Strava, the popular app that tracks your workouts and lets you share them with your community, today expanded its Best Efforts feature to include more categories for cyclists. Keep reading below ...
https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/20/strava-app-expands-best-efforts-feature-for-cyclists/
It was recently announced that Gympass, a leader in corporate wellness, would be integrating Apple Fitness+ for its subscribers with a Basic plan and above, giving them access to everything Appl...
https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/29/apple-fitness-teams-up-with-gympass/
Withings is late to the game when it comes to giving users the ability to track their menstrual cycles, but with the release of its ScanWatch Light – a hybrid smartwatch – users can now not ...
https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/23/withings-finally-adds-cycle-tracking-to-its-app/
Strava, a leading digital community for athletes with over 120 million members, today announced its new partnership with Fi – a smart connected dog collar and health platform. Head below to lea...
https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/22/strava-partners-with-fi-smart-collar-for-pup-tivity-tracking/
After having spent the last month with my Oura Ring and the Oura Ring companion app for iOS, I can definitively say that despite a beautiful app and some helpful features, unless you are someone...
https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/12/one-month-with-oura-ring-for-ios-impressive-data-but-is-it-worth-it/
The iPhone 14 lineup has been out for almost six months now. After using it for a while, I’ve come to realize that the right accessories can greatly enhance my user experience; from protecting ...
iMessage is such a great communications tool to use across your Apple devices. I love being to communicate my messages more clearly (and fun) with the slew of features and integrations within thi...
Kevin Boroumand, an entrepreneur, automation expert, and TikToker, has created a free, downloadable shortcut for iOS that will help to get you out of trouble if you find yourself in an unsafe or ...
https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/04/sos-shortcut-provides-easy-to-use-safety-tools-for-iphone-users/
iOS security researcher Will Strafach agrees with a recent claim that Apple can do more when it comes to combating NSO and others who exploit combat zero-day vulnerabilities in iOS. It follows ...
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/23/combating-nso-requires-more-from-apple/
UPDATE: Twitter’s Kayvon Beykpour says this is a bug that it’s working on fixing. The Twitter Support account says the fix is rolled out. > Tweets in chronological order on web has�...
Apple’s App Store revenue grew 31% year-on-year in Q3, climbing from $14.5B last year to $19B this year, according to Sensor Tower analytics data. Google Play revenue grew even faster, with ...
Amazon has announced that it’s launching a preview of a new feature coming to Alexa: the ability to launch and control iOS and Android apps. This functionality comes as Amazon is working on boo...
Apple and Salesforce have announced a redesigned Salesforce Mobile App, a brand new skills-acquisitions app, and a next-generation SDK as the next stage in the strategic partnership created bac...
A hacker has released the first public jailbreak for modern iPhones in several years, according to a new report from Motherboard . The report details that with the release of iOS 12.4 , Apple acc...
If you were an early user of the iPhone App Store, you likely remember Rolando. It was a puzzle-adventure game released in December of 2008, and one of the first iOS games to achieve widespread p...
Both iOS and Android loyalty are at the highest levels ever seen, according to the latest data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) … more…
Microsoft is admitting smartphone defeat and is now officially urging any remaining Windows 10 Mobile users to switch to an iOS or Android device instead. In an End of Support document spotted ...
https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/18/microsoft-says-switch-ios-android/
Instagram is rolling out a new feature today, which will allow users who manage multiple accounts to post the same content to all feeds more directly. Previously, users were required to either ma...
https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/09/instagram-update-multiple-accounts/
The new Apple TV Remote app, which Apple TV owners have been expecting since Eddy Cue acknowledged its development, is now...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/27/hands-on-apple-tv-remote-app-tvos-10-video/
While Apple has mostly moved on to iOS 10 beta testing at this point, the minor iOS 9.3.3 update is...
iPhone 7 rumors have been notably tame this year, and that’s because the next-generation iPhone is widely expected to be...
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https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/21/lunch-break-macbook-pro-lightning-cable/
Three years ago, Apple was found guilty of anticompetitive behavior centered around ebook pricing and price-fixing. The case was in...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/20/apple-ebook-settlements-consumer-payouts-begin/
These products from August, Canary, Withings, Kuna, D-Link, Ring & others will be next to gain support for Apple’s HomeKit in the coming months. more…
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/20/ios-10-homekit-camera-doorbell-august-canary-withings-d-link-more/
Since the first rumors emerged claiming Apple would ditch the headphone jack with this fall’s iPhone release, many have been...
