Hardware

This tiny, travel-ready $6 USB wall charger powers two devices at once

If you want to keep your tech charged without taking up all your plugs, you’re in luck—today, you can get a tiny Aukey USB wall charger with dual USB ports for $6 on Amazon with the code FORMOM32. To read … Continue reading

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MacOS File Settings: The difference between Locked and Sharing & Permissions

It’s an easy matter to overwrite a file in macOS that you want to keep unchanged. One way to prevent this: Select the file in the Finder, choose File > Get Info, and check the Locked box. A padlock icon … Continue reading

Best smart lock for a keyless home

Keys are yesterday’s tech, your smart home needs a smart lock.

Report: Apple to sell third-party video subscriptions directly through TV app

A new report from Bloomberg claims that Apple has plans to start selling subscriptions to third-party streaming services directly through its TV app. This could greatly simplify the confusing array of apps, accounts, and sign-ins necessary to navigate the increasingly … Continue reading

Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program: Apple says batteries are available ‘without delay’

After admitting that it was purposefully throttling some older iPhones in order to conserve battery life, Apple has announced a new program that offers replacement batteries to all customers that may be affected. Here’s everything you need to know about … Continue reading

4 ways Android P’s gesture navigation is better than the iPhone X’s (and 4 ways it’s not)

Google has introduced new gesture navigation in Android P, powering the virtual home button with swipes and taps. Here’s how it’s better (and worse) than Apple’s method on the iPhone X.

iMac at 20: The reaction after the 1998 iMac introduction

I was working at home when I got the message: The entire Macworld editorial staff needed to gather in a conference room in a couple of hours. Apple had announced something huge and we needed to react immediately. Stop the … Continue reading

Valve’s Steam Link app will let you stream PC games to Android and iOS devices

Valve’s Steam Link app will stream games from your PC to your phone across your home network, freeing you up to play anywhere you’d like. But probably the bathroom.

‘Black Dot’ Unicode bug can crash Messages—here’s how to fix it

Uh oh! Another Unicode attack is messing up a popular messaging platform. This time it’s Apple’s own Messages app being hit by what has come to be called the “Black Dot” bug. We know iPhones and iPads running iOS 11.3 … Continue reading

Aukey’s 10,000mAh Powerbank is now 36% cheaper on Amazon

Portable chargers provide convenience and peace-of-mind wherever life takes you, and right now, you can snag a 10,000mAh Aukey powerbank for the lowest price we’ve ever seen it—just $12.80 on Amazon using a code. To read this article in full, … Continue reading