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At this point, there’s no escaping ads. The amount of revenue that they produce for major companies is indisputable. While it’s preparing its initial public offering (IPO), the company just made an announcement regarding advertisers. Reddit just introduced its free-form ads. This will make ads on the platform appear more like regular posts. Most people probably shuttered when they read that last part. When scrolling through Reddit, folks want to make sure to differentiate between ads and regular posts. Let’s face facts…

I’ve been a big fan of Freeform since it debuted in December 2022. First announced at WWDC 2022, it was Apple’s way of building on its theme of productivity that iOS 15 and 16 brought previously, such as widgets and Focus. But the more I’ve used it, the more I’m convinced that it was also designed with VR in mind.For those unaware, Freeform is a recently released app by Apple where you can use a blank canvas to place images, text, shapes, and much more. You can also invite others to collaborate with you, so if you’re…

Freeform is Apple’s collaborative visual planning tool that helps you get a grasp on projects and share them with others to help get things done.If the Freeform app’s overwhelming amount of blank space puts you off, fret not, iMore is here to guide you through the basics of how to and why you should use Apple’s latest brainstorming app.The perfect plannerUsing Freeform to get started with your project, like planning your summer vacation, gives you an ever-evolving canvas to keep track of what you want to achieve. With…

I created this quick flowchart when I was trying to map out how some program code worked. It really helped. David Gewirtz/ZDNETOkay, look. I am very well aware that some people don't like flowcharts. Educator Stephanie Lawless says, "a small part of me dies every time I have to draw an arrow to a box." As far back as eleven years ago, Redditor zarcjap asked, "Are flowcharts even remotely necessary?" which triggered a 34 comment thread on the subject. But here's the thing: flowcharts are useful when you want them to…

Freeform works across mobile and desktop.Photo: AppleApple’s got a brand new app out, which doesn’t happen often: Freeform is available now for iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, or macOS Ventura 13.1, and is described as a “flexible canvas” that you can use in pretty much any way you see fit. The emphasis is on sharing and collaboration, but you can use Freeform—essentially a blank digital whiteboard—on your own as well as in groups.Here we’re going to guide you through some of the basics of Freeform, to give you an idea of what the…

Apple’s new Freeform app provides a simple way to organize your thoughts, visualize a project, and communicate your ideas. It’s a blank canvas that’s easy to fill with pictures, shapes, notes, links, and more. Here are three cool things I tried to get started with Freeform: easy sharing, effortless organization, and plenty of style options. Easy sharing with Mac, iPhone, and iPad First up is Freeform’s easy sharing and collaboration which let me use multiple devices to refine a board. Starting on an M1 MacBook Air,…

The Cupertino based Apple has launched its iOS 16.2 update. This update also brings a new Freeform app along with it. As per the company, the Freeform app helps users to manage and organise layout…

Apple iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 software updates are now available and rolling out for compatible iPhone and iPad devices. This comes after a period of beta testing, which introduced new features along with a host of patches that address over a dozen security issues on the devices. The stable iOS 16.2 and the iPadOS 16.2 software updates will notably bring the Apple Music Sing feature, the Freeform collaboration app, and Apple's Advanced Data Protection, which adds end-to-end encryption to multiple iCloud services. The new…

Apple macOS Ventura 13.1 software update has been released for compatible laptops and computers, alongside iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 for mobile devices. The software update is the first major release after macOS Ventura was made available to users with compatible hardware in October 2022. The update includes various security fixes for known issues, as well as improvements in terms of features and enhanced capabilities. The update is highlighted by the introduction of two new features - Advanced Data Protection through…

Alongside iOS 16.2, Apple is releasing iPadOS 16.2. This exclusive operating system for iPad models is full of new features, as the Cupertino firm is finally making available some of the long-promised function that should have arrived alongside iPadOS 16 (or 16.1) a couple of months ago. Here are the most important. Freeform app: Apple calls this app “a powerful new collaboration application with a flexible canvas that allows users to see, share, and collaborate all in one place without worrying about layouts…