Macworld Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isn’t quite like PlayStation Plus, EA Play, or Xbox Game Pass. So if you’ve got questions about it, we’ve got plenty of answers. Updated 05/03/24: Three new games were added to Apple Arcade on May 2: A Slight Change of Sawblades+, Dicey Dungeons+, and Summer Pop!+. ...   Mac Central

Macworld No matter where you are you can never have enough power to keep your devices charged. And today’s deal may be all you’ll ever need: Amazon is selling the Anker 321 Power Strip with three AC outlets, and three USB ports for just $15, a savings of $11 off Anker’s MSRP and the best price we’ve ever seen. ...   Mac Central

Macworld With WWDC just about a month away, you’re going to read a lot of stories about how the newest features in iOS 18 are copies of something Google or Samsung already have in Android. But we’re willing to bet that the latest feature Google is rolling out to Android users will never ever show up after an iPhone update. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a GlanceExpert's Rating ProsEasy to use.Works on multiple devices, including iPhone.Additional power user features.ConsPricing model feels obtuse.Virtual server locations feel like a worry. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The golden age of artificial intelligence has just begun, with AI tools now available that help people get more things done. But Apple’s presence in AI has been muted, to put it kindly. Apple needs to do something to make an impression and tell the world it’s keeping up with the times. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Photos can pop when one area is in sharp focus and the other blurry, providing the impression of depth in a two-dimensional image that matches how our eyes focus on objects, even though we don’t typically perceive this. This technique once required a lens of the sort found on an SLR or DSLR (analog or digital single-lens reflex) or mirrorless camera. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Tired of invasive earbuds or over-ear headphones that constantly fall off? Meet the Mezzo Bone Conduction Headphones. These headphones make your listening experience safe and comfortable thanks to their open-ear design. Now, you can score them for only 39.96 (reg. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple on Thursday announced its second quarter 2024 earnings, posting revenue of $90.8 billion for the quarter, a 4 percent decline year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.53, which is one cent higher than last year. The company reported $23.6 billion in profit. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Sending your iPhone in for repair was always a little nerve-wracking. Not just because you no longer have access to what may be the most important gadget in your life, but because you never know if it’s safe. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The Studio Display is more than a pretty monitor—it’s also loaded with high-end features you won’t find anywhere else, including a FaceTime camera, spatial audio, and three built-in USB-C ports. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It’s no secret that the iPhone is a valuable device, not just to Apple but also to many of its biggest competitors. According to unsealed court documents revealed in the antitrust trial between the Justice Department and Google, we now know exactly how valuable. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsFast charging timesFlat designIncludes transport bag and cableConsDifficult to read displayNo display in wattsOur VerdictThe flat design of the Baseus Blade HD Laptop Power Bank is practical for stowing in a bag or backpack. With its four connectors, it offers enough connection options, and the charging times are very good. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The first Thursday of May is World Password Day, a day to remind ourselves of the importance of making our digital lives more secure. For better or worse, just about everything we do is connected, online, and digital–our phones are car and house keys, every penny we have is behind a few banking passwords, and our entire jobs and reputations can be destroyed with access to ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple is about to unveil new iPads on May 7, and the most surprising rumored part of it is not that there will be a fourth Apple Pencil or OLED displays. Rather, it’s that the iPad Pro might skip the M3 altogether and jump from the M2 to the M4. That’s right, the M4, an unreleased, unannounced processor may show up in the iPad Pro before the Mac. ...   Mac Central

Macworld While Apple consistently offers some of the best tech innovations, Mac users are due for some long-awaited tools to maximize their macOS device’s abilities. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsImpressive array of tools builds on previous versions of Mac Cleaner Pro.Makes customization and getting under the hood of the macOS simple.Decently priced for what you get.ConsOccasionally awkward user interface (occasionally asked permission to access macOS operating system after a function had begun).Drive space warning issued needlessly. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Everybody needs cloud storage these days, but nobody likes paying monthly subscription fees. You like it even less when you run out of storage and suddenly have to pay even more per month. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Whether you have a Mac mini or a MacBook, a good mouse is always an important piece of any setup. And today’s deal gets you one that will look incredible on your desk: Amazon is selling a SteelSeries Prime+ Esports FPS 18K CPI wired optical mouse with five programmable buttons and nifty RGB lighting for $23, a savings of $57 on the MSRP and well below the usual price. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Much of the noise being made about Apple’s efforts into AI has been focused on general improvements to iOS 18 and Siri as well as the upcoming M4 chip for the Mac. ...   Mac Central

Macworld With less than a week to go until the Let Loose event on May 7, Apple is doing its best to build hype with a series of enigmatic promotional messages. In particular, the phrase “a different kind of Apple Event” has prompted widespread speculation about what we’re going to hear about, and how it’s going to be presented. ...   Mac Central

Macworld The iPad, remember that? It’s been a minute since Apple unveiled a new tablet–about 807,690 minutes, to be a bit more precise–but all indications point to brand new models being rolled out as part of an Apple keynote next week, on May 7. A lot has happened in the intervening time. ...   Mac Central

Macworld After months of false starts, it looks like we’re finally going to get new iPads in May! There hasn’t been a new iPad released since 2022, and iPad sales are suffering for it, but the new models coming in May could actually bring some significant new changes and maybe even a surprise or two. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Whether you’re a budding coder or a developer with years of development under your belt, you can always benefit from tools that make programming more seamless. The best solution? Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022. For a limited time, lifetime access to Microsoft’s top-rated programming tool is only $39.97 (reg. $499). ...   Mac Central

Macworld Remembering the numerous passwords we use on a daily basis can be a real pain. Whether it’s logging into Amazon to order a new book, checking your online banking or settling down to watch something on Netflix, seeing the log-in box appear can make your heart sink. ...   Mac Central

