“They just don’t build ’em like they used to” is a truer statement every year. Whether your vice is CRTs, film cameras, or tape decks, you’ll know that the very best gear simply isn’t manufactured anymore. Even the day-to-day stuff from 60 years ago is often a cut above a lot of today’s equipment. [Anthony Kouttron]
Read MoreMacworld Apple on Wednesday announced several new accessibility features that are coming to the iPhone and iPad. The company said the features are “coming later this year,” which likely indicates that they are part of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, which are expected to be previewed at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June
Read MoreApple still has more plans for the iPad, and executives believe the new iPad Pro and iPad Air is getting the company close to its vision for the product line. Apple’s iPad Pro has many changes for 2024 The updates to the iPad Pro and Air make the top-end of the tablet catalog faster and
Read MorePPSSPP, a popular emulator for PlayStation Portable games, is now available for gamers to play their nostalgic favorites from years past. PPSSPP on the App Store Apple has officially welcomed PPSSPP, a popular PSP emulator (and not the sound to summon a cat), to the App Store. It’s a significant development in the company’s approach
Read MoreThose under 16 will be banned from using the mode of transport becoming increasingly popular in Ireland. Read more: E-scooters to be legal on Irish roads, but not for under-16s
Read MoreThe Department of Justice says it is considering whether to prosecute Boeing over two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft. From a report: The aviation giant breached the terms of an agreement made in 2021 that shielded the firm from criminal charges linked to the incidents, the DOJ said. Boeing has denied that it
Read MoreMacworld Preparing for student life can be exciting and stressful. To make things easier, it’s good to know that you’ve got the right tech to help you write your essays, take notes in lessons, and kick back with Netflix and games when the work is done. The iPad has evolved in recent years to something
Read MoreA 100-inch ULED smart TV is the American dream, isn’t it? I might be misremembering that, but fans of serious screen real estate might be keen to hear about this mammoth deal on the Hisense 100-inch U7 Series ULED 4K UHD Google Smart TV. The enormous 2024 model is 50% off for the first time,
Read MoreApple’s update to iOS 17.5 may be causing problems for some users, with reports of photos deleted long ago resurfacing on devices. A Portrait Photo on an iPhone 15 When users delete images from a device, they expect them to be inaccessible after a period of time. However, a bug in the iOS 17.5 update
Read MoreImage: Max Max is going way back in time for its upcoming Dune prequel show. The streamer just released the first trailer for the limited series — dubbed Dune: Prophecy — which is set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides set foot on Arrakis in the movies. The show is slated to start streaming later this
Read Moreschwit1 shares a report: Fake studies have flooded the publishers of top scientific journals, leading to thousands of retractions and millions of dollars in lost revenue. The biggest hit has come to Wiley, a 217-year-old publisher based in Hoboken, N.J., which Tuesday announced that it was closing 19 journals, some of which were infected by
Read MoreAhead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 16, 2024, Apple has revealed a huge amount of new features coming to iOS 18, macOS 15, and visionOS 2.0 coming in the fall of 2024. visionOS 2.0 is getting microphone transcriptions As it has before, Apple has promoted Global Accessibility Awareness Day by giving a sneak
Read MoreThe company is also working on a feature that uses on-device machine learning to recognise speech patterns of people with cerebral palsy, ALS or stroke. Read more: Apple to bring eye tracking to iPhones for accessibility
Read MoreIn an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Frank Pallone Jr (D-N.J.) made their case for why Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act has “outlived its usefulness.” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects online platforms from liability for user-generated content, allowing them to moderate content
Read MoreWhat AI tools should you be using to ensure your job application makes an impact? Read more: How to use AI when applying for jobs
Read MoreMacworld Apple’s pencils are undeniably excellent, but they come with a hefty price tag. If you’re someone who often misplaces their stylus or simply can’t justify spending over $79 on a tablet pen, the Jamjake stylus is a wallet-friendly alternative currently priced at just $20 on Amazon, a 33 percent discount from its regular price and it’s a steal for those looking to save.
Read MoreThe thin case of the new iPad Pro hides a redesign that sees brand new speakers alongside larger magnets for attaching to peripherals. Apple’s new iPad Pro Apple’s new iPad Pro is significantly thinner than its predecessor, and it now appears that in part to achieve that, its interior magnets and speaker arrangement have been
Read MoreThe Lenovo Legion Go impressed us, so any chance to get it for less than the $700 retail price was always going to catch our eye. Amazon has the best deal on the device to date today, with a 10% price drop reducing the handheld to just $624.95. Lenovo Legion Go for $624.95 ($71 off)
Read MoreZip zap zoom! After months of testing, these are our favorite electric bikes that won’t break the bank.
Read MoreWelcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use and come without watermarks. File formats are
Read MoreApple is months away from launching the A18 chip in the iPhone 16 Pro. Apple’s M4 can tell us a lot about what to expect from that chip, and maybe, a M3 Ultra. Apple chips are numbered sequentially. The next iPhone chip will likely be the A18. Apple’s shift over to using its own chips
Read MoreGoogle is quick on OpenAI’s heels, as just three months after the text-to-video generator Sora was announced, the search engine and technology company has launched its version. At the annual Google I/O developer conference event on Tuesday (May 14), Veo was unveiled. This is Google’s latest and most advanced video generation model that can create
Read MoreMacworld With sales of the new M4 iPad Pro beginning this week, accompanied by the first wave of reviews, Apple faces a badly timed bombshell: a screen glitch has been spotted. The Apple-focused news site iMore made the discovery while testing the 13-inch model, and reported it on Monday. It’s a niche issue that some
Read MoreMicrosoft’s own PowerToys utility can help you unlock the full potential of the Windows desktop.
Read MoreAdobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Adobe software. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the following Adobe Security Bulletins and apply necessary updates: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Adobe Illustrator Substance 3D Painter Adobe Aero
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