Getting started with 2FA: Add an extra layer of protection to your passwords
Millions of users have their online accounts compromised every day. Password lists are traded on the dark web, and bad actors use automated processes to try them against lots of accounts and services....
View ArticleApple plots hardware subscription service for iPhone and other devices
If you subscribe to Apple One or Apple TV+, Apple may soon have a new iPhone to sell you. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple has been working on a new subscription service for the iPhone and...
View ArticleNew EU rules could force Apple to open iMessage
Negotiators in the European Union have agreed to sweeping new rules that could change the very fabric of Apple’s iMessage service. In a press release Thursday night, the European Parliament announced...
View ArticleMac Studio FAQ: Everything you need to know before you buy one
The Mac Studio is Apple’s new desktop Mac. It sits between the Mac mini and iMac on the consumer side and the Mac Pro on the high-end pro side. It offers a significant boost in multi-core and graphics...
View ArticleClocker review: Get easy access to time zone info on your Mac
At a glanceExpert’s RatingPrice When ReviewedFree Best Prices Today Retailer Price Delivery Mac App Store $0 View Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide It happens every spring and fall....
View ArticleIf you pay for extra iCloud storage, you may have a refund coming
With just 5GB of free storage available with each iCloud account, most of us need to pay for a higher tier so we can back up our devices, photos, and files. If you’re one of those people, you have a...
View ArticleRisk management: Apple’s design language has become too safe
In my 4.5-star review of the new iPad Air this week, I devoted a whole section to praising the device’s elegant design. “Why change the design,” I asked, “when it looks as good as this?” I stand by...
View ArticleApple TV+: ‘Pachinko’ 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 ArticleTake $150 off the 24-inch M1 iMac in rare sale
Now that we know Apple isn’t planning on updating the 27-inch iMac anytime soon, the only all-on-one Mac Apple sells is the 24-inch iMac. And today it’s cheaper than ever. Amazon is selling the iMac...
View ArticleApple Arcade FAQ: ‘Alto’s Adventure—Remastered’ is now available
Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isn’t quite like Google Stadia or Xbox Live. So if you’ve got questions about it, we’ve got plenty of answers. Updated 03/25/22:...
View ArticleApple is reportedly prepping two new display sizes for the next MacBook Air
For the better part of a year, we’ve been reading reports about a redesigned MacBook Air with new colors, white bezels, and an M2 processor, and now we have one more reason to be excited—well two more...
View ArticlePressure closes in on Apple as EU goes after iMessage and the App Store
Welcome to our weekly collection of all 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 morning cup of coffee or...
View ArticleYouTube inventor may have uncovered the reason Magic Mouse charges so weirdly
If there’s one Apple design quirk that we can’t quite wrap our heads around, it’s Magic Mouse. The original Magic Mouse used two AA batteries, then in 2015, Apple released a rechargeable Magic Mouse...
View ArticleApple silicon’s greatest feat is eliminating the gap between MacBooks and...
As Apple releases more Macs with its M1-series system on a chip, it seems like Apple’s lineup is getting more complicated. When the rollout is complete, it will be easier to discern what Macs address...
View ArticleiMac FAQ: What you need to know about Apple’s all-in-one
Apple’s iMac is a direct descendant of the very first Mac, and it’s often the computer that first comes to mind when people think about Apple. The iMac’s all-in-one design is popular and iconic, and...
View ArticleApple has taken its love of recycling just a little too far
Recycling is good. Just ask Apple. After the company was repeatedly called out by Greenpeace for poor performance on environmental issues, it began a process to detail all the ways it was being green,...
View ArticleApple TV+ makes history at wild Oscars ceremony
At the end of a raucous awards show that saw Best Actor winner Will Smith slap Chris Rock on stage over a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Apple made history at the 94th Annual Academy...
View ArticleStart a podcasting career for $10 with one year of Podomatic PRO Plus
If you’re considering starting a podcast, you’ll need a platform to publish your episodes. Podomatic Pro offers tools that let you record, edit, and release your podcasts on the most prominent...
View ArticleRefreshed iPad Pro with an M2 chip reportedly arriving this fall
No sooner does the iPad Air get the super-fast M1 processor than talk begins of its iPad Pro sibling getting an even faster chip. The latest report claims Apple will release an iPad Pro with an M2 in...
View ArticleApple is at its best when it doesn’t know best
Inside of Apple are two wolves… Okay, I’m only sort of kidding. But it’s true that there’s long been an internal conflict within the company that reaches into its very soul. On the one side is that...
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