Besides adding performance and user-interface improvements, iOS 8 beta 3 has activated WiFi-calling for iPhones on T-Mobile in the United States. The feature, which was announced in June, brings the ability for T-Mobile customers to make phone calls on iPhones over a WiFi connection instead of a standard 3G or LTE connection. According to people who have used the feature on iOS 8 beta 3, the calls sound far better over WiFi than over cellular....

If you’re running a brand Instagram account, this “link in bio” is essential for driving audiences to your site from Instagram, considering how the platform limits you to one permanent link in your profile’s bio. In this post, we show you how to get the most out of your link in bio on Instagram. Let’s get started. What does link in bio mean? As the name suggests “link in bio” refers to the clickable URL that you can add to your profile section....

Intel is now making its next-generation modems, the XMM 7560, which will be used in the 2018 iPhone lineup. The modem represents a milestone for Intel in a couple of ways; it is the first chip to be manufactured solely in-house and it is Intel’s first chip to support CDMA and GSM. In previous years, Intel outsourced manufacturing to TSMC and all CDMA iPhones (e.g. Verizon and Sprint models) had to use Qualcomm chips as the Intel modem could not support CDMA....

Warning! SPOILERS for Pilgrim ahead Into The Dark finally delivered an incredible Thanksgiving horror story that sticks to the tradition of the First Thanksgiving and boasts a relentless, brutal ending that deserves to be talked about. Fed up with her family’s communication struggles, particularly concerning her strained relationship with stepdaughter, Cody (Reign Edwards), Anna Baker (Courtney Henggeler) decides to hire Pilgrim re-enactors to stay with her family before and during the Thanksgiving holiday....

iOS 12 offers the option to temporarily share photos and videos with an iCloud link. Follow along for how to make use of this handy new feature. Particularly when you’d like to share more than a few photos or videos, using email or iMessage isn’t the most convenient choice. iOS 12 brings the quick and easy option of selecting content and sharing it via an iCloud link for one month....

A few weeks ago, Apple released the iOS 13.6 OS for all its compatible Apple devices. The compatible models are iPhone 6s and the 7th gen iPod touch. There are several features and bug fixes that has been introduced with the iOS 13.6. So it is advised that you update your compatible Apple device with iOS 13.6 OS. For starters, iOS 13.6 brings an updated Health app which also adds a new category called Symptoms....

As part of iOS 13, the new Maps app includes better organization of favorite places. It also adds support for what Apple calls ‘Look Around’, an Apple take on the popular Google Maps Street View feature. You can jump into this mode by tapping a binoculars button in the Maps app. The binoculars only appear when Apple has imagery for the current area — right now the easiest way to find somewhere to try this is to search for the Columbus Tower in San Francisco....

Now you can install the latest YouTube Go App from Play store. It is the part of Google’s new operating system Android Go. Android Go aims towards providing Android Oreo experience to those smartphones, that has very less memory. With lesser memory, a smartphone is kind of less efficient to process bigger size Apps. So in order to enable the users to make most of Android Go, Google is rolling the Go Apps....

Two of the headlining changes involving Photos in iOS 13 were missing in action in the initial beta, but today’s second beta release makes the new features available to beta testers. A new High-Key Mono effect in the Camera app’s Portrait Mode panel is now available, along with the ability to edit and control Portrait Lightning via a new Portrait Lighting Control section in the Photos app editing interface. The High-Key Mono effect is a brand new Portrait Mode effect that lets users add a beautiful monochromatic effect to their Portrait mode photos....

Based on Apple’s past release history, iOS 7.0.1 and iOS 7.0.2 are designed as successive bug fix updates, while iOS 7.1 could bring either new functionality or support for new hardware. Apple typically releases bug fixes updates within a few weeks following a major iOS launch, so it is somewhat unsurprising to see Apple employees already testing the new versions. Based on Apple preparing new models of iPad hardware for the later this fall, perhaps the iOS 7....