Last week Apple accessory maker Nomad launched a new collection of Horween Leather-made products starting with two Lightning plus battery-equipped...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/20/nomad-horween-leather-iphone-6s-case/
Boxee founder Avner Ronen has launched Public, a chat app he described to Variety as ‘a third medium for broadcasting conversations’ after audio and video. The app appears similar to Talk...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/20/public-live-broadcast-chat-app/
Samsung may think that running ads mocking Apple was the right thing to do , but it appears it isn’t above copying one of Apple’s most successful ad campaigns. As CNET noticed, Samsung�...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/20/samsung-mimicks-shot-on-iphone-campaign/
The same developer who found the original iOS 10 Dark Mode references in the Messages app , Andy Wiik , has found even more evidence that Apple was/is developing a black appearance for its ...
iOS 10 makes it possible to view two Safari windows side-by-side on the iPad via a feature called Safari split-view....
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/18/how-to-safari-split-view-ipad-ios-10-video/
Apple today released a new version of its iTunes Connect app for iOS during a demo of new features for the iTunes Connect developer portal at the company’s WWDC 2016 conference. During it...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/17/apple-itunes-connect-update-wwdc-ios-app/
Although it hasn’t garnered the same level of excitement as iOS 10’s unveiling, there are quite a few compelling additions to be...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/17/hands-on-new-features-macos-sierra-video/
Update: Apple has now issued a statement. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as well as iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/17/iphone-copies-chinese-phone-beijing/
Apple’s Wallet app has become a lot more useful since the launch of Apple Pay, but Politico has found another...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/16/politico-breaking-news-push-notifications-wallet/
Following the release of the first developer beta of iOS 10 earlier this week, Apple today has update TestFlight with...
Prior to WWDC, a report emerged claiming that Apple would at long last unveil iMessage for Android. Seeing how Apple had...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/16/imessage-not-coming-to-android/
Before now, Apple’s HomeKit platform required an Apple TV for remote access control of most accessories. If you had network-connected lightbulbs or...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/16/ios-10-homekit-ipad-remote-access-automation/
Apple’s VP of environment, policy and social initiatives Lisa Jackson has tweeted congratulations to chip supplier TSMC on doubling its use of renewable energy this year. more…
On Monday Apple unveiled the highly-anticipated software update for the iPhone and iPad. As expected, it’s a huge release that brings...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/15/hands-on-75-new-features-in-ios-10-video/
It’s now possible to open an unlimited number of tabs in iOS 10’s Safari browser. With that in mind, it...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/15/how-to-close-all-safari-tabs-at-once-in-ios-10-video/
Apple today started inviting its retail employees to participate in testing macOS 10.12, the latest version of Apple’s Mac operating...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/15/apple-retail-employee-macos-10-12-seed-program/
A purported image of the front of an iPhone 7 has appeared on the Internet today, via mobipicker.com . Blurry cams and bad photography aside, the picture claims to a major new detail for...
Alongside various new features (Siri, Auto Unlock, Apple Pay) coming in macOS Sierra, Apple’s next major desktop operating system, it also ships with the brand new version of Safari, Saf...
iOS 10 has a lot of small features dotted around , beyond the headline changes announced on stage yesterday. One of these changes is exclusive to the big and will no doubt please its user base:...
Apple was today granted a patent for what it describes as a ‘consumer electronic product includes at least a transparent housing and a flexible display.’ The accompanying drawings show a dev...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/14/iphone-curved-display-apple-patent/
Siri unlocks a new dimension of functionality in iOS 10, allowing third-party apps to integrate inline into the Siri voice assistant experience. Any developer integration expands utility of...
One of the challenges Apple has faced in making its services truly personal and proactive is its focus on privacy. While Google unashamedly collects masses of data about its users, even going to...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/14/differential-privacy-security-questioned/
Parallels, the virtualization software famous for being able to run Windows on the Mac, is celebrating its 10 years of innovation...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/parallels-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-a-sale/
After years of considering removing Game Center from iOS , it appears Apple has decided to officially pull it as evidenced with today’s first iOS 10 beta. As this is a first beta, there is a p...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/game-center-removed-homescreen-ios-10-beta-1/
Developer previews of iOS 10 are live now and we’re starting to go hands-on with the next big release. Below...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/hands-on-ios-10-iphone-and-ipad-tidbits/
Alongside OS betas, Apple is launching Xcode 8 today which is in all-in one development suite for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and TV. The new IDE features extensions to customize the cod...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/apple-releases-xcode-8-for-ios-10-macos-sierra-and-more/
Apple announces Swift Playgrounds for iPad allowing iOS users to play with Swift code on their device for the first time. Apple wants to bring many more people into coding; this is their so...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/apple-announces-swift-playgrounds-for-ipad/
Apple will add advanced face and object recognition in iOS 10 Photos, as well as a Map view. Apple will relate together people, locations and other information to bring collections of photo...
