Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 update

Rounding out Monday’s Update-O-Rama, Apple also released macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. The latest macOS revision introduces long-awaited compatibility with Apple’s AirPlay 2 protocol, enabling multi-room audio streaming on Mac to compatible speakers. F…

Apple releases iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, and watchOS 4.3.2

Monday proved to be a day of mucho updates as Apple releases iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, and watchOS 4.3.2 all in the same day. These are point releases that don’t add new features, but rather fix bugs and optimize performance. The iOS 11.4.1 update fi…

Apple releases HomePod 11.4.1 update

It’s not a huge update, but it’s important. Apple released the HomePod 11.4.1 firmware on Monday. The maintenance release’s changes are a bit vague and Apple’s patch notes specify only that it, “includes general improvements for stability and bug fi…

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Apple releases Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0

This should come in handy. Late Thursday, Apple release Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0, an update that patches two vulnerabilities for Mac users booted into Windows using Boot Camp. Both vulnerabilities allowed an attacker in Wi-Fi range to compro…

Rumor: Apple Music claims top slot for U.S. digital music subscriptions, edges out Spotify

Apple Music may have taken the top slot in the digital streaming music market in the United States. Per an anonymous source, Apple Music has now surpassed Spotify’s subscriber count in the United States. The source, which is thought to be a major U.…

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Apple Pay expansion continues in United States, Poland, and Norway

As usual, Apple Pay continued to pick up new banks and credit unions both in the United States as well as Poland and Norway. The following are the American financial institutions that now allow you to pay with your Mac, Apple Watch, or iOS device : …

Eurasian Economic Commission filings hint at as many as five new MacBooks, five new iPads slated for release in second half of 2018

Sometimes it’s the early regulatory filings that offer the best tidbits as to forthcoming products. According to regulatory filings submitted to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Apple could be introducing as many as five new MacBooks and five…

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Rumor: iPad with Face ID technology in the works

iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith has come through yet again. The developer has leaked an image of a new avatar generation embedded within an iOS 12 developer beta intended for the iPad that requires a TrueDepth camera system, lending credence to …