Apple iTunes gift cards aren’t the only way to add a set amount of credit to an Apple account. You can also add funds to your Apple ID directly via iTunes or the Apple App Store on iOS devices. Right now, Apple is even offering a 10% bonus on funds added up to $200. That means you could earn up to $20 with this offer by simply transferring money to your account that you would have spent anyway.

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Apple ID 10% Bonus

Adding funds to your Apple ID directly via iTunes or the Apple App Store will score you a 10% bonus, though you only have through July 10 to get in on the offer.

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Wondering how to add funds from your iPhone? We have a helpful guide that’ll tell you just what you need to know. If you’re adding via iTunes, you can follow this link or go to Account in the toolbar, then click View My Account > Add Funds to Apple ID.

Now, to make the most of this deal, you’d have to add $200 to your Apple account. While that seems like a lot, it’s actually not onc…

The iPad mini 5 has arrived. Even though this model has pretty respectable battery life, it’s always a good idea to be prepared for those low battery situations. If you’re planning on using your new tablet 24/7, you might want to consider grabbing one of these car chargers, so you’re never out of juice! Of all the choices out there, these are the best suited to charging your mini iPad.

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Aukey USB-C PD car charger

Staff Fave

Aukey’s 36W charger features one USB-C port and a USB-A port to charge your favorite devices, including current-generation iPhones and iPads.

$20 at Amazon

Inexpensive but not cheap

Verolink USB-C car charger

It may cost around $10, but the Verolink car charger is no slouch. It’s made to be durable and features one USB-C port and a USB-A port for other devices. The LED indicator lets you know when things are charging correctly, and Verolink provides a 30-month warranty.

$11 at Amazon

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Gembonics Car Charger

This sup…

With Pokémon Sword and Shield, there are now nearly 1,000 Pokémon to catch. And if you’re trying to catch ’em all, you need a place to store them. Enter Pokémon HOME, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s modern answer to Pokémon Bank. Pokémon HOME is a free (well, free with an additional paid subscription on top of it) cloud storage service. It not only gives all your Pokémon a literal ”home” outside of their respective games but also lets you transfer Pokémon between games. Including Sword and Shield.

Products used in this guide

Attack with full force!: Pokémon Sword ($60 on Amazon)
Defend with all your might!: Pokémon Shield ($60 on Amazon)
Home phone: Pokémon HOME (Free on the App Store)
Switch Housing: Pokémon HOME (Free on Nintendo eShop)

How to transfer to and from Pokémon Sword and Shield

First, make sure you have Pokémon HOME set up on your Nintendo Switch. If you need help with that follow this guide.

If you have a physical copy of Pokémon Sword or Shiel…

What you need to know

AMD has new drivers out for 16-inch MacBook Pro users.
The drivers are for the Radeon Pro 5600M users who also use Boot Camp.
You can download the new drivers now.

Go get ’em folks.

AMD has released new drivers specifically for the Radeon 5600M inside some 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks. To be used in Boot Camp when booting into Windows, the new drivers are revision number 19.50 and were first spotted on Reddit by MacRumors.

Boot Camp allows users to install Windows alongside macOS on their Mac but that does mean that they require the likes of AMD to keep on top of driver updates.

The Radeon 5600M upgrade, costing $700, first arrived earlier this month with Apple claiming some impressive speed increases over other GPUs available.

If your 16-inch MacBook Pro has the Radeon 5600M installed, you probably want to take these drivers for a spin sooner rather than later….

”Original reporting plays an important role in informing people around the world”

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Facebook has announced changes to the way it shows news.
It is going to prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship.
The changes will only apply to news content.

Facebook has today announced changes to the way it shows news on user feeds, stating that going forward it will prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship going forward.

In a new blog post the company stated:

Today, we’re updating the way news stories are ranked in News Feed to prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship. These signals are based on user research and were built with feedback from news publishers and academic experts. They will only apply to news content.

Facebook says that news is important in informing people around the world and that it wants to ensure that it is prioritized on Facebook. Facebook says:

We will …

Niantic is partnering with the pioneers of immersive theater, Punchdrunk.

