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• iOS 26’s Photos app has a helpful new feature for events: Here’s how it works

  18-01-2026 22:19 via 9to5mac.com
  At WWDC25, Apple introduced a few new capabilities to the Photos app for iOS 26. Most notably, it reintroduces a tab bar layout after last year’s controversial single-page redesign. It also allows you to create spatial scenes from existing photos.On top of those headlining features, there’s another underlying feature in the Photos app for iOS 26 that a lot of users might appreciate, and thats event details. Let’s explain.more…
  
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• Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay

  18-01-2026 20:58 via 9to5mac.com
  The year is 2026 and Walmart still doesn’t accept Apple Pay at any of its stores in the United States. This makes it one of the last remaining major retailers to not support Apple’s contactless payment platform. It’s a limitation that’s once again going viral on social media.
  Here are a few reasons why Walmart doesn’t support Apple Pay …more…
  
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• Apple Intelligence Siri is over a year late, but that might be a good thing

  18-01-2026 17:02 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple Intelligence-powered Siri is very late, to say the least. That’s largely been because Apple has struggled to keep up with developing their own AI models. I’d say its largely played out this way because Apple has been hesitant to wanting to spend a lot of money, not to mention that Apple’s stance on privacy makes it hard to train a model – Apple just doesn’t have much data.
  Nonetheless though, this delay actually comes with a bit of upside.more…
  
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• Think Macs don’t need antivirus? This $29.99 app begs to differ.

  18-01-2026 09:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  TL;DR: Get Moonlock: Cyber Protection for Mac for $29.99 and add Mac-specific malware defense, smart quarantine control, a privacy-focused VPN, and network/system protection tools (MSRP $54).Macs have a reputation for being “safer,” but that doesn’t mean they’re immune from today’s phishing links, sketchy downloads, and malware designed specifically for macOS. If you want an extra layer of protection, Moonlock is a Mac-first cyber p
  
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• A Microsoft Office lifetime license is now $50 cheaper than a single year of Microsoft 365

  18-01-2026 09:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  TL;DR: Get a Microsoft Office Lifetime License for Mac for just $50.Paying a $99.99 subscription every year just to keep using Microsoft apps gets old fast. If you’d rather pay once and move on, Microsoft Office Home and Business 2021 for Mac gives you a lifetime license you can install on a single Mac for work or home. You get the classic desktop apps, minus the recurring cost, and it’s only $49.97 right now (reg. $219).This license gives you lifeti
  
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