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How to Use Edge Light in FaceTime on Mac

Paul Horowitz — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:14:38 +0000

The Edge Light feature of FaceTime for Mac enables a virtual ring light on your screen during FaceTime calls, which helps to more evenly illuminate your face. This is particularly useful in lower light conditions, and it can improve the appearance of a FaceTime call quite a bit. Ring Lighting is commonly used in media ... Read More

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Add Full Screen Widgets on iPhone with iOS 27

Paul Horowitz — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:03:06 +0000

One of the more compelling new subtler features introduced iOS 27 pertains to the ability to use full screen Widgets on iPhone. Full screen widgets can effectively turn a Home Screen page into a full mini-app of whatever the full screen widget is. For example, you can have the full screen Weather widget, which shows ... Read More

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Deals: Up to $150 Off M6 & M5 Pro Mac Mini

OSXDaily — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:31:48 +0000

The Mac mini and Mac Studio are both increasingly popular, not only as desktop Macs, but also for local AI setups. Amazon is taking up to $150 off the Mac mini configs, and $200 off a well-equipped Mac Studio: M6 Mac Mini – 16GB / 256GB – $779 (down $120 from $899) M6 Mac mini ... Read More

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How to Remove App from Siri Suggestions on iPhone & iPad

Jamie Cuevas — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:08:11 +0000

Siri Suggestions is a feature in Spotlight search for iPhone and iPad that suggests apps to open. The apps shown in this list are based on a few factors, including frequency of use, time of use, recency of use, and other algorithmic factors, but there are times the apps shown are not helpful, not in ... Read More

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Apple “Pro and Tell” Event Set for Next Week

Jamie Cuevas — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:48:45 +0000

Apple has set an event for next week, October 28, using the tagline “pro and tell” to describe the “special Apple experience” that select influencers and press were invited to. The “pro and tell” tagline certainly seems to suggest that Pro products will get updates, which is in line with rumors that suggest MacBook Pro ... Read More

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Release Candidates of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2, and iPadOS 27.2 Released for Testing

Jamie Cuevas — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:47:05 +0000

Apple has issued the first Release Candidate builds of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2, for users who are in the beta testing program for Apple system software. A Release Candidate (RC) build typically matches the final version of the beta testing process, absent any last minute issues or changes. Aside from ... Read More

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How to Find Your Local IP Address on MacOS 27 Golden Gate

Jamie Cuevas — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:08:14 +0000

You might occasionally find yourself in a situation where you need to know the IP address of a Mac. Once upon a time, in Mac OS X users could instantly see their IP address when selecting the “Network” preference panel, but that is no longer the case in modern MacOS versions that have System Settings. ... Read More

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You Can Still Pre-Order HomeView for $289

OSXDaily — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:16:11 +0000

While Apple is mostly sold out of November 13 delivery HomeView’s and is providing early-to-mid December deliver estimates, it appears that Amazon is not. In fact, Amazon is not only still accepting pre-orders for HomeView, but they’re also offering some color models at a small discount. Currently the $10 discount applies to the Starlight and ... Read More

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Play with an Emulated Original iPhone and iPhoneOS 1.0 in a Web Browser

Jamie Cuevas — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:51:53 +0000

Whether you had the original iPhone or just dreamt of one, you can step back in time 19 years(!) and re-experience the original iPhone running iPhoneOS 1.0 in an emulator within any modern web browser. Play around with the original apps on the original iPhone experience, which all function as they should, though the emulated ... Read More

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Run Linux on iPad with LinPad

Paul Horowitz — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:29:52 +0000

iPad has many uses, either as a touch device, or even as a pseudo-laptop of sorts with the Magic Keyboard, or as a desktop-like device with an external mouse and keyboard, and for better or worse, iPad is always running iPadOS. While many Mac users wish iPad could also run MacOS, a completely different and ... Read More

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Get Video Wallpapers on Mac & Add Your Own Videos to Screen Savers with Phosphene

Paul Horowitz — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:30:44 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted live video wallpapers on your Mac, the Phosphene app will bring your MacOS desktop to life. But that’s not all, Phosphene is also able to add your own videos to the native wallpaper and screen saver pipeline on the Mac, letting MacOS play your own videos on both your desktop, and ... Read More

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Deals: Pre-Order HomeView with a Discount Now from Amazon

OSXDaily — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:57:00 +0000

The Apple HomeView might have just been announced, and it’s already a good deal at $299, but Amazon is making it even better by offering a little discount on a pre-ordered HomeView for just $289.99 for the model with a speaker and swivel screen. Pre-order HomeView for $289 (down from $299) The HomeView is sure ... Read More

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Apple Release New HomeView Device, & Updated Apple TV & HomePod Mini

Jamie Cuevas — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:39:34 +0000

Apple used their “Welcome Home” event to unveil a handful of new and updated devices geared towards a smart home ecosystem, with a brand new product category called HomeView, and notable updates to Apple TV and HomePod mini. All of the devices are heavily integrated with Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, and the Apple ecosystem. ... Read More

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4th Beta Versions of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2, & iPadOS 27.2 Available for Testing

Jamie Cuevas — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:38:26 +0000

Apple continues to march along with new beta 4 builds of iOS 27.2, MacOS 27.2 Golden Gate, and iPadOS 27.2, available for all users enrolled in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. iOS 27.2 beta supports several new languages for using Siri AI, and there’s a newly redesigned Health app that includes insights ... Read More

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How to Change Spotlight Search to Ask ChatGPT on MacOS 27

Paul Horowitz — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:59:48 +0000

The all new Siri AI and Spotlight search experience in MacOS 27 is significantly more powerful and capable than prior versions of Siri and Spotlight, but Spotlight Search has a neat trick up its sleeve where you can change it to ask ChatGPT instead, directly from Spotlight search on the Mac. And you don’t even ... Read More

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