How to fix group message replies that appear as individual ones on your iPhone
Apple insulates us from most of the peculiarities of the cellular world’s text messaging system, SMS (Short Messaging Service), and the multimedia version, MMS. If everyone you text with uses an...
View ArticleHow to use Quick Note in macOS to quickly save anything
Apple’s Notes is one of my go-to apps in macOS. For me, it’s a repository of notes, links, images, excerpts, and anything else I think I’ll need for work or personal projects. And with the Quick Note...
View ArticleSix reasons to buy the iPhone 14 Plus over the iPhone 14 Pro Max
For the first time ever, Apple is selling two very big phones. There’s the iPhone 14 Pro Max starting at $1,100, and there’s the iPhone 14 Plus for $899, which goes on sale today. And while there are...
View ArticleApple’s 27-inch ProMotion display may launch early next year
Apple will launch a new external display in the first three months of 2023, according to an analyst with a proven track record of accurate prediction. Ross Young, of Display Supply Chain Consultants,...
View ArticleApple Arcade FAQ: ‘Gin Rummy Classic+’ and ‘Spider Solitaire: Card Game+’ are...
Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isn’t quite like Google Stadia or Xbox Game Pass. So if you’ve got questions about it, we’ve got plenty of answers. Updated...
View ArticleApple TV+: ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’ season 2 is now streaming
Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV...
View ArticleLike the iPhone 14, the Google Pixel 7 is unfinished
If you bought a new iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, you probably love it. If you’re ordered a Pixel 7 Pro, you’ll love that too. You don’t need to read a bunch of reviews to know that Apple’s current...
View ArticleHow to identify a font, any font, anywhere you find it
With thousands of fonts in circulation, it’s tough to identify a specific font from memory, when you see it. Fortunately, you don’t have to—there are free websites and an iOS app that can identify...
View ArticleThe Apple Watch Series 8 is boring, and it’s all Google’s fault
Welcome to our weekend Apple Breakfast column, which includes all of the Apple news you missed this week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a...
View ArticleApple’s A16 chip doesn’t live up to its ‘Pro’ price or expectations
Each year, Apple ushers in a new A-series system-on-chip to pair with the latest iPhones. This year, the company has taken an entirely new path. The new A16 processor is reserved only for the “Pro”...
View ArticleWhen will people learn to stop trusting Google?
Once again Google has said to users of one of its services: “You screwed up. You trusted us. That’s on you.” “Google Shutting Down Stadia Cloud Gaming Platform” “Gasp!” – Nobody at all. Well, at least...
View ArticleThe iPad needs to stop pretending to be something it’s not
Of all of Apple’s major product lines, it seems like none has been the subject of such intense debate and scrutiny over the last decade as the iPad. Can one do “real work” on it? Is it a computer...
View ArticleStage Manager is a window into the future of the iPad—a broken one
With iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura threatening to arrive later this month, we’re on the precipice of the arrival of one of the biggest new features added to the iPad and Mac in recent years: Stage...
View ArticleFacebook warns iPhone users: Delete these 50 ‘malicious’ apps now!
Meta is warning Facebook users that dozens of “malicious mobile apps” have infiltrated users’ iPhones via the App Store. Security researchers have found hundreds of apps that “were designed to steal...
View ArticleBest Early Prime Day Apple TV deals
Apple has the best TV streaming box. It’s faster and more responsive, it supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, it runs all the streaming apps and has full access to purchasing TV and movies from...
View Article£600 off in the Prime sale isn’t the only reason to buy the X1 OMNI
If you’re Apple all the way and have invested heavily in a home ecosystem that’s centred on your iPhone, it can feel as though your choices are limited when it comes to compatible smart home devices...
View ArticleHow to fix a Cannot Verify Server Identity error
It’s always disturbing to see a warning that implies something malicious is happening. That’s the case with an alert that can appear when an app or the operating system “Cannot Verify Server Identity”...
View ArticleBest early Prime Day AirPods deals 2022
Whether you want a pair of new AirPods Pro or are looking for a deal on an older model, Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale running from Tuesday, October 11 to Wednesday, October 12 is a great place to...
View ArticleBest early Prime Day iPad deals 2022
If you don’t want to wait until Back Friday to get your holiday shopping done, Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale is here to bring big discounts on Apple products. The sale runs from October 11-12, and...
View ArticleBest early Prime Day Mac deals 2022
If you want to buy a new Mac desktop now is the time to get a bargain! It’s the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 11 and 12 and we expect to see Amazon drop the prices...
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