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  Apples third iOS 14.5 beta now shows an "Items" tab in the Find My app. Its for tracking non-Apple devices, and comes ahead of the forthcoming launch of "AirTags." Apples third iOS 14.5 developer beta — launched this week, pulled, and then launched again — has surfaced a previously hidden feature. Even within the previous developer betas, an additional ability for Find My required a particular setting, or use of a URL scheme to unlock it. Now, however, Apple has surfaced a new "Items" ...

  Microsofts new Group Transcribe app is a multilingual tool for taking meeting notes, made exclusively for iPhone by the Microsoft Garage experimental team. Microsoft Garage, the experimental research division of Microsoft, has released a free iOS-only app called Group Transcribe. Each person in a meeting runs the app on their iPhone, and it provides what Microsoft describes as "real-time, high quality transcription" of the conversation. "There is healthy debate about the productivity of mult...

Apple has revealed the trailer for "Calls," an Apple TV+ series of suspenseful audio shorts with minimal visuals.

  Best Buys senior and eldercare technology brand, Best Buy Health, now allows users to call for help directly from Apple Watch. Best Buy Health is expanding users options to take advantage of their Lively Health & Safety Services, enabling users to use their Apple Watch to access all of Livelys services. Users will need to have an Apple Watch Series 4 or newer and subscribe to a Lively Health & Safety Plan. Users who agree to a two-year Preferred Health and Safety contract will get $200 off ...

As expected, AMD has announced the Radeon RX 6700 XT, a more affordable $479 GPU that could eventually be used in the Mac Pro or Thunderbolt eGPU solutions.

Apple and Google are ramping up lobbying efforts against an Arizona bill that would allow developers to use third-party in-app payments methods, bypassing the tech giants' 15% or 30% cut of digital sales.

Arlo's new low-cost Essential Indoor smart home security camera is now available to preorder with HD capture, two-way communication, and a privacy shield.

Always a popular favorite at Amazon, the company's $299 iPad deal is back. But you'll want to secure your place in line early as units are already on backorder.

Apple's success with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro is continuing to exceed analyst expectations, with orders climbing by over 50% year-over-year.

  Apple is encouraging more people to sign up for Apple Card throughout March with increased benefits, by offering new customers up to 6% Daily Cash instead of the usual maximum of 3%. Apple Card promotes Daily Cash as one of its incentives to use Apple Card. The feature provides customers with cash back on their purchases, a bonus that is being temporarily increased for new card owners. An update to the Apple Card application page lists a "Limited Time Offer" for new users that increases the...