”Some outstanding issues of a political nature are being resolved, too.”

What you need to know

Ukraine Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has hinted at a resolution to the Apple Maps Crimea controversy.
He met with Apple VP Lisa Jackson at Davos, and tweeted that some ”outstanding issues of a political nature” were being resolved.
Apple came under fire last year, after changing its Maps software to show that Crimea was a part of Russia, a change that only affected Russian users.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko has hinted at a resolution to the Apple Maps Crimea controversy, after meeting with Apple VP Lisa Jackson at Davos.

Apple came under fire in November last year, after it emerged that it had made changes to Apple Maps to show that Crimea was a part of Russia, not the Ukraine.

At the time, Prystaiko blasted Apple on Twitter saying:

Let me explain in your terms, @Apple. Imagine you’re crying out that your design & ideas, years of work & piece of your he…

It hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, but here’s what we know about the more powerful console.

There’ve been whisperings that Nintendo has been working on a more powerful version of the Switch. Nintendo hasn’t confirmed the existence of such a console; however, they didn’t confirm the existence of the Nintendo Switch Lite or the new Nintendo Switch model for a long time either. Fortunately, there’s plenty of information out there to make us think it is indeed coming.

What’s new with the Nintendo Switch Pro?

Update January 6, 2020: New Nintendo Switch console might release mid-2020

According to Taiwanese electronics newspaper, DigiTimes, an updated Nintendo Switch model will be releasing sometime in 2020. This information should definitely be taken with a grain of salt, but it’s possible this could be the fabled Nintendo Switch Pro.

What is the Switch Pro?

Way back in 2018, The Wall Street Journal released an article regarding future Nintendo Switch versions. The article stat…

When it comes to USB microphones for your Mac the best option when it comes to versatility and convenience is the Blue Yeti. Not only can it record in four different modes, but it’s 16bit/48kHz recording sample rate always comes out sounding loud and clear.

Best Overall: Blue Yeti

The four different recording modes are where the Blue Yeti really shines because there’s practically nothing you can’t record with the Blue Yeti if it’s set on the right mode. I’m not the only one on the iMore team that loves the Blue Yeti, Rene Ritchie, star of Vector on YouTube has been using his for years, and he loves how easy the Blue Yeti is to use.

”Blue Yeti is still my pick for best USB microphone — not just for the Mac but for anyone starting out doing anything, including podcasts, audiobooks, live streams, videos, and more. It plugs right into your device, no audio interface needed, sounds great out of the box, and has a few simple options if you need to adjust for particular circumstan…

AirPods Pro are rarer than a good steak right now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your hands on them!

What you need to know

Apple’s AirPods Pro are still very difficult to get hold of.
Shipping directly from Apple will still take a least four weeks.
But there are some places you can get them faster, and we’ve compiled a list for you!

Apple’s AirPods Pro continue to be monstrously popular, and right now on Apple’s website, shipping times remain at four weeks, meaning you won’t get your AirPods Pro until the last week of February! (gross)

With that being said, there are a couple of places where you can get a hold of them a lot faster, and we’ve compiled a quick list of some of the alternatives, check it out!

Amazon (The cheapest)

As of this morning (January 23), AirPods Pro are back in stock on Amazon, and there’s even a $14 dollar discount! Right now, you’ll get them on February 7, a fine improvement on the four weeks that Apple is offering. This might not be the fastest…

Tickets for the St. Louis Pokémon Go Safari Zone are going on sale soon! Here’s how you can get yours!

What you need to know

St. Louis, Missouri is one of three new cities announced to be hosting real world Pokémon Go Events in the first half of 2020.
Tickets will be available at 9 AM EST on January 24, 2020.
This is the first Pokémon Go Safari Zone in the US.

