Is anyone still using 60hz refresh rate in 2025? .. nevertheless, the fact that your phone has 120+ Hz. My phone has a 144 Hz display, but I am rather using 60 Hz. I have my complicated reasons, but iam very happy with it. I’m just curious. submitted by /u/Zoltan_Balaton

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Global smartphone market soared 7% in 2024 as vendors prepare for tricky 2025 submitted by /u/FragmentedChicken

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Apple Music Offering Six-Month Trial for Just $2.99 Through February Now through February 27, new and “eligible” subscribers in the U.S. can try out Apple Music for six months for just a single $2.99 payment. Beyond first-time subscribers, Apple does not explain who is “eligible” for this offer. If you have subscribed to Apple Music in the past, we recommend heading to the offer page on Apple’s website to see i…

Valentine’s Day Deals: Get All-Time Low Prices on AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, and More We’re just over one week away from Valentine’s Day, which falls on Friday, February 14, this year. Similar to years past, many third-party Apple resellers and accessory companies have opened up notable discounts on Apple products and accessories to coincide with the holiday. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. Whe…

Apple’s WWDC 2025 Swift Student Challenge Now Live Apple’s 2025 Swift Student Challenge kicked off today, which means that students from around the world can showcase their coding skills and creativity by developing app concepts using Swift Playground or Xcode. Students have had time to prepare because Apple announced that the challenge would be held in February 2025 way back in October 2024, p…

Apple Relaunched the HomePod Two Years Ago Today Apple relaunched the HomePod two years ago today, debuting a second-generation model almost five years after the original model’s introduction. The original ‌HomePod‌ was announced at WWDC in 2017 and launched in 2018 after a heavily delayed release. The device was met with mixed reviews; critics praised its outstanding sound quality but pointe…

Apple Releases New Version of iOS 18.3 for iPhone 11 Apple today released an updated version of iOS 18.3 that’s designed specifically for the iPhone 11, ‌iPhone‌ 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The update has a build number of 22D64. ‌iPhone‌ 11 users can download the new software by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple first released iOS 18.3 last Monday, and it is likely that th…

EU’s AltStore Gets First Native iOS Pornography App In the European Union, the Digital Markets Act allows developers to distribute iOS apps through alternate app stores. While Apple checks those apps for malware and other malicious content, there are few restrictions on subject matter, unlike Apple’s own App Store. As a result, EU users can now download the first dedicated native pornography app …

Apple Stops Signing iOS 18.2.1, Preventing Downgrading Apple today stopped signing iOS 18.2.1, which means that iPhone users who have upgraded to iOS 18.3 can no longer downgrade to the prior version of iOS 18. Apple released iOS 18.3 a week ago. When new versions of iOS are released, Apple stops signing the prior version after a week or two. An update that is not signed is not able to be installed…

Judge Again Denies Apple’s Attempt to Intervene in Google Search Engine Lawsuit Apple is fighting to defend its multi-billion dollar search engine deal with Google as Google is prosecuted for antitrust violations, and so far, the court isn’t making it easy. Last week, Apple filed a motion for an emergency stay that would give the Cupertino company time to intervene in the lawsuit, but the judge overseeing the case denied Ap…

Crypto Daybook Americas: The Sea of Red May Not Ebb as Fast as Expected Your day-ahead look for Feb. 3, 2025

Crypto Stocks Slide Pre-Market as U.S. Futures Point to More Bitcoin Losses S&P 500 futures slid 1.4%, Dow Jones future fell 1.2% and futures on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 lost 1.7%

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Plunges 17.1% Over Weekend Among the underperformers, Filecoin (FIL) dropped 33.9% and Aave (AAVE) fell 29.3%.

Bitcoin Bounces Above $99K, XRP Surges 40% as Trade War Tensions Suddenly Ease Agreeing to some of Trump’s terms, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the U.S. will be pausing tariffs on her country for one month.

MicroStrategy Pauses Weekly Bitcoin Purchases Ahead of Earnings The company reports fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Wyoming’s Future as a Blockchain Leader Hangs in the Balance Without Fair Procurement Processes Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says closed-door policy-making around the state’s recent stablecoin initiative raises doubts about the state’s commitment to becoming a crypto hub.

Trump Orders Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund Such a fund could be a vehicle through which the government might accumulate bitcoin.

AI Shows Why Data Portability Matters AI provides a rationale for personal data portability, in the form of a better product experience rather than ideology alone, says Anna Kazlauskas, the creator of Vana and the CEO of Open Data Labs.