Further proving that the markets are connected, the price of beer, cars, and Macs could increase should a steel and aluminum tariff proposed by the Trump Administration pass. While the White House has yet to say if the tariffs will be on the amount …
Lees meerMobile security could be about to get that much stronger. The The Mobile Authentication Taskforce, which consists of wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have released product details for what it calls a “next-generation mobile aut…
Lees meerApple just issued a warning as to how phishing emails are getting more realistic. The company last week posted a new support document to its website detailing a few tips designed to help customers distinguish official emails from phishing attempts, …
Lees meerThis qualifies as nifty. Apple has announced that a number of Apple Watch skiing and snowboarding apps can use the Apple Watch Series 3 to track their fitness data while hitting the slops. The snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru, and Ski Tracks apps…
Lees meerThis could definitely be helpful. Apple on Wednesday boosted its transit directions and lane guidance for its Apple Maps apps. The feature, which originally provided transit directions for Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mex…
Lees meerIf you’re looking to snag a battery for an older iPhone with a degraded battery, you may face a longer time than ever per new data shared by Barclays. Average wait times for a new battery have jumped up to 2.7 to 4.5 weeks based on a series of Apple…
Lees meerSome things come back to haunt a company. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has disclosed that it will consider consolidating dozens of iPhone performance-related complaints filed against Apple during a hearing scheduled for Thursd…
Lees meerIt’s free, it’s spiffy and it’s now available for iOS. Lightricks, Ltd. has just released Englight, its powerful photo editor for iOS. The program, a 104.9 megabyte download through the App Store, offers the following features: Image Perfection: • P…
Lees meerApple is apparently working on a second-gen series of AirPods which could include “Hey Siri” support instead of requiring a tap before giving voice commands. The new model will also sport an updated wireless chip for improved Bluetooth connections. …
Lees meerIt’s the regulatory applications that sometimes tell you when the really cool stuff is coming. Apple has obtained permission to sell two new iPads in several Eurasian countries, suggesting that the company is planning to announce them in the near fu…
Lees meerAT&T’s 5G network is coming to 12 American cities this year. The wireless carrier announced that Dallas, Waco, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia will roll out 5G service before the end of the year, and announcements for nine more cities will follow. As of …
Lees meerIf you’re a wireless customer in Australia, this is not a nifty thing. Telstra, one of Australia’s largest mobile carriers, is experiencing a widespread outage of iMessage and FaceTime services. Oddly enough, this outage only seems to affect Apple’s…
Lees meerThe ever-classic rainbow Apple logo may be making a comeback, though it’s unlikely to be placed on any computers. The company filed for a new trademark to use the logo on hats and other headgear. Apple already sells t-shirts with the old logo, so th…
Lees meerIt’s one of Apple’s smallest updates for a version of macOS, but it’s out there. On Monday, Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental Update on Tuesday, an update specifically released to fix the Telugu text bug. That bug resulted in app…
Lees meerIf you’re looking to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this year, you might be headed to San Jose. A current rumor has it that the 2018 WWDC may take place between Monday, June 4 and Friday, June 8 at the McEnery Convention Center in Sa…
Lees meerIn less than a month, Twitter’s Mac client will no longer be available. Per an announcement from @TwitterSupport on Friday, the company said Twitter for Mac is no longer available for download starting now, and that it will not supported at all in 3…
Lees meerThe guesstimates are in and it looks like Apple shells out $216 to build each HomePod unit, meaning margins from the tech giant’s first smart speaker are much slimmer than those of its flagship iPhone line. If the estimate is correct, this means App…
Lees meerAs nifty as the HomePod may be, it can possibly leave white rings on wood surfaces with an oil or wax finish. The discovery was noted in reviews by Wirecutter and Pocket-lint as well as highlighted by VentureBeat, with at least one user sharing the …
Lees meerYou’ll apparently be able to see the gift shop of the new Apple Park campus, but that’s about it. Answering a shareholder question as to whether shareholders would ever get a tour of Apple Park in the new Steve Jobs Theater, Apple CEO offered the fo…
Lees meerThis might be something that Microsoft wants to look into and fix. The current version of Skype feature a security flaw that could let an attacker gain control of Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. The company has stated that it isn’t planning on fi…
Lees meerIf you’re looking to snag AppleCare+ for your new HomePod, it’ll run you $39. The extended warranty and accidental damage repair program offers two out-of-warranty repairs like accidental damage from a drop. Without AppleCare+, the repair will run $…
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