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Recently, Niantic announced its plan to release two new apps a year for the next several years.
CATAN – World Explorers will be coming soon.
Niantic is also partnering with Punchdrunk on several projects.

Recently, Niantic announced its plan to release ten new apps over the next several years with approximately two apps coming per year. Some of these apps will feature original content, like Ingress, while others will be based around existing IP, such as the upcoming CATAN – World Explorers. Likewise, some of these apps will be games, but others will be AR experiences. When questioned about AR experiences that would not be strictly classified as games, CEO John Hanke wasn’t exactly overflowing with details, but today, Niantic has expanded on just what that might entail.

Today, Niantic announced a new partnership with the pioneers of immersive theater and creators of Sleep No More,…

Free Pokémon, items, and more for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!

Pokémon Sword and Shield have offered a whole new region for Pokémon fans to explore. If you’ve gotten the games, you’ll want to make sure to take advantage of the free items and Pokémon you can receive. Here are all of the free goodies we know of so far, how to get them, and when they will no longer be available. You’ll want to act fast. These free gifts don’t last forever. In fact, some of the best ones only last about a week.

Gigantamax Pikachu and Gigantamax Eevee
Shiny Zeraora and Armorite Ore
Dynamax Crystals
How to claim a Mystery Gift via internet
How to redeem a code
Rare Poké Balls
Battle Points
Bottle Caps
Technical Records
Gifts that are no longer available

Check out our in-depth, filterable Pokédex for Pokémon Sword and Shield

Gigantamax Pikachu and Gigantamax Eevee

Available until: No end date

Players who have save data for Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu, on their Switch can get a Gigan…

What you need to know

Sign in with Apple will be required in many apps as of June 30.
Any app offering third-party login-services like Google and Facebook must include Apple’s alternative.
But AnyList won’t. And it’s even removing the option to use Facebook, too.

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let’s begin.

As of June 30, Apple requires all apps that offer third-party sign-in services, like Google and Facebook, must also offer the option of Sign in with Apple, too. But in a lengthy blog post, the developers of grocery list app AnyList have announced that it won’t be getting the feature. And what’s more, it’s killing support for Facebook’s sign-in service, too. Why? They’re glad you asked!

The answer to that simple question comes in a lengthy blog post that picks apart Sign in with Apple and, indeed, most other third-party sign-in solutions. Some of the reasons are valid as well, although some come down to developer time and effort requirements that perhaps aren’t available. M…

Dan Matray was speaking at a Forum Europe online event.

What you need to know

Apple’s Dan Matray has said that the company does not have a dominant position in any market.
The head of Apple’s EU App Store and Media Services was speaking at a Forum Europe event.
He said that Apple competes with a ”wide variety of companies.”

Apple’s head of App Store and Apple Media Services Europe has told a Forum Europe event that Apple doesn’t dominate any of the markets it operates in.

Dan Matray was speaking at Forum Europe’s Digital Services Act conference. As Reuters reports, Apple is the subject of two formal EU antitrust investigations. Touching on allegations that Apple has an unfair advantage over competitors he said:

”We compete with a wide variety of companies, Google, Samsung, Huawei, Vivo, LG, Lenovo and many more…
In fact, Apple does not have a dominant position in any market, and we face strong competition in every category, in tablets, wearables, desktop and notebook c…

A German court has previously ruled that personal internet data should be included with an inheritance.

What you need to know

A court in Europe has ordered Apple to give relatives of a deceased person access to their iCloud data.
The case was heard in Dornbirn, Austria.
Apple has complied with the judgment and agreed to reset the deceased person’s password.

A court in Austria has ruled that Apple must provide a relative with access to the iCloud account of a deceased person.

According to reports, Apple was sued in Dornbirn District court. Attorney Stefan Denifl appealed to a ruling from the German Federal Court of Justice, which stated that personal internet content was to be considered part of a person’s inheritance. According to Kleine Zeitung

According to a final judgment by the district court in Dornbirn, Apple has to provide an heiress with the access data for a deceased person’s user account and iCloud. Attorney Stefan Denifl, who brought the lawsuit, sees it as a pr…