Update note: Mike Katz updated this tutorial for Flutter 3. Jonathan Sande wrote the original. Through its widget-based declarative UI, Flutter makes a simple promise; describe how to build the views for a given state of the app. If the UI needs to change to reflect a new state, the toolkit will take care of...Read More

In just a few hours, Apple will hold its second event of the fall and third of the year—dubbed “Scary Fast” and seemingly focused on the Mac. The announcement caught us off-guard since we had heard there wouldn’t be an October event this year, and something about the whole thing just seemed off. Apple is...Read More

Just after the release of iOS 17.1, Apple began beta testing on iOS 17.2. While iOS 17.1 introduced some of the “coming later this year” features of iOS 17, there are still a few to come, and we expect iOS 17.2 to include some of them. The biggest one is the Journal app, which Apple...Read More

Following a Ming-Chi Kuo post on Tuesday about the possibility that Apple could be working on a “more affordable MacBook model to boost shipments,” another rumor has popped up to echo that thought. On yeux1122’s blog, a post by Landsk says that Apple is working on a 12-inch and 13-inch MacBook to address the education...Read More

Ahead of its “Scary Fast” Mac event next week. Apple dropped another surprise this morning, and this one isn’t so exciting. According to Apple’s site, the price for three of its services are going up–including Apple TV+. Apple hasn’t officially announced the pricing changes, but the sites for Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+...Read More

In a somewhat surprising announcement, Apple sent out invitations Tuesday for its Halloween Eve Scary Fast event focused on the Mac. And according to Ming-Chi Kuo, the event will certainly live up to its name. Echoing early reports from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Kuo reports that the event will focus on the “M3 series MacBook Pro,”...Read More

Following the release of a second release candidate late last week, Apple will launch the first major update to iOS 17 on Monday or Tuesday. While early iOS updates usually bring a slew of new features, this update will only bring a couple of small improvements to AirDrop and Apple Music. But the biggest reason...Read More

Need to keep the layout of your document intact? PDF is the file format for you. The problem is, once you save it in that format, it’s practically impossible to edit after the fact — unless you use a tool such as PDF Extra. With a 4.5 out of 5-star rating on Trustpilot, PDF Extra...Read More

Unless you’re a heavy user, most laptops end up providing a lot more processing power than most people will ever need. So, if you’re more interested in all-around performance over high-end torque and features, you can get a lot more computer for your money by checking out refurbished deals like this 13-inch MacBook Pro on...Read More

Jon Stewart was, as they say in Hollywood, a “get.” He retired from The Daily Show as the king of late-night comedy TV after winning a veritable mountain of awards including 24 Emmys, springboarding several other careers, and building an incredible influence on U.S. news and politics. So to get Jon Stewart back in front...Read More