Back in the old days of the iPod with Click Wheel, Apple had a mini game called Music Quiz. As the name suggests, the player had to guess the name of the song that was playing. Sorcererhat, the company behind the popular SongCapsule app (formerly Next DJ), is now introducing SongCapsule Quiz – a modern version of this game that uses the player’s Apple Music library. more… The post SongCapsule Quiz is a fun new iPhone game that uses your Apple Music playlists appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Virtual reality, a bigger MacBook Air, updated OSes, and more are on the docket. WWDC 2023 is going to be a big one for Apple. The company is rumored to be introducing its long-in-the-works VR headset, a super high-end model that’s meant to prove what its tech is capable of and why virtual reality might be a compelling future. The conference is typically where Apple unveils the next versions of its many operating systems, and we’re expecting the same marathon of updates this year, too. Expect new features in macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS — plus the likely announcement of a new operating system designed for VR devices. Alongside all of that,…

Apple considered introducing colored versions of its MagSafe Charger, with an image of a golden prototype surfacing to show what a non-silver version would've looked like.[Twitter/@KosutamiSan]While the main product lines Apple produces are typically offered in a few color variants, the accessories and cables that ship with them don't tend to vary far from a few basic options. In the case of the MagSafe Charger, Apple did at least think about offering a few alternatives to the standard edition. Read more...

Gentler Streak, a popular fitness and wellness app for iPhone and Apple Watch, is getting a major update today. As part of the celebrations for the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, which takes place on May 28, the team behind the app is introducing menstrual cycle tracking to its Wellbeing section. more… The post Gentler Streak adds menstrual cycle tracking to its Wellbeing section appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Unsure which version of iOS your iPhone can run? Here’s a quick guide so you can find out if your iPhone is compatible with the most recent iterations of the iPhone operating system, and, if it isn’t, which version you can install on your iPhone. Apple gives iOS a major update each year, usually introducing new features and some stability upgrades to the previous version, plus numerous smaller updates in between. Although the company is better than most at keeping older models on the list of supported devices, hardware limitations can sometimes mean that an iPhone gets left behind. This doesn’t mean the device will stop working, but you won’t be able to access the newer features and capabilities…

Apple left it to third-party developers to create whiteboard apps on iPad for years. Then it made one out of the blue called Freeform in iPadOS 16. iPhone and Mac versions put the collaborative app on more devices. Yet Figma has had enough success in the market of collaborative whiteboard tools that Adobe wants to buy the company for $20 billion. While that deal appears to be in jeopardy due to regulatory concerns abroad, Figma’s interest in the iPad as a tool is clear and certain. The company just dropped a new tool for iPad called FigJam that puts a Figma spin on the Freeform idea. FigJam is Figma’s whiteboarding space, introduced in 2021. Now the online whiteboard for teams…