iCulture Today: this was Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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It's a beautiful day for the Belgians, with two news that will make you happy as an iPhone user. ING Belgiumë now has Apple Pay and in Apple Maps you now get real-time info about public transport times. This way you will always be on the right bus on time. Belgian iPhone users also benefit from the lower App Store prices, which will also apply to Dutch and other Europeans. All that and more in this new iCulture Today!

News & Opinions

  • Now you can checkout faster in the Apple Store by scanning and using Apple Pay. It all works thanks to App Clips.
  • ING Belgiumë has Apple Pay so that you can now pay contactless with your iPhone or Apple Watch.
  • Google Tensor has been announced and that could turn out to be beneficial for iPhone owners. It puts Apple on edge again
  • Apple Maps in Belgiumë now has real-time info about public transport. Handy!
  • Spotify is experimenting with Spotify Plus, a new entry-level subscription of 99 cents per month. Something for you?
  • The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is now also available separately.
  • Apple makes the Mac Pro even more powerful with new graphics cards. But wouldn't it be better to wait for the successor?
  • The dark mode for Google Maps is now fully rolled out.
  • You can no longer downgrade your iPhone to iOS 14.7.

    • < /ul> Deals

    • These are the best iTunes and App Store deals of the week.
    • Looking for the cheapest AirPods? Here you will find all AirPods offers.
    • We've rounded up the best Apple Watch deals to make sure you don't pay too much for the latest models.
    • These are this week's best iPhone deals.

    Tips and explanations

    • iCulture Podcast #S03E07 is online and this time it is about Apple's MagSafe power bank and the new iMacs.
    • Stripes on your iPhone screen? We tell you what you can do about it and what could be wrong.

    Accessories and devices

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    • Apple lowers prices and that's allowed in the newspaper! Unfortunately, it only applies to the App Store.
    • Everything about the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID: 6 things you need to know.
    • IKEA's smart air purifier is getting HomeKit, the furniture manufacturer has admitted.

    Apps

    These We didn't want to let updates pass unnoticed:

    • Ulysses (free, macOS + IAP, 10.14.4+) – More functionality for bloggers. The worksheet list now shows a paper airplane next to published blog posts, making them easier to identify.
    • Widgetsmith (free, iPhone/iPad + IAP, iOS 14.0+) – Major update to the photo feature. You can now more easily browse your photo library and turn it into a widget. Also, the default widget type is now Photo.
    • CoronaCheck (Free, iPhone, iOS 11.0+) – Various improvements: the paper international QR codes from HKVI can now be scanned in the app, the retrieved vaccination data becomes clearer and the animation under the Dutch QR code has been improved.

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