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With a subscription to OneAir's Elite Plan, you can pick your departure point and get AI-powered alerts on cheap flights in every class.

OneAir's AI-Powered Flight Finder

If your queue is missing the latest episode of your favorite podcast, you're not alone.

By Emily Price
Apple Podcasts icon on a smartphone

Back in August 2020, Apple terminated Epic Games’ developers accounts. But now the Fortnite developer is crediting an EU regulation for helping it regain access.

By Michael Kan
Epic Games and iOS App Store logos

The beta version of Google's Messages app reportedly shows a sent text editing feature is in the works, complete with viewable edit history.

By Kate Irwin
Photograph of a silhouetted hand holding a phone with Google Messages logo on it with Messages news webpage open on a computer screen behind.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr suggests Apple’s conduct violates accessibility laws.

By Rob Pegoraro
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On FCC Oversight

The European Commission says Apple's iMessage and Microsoft Edge and Bing tools are not dominant enough to be regulated as 'gatekeepers' under the Digital Markets Act.

By Kate Irwin
Photograph of male hand holding an iPhone with iMessage open on it.

Even if you can't make it to Super Bowl LVIII, you can at least see what the stadium looks like inside.

By Emily Price
Apple Maps logo on a phone

Rather than just looking for things like a coffee shop or bookstore, the AI tool lets you get a bit more specific and ask for something like 'places with a vintage vibe in SF.'

By Emily Price
A person holding a phone with Google Maps on it

Christian Selig was forced to shut down his popular Apollo Reddit app last year due to an API spat, but he took what he learned to make Juno, an unofficial YouTube app for the Vision Pro.

By Josh Hendrickson
A YouTube app inside a Vision Pro

Yelp will use AI to look at recent reviews to 'describe what you can expect' at a restaurant or club. For now, businesses can't edit or opt out of these summaries.

By Kegan Mooney
collage of yelp's new features

Xbox President Sarah Bond joins Spotify and Epic Games in criticizing Apple's new EU policies.

By Kate Irwin
Image of a close-up iPhone screen showing the square blue "App Store" app logo.

Among the critics are Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who calls Apple's plan an 'illegal anticompetitive scheme rife with new Junk Fees on downloads.'

By Michael Kan
Apple App Store Logo

'We have to be careful about making sure that we’re not investing in places that are not really yielding a return,' says Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters.

By Emily Price
With the Apple TV app, Apple Vision Pro users can watch every award-winning Apple Original series and film from Apple TV+.

The EU’s Digital Markets Act forces Apple to let users download apps from third-party stores. But Cupertino will still hold a great deal of influence over the iOS ecosystem in Europe.

By Michael Kan
iOS App store logo

Circumventing Apple's payment system, however, won't mean developers can circumvent paying Apple a commission.

By Emily Price
Apple App Store logo on a phone

Artifact will continue to work as a new reading app through the end of February.

By Emily Price
Artifact app icon on a phone display

Google plans to start with a pilot program in India, Brazil, and Mexico.

By Emily Price
Coins flying out of a smartphone

Code in the ChatGPT Android app reveals that OpenAI is working on a feature that will allow ChatGPT to take the place of Google Assistant on your phone.

By Joe Hindy
ChatGPT answering a question on an Android device

Sticking to a vegan or vegetarian diet can be tough at times, but these excellent apps and services make it a breeze.

By Chandra Steele
close up of leafy vegetables with an x over a steak

The Contacts app on the iPhone and iPad does more than just store addresses and phone numbers. With iOS 17 or iPadOS 17, you can create contact posters and add pronouns for contacts.

By Lance Whitney
iphone contacts app