Following Tuesday’s release of iOS 16.2 beta 2 to developers, Apple is now rolling out the same update to public beta users. Along with iOS 16.2, Apple has also been testing new betas for watchOS 9.2, tvOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1.
What’s new in iOS 16.2
Beta users can update their iPhone and iPad to iOS 16.2 by heading to the Settings app, choosing General, then choosing Software…
Apple is known for using smaller battery capacities in its iPhones than what we see in Android smartphones. But it can usually make up the difference with tight hardware/software integration. In the latest battery test, PhoneBuff found out how much power the iPhone 14 Pro…
Apple to restrict ‘Everyone’ option in AirDrop to 10 minutes in China with iOS 16.1.1
November 10, 2022
Apple today released iOS 16.1.1 for all users. While the release notes for the update say nothing about new features or major changes, there’s a significant one coming for users in China. There, Apple is changing how the “Everyone” option in AirDrop works, which will…
Modders thought it would be fun to make a folding iPhone
November 10, 2022
You don’t have wait for Apple to see what a foldable iPhone would look like in practice. China-based The Aesthetics of Science and Technology (AST) claims to have built a folding iPhone through heavy modifications. The engineers say they created the one-off with spare Motorola RAZR parts, their own 3D-printed elements and an iPhone X screen made more flexible by replacing the…
Following a false start over the weekend, the new Twitter Blue has arrived. Priced at $8 per month in the US, the service grants subscribers access to instant account verification and an accompanying blue checkmark that shows up on their profile page and alongside their…
Gear in this story
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Last week, Canon announced its RF 135mm F1.8 L IS USM, a fast telephoto prime designed for the company’s EOS RF camera lineup. We’ve gone hands-on with the lens to show off some of the features and provide context…
The popular multitrack video editor LumaFusion has long been available exclusively for iPad and iOS. However, after a development announcement last year, the video editor is now available on Android and Chrome OS as part of a paid early access program. It’s like a paid beta, but it comes in at $19.99, a $10 savings compared to the eventual $29.99 price tag when the beta period…
Sports Story comes to Switch this December
November 9, 2022
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Nintendo announced that Sports Story will hit Switch this December. The announcement came at the end of its Nintendo…
Nintendo shaves its Switch console forecast by 10%
November 9, 2022
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Wary of the downturn and a chip shortage, Nintendo cut back its forecast for Switch console sales by 10% to 19 million…
One of iOS and iPad’s most popular video editing suites is now available on Android and Chrome OS as LumaFusion arrives in beta.
Announced over a year ago, LumaFusion is now available on Android and Chrome OS in early access. Sadly, this comes with a $19.99 fee during this beta. This will increase to $29.99 to match the asking price of the iOS and iPad OS versions of the video editing…
