“There are now several music streaming services to choose between, and at first glance they can all seem pretty similar—tens of millions of tracks to stream, mobile and desktop apps, offline caching options, and all the rest.”
AirTags catch United Airlines in lie about missing luggage
“AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Valerie Szybala has taken to Twitter to document how United Airlines lost her luggage, then proceeded to insist she was wrong about where her AirTag said it was.”
10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do in Apple Messages
“Apple Messages seems to get new or improved features with every release of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This frequency of additions makes it easy to miss one, so here are several features you might have overlooked.”
Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App ‘Dark Sky’
“The calendar has turned to January 1 and Apple has shut down popular weather app Dark Sky. The popular weather app had already been removed from the App Store in September and it stopped functioning for existing users starting today.”
So Many People Put Their Wi-Fi Router in the Wrong Place, and Internet Speed Suffers
“This story is part of 12 Days of Tips, helping you make the most of your tech, home and health during the holiday season. So, there’s an issue with your internet connection. No matter what internet service provider you have or how many devices are online, your connection is always slow.”
Farewell to 3G
“It’s well and truly curtains for 3G, one of the key technologies that helped usher in the age of the smartphone. Throughout December, Verizon has been disconnecting its customers who were still using the tech, cutting off their phones’ ability to use data, make calls, and send texts.”
HandBrake video transcoder adds official AV1 codec support in latest release
“Hardware and software support for the royalty-free AV1 video codec has been steadily building over the last couple years.”
Here’s what Google killed in 2022
“Readers like you help support Android Police. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More. Google is infamous for killing beloved projects.”
Apple Releases Limited-Edition AirPods Pro in Celebration of Chinese New Year
“In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year on January 22, Apple has released limited-edition second-generation AirPods Pro with a Year of the Rabbit engraving through its online store and retail stores in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.”
Apple halts update to HomeKit’s new Home architecture
“AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site. Following multiple reports of problems with HomeKit’s new update, Apple appears to have withdrawn the option to upgrade to the new architecture.”