The fall season is when Apple releases major upgrades to its operating systems. The new features are what most people think of in regard to when they’ll install the upgrade, but perhaps it’s time to make security a higher priority during that considera…
Booming Macs and shrinking Services aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
On Thursday, Apple announced its fiscal fourth-quarter results, and the results were predictable–another record quarter. But of course, Wall Street had already anticipated all of this and had moved on to deciding that a lot of Apple’s growth was not qu…
Strong iPhone, Mac sales push Apple to yet another record quarter
All eyes were on the tech world this week as Apple capped a string of disappointing results from Google, Meta, and Amazon. But Apple managed to buck the trend with another record-breaking quarter. For its fiscal fourth quarter, the company posted reven…
iCloud on the web gets a new widget-inspired redesign
Apple on Wednesday revealed a redesign for iCloud.com, the company’s portal for its cloud-based services. The new design makes iCloud on the web a better destination for accessing your personal data. The redesign is in beta, and can be seen at https://…
The iOS App Store is suddenly riddled with ads
It’s a big week for Apple. On Monday, new versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS arrived, on Thursday it will announce its fourth-quarter financial results, and today (Wednesday), the new 10th-generation iPad and M2 iPad Pro hit shelves. But Tuesday brough…
Extend your iPhone’s battery life in style
Apple does its best to improve battery life with each new iPhone generation. But this isn’t simply a question of engineering bigger or more efficient batteries. The company is battling against a wider trend towards more demanding features (such as the …
iOS/iPadOS 16.2 beta brings the first look at Apple’s all-new Freeform app
With the full release of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 in the rearview mirror, Apple has moved on to testing the next release. With iOS and iPadOS 16.2, we can expect the new Freeform app along with continual improvements to Stage Manger on the iPad (like t…
5 macOS Ventura features that will actually change the way you use your Mac
Apple’s next major update to the Mac operating system is here. macOS Ventura arrived on Monday and you might be wondering whether you should upgrade or not–after all, Ventura has a lot of new features to improve your Mac. But let’s face it, most of the…
Critical patches are waiting for your Mac even if you’re not upgrading to Ventura
While macOS Ventura 13 is now available, there are still many Mac users who are using older versions of macOS, either because they can’t update to the new version or just don’t want to. Apple hasn’t forgotten these users–in fact, on Monday Apple releas…
Best Buy is offering a MacBook ‘Upgrade’ program instead of Apple
Best Buy on Monday announced a new MacBook buying plan that lets users finance a laptop for 36 months and at the end of the term, customers have the choice of upgrading to a new laptop, paying off the current laptop, or returning it and ending the prog…