Simply sharing your screen in a way that feels natural during a video call can be too complicated. Hovercraft is a new Mac app that solves a very specific problem regarding screen sharing during video calls. New Mac app is a virtual camera that works with any video calling software Created by Adam Lisagor, Hovercraft is delightfully simple in its aims. Screen sharing on most video calling apps usually defaults to reducing or replacing your video feed with what you’re showing. While this makes sense in many contexts, Mac usage is all about choice and utility. This is where Hovercraft…
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Streaming service Apple Music today shared an open letter with music labels and industry partners titled “What We’re Doing to Keep Music Fair,” reaffirming its commitment to helping the music industry use AI responsibly. The company said it believes technology should amplify artists, not replace them. Apple says AI-generated music accounts for significantly less than 1% of all listens on the service, but it is taking the lead in maintaining a level playing field for all creators. Nonetheless, Apple Music says AI presents an exciting opportunity to help artists find new and innovative ways to tell stories. But it puts…
Following the pattern of recent years, Apple announced upcoming software features before its WWDC keynote. This time, the company is officially revealing a handful of new accessibility features for iOS 27, which are expected to be previewed during the WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8 and made available to all users by fall. While the star of this talk should be the new Apple Intelligence features and an all-new Siri powered by Google Gemini models, the company has already teased a bit of that by revealing that Apple Intelligence will power VoiceOver and Magnifier, natural language will come to voice…
In 2026, Apple is expected to unveil several new smart home devices. Although they were reportedly postponed because Apple Intelligence is still evolving and the current iteration of Siri can’t keep up with basic conversations, the company continues to improve what will be the center of the experience, the Apple Home app. With iOS 26, released in September 2025, Apple added an all-new Liquid Glass design, adaptive temperature for compatible thermostats, and a few other goodies that make this software more useful. Even though Apple recently released iOS 26.5, the company hasn’t focused too much on its Home app since…
Apple shipped iOS 26.5 to all users last week, and in the last 24 hours the company stopped signing iOS 26.4.2, preventing downgrades to an earlier update. iOS 26.4.2 is no longer signed by Apple, blocking downgrades from iOS 26.5 If you updated to iOS 26.5 in the last week, there is no longer an option available to revert to the previous version of the software. Apple typically offers a window of time after each new software update during which it’s possible to downgrade if you run into issues. However, usually after this initial period of waiting to see if…
Rumors indicate that Apple’s long-awaited redesign of the MacBook Pro will instead be branded “MacBook Ultra.” Here’s why this could be good news for MacBook Pro users in light of a previous redesign misstep. The history of the MacBook Pro redesign contains examples of success and failure Apple’s current MacBook Pro is, in many ways, a model of apology. The MacBook Pro design we still have today first arrived in 2021. And it gave users exactly what they asked for after years of a very unpopular previous design. In 2016, Apple unveiled a new MacBook Pro that proved…
It has struggled to compete with games like League of Legends and Dota. Quantic Dream closes its online multiplayer battle arena Spellcaster Chronicles after an early access period of several months. The company says the game “did not reach the audience needed to ensure its long-term stability.” That’s an understatement. According to the SteamDB database, only 23 players are currently enjoying the game. For reference, the hit MOBA Dota 2 currently has nearly 550,000 players. It seems the company is trying to do right by players before the servers shut down for good on June 19. Any money spent during…
Airbnb launched a major overhaul of its iOS and Android apps a year ago. The updated app has surfaced new experiences to enjoy on vacation beyond where you choose to stay. Today, Airbnb is further transforming its app into an all-in-one destination for managing your next trip by integrating four useful new services. The new Airbnb app also leverages AI with three new features, and the service is expanding the types of destinations you can book. Airbnb app integrating four new essential services for travel planning The new app expands Airbnb services beyond things like photography, cooking and wellness that…
Details are scarce at the moment, but we can expect to explore an open-world Middle-earth. Warhorse Studios, the developer behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series, is creating a Lord of the Rings RPG. The Czech developer announced the as-yet-untitled “Middle-earth open world RPG” on its official X page, where it also said it had begun development of another Kingdom Come game. We don’t have much more to go on at the moment, with the studio promising additional details at a later date. If you’re a keen observer of video game rumors, you’ll know that there have been rumors about a…
Samsung edged out Apple for the top spot in customer satisfaction for cell phones, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 2026 Telecom, Cell Phone and Smartwatch Study, released this week. Samsung scores 81 in the ACSI mobile phone rankings while Apple scores 80, breaking last year’s tie between the two companies for satisfaction leadership. The mobile industry’s overall score rose 1% to 79 this year, recovering from a sharp 4% decline in 2025, which had pushed it to its lowest level in a decade. ACSI says satisfaction improves most when new features deliver everyday value without introducing new…