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Instant Notes is a feature of Apple's stock Notes app that enables you to make a fast note or return to a recently viewed note, without even needing to unlock your iPhone or iPad. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. It's a really handy function to use if you want to quickly jot down something and then go about the rest of your day, or if you want to add to an existing...

Moment, the company behind the popular Moment photo editing app and the Moment line of lenses designed for iPhones, today announced the launch of RTRO, a new app designed for capturing fun video clips. RTRO features a 60 second timeline that can be stacked with multiple short clips, with the end goal of creating a video ideal for Instagram Stories or TikTok. RTRO was created to be simple and ...

Amazon today has a solid deal on Apple's latest iPad Air, discounting the 256GB Wi-Fi model to $549.00, down from $649.00. This $100 off sale is the lowest we've ever tracked for this version of the 10.5-inch iPad Air among the major Apple resellers online. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which...

Netatmo has announced that its Smart Indoor Camera now supports Apple's HomeKit Secure Video protocol. The company revealed the news in a blog post on its website, explaining that the free software update would be rolling out to Netatmo Smart Indoor Camera owners in the coming days. With HomeKit Secure Video, the videos recorded by security cameras are analysed locally on users’...

Disney+ is coming to Europe in just under a month, and Disney is offering prospective customers a discount subscription offer if they sign up early to the streaming video service. Residents in the United Kingdom can get a year of Disney+ for £49.99 instead of the standard £59.99 annual subscription rate if they sign up between now and March 23. Elsewhere, in other European markets users...

Speaker company Ultimate Ears today announced the launch of the HYPERBOOM, its largest portable speaker creation to date, featuring 3X the loudness and 6.5X the bass of the MEGABOOM 3. According to Ultimate Ears, the 13-pound speaker boasts booming bass, wide dynamic range, richly detailed playback, and a battery that lasts for 24 hours before needing to be recharged. An Adaptive EQ feature...

Netflix today announced a new feature that will see the streaming service offering a series of top 10 lists that highlight the most popular content on the platform. There will be an overall top 10 list, a list for the top 10 most popular TV shows, and a list for the top 10 most popular movies. The latter two lists will be visible when visiting the TV show and movie tabs, respectively. The ...

Amazon continues to knock down the price of the 2019 AirPods with Charging Case, now available for $129.98, down from $159.00 ($29 off). This sale is $1 away from matching the all-time-low price on the AirPods at Amazon, and is the current best price on the wireless headphones among the major Apple resellers online. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with these vendors. When you click a...

Amazon has introduced the first discount on Apple's iPhone 11 Smart Battery Case, which is now priced at $99.00, down from $129.00. This $30 discount is currently the best price available for the accessory, which is still $129.00 at retailers like Best Buy. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which...

Apple this morning shared a new video in its ongoing "Shot on iPhone series, this time focusing on the Valley of Fire State Park located in Overton, Nevada. Fifty miles from Las Vegas lie the remains of a monumental geological process sculpted by 200 million years of wind and water , an ocean of rock, a valley of fire.The video was captured in 4K using the ultra wide-angle camera of an ‌iPhone‌...

For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Arlo to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an Arlo Pro 2 Camera setup that includes two wire-free cameras and an audio doorbell. Arlo makes a range of different home security cameras at different price points and with different features. The Pro 2 camera is one of the Arlo cameras that is HomeKit-enabled and can be added to your HomeKit setup ...

WhatsApp's Dark Mode for iOS got one step closer today, with the long-awaited feature rolling out to all beta users on TestFlight. Gleaning details from the latest 2.20.30.25 build, WABetaInfo has provided a few more nuggets on what iPhone users can expect. First off, the new Dark Theme is a better one than the previous version WhatsApp was working on, with no battery drain and support for...

YouTube Music appears to be readying a feature that proved a big draw for Google Play Music fans – the ability to upload your own music collection to the cloud. Google has published a new support document explaining how music uploads will work in YouTube Music. If you're on a computer you'll be able to add your personal music library either by dragging files to any surface on music.youtube.c...

Sam's Club this week is offering a $300 gift card if you purchase and activate an iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, or iPhone X on AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. Sam's Club is calling this its biggest gift card offer outside of major holidays and Black Friday, and it's a solid deal for shoppers who frequent the retailer and are interested in purchasing an iPhone. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner...

Microsoft today announced that it plans to bring a version of its Defender ATP security platform to iOS and Android. Defender ATP provides "preventive protection, post-breach detection, and automated investigation and response" for Windows and macOS, but it is unclear what the platform will offer on iOS given it is a sandboxed operating system. Existing "antivirus" apps for the iPhone...

Apple is among a number of tech companies with plans to release a GaN-based power adapter this year, claims a new report out today. According to IT Home (via Gizchina), Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, Oppo, and Apple all have plans for the Gallium Nitride technology, which can provide fast charging solutions through a USB-C interface and support fast-charging up to 65 Watts. Choetech GaN charger Accor...

Google-owned Fitbit is activating blood oxygen monitoring (sp02) in more countries, following the feature's U.S. launch for some of its smartwatches and fitness trackers last month. Now the company has released it for users in the U.K., Canada, and possibly other countries, with blood oxygen saturation data appearing in the Fitbit app. Tech blog Tizenhelp.com confirmed the feature's...

Twitter this afternoon announced the launch of a new feature that's designed to link two tweets together in a more logical way. When composing a tweet, there's a new option to view previous tweets, which can be selected and linked via a "Continue Thread" option. To get to the Continue Thread interface, just pull downwards on the compose window on an iPhone or iPad and then tap on the...