Whether you’re a fan of smart assistance with manual cleaning, or delegating the entire cleaning task to a robot, there’s never been a better time than this year’s Amazon Prime Day to grab the latest Dreametech products.
Dreame Technology is not only heavily discounting six of its most popular cleaning products, but it’s also offering 9to5Mac readers an additional 5% off with code DM9to55off …
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Telegram this week announced an update with some new features, and there’s one in particular that’s quite interesting. The platform will now allow businesses to use Telegram for phone number verification, which can be more convenient than using methods such as SMS.
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Tim Cook’s Apple Pencil Pro for creative design inspiration.
Since the 1970s, NHL goalies have used customized masks as a form of expression. This year, creators of hockey masks the top goaltenders in the league have leveraged the power of the iPad to bring their designs to life.
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Starting later this month, Prime Video subscribers will be able to subscribe to Apple TV+ through Amazon. Specific details about the business arrangement between Apple and Amazon are not known. However, Apple presumably believes it can reach more subscribers by offering TV+ as an add-on subscription for Prime Video subscribers.
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Update on October 21: The hackers still have access to support tickets and the email addresses of the users who submitted them, and are currently sending replies.
An Internet Archive data breach has been confirmed by the organisation, which has also been suffering Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The home of the Wayback Machine was previously attacked back in May …
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In what is now an annual tradition, filmmaker Joey Helms has created a stunning iPhone 16 Pro cinematic video demo reel, in his home city of Chicago.
This year he paired up with Sam Perez to mount the new phone on a drone to include airborne shots – and, of course, included some extra-slo-mo footage to highlight the new 120fps 4K capture capabilities …
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You may be aware of a bizarre feud between WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and website hosting platform WP Engine. If not, you’ll find a recap below.
But things took a very silly turn today when the WordPress login acquired a new checkbox requiring users to declare that they are not in any way connected with WP Engine.
Update: On 10th December, a judge granted WP Engine a preliminary injunction, requiring access to be restored, and the login box to be removed. See statements from both parties at the end of the piece …
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China has detained four Taiwanese employees at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant, the largest iPhone production facility in the world, responsible for around 80% of global production.
The employees were detained using powers the Chinese government last year granted to itself. No specific reason has yet been given, but it seems likely the move is political …
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An iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 camera comparison concludes that it’s hard to pick an overall winner given the role played by personal preferences, but the range of sample shots provides a really good chance to judge for yourself.
The piece starts out by noting that Samsung wins the megapixel war, though we’ve frequently cautioned that squeezing ever more pixels into a tiny sensor can actually result in worse images …
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iOS 18.1 will arrive for compatible iPhone models near the end of October, bringing a variety of powerful new AI features with it. Apple Intelligence is being pitched as ‘AI for the rest of us.’ Here are the upcoming features that serve as great examples of that, with potential to make the biggest impact for the most users.
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