Among the new features of the Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra, and the Apple Watch SE is a small GPS upgrade that went largely unnoticed until this week. And because of the change, your iPhone’s and Apple Watch’s battery last longer. …
Lees meerIf you have a desktop Mac with an obvious hardware problem, you no longer have to lug it over to your local Apple Store or authorized Apple repair shop. If you’re handy enough to do a repair yourself, you can now take advantage of Apple’s Self…
Lees meerWhen the iPhone SE launched in 2020, it marked a triumphant return to “budget” iPhones, with a handset that cost just $399 and a powerful processor as well as an excellent camera. The rumors of the next update were even more exciting, with the…
Lees meerIf you haven’t updated your Mac to the newest version of Ventura, Monterey, or Big Sur, you should rush to do that. A nasty new bug that was patched in last week’s updates could be used by an attacker to bypass Apple’s strict security protecti…
Lees meerWe’ve reached the end of the year, and just like last year that means it’s time for me to look ahead at what’s coming for us in 2023. These are my fearless predictions! Okay, maybe there’s a slight bit of fear. Don’t look directly into my eyes…
Lees meerWhen it comes to making an impression this holiday season, a little personal touch goes a long way. And although that gets harder to do as the big day gets closer, there’s one site that specializes in tons of useful items that you can have mon…
Lees meerDark Sky, a popular weather app for the iPhone, is coming to an end. December 31 is the last day the app will provide its service. If you’re a Dark Sky devotee, however, the spirit (a.k.a the literal tech behind the app) lives on in Apple’s We…
Lees meerIf you’ve been anxiously awaiting the launch of the Apple silicon Mac Pro and dreaming of the fastest Mac ever, you might be in for a disappointment. A report this past weekend from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Apple is having major probl…
Lees meerIf you haven’t updated your Mac to the newest version of Ventura, Monterey, or Big Sur, you should rush to do that. A nasty new bug that was patched in last week’s updates could be used by an attacker to bypass Apple’s strict security protecti…
Lees meerThe 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro are the best laptops Apple sells, even though they have older M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Apple introduced the M2 chip in the 13-inch MacBook Pro in June, so we know the next generation of the larger, more powe…
Lees meerThere are just five days till Christmas, but if you’ve forgotten someone special on your list, you can still score a great deal. Here are three fantastic prices on Apple gear that you can get delivered and wrapped in time to put under the tree…
Lees meerOver the past couple of months, Apple has released two firmware updates for the AirTag that had no release notes. Now Apple has finally told us what actually happened when our trackers updated. In a support document, Apple detailed the chan…
Lees meerChristmas season is here, and there are lots of ways to get into the spirit of the season. One way is to watch a Christmas special on TV, and one of the best is “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” For decades, it aired on broadcast TV, but that’s no …
Lees meerThe year is winding up and the holidays are upon us. As this is an extra busy time for this be-horned beast (ever try wrapping packages with hooves?), let’s take a quick look at several stories that caught the Macalope’s eye this week. Firs…
Lees meerIf you’ve been anxiously awaiting the launch of the Apple silicon Mac Pro and dreaming of the fastest Mac ever, you might be in for a disappointment. A report this past weekend from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Apple is having major probl…
Lees meerAs 2023 approaches, too few of us know what we really want for the future. But most of us know what we don’t want: Another year of the same old rut. More days pushing back against the tide of daily tasks that keep us from achieving our goals. …
Lees meerHey, have you ever heard of OnePlus? Well, okay, the typical Macworld reader probably has, because they tend to be into tech more than most people. But in the general Apple community, it wouldn’t be surprising that a majority have not heard of…
Lees meerEven if you know next to nothing about VPNs, using one on your iPhone and iPad is utterly simple. Although you may have spotted the VPN menu in the Settings app, there’s no need to venture in and configure settings: modern VPN apps do it al…
Lees meerIf there’s one product everyone wants to see in 2023, it’s the redesigned Mac Pro with Apple silicon. And a new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg makes things even more interesting with a mix of good news and bad news. First the good new…
Lees meerSolid-state drives – aka SSD – used to be really expensive, but prices have really fallen in the last few years, and you can now pick up fast, reliable SSDs that cost only slightly more than their hard drive counterparts. As well as being f…
Lees meerYou may be thinking that you’d like an AirTag, or you may be considering giving one as a gift, but before you go ahead and buy one you’ll probably be wondering just what you are going to use the AirTag for. There are the obvious things lik…
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