AIM protocol to be shut down after 20 year run

You have to admit, 20 years is a good run for a messaging protocol. After 20 years, AIM, the AOL Instant Messenger protocol, will be shut down on December 15th, 2017. The announcement was made by Oath, the Frankenstein merger of AOL and Yahoo! creat…

Apple and Qualcomm’s Billion-Dollar War Over an $18 Part

Bruce Sewell to Retire; Katherine Adams Joins Apple as General Counsel and SVP

Bruce Sewell to Retire; Katherine Adams Joins Apple as General Counsel and SVP

Dan Lyons, Jackass; Steve Bannon, Moron

Dan Lyons, Jackass; Steve Bannon, Moron

Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update, works to address security concerns, bugs

Every so often after a major operating system update, Apple releases a supplemental update to sort things out. This is one of those times. On Thursday, Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update. The update, a 915 megabyte download t…

Apple acquires/hires Init.ai staff to help guide new Siri functions, iOS 11 Business Chat

Apple has apparently acquired/hired the staff of Init.ai, a small, six person startup known for its customer service automation software. Init.ai’s product is described as the following: …a smart assistant for customer representatives to parse and g…

Apple releases watchOS 4.0.1 update, works to address Wi-Fi/LTE connectivity issues for Apple Watch Series 3 devices

Apple’s watchOS 4.0.1 update is out and it works to improve the reliability of LTE cellular connections without an iPhone nearby. Apple Watch owners can now download watchOS 4.0.1 via the official Watch app on a paired iPhone. Release notes accompan…

Apple releases iOS 11.0.2 update, focuses on crackling sound issue

You can’t say Apple isn’t quick with its updates. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 11.0.2. The update, a 277 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes for supported iOS devices: – Fixes an issue where crackling sounds may occur during …

Verizon reveals that all 3 billion existing Yahoo accounts were breached in 2013 attack

If you had a Yahoo account in 2013, there’s a 100 percent chance that you were hacked. Yahoo’s parent company has revealed that the massive data breach that occurred in August of 2013 affective all three billion Yahoo accounts that existed at the ti…

Apple changes the definition of ‘on’ and ‘off’ in iOS 11

During the iOS 11 beta I noticed a strange bug: I’d turn off Wi–Fi in Control Center and it would turn itself back on. After doing this multiple times, I filed a bug. Turns out that it wasn’t a bug, it was working as intended. This is problem for me…

Apple releases iOS 11.0.2 update, focuses on crackling sound issue

You can’t say Apple isn’t quick with its updates. On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 11.0.2. The update, a 277 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes for supported iOS devices: – Fixes an issue where crackling sounds may occur during …

The Normalization of Gun Massacres in America

Apple to hold Q4 2017 earnings call on November 2nd

Apple’s next financial earnings report is slated for November 2nd. The company announced that it will hold its Q4 2017 earnings call on November 2nd with a call following shortly thereafter at 2PM PT/5PM ET. Apple reported revenue of $45.5 billion l…

Tom Petty

Tom Petty

Things More Heavily Regulated Than Buying a Gun in the United States

Apple releases first macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, iOS 11.1, tvOS 11.1 public betas

If you’re feeling curious or brave this week, Apple has released the first public betas of macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, iOS 11.1, and tvOS 11.1. It doesn’t look like there are major changes in these beta releases and instead seem to be bug fixes and m…

CleanMyMac

CleanMyMac