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Apple With Apple’s Vision Pro headset almost upon us, a lot of questions are being asked about the apps it will have when it launches. How many there will be? What will they be like to use. Are big-name developers are getting on board? We’ve all been wondering what Apple has got in store for us. It’s not all a total mystery, though. With just a week before the Vision Pro starts arriving in people’s hands, we’re starting to get a clearer picture of the headset’s app situation. Some of it sounds exciting and some of it…

Backbone Mobile game controller maker Backbone is releasing a limited-edition version of its Backbone One controller themed around Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding. If you pick one up, you’ll get a free code for the iOS version of Death Stranding: Director’s Cut, will launch alongside the controller next week. Based on the second-gen USB-C Backbone One controller, this limited-edition controller is themed to the game. The grip on the controller features a beige see-through design reminiscent of the BB Pod from…

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Big changes are coming to the iPhone this year. On January 25, Apple announced a slew of changes coming to iOS — including the ability to sideload applications and download apps from alternative/third-party app stores. These are things you’ve been able to do on Android for years, but have long been absent from the iPhone. The Play Store is the primary way to download apps on Android, but you can also manually download APK files from any website that has them available. Similarly, you can…

Apple’s Live Photos is a hybrid photo-video format that records action 1.5 seconds before and after you tap the camera shutter. They capture image, sound, and movement combined, and you can play the Live Photos with a simple tap and hold. With Live Photos, you get more than a great photo; you capture the entire moment with movement and sound and shoot them in the same easy way as any other photo. Unfortunately, all of this extra data can take up quite a bit of space if all you want to do is take a simple photo. As a…

Apple’s Vision Pro is arriving soon, and early adopters will be interested in learning what they can do with this exciting new spatial computer. With a powerful Apple M2 processor, immersive 4K-per-eye displays, and multiple cameras for tracking your eyes and hands, there’s unlimited space for viewing and interacting with screens and 3D content. But in the end, it will always be the apps that show off the abilities of a device like the Vision Pro. While we don’t have a complete list yet, I’ve compiled a list of the…

Have you found yourself rapidly accumulating Gmail accounts? Between work, school, and any personal accounts you may have created, it's completely reasonable to have three (or more) Google accounts that need to be checked regularly. More Gmail guides It can be annoying (not to mention time-consuming) to log in and out of each of your accounts every time you want to use it. Luckily, Google makes it easy to log in to multiple Gmail accounts at once and quickly switch between them on your phone and computer.…

Joe Maring / Digital Trends If you’re someone who uses an iPhone, you’ll want to pay attention to a new software update Apple just released today. Why? It adds an important new security feature to your iPhone. The update in question is iOS 17.3, and the hallmark feature it adds is a new tool called “Stolen Device Protection.” Announced in December, Stolen Device Protection makes it harder for thieves to access your iPhone if it’s lost or stolen. As Apple describes it, “this new feature adds an additional layer of…

Even as more plans are selling "infinite data" you may still wonder how to check data usage on your iPhone. Partially, this can come from the fear that you use too much data on the supposedly infinite data packages and get dinged with bonus charges. It can also come down to worrying about how much data you have left after some intense downloads or movie-watching on your data plan. Finally, keeping track of our digital lives is important, from how much time we spend doom scrolling to what Google knows about us.…

Apple There are several good reasons to consider investing in an all-Apple computing platform. The MacBook Pro is one of the best laptops made today. The iPad Pro is arguably the best tablet. And the iPhone 15 lineup is highly regarded while the Apple Watch is unrivaled on the wrist. But beyond all those disparate products on their own, there’s a connection between them that is greater than the sum of its parts. I’ve discovered that myself by making the transition from Windows and Android, and going all-in on Apple’s…

Looking for great Apple deals on one of the best iPhones? There are plenty out there covering the absolute latest and fastest models as well as older models that will still keep many people happy. If you’re keen to see what’s out there and how you could save, read on while we take you through all the best iPhone deals available today. Shopping on a tight budget? Consider checking out our list of the best refurbished iPhone deals instead. Contents iPhone 15 (128GB, locked to AT&T) — $730, was…