Category Archives: Web designer tools

Best USB-C Hubs and Adapters for MacBook and Mac 2023

USB-C is the latest standard of USB that allows transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps, as opposed to the maximum 5Gbps rate available with the older USB-A, while it also offers faster charging times. It’s no one-trick pony, either—USB-C handles data transfer, video output and power input.  You’ll find Type C on the old 12in…

Stocking stuffer alert — The Nix Mini 2, just $59.97, arrives in time if ordered by Dec 14

Looking for some last-minute items to make the holidays as colorful as possible? Then the Nix Mini 2, offered with exclusive savings, might be the best thing going. Plus, if you order by December 14, you’re guaranteed to receive it by December 25, so it’s stress free, too. The Nix Mini 2 is a small,…

Apple appears to have quietly shut down Beeper Mini, surprising no one

Just a two days ago we told you about Beeper Mini, an Android app that sends iMessages. Unlike other services that route your messages to a Mac server farm (which requires them having your login token), Beeper claimed to have reverse-engineered Apple’s iMessage routing system and could trick the servers into thinking that a message…

Apple appears to have quietly shut down Beeper Mini, surprising no one

Just a two days ago we told you about Beeper Mini, an Android app that sends iMessages. Unlike other services that route your messages to a Mac server farm (which requires them having your login token), Beeper claimed to have reverse-engineered Apple’s iMessage routing system and could trick the servers into thinking that a message…

What’s on Apple TV: Full list of Apple TV shows and what’s new this week

Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies. This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and…

The dream of an all-screen iPhone is closer than ever–but still very far away

Ever since the launch of the first iPhone in 2007, Apple has been pushing closer and closer to its ideal of an all-screen design. The original model spurned the hardware keyboards of contemporary BlackBerry devices in order to fit in more screen space; ten years later the Home button was removed too, opening up yet…

If you own a 16-inch MacBook Pro, your power adapter just got its first-ever update

While Apple is expected to launch a slew of software updates next week, including iOS 17.2 and macOS 14.2, a few smaller firmware updates already arrived this week. As we previously reported, there’s another AirPods Pro firmware update—bringing the total this fall to five—and now there’s a rare update to the 140-watt power adapter that…

If you own a 16-inch MacBook Pro, your power adapter just got its first-ever update

While Apple is expected to launch a slew of software updates next week, including iOS 17.2 and macOS 14.2, a few smaller firmware updates already arrived this week. As we previously reported, there’s another AirPods Pro firmware update—bringing the total this fall to five—and now there’s a rare update to the 140-watt power adapter that…

If you own a 16-inch MacBook Pro, your power adapter just got its first-ever update

While Apple is expected to launch a slew of software updates next week, including iOS 17.2 and macOS 14.2, a few smaller firmware updates already arrived this week. As we previously reported, there’s another AirPods Pro firmware update—bringing the total this fall to five—and now there’s a rare update to the 140-watt power adapter that…

Apple will now tell us when governments demand push notification records

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon announced on Wednesday that he has requested that the Department of Justice allow Apple and Google to be more transparent about surveillance of mobile push notifications. Wyden’s request comes after becoming aware of “a tip that government agencies in foreign countries were demanding smartphone ‘push’ notification records,” according to…