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Apple today released the fifth beta of iOS 15 to developers. As we get closer to the final release next month, the update brought only a few minor changes to the operating system. However, one interesting detail about the latest iOS 15 beta is that it adds support for the WebM audio codec to Safari. The feature is considered experimental and can be enabled or disabled by going to Safari’s…

Just a few years ago, I never could have imagined that I would have spent nearly a year primarily using a foldable smartphone, but that’s exactly what’s happened. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 convinced me to fork over the early adopter tax, and with just a day left until we see its successor, it seems like a great time to look at how this phone has fared in terms of its durability. The hinge holds…

Tomorrow will hopefully mark the beginning of the Apple Watch getting a serious competitor in the form of Samsung hardware running Google software. The wearable space is in serious need of competition, but it’s unfortunate how the two competing efforts are fundamentally the same. That similarity has deep ramifications for how we will experience technology for the foreseeable future. The great…

In its goal to create a realistic 3D map of the world, Niantic has now acquired the 3D scanning iPhone/iPad app Scaniverse. As reported by TechCrunch, Scaniverse “will remain on the App Store, with plans to continue supporting it as a standalone app,” and features previously available through subscription, including higher-resolution processing and support for exporting models to other 3D…