Today, Niantic announced that tickets for the first Pokémon Go Safari Zone of 2020 will be available soon. At 9 AM EST, on January 24, 2020, tickets for the St. Louis, Missouri Pokémon Go Safari Zone will be available. This Safari Zone will feature six Pokémon, including an elusive Unown and a normally Region locked Pokémon. The Pokémon featured include:

Mankey
Unown S
Teddiursa
Snivy
Ferroseed
Chatot

These events are extremely popular and, as this is the first Safari Zone to come to the US, it is likely that tickets will sell out fast. Tickets will be available to purchase through the Pokémon Go App on a firs…

Are you stuck on the SOS Task to defeat 10 Formidable Pixies? Here are some tips to help you complete the task!

Completing SOS tasks in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a great way to earn XP, items, and other rewards, but some of the tasks are a little more difficult than others. One such task is to defeat 10 Formidable Pixies in Wizarding Challenges.

These Pixies can be hard to find, which makes taking down 10 of them no easy feat; however, there are a few tips we have for finding them so you can complete this task!

Formidable Pixies tend to spawn in Tower chambers

When you go to a Fortress, you’ll need to select a chamber to go into, and the higher level chambers will contain harder foes. It seems that the Tower chambers have a higher chance of spawning Formidable Pixies as enemies.

The good news is you can find them in Tower Chamber I and Tower Chamber II, so you don’t need to climb the ladder too far. They seem easy enough to find with Level 1 Runestones, but higher-level R…

What you need to know

Multiple people are being blinded by their Macs.
The display brightness is being set to 100% after sleeping.
It doesn’t matter what the display was set to when the Mac slept.

When you’re using a Pro Display XDR, that’s super bright.

Some users of macOS Catalina have noted that their displays are doing strange things when their Mac wakes from sleep. No matter what brightness they were set to before sleeping, they’re waking at 100%. And that’s very bright indeed depending on the display you’re using.

This was initially reported by Mac Performance Guide as impacting those using LG’s external 5K display, but we’ve also seen additional reports that suggest it could be happening with other displays as well. Specifically, the super fancy Pro Display XDR.

Sometimes when I wake my Mac Pro from sleep, it sets its attached Pro Display XDR to full brightness (500 nits).— John Siracusa (@siracusa) January 23, 2020

Others say they’ve been experiencing similar disp…

Tapbacks let you say so much with so little and now Twitter lets you express your love with just a look.

What you need to know

Twitter introduces emoji tapbacks to direct messages.
Emoji reactions can be triggered using the new ❤️➕ icon.
Users have the option to choose from six reactions.

An emoji is worth a thousand words.

Twitter has given its users a new way to express themselves with the recent introduction of Tapbacks for direct messages. The new feature has been dubbed ”emoji reactions” and essentially mimics Apple’s infamous iMessage Tapbacks by allowing users to respond to incoming or outgoing messages with one of six popular emoji, including the red heart, thumbs up, and thumbs down.

The social media giant posted the official announcement to its Twitter Support page along with additional details on how the new feature can be accessed.

sliding into your DMs like 😂 😲 😢 ❤️ 🔥 👍 👎— Twitter (@Twitter) January 22, 2020

”To add a reaction,…

It should make setup and management of Jamf Connect way easier!

What you need to know

Jamf has announced it’s integration of Jamf Connect into Jamf Pro.
Jamf Connect is a tool designed to solve issues around logins and credentials within its enterprise software.
Integration into Jamf Pro should make configuration and deployment even easier.

Jamf has announced that its logins and credentials tool, Jamf Connect, is being integrated into its Jamf Pro Software.

In a press release it stated:

Jamf, the standard for Apple in the enterprise, announced that Jamf Connect can now be directly configured in Jamf Pro, combining the powerful IT workflows of Jamf Pro and the streamlined Mac authentication and identity management capabilities of Jamf Connect into one integrated experience.

”A recent global survey showed that 31% of issues experienced by Mac users were login and credential issues – so a fairly sizable hurdle throughout a user’s experience,” said Jason Wudi, chief techno…