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- Thursday March 06
- 12:49 amPolice in Australia are using CarPlay in an interesting way
Drivers love Apple CarPlay because it enables safe interaction with iPhone apps through the car’s built-in screen. It turns out police in Australia are benefiting from CarPlay for a whole other safety purpose. more… - Wednesday March 05
- 11:57 pmTweetbot creators tease Phoenix, a new Bluesky client
Fans of Tweetbot for Twitter and Ivory for Mastodon have reason to get excited all over again as the developers at Tapbots tease a Bluesky client called Phoenix.Phoenix is a new Tapbots app for BlueskyWhen Elon Musk took over Twitter, no one could have predicted the chaos that ensued. The mass firings, restructuring, and user-aggressive changes led Twitter to a fast user-count decline as the less-popular X emerged.As X struggles for relevancy, the death of Twitter — and the Mac app in the process — did create some interesting new options. Tapbots is back to make another excellent client for an emerging player in the space. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums - 11:52 pmHere’s a first look at the new M4 MacBook Air in sky blue
Apple on Wednesday announced a new generation of the MacBook Air, which features the M4 chip inside. Although the new MacBook Air is identical to its predecessor on the outside, Apple surprised everyone with a new “sky blue” color. And now we have the first photos of this new Mac in the real world. more… - 10:35 pmReclaim the night with these noise-blocking sleep earbuds
This SleepEez deal will have you sleeping soundly. These tiny earbuds block out distractions and lull you into deep, uninterrupted sleep. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos) - 10:10 pmApple’s new M4 MacBook Air is $100 more affordable, despite tariff concerns
Apple's new M4 MacBook Air has a starting price of $999 for the 13-inch model, with the 15-inch model starting at $1,099. That's $100 less… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews. - 10:01 pmNew M4 MacBook Air: Four tidbits you might have missed
Apple’s new MacBook Air is here, headlined by an M4 chip upgrade and a lower price. There are a few other tidbits you should know. more… - 09:29 pmApple Updates Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra Chips
Apple has updated the Mac Studio for the first time since 2023, replacing the M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips with the M4 Max and M3 Ultra. The new models offer significant performance gains, increase maximum memory from 192 GB to 512 GB, boost storage limits from 8 TB to 16 TB, and add Thunderbolt 5 connectivity. - 09:09 pmApple’s use of SiTime in iPhone 16e powers rally for chipmaker
The discovery of SiTime Corp. components in the new iPhone 16e has sparked a stock surge for the lesser-known chipmaker, with shares… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews. - 09:08 pmM4 MacBook Air vs M1 MacBook Air: No-brainer upgrade if you want it
Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air is an easy product to recommend to just about everyone—even M3 owners. But if you’re currently holding on to an M1 MacBook Air, what exactly will the new M4 model get you? Here’s what you should know. more… - 09:01 pmHallelujah! M4 MacBook Air fully supports 2 external displays
The M4 MacBook Air breaks through a previous limitation on external displays, allowing for enhanced multi-screen setups for users. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos) - 08:08 pmRCS on iPhone with iOS 18: Every question answered
Macworld Ever since Apple shocked the tech community with its announcement that it would support RCS, we’ve been waiting for the day when it would be available. Now that day has arrived, you can finally use it on your iPhone, here’s how it works. Updated March 5, 2025: The latest iOS 18.4 beta adds RCS support for more carriers, including most of those in the U.S. that haven’t supported it until now. What is RCS? RCS stands for Rich Communications Services, and it’s meant to be a replacement for the decades-old SMS/MMS texting standard. You can kind of think of it as iMessage lite for everyone. It’s a platform-neutral standard adopted by the GSM Association to do messaging over your internet data connection rather than strictly your carrier network. It provides many of the same benefits, including typing indicators, full-resolution images and videos, proper group chats, delivery and read receipts, and better security. The standard has been pushed heavily by Google and is commonplace on Android phones. The Google Messages app provides RCS support on almost any Android phone using Google’s own RCS servers and even includes some extensions to add new features (most notably better encryption) that are not part of the core GSM standard. All you need to know as an iPhone user is that RCS will make your conversations with Android users much more pleasant. What RCS features will iOS 18 support? In iOS 18, RCS brings numerous features that were previously only available to iMessage users: Read receipts Typing indicators Tapbacks/reactions High-resolution photos and videos Voice memos Text effects (slam, loud, gentle, invisible ink, etc.) do not appear on the conversation’s Android side. The recipient will get a message saying “(sent with the Slam effect)” or the like. Inline replies also don’t work. RCS messages are not encrypted, either. When using the Google Messages app on an Android phone and Google’s own RCS servers, encryption is supported thanks to a proprietary extension to the standard that Google came up with. Apple is relying on carrier support for the RCS standard as adopted by the GSM Association, which doesn’t have encryption support. However, Apple says they want to work with the GSM to include it in a future version of the standard. Will my messages with Android users still be green? Yes! Blue bubbles are for iMessages only and are there to help you know that your messages have extremely