Vanishing MacBook Pro Ports

Jason Snell: This chart covers the era of 15-inch laptops, from the original Titanium PowerBook G4 in 2001, and also includes the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019). I chose the last top-of-the-line 15-inch laptop to be released in a given year, and no, I d…

Google’s Software-based 3D Touch

Dieter Bohn: But there was one line on Google’s support page for the update that caught my eye (emphasis mine): “In addition to long press, you can now firmly press to get more help from your apps more quickly.”“Firmly press” sets off alarm bells be…

Let’s Encrypt Vulnerability

Jim Salter (via Bruce Schneier): On Leap Day, Let’s Encrypt announced that it had discovered a bug in its CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) code.The bug opens up a window of time in which a certificate might be issued even if a CAA record …

How Apple Might Transition the Mac to ARM

Apple okays cleaning your iOS devices with appropriate disinfectants

It ok to occasionally wipe down your iOS devices. In fact, Apple now recommends it. Apple on Monday updated its support document on cleaning its products, stating that it’s ok to use a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes f…

Apple Changes iPhone Cleaning Guidelines

Juli Clover: Apple today updated its support document on cleaning Apple products with new information that confirms it’s okay to to use a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes for the purpose of cleaning germs from your devi…

Folding@home

Josh Centers: If you’re looking for a new distributed computing project to join (calling Bob Lauterbach), the 20-year-old Folding@home project is still going strong. Folding@home is dedicated to “understanding protein folding, the diseases that resu…

Samsung vs. iPhone

Benjamin Mayo: 10 years ago today, Samsung made this slide deck detailing 126 things the iPhone OS did better than the original Samsung Galaxy S operating system. Rene Ritchie: The Galaxy Note 10 is here. I spoke all about it with Daniel Bader from …

Trying to Weaken Encryption Again

The New York Times: Attorney General William Barr and his British and Australian counterparts are set to push Facebook for a back door to its end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms, which would give investigators access to n…

Apple to Settle US iPhone Throttling Lawsuit

Benjamin Mayo (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple is set to pay up to $500 million to settle a United States lawsuit over the iPhone battery performance throttling debacle of 2018.Via Reuters, Apple agreed to a preliminary settlement in legal documents …

Geeks Pub – Terminating Zombie Ale

Tim and David discuss a bunch of recent movies, including Ad Astra, Godzilla, Joker, Terminator, Zombieland, and the TV show Amazing Stories and Clone The post Geeks Pub – Terminating Zombie Ale appeared first on MyMac.com.

iOS Default Apps and Competing With Built-in Apps

Charlie Sorrel: In iPadOS and iOS 13, you can kinda replace the stock Apple apps on your iPhone or iPad. For instance, anytime you tap the Mail icon, Spark could launch instead. Or, and this is probably the most useful, when you tap the lock-screen …

Buy-Back Programs for iPhones

Jenna Tsui: Many Apple users know Cult of Mac as a tech news site, but fewer think of it as a site that will buy back Apple gear. In 2015, however, the site launched the Cult of Mac Buy-Back Program, which claims to give people more money for their …

The Decimation of Safari Extensions

Jeff Johnson: As a result of the change in format from safariextz to app, Safari extensions have been decimated. There are significantly fewer Safari extensions available. The developer program membership cost factor is obvious, so I won’t spend any…

The Apollo Guidance Computer

Wojtek Pietrusiewicz: As you can see, the DSKY has a black keypad with white legends, yellow indicator lights, and a green electroluminescent seven-segment display. Commands were entered numerically, as two-digit numbers — called Verb and Noun. The …

Twitter Testing “Fleets”

Ryan Christoffel: Today Twitter announced a test, limited to Brazil, of a major new feature for the social service: Fleets, which take their inspiration from the Stories feature found on Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook.Fleets, short for “fleeting …

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ABA TECHSHOW took place in Chicago last week. I missed it this year due to a family vacation over the Mardi Gras holidays, but MyCase posted the visual notes that it had artist Leah Silverman create during some of the...

Rumor: Apple to include mini LED displays in some iPads, MacBooks, and monitors through 2020, 2021

This could lead to something nifty. Apple is rumored to be en route to incorporating new displays with mini LED technology by the end of 2020. A Mini LED maker has been tapped to provide orders for upcoming Apple products until June. Noted analyst M…

In the news

ABA TECHSHOW took place in Chicago last week. I missed it this year due to a family vacation over the Mardi Gras holidays, but MyCase posted the visual notes that it had artist Leah Silverman create during some of the...

Apple Updates App Store Review Guidelines

iCloud and iMessage Experiencing Performance Issues

Benjamin Mayo: Apple is reporting that some cloud services including iMessage, iCloud Photos and iCloud Drive are currently experiencing technical difficulties. Even when the status page is green, I receive iMessages out of order and with incorrect …