The folks at Indie App Sales are back with another big sale featuring apps from some of your favorite indie developers. This time around, they have over 250 apps in the lineup, including MacStories favorites like: Bridges Cardiobot Classifier Countdowns Everlog Focused Work FoodN … | Continue reading
As pressure mounts on TikTok following recent congressional legislation, former President Donald Trump has gone on the record in support… Continue reading Trump defends TikTok against ‘enemy’ Meta The post Trump defends TikTok against ‘enemy’ Meta appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Temu, the bargain, e-commerce, too-good-to-be-true items merchant, has a strong relationship with Meta. According to the Wall Street Journal, it spent… Continue reading The biggest advertiser on Meta ‘spent billions’ on Facebook and Instagram The post The biggest advertiser on Me … | Continue reading
Elon Musk’s X continues its battle with legacy media and traditional websites with its launch of long form articles, which… Continue reading X launches long form articles for some users The post X launches long form articles for some users appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Action has been taken by a group of cross-party US lawmakers to introduce legislation against ByteDance which would force the… Continue reading US lawmakers move against ByteDance in push to divest TikTok The post US lawmakers move against ByteDance in push to divest TikTok appea … | Continue reading
Late last week, Joe Kimberlin released GameTrack 5.4, an update to the iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS versions of the app that enables new ways to access your favorite games and navigate the app’s UI. Of course, the Vision Pro version of GameTrack is completely new since the last time … | Continue reading
The guided meditation and mindfulness app, Headspace, has been launched on the Meta Quest platform today and is available to […] The post Headspace bring wellness app to Meta Quest 3 appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Windows 11 users will soon no longer be able to access Android apps from Amazon’s Appstore in major new update. […] The post Windows 11 to drop Android App access from Amazon Appstore appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Ivan Mehta, writing for TechCrunch: Apple’s iOS 17.4 update is primarily about adapting iOS to EU’s Digital Market Act Regulation. But the company has also released a new API called FinanceKit that lets developers fetch transactions and balance information from Apple Card, Apple … | Continue reading
Google has introduced changes to its search results and unveiled new features for app developers, enabling them to advertise their […] The post Google introduces new search update to comply with EU tech rules appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion (£1.5 billion) for streaming violations. So,1,800,000,000 EUR is equal to 1,952,277,657 USD @ 1.08 US dollars to […] The post The EU punishes Apple €1.8 billion (£1.5 billion) for streaming violations appeared first on ReadWri … | Continue reading
The Verge’s Jon Porter and Jess Weatherbed: In a press release on Monday, the EU Commission said its investigation found that “Apple bans music streaming app developers from fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of t … | Continue reading
Chance Miller with some big news over at 9to5Mac: Last month, Apple confirmed that iOS 17.4 would remove support for Home Screen web apps in the European Union. At the time, Apple said this decision was due to requirements under the Digital Markets Act related to support for alte … | Continue reading
YouTube is planning to roll out its picture-in-picture (PIP) feature to more countries, according to reports. The video platform has […] The post YouTube picture-in-picture may be rolled out to more free users appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
If you are looking for a new “read-it-later” app, I highly recommend Omnivore. It’s cross platform with a web client, an iOS app and an Android app (in early access). It’s also got unlimited highlighting options that also sync with Obsidian. The post Omnivore’s good. Like, really … | Continue reading
Quick, before everyone else thinks of it. Set the word “SUCCESSION” in Engravers Gothic and export it to a transparent PNG. Download photos of confederate general Mitch McConnell and Republican Johns Thune (R-S.D.), Cornyn (R-Texas), and Barrasso (R-Wyo.). Grab and burn Nicholas … | Continue reading
Amazon’s most recent Fire TV software update has reportedly blocked a Fire TV capability that has been present since the […] The post Amazon Fire TV software update is disrupting apps appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Greg Pierce, the developer behind great apps like Drafts, Tally, and more is out with a new app that I am loving. It’s called Simple Scan, and it’s the fastest and least-annoying way I’ve ever seen to scan documents with the iPhone and iPad. Here is how Greg describe it: Do you l … | Continue reading
Mona, the Mastodon client for iOS, iPadOS, and Mac from Junyu Kuang, is out today with a significant version 6 update. Mona is my choice for using Mastodon primarily due to what John referred to in his review as its ‘epic level of customization.’ Everything from how the taskbar a … | Continue reading
Today's links Vice surrenders: Literally the stupidest publishing strategy I've ever heard of (ever). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023. Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, curren … | Continue reading
Jason Snell: When I got my first demo of the new Apple Sports app, I admit to being a little surprised: didn’t Apple already do live sports scores? Hadn’t I just seen the Arsenal score and play-by-play on my iPhone on Sunday morning when I was in the kitchen making breakfast? I h … | Continue reading
The music experience on the Apple Vision Pro is excellent. It starts with the device’s built-in headphones and spatial audio, which work hand-in-hand with the visual components of spatial computing. Apple has already shown off the potential for immersive experiences like Alicia K … | Continue reading
