Month: December 2021

An extra screen on your workstation can do loads to boost your productivity and entertainment. The Desklab Portable Touchscreen Monitor (4K) is a plug-and-play screen for your laptop. And now this portable 4K touchscreen monitor is on sale for just $231.99 (regularly $700) with coupon code CMSAVE20. A touchscreen 4K monitor for your laptop The…

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Apple has lost a senior member of its autonomous electric car team to a startup focused on electric aviation. Michael Schwekutsch, who left Tesla to join Apple as senior director of engineering for Special Projects Group in 2019, has left the company to work for Archer. This is just the latest in a revolving door…

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If you’re looking for smaller gift ideas that are thoughtful and useful for the Apple fans in your life, travel accessories are a great way to go. Below we’ve rounded up some of the best options to make iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch more capable while keeping them charged up and organized. more… The…

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Reddit is rolling out a big update for its iOS and Android apps, as well as its desktop version. The company is bringing five new real-time features: voting animations, comment count animations, typing indicators, reading indicators, and a new comment indicator. more… The post Reddit for iOS adds five new real-time features appeared first on…

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It’s time for the first ever Stacktrace Headphone Holiday Guide! Along with discussions about writing technical articles, view models and the MVVM design pattern, and using Swift actors to solve race conditions and data races. Sponsored by Shortcut: The project management tool built specifically for software development teams. Start your extended two-month free trial at…

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All of today’s best midweek deals are now up for the taking, with Apple’s AirPods 3 dropping to an all-time low of $150. That’s alongside iOttie iPhone car mounts from $16 and some holiday Sonos discounts. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. more… The post Deals: AirPods…

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Now that Spotify Wrapped 2021 has officially launched, Apple Music users might be feeling a bit left out. Thankfully, Apple Music Replay is Apple’s competitor to Spotify Wrapped and it allows Apple Music users to see a recap of their most listened-to songs, albums, and artists. As we approach the end of 2021, head below…

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There are plenty of ways to manage notifications on the iPhone and Apple Watch – methods range from simple permission boxes when you first open an iPhone app to more configurable features like Focus modes. However, there’s one workflow that Apple doesn’t offer yet that would greatly improve the Apple Watch experience. more… The post…

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