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Anker After buying from iPhone deals, your next purchases should be on accessories for your new phone. If your iPhone comes with MagSafe technology, then you should consider going for the Anker 622 Magnetic Battery, which is on sale from Amazon at 50% off. From its original price of $70, it’s down to just $35, which is a steal price considering the convenience that you’ll get from this accessory. You need to hurry though — we’re not sure if the $35 in savings will still be available if you delay your transaction to…

Resizing an image is something we’re all going to have to do at some point in our digital lives. And whether you’re using Windows, macOS, or you’re rocking a Chromebook, there are ways to scale images up and down on each PC. Fortunately, these are all relatively simple methods too. While there’s a near-limitless world of photo-editing programs out there, we made sure to highlight tools in this multi-step guide that any Windows, macOS, or Chromebook user will have access to. With that being said, here’s how to…

While we're long past the days where a wired USB to Lightning connection was necessary to install iPhone software updates, sometimes it's still an easier way to go — for example, if you have a limited data connection and no Wi-Fi available. And if you run into the dreaded "iPhone Unavailable" error, you may not have any other option but to plug your iPhone in and restore it to factory settings the old-fashioned way. While this process runs smoothly most of the time, there are scenarios where you may run into a snag.…

macOS 15 is Apple’s upcoming 2024 operating system update for MacBook laptops and Mac desktop computers. After tightening the integration between Mac and iPad in previous software updates, the company offered a lackluster update with macOS Sonoma, which focused on improved video call experiences and boosting gaming performances.Apple has a much more significant update planned for 2024, and it’ll be the first version of macOS to put AI front and center. Here’s everything we know so far about macOS 15. What will…

iPhone has a bunch of cool features, but few are as useful as contact groups. As of iOS 16, Apple lets you pool contacts together into groups, making it easy to spam out messages to family, friends, or colleagues without needing to tinker with a bunch of clunky settings. You don't even need any extra software or apps – as long as you're running iOS 16 or later, you can quickly make a contact group on your iPhone. In this guide, we'll show you exactly how to create a contact group on your iPhone, how to send…

Apple started the whole idea of a smartphone, so it’s probably no surprise that it makes some of the best on the market. Of course, they are known for being quite expensive, especially if you want to grab the best iPhones, which will easily run you close to or over $1,000. Luckily, there are some great iPhone deals you can take advantage of, whether unlocked or through a carrier. There are also some other alternatives in the form of refurbished phones. Now, a lot of folks do sometimes shy away from refurbished gear,…

1. Use adjustment layers Let's say you've placed several clips into your timeline and you need them all to have the same look and feel. You could go through those clips, one by one, and add the same effects and colorizations, but that would be a time-consuming process. Fortunately, FCPX can use adjustment layers, which makes it possible to add a single layer, which contains all the effects and colorizations you need, to as many clips as you want. This trick will not only save you time, but it will also ensure all your…

Apple The Apple Mac Mini M2 with a 256GB SSD is currently on sale from Amazon at 17% off, pulling its price down to $499 from $599. If you’ve been waiting for the 2023 model of the mini PC to appear in our list of the best Mac Mini deals, you wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity at $100 in savings. Push through with the purchase as soon as possible, as tomorrow may already be too late because there’s always a lot of interest whenever Apple’s products get significant discounts like this. Why you should buy the…

With that warning out of the way, let me show you two different ways to share your location in MacOS.How to share your location from 'Find My'What you'll need: To do this, you'll need a MacOS device (MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac) and that's it. I would highly recommend that you make sure the device is up-to-date because you want to have the latest security patches on your system (again, to be safe).  Click the Launchpad icon on your dock and type Find in the search bar to reveal the icon for Find My. Click that…

macOS 14.4 beta 5 is now available to developers as Apple aims to release this new operating system update in March. While macOS 14.3 was already a mild update, 14.4 doesn’t look much more than that. That said, Apple is pretty much adding small new features across the macOS 14.4 beta system.For example, with macOS 14.2, Apple added support for multiple timers on macOS Sonoma. With macOS 14.4 beta, the company is expanding this feature with all ringtones currently available. Previously, only the classic tones…