strong encryption, among other exclusive features. So, the green bubble conversations aren’t going anywhere. But they’ll be less frustrating. How do I know if I have RCS on my iPhone? The simplest way is to open a message with someone and look at the text entry area: It will say iMessage if you’re sending an iMessage (but the blue bubbles will be an obvious indication). It will say Text Message • SMS if it’s sending a text message. It will say Text Message • RCS if it’s an RCS message. You can also check in Settings to see if RCS is enabled, which we’ll describe below. If you don’t see the iOS 18 update, check to make sure your iPhone supports iOS 18. Does my carrier need to support RCS? How do I know if mine does? Your carrier needs to provide RCS services in accordance with the GSM Association’s standard for it to work on your iPhone, and you of course need to run iOS 18. In the United States, the major carriers Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have all enabled RCS on iPhones running iOS 18, though if you just installed iOS 18 you may have to wait a day or so for the provisioning codes to be sent to your phone. The situation is a bit more nebulous for MVNO carriers that piggyback off those major carriers, like Visible, Xfinity, Mint Mobile, Metro, or Cricket. With the iOS 18.4 update, support for RCS is being added for the last holdout carriers—Google Fi, Metro, Mint Mobile, and others. Once your iPhone is updated to iOS 18.4 or later, it should support RCS on nearly any U.S. carrier. There is no known way to “force” RCS onto your iPhone. But if your carrier supports it and you have iOS 18 and do not see the option, it may help to power off your iPhone and power it on again. Apple has a very useful Carrier Support page that lists all the carrier features for various carriers around the world, big and small. You can see if your carrier supports RCS there (along with other features). How do I enable or disable RCS in Settings? Open Settings, scroll down to the bottom and tap Apps, then scroll down to find and select Messages. Under the “Text Messaging” heading, you’ll see an RCS Messaging menu if it is supported by your carrier and iPhone. Select it and then toggle on RCS to enable it in the Messages app. You can check if your carrier supports RCS by opening Settings, selecting General, and then About. Scroll down to the “eSIM/Network” section. You’ll see a line for “Carrier.” Tap on it to switch that line to “IMS Status.” If your carrier supports RCS, the option will show Voice, SMS & RCS. If not, it will only show Voice & SMS. - 08:04 pmITV acquires Apple TV+ drama ‘Suspicion’
ITV has secured the rights to Apple TV+’s thriller series "Suspicion" for its streaming service ITVX, marking what is believed to be… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews. - 07:47 pmM3 Ultra is either the best news or worst case scenario for Apple’s most niche product
The Apple silicon era has not been kind to the Mac Pro, and the target market for Apple’s most niche machine shrank even more today. However, it’s always darkest before the dawn, and that may be the case for this Mac workstation. more… - 07:29 pmThe 27-inch Studio Display is $300 Off
Amazon has marked down the Apple Studio Display, featuring a massive 27-inch screen with 5K Retina display, 600 nits of brightness with P3 Wide Color so you can see bright and vibrant graphics and immerse yourself in the movie or game you’re playing. You’d appear and sound more professional in video calls and meetings with […] The post appeared first on iLounge. - 07:28 pmColorWare makes new custom AirPods
ColorWare is famous for its creatively designed Apple accessories and devices, and they have added a new classic Mac painted Retro Collection featuring the AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2. It is available in dark mode featuring matte black, and light mode featuring a cream matte color. The AirPods are made to look similar to […] The post appeared first on iLounge. - 07:27 pmApple’s C1 5G modem is the modem for future Apple Gadgets
The latest addition to the iPhone 16 lineup, the iPhone 16e, features Apple’s very own designed, custom C1 modem supporting LTE and 5G connection whilst other iPhone models depend on Qualcomm modems. It’s a milestone for Apple, having worked on its own modem with cellular connectivity since 2018 and has now released its custom-made modem. […] The post appeared first on iLounge. - 07:26 pmRemoving personal information from Google search made easier
Changes to Google Search have been made to remove personal information that you do not want on the internet. It can be easily done by tapping the three dots to show the interface that lets you ask for the removal of information and choose among the options. The first one allows you to remove personal […] The post appeared first on iLounge. - 07:21 pmHow to get missing Apple apps back on your iPhone and iPad
You can visit the App Store to download Apple apps like Music, Podcasts, Weather, Maps and Find My missing from your iPhone or iPad. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos) - 07:19 pmiOS 18.4 upgrades the App Store with these two new features
iOS 18.4 has been available in beta for less than two weeks, and following beta 2’s arrival earlier this week we’re still discovering updates and changes. The latest: there are two new App Store additions that should make downloading apps and updates just a little bit nicer of an experience than before. more… - 07:04 pmQualcomm swears it’s not worried about Apple making its own iPhone modems
When we look back on the iPhone 16e years from now, the thing we’ll all remember is that it was the first iPhone to use Apple’s own modem. Even though the two companies have a testy relationship, Apple has historically relied on Qualcomm for modems. The C1 chip in the iPhone 16e is Apple’s first step toward breaking up with Qualcomm. Qualcomm, however, says it’s not worried about the competition posed by Apple’s foray into modems… more…