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Ultimately the reaction to 18’s initial public beta may be more about what’s not there than what is. When Apple first announced its latest annual update to the mobile software platform back in June, most of the attention went to a suite of features—the top-billed ones if you look at the company’s iOS 18 Preview Page—collected under the aegis of Apple Intelligence. These marked the company’s much anticipated foray into artificial intelligence and promise everything from image generation to a reinvigorated Siri.

First Look: iOS 18 Public Beta

Apple is expected to start the public rollout of iOS 17.6 soon. While the update isn’t expected to bring many new features, it might still introduce some important changes that you should know about. The fourth beta of iOS 17.6 was released to public testers a day after the...

Four iOS 17.6 features & changes for iPhone you need to know

In iOS 18, CarPlay is getting a ton of new features, including accessibility boosts, Siri enhancements, wallpapers, and more! Here are our favorite adds to Apple's in-dash interface. We've been testing the beta of iOS 18 and have dug through CarPlay, on the lookout for new features and changes. Many...

Hands on: Everything new with CarPlay in iOS 18

Open the Contacts app or visit contacts.google.com. Select Trash (web) or Fix & manage > Trash (app). On Samsung, another way to find deleted numbers is in Settings > Battery and device care > Storage > Contacts. When you see the contact, tap it and then choose Recover. This article...

How to Find Deleted Phone Numbers on Android

Now that Apple has finally released the first iOS 18 public beta, many people are eager to get their hands on it as soon as possible. While this is a great opportunity to try some of the best features Apple announced during its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), it’s important to think twice before jumping in and installing a beta as soon as it’s available.

What You Should Do Before Installing the iOS 18 Public Beta

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Rumors of Apple Intelligence's delays may have been greatly exaggerated. Apple's own brand of generative AI, which is set to spread across iPhones, iPads, and Macs later this year, is arriving today – at least bits of it – in an early form developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.It's the first early access to Apple's promised generative features and a hopeful sign that some parts of Apple Intelligence will arrive with the eagerly-anticipated iPhone 16. Apple is rolling out iOS 18.1 dev beta, iPadOS 18.1 dev betas, and macOS 15.1 dev betas to developers and...

Apple Intelligence makes first appearance in iOS 18.1 developers beta, teasing a generative AI future

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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I told you a few days ago that there’s only one type of iPhone to buy right now if you don’t want to wait for the iPhone 16 to launch. That’s an iPhone that can handle Apple Intelligence come iOS 18 and future releases. Therefore, you should pick the iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max. These are the only devices in Apple’s lineup that can handle the AI features in iOS.
You might not be excited about Apple Intelligence right now, I get that. But AI will continue to grow in the coming years. You’ll want to own the hardware...

This is the iPhone you should buy once the iPhone 16 launches, if you’re on a budget

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Venu Sports, the new sports streaming service debuting this fall, has announced its launch pricing. It’s a lot higher than what you pay for Apple TV+ or Netflix, but lower than many alternative sports options. Venu launches this fall as dedicated streaming hub for sports. Venu Sports is a...

New streaming super-bundle for NFL, NBA, and more will cost $42.99/month

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Short codes let you find out all sorts of information about your phone without having to leave the dialer screen. Here are all the ones that work.

Secret Short Codes For Android, Explained: What They're For

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As noted by Vedant, the official Twitter for Mac app is currently missing from the Mac App Store. While it hasn’t been confirmed, the most obvious guess is that X, formerly Twitter, finally got around to delisting the abandoned software. That’s the bad news for fans of the official...

Twitter for Mac appears to be dead as App Store listing disappears

However, the rollout is currently restricted to developer beta versions of iOS 18.1. So if you don’t want to deal with early-stage buggy software, you might want to wait for the Apple Intelligence feature release of public betas or the stable release later this year. If you are on...

How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone

I’ve been using Apple Intelligence for a few days now, since iOS 18.1 beta 1 dropped on Monday. I’ve put the new Siri to the test and started implementing Apple’s writing tools. But my surprise early favorite AI feature is in the Photos app: creating Memory movies.

This Apple Intelligence Photos feature is my surprise early favorite in iOS 18.1

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I've covered Muscle Cars from the 1960s and 1970s I like, Muscle Cars that had the best performance, cars that I have owned, fast cars that I have driven, and even classic VWs that I think are cool most recently.

Longest-Lasting Cars: Top 3 Most Reliable Models

The first developer beta of the first Apple Intelligence features launched this week, which includes a few early Siri improvements – together with an extremely pretty new interface. Although I’m in the UK, I was able to use this approach to get access. Since Apple will be calling...

AI diary: The first Siri improvements are a modest start

Apple has released a plethora of new updates for old versions of its operating systems. The new releases include:. As Apple is focused on getting the upcoming batch of its OSes (iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia) ready, and improving the current-gen (iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, macOS 14.6 Sonoma), it comes as no surprise that the updates for older devices bring no new features.

Apple Releases Updates for Older iOS, iPadOS, and Mac Versions

Those looking forward to try out Samsung's new Android fork may have to wait a bit longer. SamMobiles and Max Jambor have separately confirmed that the One UI 7.0 beta, which was slated to arrive today, has been pushed back by an unspecified amount of time. The delay comes at an interesting time when Apple users are finally getting their hands on Apple Intelligence features via the iOS 1.8 beta.

Samsung One UI 7.0 beta pushed back to an unspecified date

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PSA: Apple Intelligence may not work when running macOS 15.1 beta on an external drive

We finally have a preview of the Apple Intelligence features with iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 beta, which were released to developers yesterday. As we dig...

PSA: Apple Intelligence may not work when running macOS 15.1 beta on an external drive

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