The MPOW M30 Wireless Earbuds are very good, very useable, and perfectly listenable, low-cost as AirPods alternatives.
Disney+ Price Will Increase to $7.99 This Friday
Streaming service Disney+ is increasing its price to US$7.99 this Friday, March 26.
As previously announced back in September, Disney+ subscriptions and its bundle package with ESPN+ and ad-supported Hulu are getting a price hike. Beginning March 26, subscriptions for the service will jump from $7 to $8 per month, while the annual subscription option will jump from $70 to $80 per year. The Disney+ bundle will increase from $13 to $14 a month.
Cred.ai Offers a Unicorn Credit Card Powered by AI
Cred.ai is a new fintech company that wants to help you improve your credit score with its special credit card powered by AI.
As you buy items on your credit card, Cred will automatically pay them off from your bank account—not instantly (that way, you can still build credit) and not necessarily at the end of the month (that way you don’t float too much debt at any given time, which can also hurt your credit). Even if you autopay your credit card monthly, Cred’s AI can, in theory, do better.
This is old news, but I’m sharing it because the Cred.ai app is now available in the App Store to apply. I applied for the card last night to hopefully review in the future. There is a waiting list unless you have an invite code.
Back Up Your Shortcuts Using iCloud Links With This Shortcut
Apple had some kind of issue on their end that caused iCloud links for shortcuts to stop working. Since shortcuts no longer rely on files within the Shortcuts folder in iCloud, the only way to back up your shortcuts is by generating an iCloud link. The links are working again but only for new iCloud links. Old links don’t work anymore. I’ve been using two shortcuts that I created as a backup. The first one will generate a link for every shortcut you have and create a note in Apple Notes with the links. The second one can back up a single shortcut at a time and appends it to that same note as well as a text file. They can, and should, be modified to fit your own needs and file system. Update: Multiple reports on Friday suggest that old links are working again.
Music and Videos Designed to Aid Rest, Sleep, Stress, and Anxiety: $29.99
We have a deal on Restflix, a streaming service designed to help users fall asleep faster and rest better. It features more than 20 personalized channels full of sleep meditations, bedtime stories, calming visuals, and binaural beats to harness the brain’s responsiveness to sound and help create a meditative, restful state. It also has apps for Apple TV, iOS, Roku, Android, and Fire TV. 1 year is $29.99 through our deal, and there are longer subscriptions in the deal listing, too.
Mac OS X at XX – TMO Daily Observations 2021-03-24
Charlotte Henry and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the twentieth anniversary of the Mac OS X official release.
Brother-Sister Duo Charged With Stealing MacBooks From Stanford
Two people pleaded guilty to federal charges this week in a scheme to steal and re-sell hundreds of MacBooks from Stanford.
Castaneda was charged with thefts totaling around $4 million, while $2.3 million in stolen goods were attributed to her brother. Authorities say the computers were sold on Craigslist to an uncharged co-conspirator, a Folsom man, who resold them to people living in other states.
The article mentions approximately 800 MacBooks.
Scooter-Sharing Service ‘Lime’ Adds iOS 14 App Clips
Lime’s business involves renting out electric scooters and bikes for people, and the company updated its app to add iOS 14 App Clips.
Apple Comedy ‘Trying’ Returns for Season 2 on May 14
British comedy series “Trying” on Apple TV+ will return for season two on Friday, May 14, debuting globally.
Reasons Why Developers Prefer Testing on iOS
There are a variety of reasons why many developers prefer to launch and test their apps on iOS instead of Android. Screenrant broke down some of them, including the benefits of the greater control and uniformity found in Apple’s system.
There are many reasons why developers tend to prefer iOS over Android with a commonly suggested one being that iOS users are more likely to spend on apps than Android users. However, the locked down user base is a far more basic and important reason from the developer perspective. With iOS, developers gain access to a significant number of users and on a limited number of devices. This combination lends itself very well to apps that are still in an early and beta testing state. Essentially, the level of control developers have over the iOS experience is far greater than with Android, and that’s likely to make a significant difference when deciding which operating system to launch on first.
