Today's widget is quite simple. Locker is a Dashboard widget that performs a single trick: Double click it, and you're sent to a login window via fast user switching. Enter your password and return to what you were doing, with all your applications still running. Since it takes (slightly) less time than Option-selecting "Log out" I'll keep it, as I walk away from my office frequently during the day.
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China's Cyberspace Administration ordered Apple to pull Threads and WhatsApp from its App Store in the country, the company said.
Taylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
The bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States appears to be much closer to becoming law.
Although subscriber metrics are an important signal to Wall Street that show how quickly a company is growing, Netflix isn't the first company to do this.
Blizzard is targeting Overwatch 2 cheaters who use a keyboard and mouse on consoles to gain an advantage over controller users.
Though it feels like Children of the Sun popped into existence over the span of two months, it took Rother a lifetime to get here.
Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21. This brings the price down to $2 per month, which is billed annually at $24.
Meta has given the base Quest 2 a permanent price cut for the second time this year. A headset with 128GB of storage is now $199.
If you watch movies and TV on a 1080p screen, the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) provides a rock-solid streaming experience on the cheap. Today, Amazon has it for $10 off, letting you pick up the HDR10-capable streaming stick for only $20.
Razer just released the Kishi Ultra mobile gaming controller. It works with some foldable phones, in addition to Android devices, iPhones and iPads.
Netflix has renewed The Witcher for a fifth season, but that will be the show's last. Liam Hemsworth is taking over as Geralt of Rivia for the final two seasons.