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsEasy to set up and useGood security featuresDecent free tierConsPassword import from Keychain only via a MacBest features are on paid tierOur VerdictNordPass is a solid and easy to use password manager with plenty of useful features. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Next time you’re on the road, pull up Autio if you want to learn about the world as it passes you by. Autio is a unique travel companion that tells you about the places you’re driving through. This location-based story app is like your own personal narrator teaching you about the history, geography, and local sights all around you. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Apple’s other company, Beats Electronics, is often overlooked in favor of the eponymous AirPods. But they shouldn’t be: Beats offers more colors, often better fit or different sizes/styles, and most of the same features you get with AirPods. ...   Mac Central

Macworld Fortnite’s lengthy exile from the iPhone and iPad looks set to end soon, at least in the EU. Having declared back in January its intention to bring the popular game back to iOS in 2024, Epic Games today boasted that it will also return to iPadOS this year. ...   Mac Central

Macworld It’s been a month since the release of iOS 17.4, which introduced a few minor tweaks (like new emojis) for all users, but it has a massive change to app distribution for those in the European Union. In compliance with the Digital Markets Act, that version allowed alternate app stores, changed policies and terms around apps, browsers that use their own engines, and more. ...   Mac Central

Macworld AirTags are the rare Apple device that’s both cheap and designed to work with non-Apple devices. And today you can get set up for less: Amazon is selling a four-pack of AirTags for $80, a savings of $25 and $36 less than you’d pay separately. ...   Mac Central

Native Instruments has released Glaze 2, a pop and hip-hop vocal instrument that offers vocal harmonies, textures, and chord progressions at the touch of a key.... Read More   KVR Audio

Cableguys have released ShaperBox v3.5.1, a free update for their rhythmic effects plugin 'for modern mixes and infinite inspiration'. Each Shaper now has a Favorites... Read More   KVR Audio

Tone2 Audio has released Uplifting Trance soundset for their synthesizer-workstation Icarus3. This soundset is suitable for Trance, EDM and contemporary electronic music.... Read More   KVR Audio

Tonsturm has announced the release of SpinTracer, enabling real-time sound control and allowing you to move audio through three-dimensional space with your mouse movements.... Read More   KVR Audio

The Vienna Symphonic Library has released Synchron Duality Strings (Virtuoso), the fourth installment in their Duality Strings series. The all-new library features two string ensembles... Read More   KVR Audio

Kazrog has released updates for their plugin lineup. All plugins - global changes: Added CPU meter to settings panel. Added CPU overload warning to all plugins when buffer... Read More   KVR Audio

Kuassa has released Efektor Grandmaster, their meticulously crafted plugin designed to replicate the tones of three iconic British distortion pedals: the Guv'nor, Drivemaster, and ShredMaster.... Read More   KVR Audio

Reason Studios has announced that Reason 13, with an upgraded sequencer, a brand-new browser, five new devices, and more sounds, will be available for purchase and download... Read More   KVR Audio

Attila M. Magyar has announced the release of version 3.0.0 of JS80P, a MIDI driven, performance oriented, versatile, free and open source synthesizer VST plugin for Linux and Windows.... Read More   KVR Audio

SampleScience has announced the release of Ethereal Echoes, a plugin featuring 60 atmospheric ambient pads and textures. SampleScience says the plugin is suited for film and... Read More   KVR Audio

Nikolozi has updated Mela, the modular AUv3 plug-in for iOS and macOS, to version 5.3. Here's what's new: Mela Lab: Introducing the Mela Lab module category. From time... Read More   KVR Audio

n-Track Studio has been updated to version 10.1 with new AI powered editing tools. The new features include: AI MixSplit: Use the power of AI to remove vocals from a track or extract... Read More   KVR Audio

Sixth Sample has announced the release of Spoton, a free vocal tuning plugin for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats. Spoton is a two-knob automatic vocal tuning... Read More   KVR Audio

Eventide has announced the release of the second generation of its H3000 plug-ins, delivering a 1:1 recreation in digital form of its legendary H3000 Harmonizer - the H3000... Read More   KVR Audio

Solid State Logic has announced the release of its first-ever dynamic EQ plug-in, X-DynEQ. The new plug-in, which is available now as part of SSL Complete, joins SSL's 'X' range of plug-ins... Read More   KVR Audio

Behringer has released Vintage, a virtual analog synthesizer plugin with vintage modeling circuitry, saying: The Vintage synthesizer is valued at USD 99, but we're making it... Read More   KVR Audio

ILIO and audio plug-in developer Overloud have announced a free update for TH-U SuperCabinet - IR Processor, which is a standalone plugin and included within TH-U amp sim suites. With this... Read More   KVR Audio

Igor Vasiliev has updated SpaceFields - Space Ambient Machine App for iOS and macOS to version 1.6. They say: SpaceFields is a loop-based mangler effect to create slowly changing... Read More   KVR Audio

Arturia has released Augmented Yangtze, the latest addition to their Augmented Series of hybrid instruments. Augmented Yangtze fuses sampled traditional Chinese instruments with a synthesis... Read More   KVR Audio

Wire Grind has released Abracompabra, a new VST compressor plugin. Abracompabra's capabilities include both upwards and downwards compression, expansion, and a set of mid/side channel processing... Read More   KVR Audio

GForce Software and Oberheim have announced the released of Oberheim DMX, 'an ode to the legendary drum machine of the past, seamlessly integrated with the speed and versatility of today's... Read More   KVR Audio

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Kids' Piano Game 1 app has 2 functions, Piano map game and Stickkids piano. Stickkids piano have color patterns sheet music, kids can follow to play the piano music,when the stickkids is pressed, it displays a balloon, then you can use balloon...   440Software