Elon Musk‘s Twitter takeover has been anything but simple. In fact, his $44 billion acquisition of the social media site […] The post Employees saved Elon Musk from himself with Twitter Files appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Nvidia just launched a new app that combined the Control Panel and GeForce Experience to make GPU and settings adjustments […] The post Nvidia just made a whole lot easier to finetune your PC gaming settings appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Google has paused the ability to create pictures of people using Gemini’s AI image generation feature to fix some historical […] The post Google pauses Gemini’s AI image generation features to fix historical inaccuracies appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Twitch has confirmed an increase in the cost of channel subscriptions for the first time with the price hikes set […] The post Twitch confirms first ever subscription cost increases, US set to follow appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Today’s the opening day of MLS, and Apple has a new iPhone app out for sports lovers. Here’s a bit from the company’s press release: Apple today introduced Apple Sports, a free app for iPhone that gives sports fans access to real-time scores, stats, and more. Designed for speed a … | Continue reading
Ever since an infantile fascist billionaire (hereafter, the IFB) decided to turn Twitter over to the racially hostile anti-science set, folks who previously used that network daily to discuss and amplify topics they cared about have either given up on the very premise of a shared … | Continue reading
Signal is launching a new username privacy feature to allow users to connect without having to share personal phone numbers. […] The post Signal launches new feature to keep cell numbers private appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Elon Musk has hinted at a possible partnership between X and the popular artificial intelligence (AI) image generator Midjourney, to […] The post Elon Musk hints at possible X partnership with Midjourney appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
A Federal Appeals court has overturned a 2019 verdict on Cox Communications and the internet provider’s ability to halt illegally […] The post US Federal Court overturns huge $1bn piracy ruling appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
I think John Voorhees has played just about every game out for visionOS, but it’s interesting that the software isn’t the biggest issue: In the final analysis, the trouble with the Apple Vision Pro is its lack of ports. Unless you’re relying on the games available on the App Stor … | Continue reading
Instant messaging app WhatsApp is bolstering user privacy with the testing of a new feature that will block the ability […] The post WhatsApp’s latest feature will stop profile picture screenshots appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Apple has forbidden developers from using "VR," "AR," or "MR" to describe their Vision Pro apps. That’s a mistake. | Continue reading
Gaming embraces design elements that promote social connection, creativity, a sense of autonomy – and, ultimately, the sheer joy of mastery. | Continue reading
The Apple Vision Pro doesn’t have a native version of the company’s Home app. You can launch the iPad version in compatibility mode, which I’m glad is available, but that means it doesn’t offer any spatial computing features beyond a window floating in your environment. Fortunate … | Continue reading
Anthropic, a safety-first artificial intelligence (AI) company partially owned by Amazon, has announced a new precaution ahead of the US […] The post Anthropic introduces Prompt Shield ahead of US elections appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Shortly before I left the Civil Service in 2023, I made a complete fool of myself. Someone on Slack was discussing their department's app and I (rather snidely) asked why it was an app rather than a website. After all, one of the seminal blog posts of GDS was about not building a … | Continue reading
One of the advantages of working with the Vision Pro is the flexibility of using your surroundings to spread out. Your entire room becomes your workspace, and if you’re in an Environment, your workable space expands even further. That makes it easier to keep a note-taking app ope … | Continue reading
Social media platform X has been accused of possibly breaking US sanction law by granting subscription perks to terrorist groups […] The post X accused of taking money from terrorist and sanctioned groups appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Slack AI has been launched, in an upgrade for the team communication platform owned by Salesforce. Described on the official […] The post Slack confirms launch of new generative AI offering appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
Indonesia has experienced the impact of deepfake electioneering with a message from a controversial dictator who ruled the country for […] The post Deepfake electioneering sparks AI ‘return’ of controversial dictator appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
WhatsApp is set to introduce an expansion of its Chat Lock feature for full connectivity across all linked devices. This […] The post WhatsApp update: Chat Lock coming across all devices appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
A new study from cybersecurity firm McAfee finds artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasing role in online dating, but […] The post AI use on dating apps rising, 1 in 4 Americans use to enhance profile appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
If you’re looking for a way to more efficient way copy files on Linux be sure to check out new GTK/libadwaita app Collector. Collector functions as a temporary holding space on which you drag and drop files, paste clipboard contents and web links to images (e.g., Google Images), … | Continue reading
Wallpapers have always been a reflection of my often chaotic energy. I can sometimes spend months, or even years, without ever changing my wallpaper, and I can spend that same amount of time just frenetically changing it every day until I’m completely satisfied. A lot of that dec … | Continue reading
Taking good-looking screenshots on the Apple Vision Pro isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible either. I’ve already spent many hours taking screenshots on the device, and I thought I’d share my experience and some practical tips for getting the best screenshots possible. Although I’ … | Continue reading
The fake LastPass password manager found on Apple’s App Store has now been pulled. It is currently unknown whether Apple […] The post A fake LastPass password manager was found on Apple’s App Store appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading