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Google Street View now offers panoramic views from nearly a dozen Disney theme parks, giving users a glimpse inside. These join thousands of other immersive images from attractions around the world

The Safari reload button can switch off content blockers, and give go access to hidden desktop features. Find out how in this Pro Tip. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Xiaomi is gearing up to invade the U.S. with its Apple clones. We’ve been waiting years for the Chinese company to make its most popular gadgets available outside of Asia. Now Xiaomi has confirmed

Although the notch at the top of the iPhone X display drew quite a bit of criticism, many Android makers like the idea. LG might become the next to release a device that resembles Apple’s flagship

Mac getting a bit too full? Then use iCloud Drive's Optimized Storage feature to automatically offload files to iCloud Drive, just like iCloud Photo Library. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture

A Canadian farm couple is demanding Apple pay them $600,000 because a fire they claim was caused by an overheated iPhone destroyed their home. Ian and Cathy Finley of Langley, British Columbia, say

Square Cash is the world’s best coffee loyalty program — and it’s time you knew about it. The Square Cash Coffee Reward program has been the highlight of my last six months. You can either take that

Apple could kill off iTunes in the near future, a new report suggests. It cites an email that Apple reportedly wrote to people in the music industry recently, announcing the “end of iTunes LPs.” The

Wi-Fi is everywhere, except when it’s not. At home or the office, few things are as inconvenient or frustrating as suddenly losing your connection to the internet. So the reason for getting an app

An Apple reseller in Malaysia had to temporarily close after 11,000 would-be customers turned up to buy a small selection of discounted iOS and Mac products. The incident took place over the weekend

The latest iOS 11.3 beta, rolled out to registered developers Monday, includes a small but significant change to one of Apple’s apps. “iBooks” has returned after briefly being renamed “Books.” The

Google is using artificial intelligence to make it easier for you to find the files you need inside Google Drive. Its next update will add an interface that predicts the people and files you’re most

Want to know how much difference replacing the battery in an old iPhone makes to the overall speed of the handset? A new video posted online by Bennett Sorbo compares an iPhone 6s with depleted

March 6, 2008: Apple releases the iPhone software development kit, finally allowing devs to start creating native mobile apps for the new smartphone. When the App Store eventually opens a few months

Do you want to continue being able to unlock your iPhone in a timely manner? Then maybe don’t leave a 2-year-old child playing with your handset. That’s the lesson learned by a mom who ended up locked

Spike Jonze’s surreal new short film about the HomePod is likely to go down as one of the year’s best Apple ads. The Oscar-winning director’s four-minute creation is unabashedly joyful, which is a

Using a strong passcode makes the iPhone very secure, but two companies are now offering to unlock them. For a hefty price, of course. Israeli company Cellebrite has been in the business of unlocking

Fresh beta versions of iOS 11.3, macOS 10.13.4 and tvOS 11.3 point to the full release of these new versions drawing nearer. Apple made the latest betas of these operating systems available to

Ever wanted to add blank spaces to your home screen to better separate and organize the icons? Here's how. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

The Google iOS app just added an iMessage extension that lets users conduct searches without leaving Apple’s chat app. Google also added a couple other features that should make life easier for Apple