Hands on With Windows 11: A Lightly Skinned Windows 10

Apple TV+ free trial reduced from one year to 3 months

Since the launch of Apple TV+ in November 2019, Apple has offered an unusually gracious free trial. Just buy any Apple product capable of running the TV app (iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV) and you get Apple TV+ free for one year. Beginning July 1, …

IKEA and Sonos Built a "Picture Frame Speaker," but You Can't Put Pictures in It

Skip the Prime Day crowds and grab the M1 MacBook Pro for $200 off right now

If you need a new travel-friendly Mac but don’t want to wait for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, the 13-inch model is the one to buy. And today Amazon is selling the 512GB model for $1,300, a downright steal at $200 off when a $49.01 coupon is applied at c…

Apple launches Podcasts Subscriptions and channels with prices starting at $0.49

After initial delay, Apple has now officially launched Podcasts Subscriptions and channels in the Podcasts app on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Podcasts Subscriptions is a new service announced at Apple’s Spring Loaded Event. Unlike its other services, …

How to get TextEdit to save with a ByteOrderMark?

I've saved files with different encodings using TextEdit. After closing the file, with a vim editor, I open the file and type the following to test for the existence of a byte order mark: :setlocal bom? no bom is detected for any enco…

Running shell or Bash scripts with zsh on macOS v11 (Big Sur)

Every time I need to run a shell script, I need to enter chmod +x For example, if I want to run this sample script named "run", #!/bin/bash javac --version I have to go into my terminal chmod +x run ./run Is there a way to allow Z …

How to Use Inline Replies to Messages on iPhone & iPad

If you’re a regular iMessage user, you may have come across a situation where you’d like to reply to a specific message sent from somebody, and have it be obvious that is the message you are responding to. This is where inline replies come in, which…

Three ways iOS 15 speeds up the inevitable death of the iPhone

When iOS 15 arrives on a billion or so iPhones in the fall, it’ll bring a slew of changes you’ll instantly recognize. New notifications will make it easy to identify and ignore alerts as they arrive. Safari’s tab groups will help you browse faster a…

Apple Is Cutting Its Year-Long Apple TV+ Trial to Just 3 Months

Ahead of Android 12, Google Rolls Out Starred Messages, Better Emoji, and More

FedEx Taps Nuro for Autonomous Delivery Vehicles

Apple releases critical software update for older iPhones but not iOS 14 devices

Apple doesn’t often update devices that aren’t on the latest version of iOS and iPadOS, so when they do you should take notice. And this week’s release of iOS 12.5.4 definitely falls into the “critical” category. iOS 12.5.4 is for iPhone 5s, iPhone …

Soon Amazon Will Let You "Just Walk Out" of One of its Fresh Stores

Razer to Launch Its Futuristic RGB Face Mask Before the End of the Year

Windows 11 Build Leaks, Shows a New Desktop UI, Start Menu, and More

TronicsFix: What’s In Your Toolbox?

This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Today we’re featuring Steve Porter, host of the TronicsFix channel on YouTube, where he tears down devices, buys batches of “broken…

T-Mobile Offers OnePlus' Newest 5G Phone for Free With Any Trade-in

Razer's 130-Watt GaN Adapter Supercharges Your Laptops and Phones Simultaneously

This Orb Turns Your Apple Watch into an Awesome Nightstand Clock

Three ways iOS 15 speeds up the inevitable death of the iPhone

When iOS 15 arrives on a billion or so iPhones in the fall, it’ll bring a slew of changes you’ll instantly recognize. New notifications will make it easy to identify and ignore alerts as they arrive. Safari’s tab groups will help you browse faster a…