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  • Sam's Club membership drops to $14, the best price ever

    Get a 1-year Sam's Club membership for just $14, the lowest price on record, for affordable access to warehouse deals. Beating the previous all-time best price, today's Sam's Club $14 membership deal is hosted by StackCommerce and offers new members a significant discount on a 1-year membership, which normally retails for $50. Buy for $14 You can choose from thousands of items, ranging from prepared meals to patio furniture for the summer. With over 597 warehouse locations in the...

  • iPhone 17 Plus display might be a hair smaller than the iPhone 16 Plus

    Apple may make a controversial change, with a new rumor claiming that the size of the iPhone 17 Plus screen could shrink a bit, when compared to iPhone 16 Plus. iPhone 15 Plus [left] and iPhone 15 Apple has gradually increased the display size of its iPhones over time. The current-gen models sit at 6.1 inches for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, with the Plus and Pro Max measuring 6.7 inches. In a tweet on X, Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants now believes that the iPhone...

  • First third party App Store in the EU is live

    Following changes in iOS 17.4 and legislation allowing them, the first new alternative app store has launched in the EU, that promises to help distribute "indie" apps at a low-cost yearly fee. Image Credit: AltStore On Wednesday, AltStore PAL announced that it is officially launching as an alternative to Apple's App Store in the European Union. It bills itself as an "open-source, crowd-funded app store for indies." According to the developers, distributing apps via AltStore PAL is...

  • Game emulator Delta arrives on App Store after controversies

    Following controversy over the weekend, the Delta game emulator has been made available in the App Store, for potential users outside of the European Union. Delta, a game emulator for iPhone Delta from Testut Tech is billed as an all-in-one emulator for iOS. A follow-up to GBA4iOS, it is aimed at users who want to play ROMs of Nintendo games on their iPhone, especially those of portable Nintendo consoles. The list of supported game systems include the GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance,...

  • The 'For All Mankind' universe is about to get a whole lot bigger

    Apple TV+ hit "For All Mankind" has been renewed for a fifth season, and a spin-off is also going back to the beginning for a new look at the Soviet space race. The new "Star City" will go back to the beginning of "For All Mankind," and see life from the Soviet side "For All Mankind" was one of the first shows announced by Apple TV+ back at its launch in 2019, and is an alternative view of the space race. While it now seems a long way since its starting point of having the Soviets be the...

  • How to make Apple Music more private by turning off 'Discoverable by Nearby Contacts'

    Apple Music has a setting that automatically opts users into sharing your musical tastes with contacts by default. Here's what the problem is, and how to keep what you listen to a bit more private. Apple Music playlists Like many other streaming services, Apple Music has a variety of music discovery systems in place, to help its subscribers discover new music. While some of this is algorithmic-based, there are some elements that involve the tastes of other people. With public...

  • From iPhones to Apple Watch, Apple fans keep showing broad device adoption

    A considerable segment of Apple's customer base own more than one of the company's products, and their loyalty is a better indicator of the company's success than just numbers. Apple device adoption holds steady among US consumers Apple's hardware ecosystem is expansive and diverse, encapsulating a range of devices from iPhones to Mac computers, each with its dedicated user base. However, when analyzing the penetration of these devices among US consumers, the numbers reveal more than...

  • Amazon's latest Apple deals make perfect Mother's Day gifts (and prices start at just $24)

    Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12, 2024 and that means it's time to start picking out the perfect gift for Mom. With Amazon's Apple deals that offer prices as low as $24, these gift ideas won't break the bank, while still treating Mom to a wonderful surprise. AirTags from $24 Grab an AirTag for as low as $24 during the latest round of price drops. AirTags are back down to the lowest price on record, with deals starting at just $24. Both the single pack and the 4-pack are on sale,...

  • Microsoft brings OneNote to the Apple Vision Pro -- with a key limitation

    Word and Excel were available on the Apple Vision Pro at launch, but now Microsoft is expanding its apps with an earlier than expected release of its note-taking app, OneNote. Microsoft OneNote on Apple Vision Pro (Source: Microsoft) While Microsoft committed to all of its Microsoft 365 apps being available on the Apple Vision Pro, at launch it concentrated on its main applications, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams. Now the company has announced that Microsoft OneNote has joined the...

  • Apple hits 18 gigawatts of clean energy in its environmental push

    Apple is continuing to step up its environmental efforts, revealing new projects to increase the use of clean energy, as well as to replenish fresh water it uses by 2030 ahead of Earth Day. An Apple solar farm Apple made a pledge in 2020 to become completely carbon neutral by 2030, covering everything from its supply chain to power consumed to recharge its products. In an update on April 17, it seems Apple is well on its way to achieving the goal. The update, published on Wednesday...

  • Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote

    Exclusive: One of Apple's most inconspicuously popular apps, Notes, is bound to become even more powerful when the company unveils its next generation operating systems in June, AppleInsider has learned. iOS 18 to bring new Notes features Among its new features will be audio recording support built in at the application level, similar to integrated Voice Memos, according to people familiar with the matter. The feature is currently under development for iOS 18 and macOS 15 and should...

  • China suspected of being behind Apple's recent spyware warnings

    A security blog claims that the recent attack on iPhones was done by spyware called LightSpy, which appears to be linked to China. Apple has been warning users of a spyware attack on iPhones On April 11, 2024, Apple issued alerts to users in 92 countries, including India, about a "mercenary spyware attack" that it believes may have affected them. Apple gave no further details, other than to say that the attack was an attempt to "remotely compromise the iPhone." According to a research...