The world of e-commerce has dramatically changed the way people shop. In today’s fast-paced society, convenience and personalized products are in high demand.  Busy parents often struggle to find the time to shop for unique items that reflect their individual style. That is where Shopify print-on-demand products come in. This innovative platform allows parents to create custom products from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the need for endless hours spent at malls or searching through crowded stores. 1. What is Shopify Print-on-Demand? Shopify print on demand is a service that enab ..read more

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 193. The update includes fixes and updates for Authentication, CSS, Editing, JavaScript, Media, Rendering, Web API, and Web Extensions. Safari Technology Preview offers a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and iOS. You can experiment with these technologies in your websites and extensions. Safari Technology Preview is a standalone app that works side-by-side with the current version of Safari, so you can continue to use and reference the current release. The post Apple releases Safari Technology Preview 193 appeared firs ..read more

Apple has released the third public betas of macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 17.5, and iPadOS 17.5. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website.  Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with care. Apple does public betas in order to increase the size of the pool of testers. The tech giant recommends keeping back-ups of your files before installing a public beta.  The post Apple releases third public betas of macOS Sonoma 14.5, iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 appeared first on MacTech.com ..read more

Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for “The Big Cigar,” the upcoming limited series led by André Holland, who stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie and Glynn Turman. “The Big Cigar” makes its global debut on May 17 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 14. Here’s how the series is described: Based on the magazine article of the same name by Joshuah Bearman (“Argo”), who also serves as executive producer, “The Big Cigar” tells the incredible true story ..read more

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From AppleInsider: Apple has publicly shared four open-source models boasting of enhanced accuracy for queries, which could help the development of future AI models. ° From MacRumors: The European Commission has waved through new “right to repair”legislation that aims to make it easier for consumers to get their broken devices fixed, even if products are out of warranty. ° From VentureBeat: Spotify submits a new update to Apple with pricing information for EU users. ° From The MacObserver: Once available ..read more

Frank Casanova, a senior director leading product-marketing efforts for the Apple Vision Pro, has retired, reports Bloomberg. After 36 years in various roles at the tech giant, including helping to lead the expansion of the iPhone to new carriers, he departed last week, according to his LinkedIn page. In April 2019, Apple named him “Senior Director, Worldwide Product Marketing.” From 2007 to April 2024 he was “Senior Director, iPhone Product marketing.” Casanova tarted at Apple in May of 1988, left for 15 months when he joined MetaCreations, and then rejoined Apple in 1998 as “Product Manager ..read more

Apple Arcade games Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories are set to launch on the Vision Pro tomorrow. Here’ how Crossy Road Castle is described: Enter a castle as teammates, leave as family. With the new multiplayer mode, you can battle common enemies, collect all the gold, and take on the newest tower—the Construction tower. Here’s how Solitaire Stores is described: Solitaire with a story? Weird. Solitaire Stories are a progressive journey through increasingly difficult levels. Each story is a completely new theme with it’s own unique deck design, gameplay environment, level map, soundtra ..read more

According to new data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), iPhone smartphone sales share in the U.S. continues to decline. According to the research group, over the past four quarters, iPhone share of activations fell from 40% to 33%. CIRP estimates 12-month periods ending each quarter, using it quarterly survey of mobile phone customers.  “This allows us to capture all phone activations, rather than just Apple iPhone, and looking at trailing 12-month periods eliminates seasonality caused by new phone launches, gift giving, etc.,” according to the research group. The post ..read more

As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple has released a family of open-source large language models. Called OpenELM, Apple describes these as: a family of Open-source Efficient Language Models. A large language model (LLM) is a language model notable for its ability to achieve general-purpose language generation and other natural language processing tasks such as classification.Apple says that OpenELM offers similar performance to other open language models, but with less training data. OpenELM consists of small models designed to perform efficiently at text generation tasks. There are e ..read more

Beginning in May, a special Today at Apple series titled “Made for Business” will offer small business owners and entrepreneurs free opportunities to learn how Apple products and services can support their growth and success.  Led by small business owners, the sessions will highlight how these organizations have used Apple products such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac — along with resources such as Apple Business Connect, Apple Business Essentials, and Tap to Pay on iPhone — to build their businesses, reach customers in new ways, and push their organizations forward. “At Apple, we know small bus ..read more