Macworld Vacations are expensive. Between the cost of the flight, hotel, and then all of your planned activities, even just a quick weekend getaway could wind up costing way more than you expected. Wish there was a more economical way to plan a holiday? Then allow us to introduce you to VacayGo. VacayGo is a platform that can save people thousands on their holiday planning. You just set a destination, create an itinerary, and then it finds deals so you wind up spending as little as possible. And what’s even better is that you can share your plans with the people you are traveling with so that everyone is on the same page and there are no unwanted surprises. Holidays…

Macworld Apple put a lot of effort into making its early slate of Apple TV+ original shows a little bit of something for everyone. All the company needed was one breakout hit to put the service on the map. While the quality was good, none of the shows got that “everyone is talking about it” quality until, almost a year after the debut of Apple TV+, one of the shows that weren’t very heavily promoted became a runaway hit. Combing niceness and good cheer with soccer seems like a recipe that could never succeed in the U.S., but Ted Lasso managed to charm everyone just the same. The show immediately became the most-watched show on Apple TV+. The first season…

Macworld The AirTag from Apple is a compact tracking device that has an extremely long life and precise locating ability in the right circumstances. Unlike a GPS tracker, which requires cell service and may drain a battery quickly, an AirTag relies on the distributed Find My network of iPhones, iPads, and Macs that hundreds of millions of people around the world carry with them, and uses Bluetooth LE to signal that hardware. While there are a thousand positive and legitimate ways to use an AirTag, it can be abused when someone tracks you without your knowledge, which potentially exposes you to a dangerous situation. For example, back in December 2021, the York regional police department in Canada announced that AirTags…

Snap has heard the feedback about its not-always-welcome My AI feature and found the solution: ads! Pinning SnapchatGPT to the top of everyone’s chat list recently became a magnet for 1-star reviews in the App Store. In response, Snapchat is stuffing ads in My AI for the users who actually like the new feature. more… The post Snapchat stuffing ads in ChatGPT-powered ‘My AI’ and knockoff TikTok feature appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Apple in late March introduced Apple Pay Later in the United States. Designed with users’ financial health in mind, Apple Pay Later allows users to split purchases into four payments, spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees. Apple Pay Later allows users to split the cost of an Apple Pay purchase into four equal payments spread over six weeks. Users can easily track, manage, and repay their Apple Pay Later loans in one convenient location in Apple Wallet. Users can apply for Apple Pay Later loans of $50 to $1,000, which can be used for online and in-app purchases made on iPhone and iPad with merchants that accept Apple Pay. Apple has begun inviting select users to…

If you want to stream online via Twitch or another video platform, OBS Studio is the tool to use. Here's how to get started using it on macOS.OBS is a great tool for streaming.At one point in time, everyone wanted to be a YouTuber, but with the emergence of streaming, some now want to succeed at live broadcasting. In some cases, people want to succeed at both. Read more...