17.6 was released, and it is available now for download. Also debuting are new betas for Apple’s other platforms.....»»
Apple’s Back to School promo coming back this week in the US and Canada
Apple’s traditional “Back to School” campaign is making a comeback this week for customers in the US and Canada, at least that’s what Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman said on Monday. The campaign typically offers either discounts or gifts for.....»»
New ad hints at Beats Pill speaker to be unveiled next week
We’ve seen a lot of evidence about a new generation of the Beats Pill speaker, which was discontinued by Apple in 2022 without a replacement. Now it looks like the company is finally ready to unveil the new product, as it was teased in an ad publis.....»»
iOS 18: Three new features you probably don’t know about
iOS 18 was officially announced last week at WWDC, but we’re still learning more about all of the new features and changes. In release notes published on its developer website, Apple has a few additional tidbits on improvements to FaceTime, changes.....»»
Ars Live Recap: Is SpaceX a launch company or a satellite communications company?
"They're the largest satellite operator in the world." Produced by Michael Toriello and Billy Keenly. Click here for transcript. Last week, during our inaugural Ars Live event, Quilty Space director of research Caleb Henry joined Ar.....»»