As widely rumored, Apple today announced a sweeping upgrade to its voice assistant AI Siri. The new update features rich third-party app integration via a developer API as well as many new f...
Big changes appear to be headed to iOS thanks to iOS 10. First party apps have begun appearing in the...
Apple’s brand new operating system for its laptops and desktop computers, macOS, will ship in the fall for all customers. A beta for developers will be released later today. There’s a ho...
macOS Sierra includes Siri, bringing voice-activated assistant to the Mac for the first time. You can search for files and folders, as well as the typical queries you would expect from Si...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/macos-sierra-brings-siri-to-the-desktop-for-the-first-time/
At WWDC, Apple has unveiled the next update to OS X for Macs, branded as macOS Sierra. The update will ship in the fall. macOS Sierra includes Auto Unlock functionality which automatica...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/apple-announces-macos-sierra-at-wwdc/
The website for the Apple Beta Program has gone down ahead of the WWDC 2016 keynote, due to start at 10 AM PT (in about 40 minutes). With Apple about to unveil iOS 10, macOS 10.12, watchOS...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/apple-public-beta-program-site-goes-down-ahead-of-wwdc-2016-keynote/
With WWDC 2016 just an hour away, developers in the area have begun noticing that Apple has created custom Snapchat geofilters for the event. Embellished with this year’s WWDC 16 banner d...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/apple-wwdc-2016-snapchat-geofilters/
A couple of weeks after suggesting that Apple is moving to a three-year cycle on major iPhone updates, Nikkei is back with another pessimistic report. Citing an unnamed source ‘at a major sup...
With two Presidential candidates saying that Apple should be making more of its products in the USA, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has done the sums to see just how practical it ...
Last week, a rumor said that Apple was getting rid of the space gray iPhone and replacing it with a ‘deep...
IN THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES: WWDC coverage kicked into full gear ahead of Apple’s event on Monday, we discussed USB-C and upcoming MacBook Pros, and Apple announced welcomed subscription an...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/11/top-stories-wwdc-macbooks-oled-apple-energy/
Siri is widely expected to make up a big part of Monday’s WWDC keynote (alongside iOS 10, macOS 10.12 and more) but it seems like it is already inadvertently tipping the hat on what is go...
UPDATE: Apple has nearly finished the large outdoor white logo on Moscone West building and is also hanging ASCII-art theme banners on the opposite street at the Metreon. More photos below. ...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/10/apple-starts-decorating-moscone-west-with-logos-for-wwdc-2016/
At WWDC on Monday, Apple will unveil the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 10. With the conference being light on hardware, expectations are high for Apple to announce some ...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/10/poll-what-features-and-changes-do-you-want-to-see-in-ios-10-at-wwdc/
While the name of the next software update to the Mac isn’t nearly as important as new features — like...
I wouldn’t normally describe a portable battery as being beautiful, but Kanex’s just-released $99 GoPower USB-C Portable Battery fits that description....
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/10/review-kanex-gopower-mac-portable-battery-usb-c-macbook-video/
According to Macotakara, Apple has plans to cut out the Space Gray version of the iPhone 7 this time around...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/09/iphone-7-to-come-in-blue-space-gray-to-be-cast-off-says-latest-rumor/
A KGI analyst report from two weeks ago broke the news that a new Apple MacBook, due later in the year, would debut...
According to a report from MacDailyNews, Apple will announce that iMessage is coming to Android at Monday’s upcoming WWDC 2016...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/09/report-claims-imessage-android-announced-wwdc-2016/
Apple has released a special ‘Shot on iPhone’ TV commercial for European markets called ‘The beautiful game’. It features iPhone photography of football stadiums, goalposts and pl...
Digital Music News is once again reporting that Apple is contemplating removing iTunes downloads for good, focusing solely on its Apple Music streaming service for distribution. Reading b...
Fears that terrorists may be planning attacks in Paris during the Euro 2016 football tournament have led the French government to create an app that sends location-based terrorism alerts to use...