Parallax is a new feature that is introduced in iOS 7. As the user moves their device, the background image and icons move on the screen to match the movement of the device. Parallax gives the device a quasi-3D effect and adds depth to it, but some people prefer to use their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch sans the motion. If you are like these people on Apple’s Discussion forums, you might be getting dizzy from iOS 7’s new parallax feature....

You’ll now be able to easily review your growth tactics and discover what’s working for you in a single glance. Working with our ‘easy to use’ and infamous ‘beautifully simple’ design philosophy, we’ve made sure anyone using Plann will be able to learn how to grow their account! Watch the walkthrough now: (pssst: turn the sound on!) Plann App’s Instagram Analytics What’s included PERFORMANCE METRICS Discover what type of posts work best for you this week, this month, the last 3 months, or lifetime stats....

Facebook made the controversial decision back in 2014 to remove private messaging from the main app, moving it instead into Facebook Messenger. It now seems the company may have similar plans for Instagram. From today, Instagram is testing a new app called Direct. For those who choose to install it, the inbox disappears from the main app … The Verge reports that Direct is being tested on both iOS and Android in six countries: Chile, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, and Uruguay....

Finally Nougat is available for Moto M XT1663. Today Moto has started seeding new update of Android Nougat for the Moto M. The update started to rollout which bumps the software version to XT1663_S356_170621_ROW. This is a major upgrade for Moto M users which brings all Android Nougat features. This update is rolling out for Moto M with model XT1663. As we have seen more Moto devices started receiving Android Nougat update lately, including Moto X Force, Moto X Style and Moto X Play....

The cable suffered a pair of cuts, one 37km offshore on the international line, and another on the domestic cable much closer to the volcano. Last week, Matangi Tonga Online described the cable as blown to bits over an 80km stretch as the repair ship CS Reliance tracked down the two ends of the cable. By Tuesday, the international part of the cable was back, allowing Digicel to say it had fully restored data connectivity on Tongatapu and Eua....

Apple has taken several steps over the last year to make users more aware of the subscriptions they’ve signed up for on iOS. Now, with iOS 13, Apple will warn users when they delete an app that still has an active subscription. As first spotted by Federico Viticci on Twitter, when you delete an app on iOS 13, you’ll see a pop up explaining your subscription options. Apple notes that even if you delete the app, your subscription will remain active and can still be used on other devices....

The Release Candidate version of iOS 14.3 is now available to developers and public beta users. In addition to many of the changes we’ve already reported, iOS 14.3 RC includes changes to the TV app, the Health app, and more. Apple has also released watchOS 7.2 RC and tvOS 14.3 RC. With today’s release of iOS 14.3 RC, we expect a release to the general public sometime within the next week, likely on Monday, December 14....

Earlier today Apple unloaded several new beta software updates including iOS 9.3 for iPhone which adds some handy new features to CarPlay. Specifically, both the Maps and Music apps for CarPlay were updated to work more like the iPhone versions on iOS 9. Check out the details below: The Music app on CarPlay has been rebuilt to include features from the Apple Music streaming service for the first time. Starting with iOS 9....

If you’re not in line now, chances are you won’t get the new tablet. Currently on Apple’s website if you order one now, it won’t be delivered for 2-3 weeks. Here’s a few videos of the coverage going on with the new iPad (3rd Generation) Frenzy. Starting with Apple co-founder — Steve Wozniak as he waits in line — via Associated Press. Here’s coverage of the iPad release in from UK’s The Telegraph....

Since March of 2018, I’ve written a weekly column called Making the Grade covering Apple in K-12 education. A lot of the content I’ve wanted to cover has leaned a little into the enterprise (corporate world), so I’ve created a new column called Apple @ Work where I will talk about more enterprise content with how it relates to Apple. I will be moving Making the Grade to every other Saturday, with Apple @ Work publishing on the other Saturday....