The latest connected gadget to go on sale in Apple Stores is the Withings Body Cardio , a scale that measures not just weight and body fat, but can also detect cardiovascular problems. Using sen...
Data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners shows that iPhone owners are holding onto their phones longer before they upgrade them. Three...
1-year-old Giana Gleeson, who made a full recovery An Australian mother used the Hey Siri function of her iPhone 6s to call for an ambulance while performing CPR on her 1-year-old daughter who ...
In my continuing quest to find a great iPad Pro case, I’ve been testing out the new … and I really like it. Don’t judge a book by its cover; the cute design hides a lot of utility. The...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/07/bookbook-for-ipad-pro-review-case/
In addition to unveiling a pair of new Apple Music ads starring DJ Khaled, Apple today has uploaded a series of...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/06/new-shot-on-iphone-videos-june/
A survey by Creative Strategies found that while almost all American iPhone users have at least tried Siri, only 3% have...
AnandTech doesn’t rush its product reviews, but their in-depth nature means they are always worth waiting for. Having gotten around to posting its review of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro , the system ...
Recently departed (but still friend of the site!) Mark Gurman went on the Jay and Farhad Show podcast this evening and...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/03/wwdc-2016-rumors-apple-siri-hardware/
Apple has updated its WWDC app for iPhone and iPad with a new look and feel ahead of the annual...
Huawei has told a Hong Kong conference that it is aiming to overtake both Apple and Samsung to become the world’s biggest smartphone maker within five years, reports the WSJ . Huawei directo...
It’s been essentially confirmed in the past, but today the Unicode Consortium officially unveiled the 72 new emoji that will...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/02/new-emoji-ios-iphone-bacon-selfie-more/
UPDATE 2: Apple is reporting that the iCloud.com services have also been restored. UPDATE: Apple is reporting that the availability of some services has now been restored but several feat...
It happens all the time. Parents upgrade old iPads with new ones and lucky kids inherit magical (and expensive) tablets. But kids aren’t nearly as careful with pricey pieces of glass and someho...
Apple has re-released last month’s minor iOS 9.3.2 software update after pulling it due to customer complaints of bricking iPad...
Apple has today launched its Back to School deals for students. Similar to last year, Apple will bundle a free pair of Beats headphones with the purchase of an eligible Apple product for col...
Cases claiming to be designed for the next-generation iPhones, currently being dubbed the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, have been released online today. Although the cases do not show anythin...
In last year’s American Customer Satisfaction Index , Apple and Samsung were neck-and-neck at 80%. In this year’s results, released today, Samsung has retained last year’s score while App...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/01/american-customer-satisfaction-index-apple/
Claimed image of the iPhone 7 from OnLeaks Supply chain research by TrendForce backs earlier reports suggesting that this year’s iPhone will be a relatively minor upgrade over the iPhone 6...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/01/trendforce-iphone-7-minor-upgrade/
It’s been mostly doom and gloom where iPhone sales and forecasts are concerned, but one analyst believes that the iPhone 7 could see record sales in September, reports Business Insider . BMO ...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/01/iphone-7-sales-record-bmo-forecast/
Mophie is today launching a new line of wireless Juice Pack products for iPhone that add wireless charging capabilities to of popular battery cases. more…
https://9to5mac.com/2016/05/31/mophie-iphone-juice-pack-wireless/
Apple has quietly rolled out a change to the Apple TV App Store on tvOS in the last few days, which affects how apps are listed in the Top Charts. For the Top Charts (Top Paid, Top Free, Top Gro...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/05/31/apple-tv-app-store-top-charts-tvos/
iPhone concept image by Yasser Farahi That Nikkei report claiming that Apple is moving to a three-year cycle on major iPhone refreshes would be huge news if true. Apple currently has a very...
With the iPhone 7 (or whatever Apple calls it ) looking increasingly likely to lose the 3.5mm headphone socket, Chinese accessory makers are gearing up to meet demand from those who don’t ...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/05/31/3-5mm-to-lightning-headphone-adapters/
iPhone concept image by Arthur Reis Japanese newspaper Nikkei is claiming that Apple is moving from a tick-tock cycle with a major iPhone refresh every two years to a three-year cycle. > A...
https://9to5mac.com/2016/05/31/iphone-three-year-cycle-claim/
An IHS Technology analyst has posted on Chinese social media that company supply chain research indicates that the iPhone 7 will feature 32 GB storage as the $199 base model, which would me...