French police have defeated a botnet that infected over 850,000 computers. It was created with the Retadup malware. With the help of a web host, they cloned the command & control server and used it to disinfect the zombie computers. “The malware aut…
Lees meerAmericans love their AirPods. They also lose them. A lot of them. The Wall Street Journal looked at how New York deals with the issue. “They’re tiny. They’re hard to find,” said Steven Dluginski, an MTA maintenance supervisor. Given the darkened tra…
Lees meerFintech startups are not as disruptive as they might be because they are not “full-stack” companies, Ron Shevlin wrote at Forbes. Can Apple beat them at their own game and became a full-stack bank, he wondered? Probably not. Apple likes to tout that…
Lees meerGimlet, the Spotify-owned podcasting firm, and the Wall Street Journal will formally launch their podcast collaboration, ‘The Journal’, today.
Lees meerThe unprecedented cyber attacked on iOS devices revealed last week went well beyond iPhones and was used for surveillance on Uighur civilians.
Lees meerCode within iOS 13 hints at an Apple AR headset, with a codename called ‘StarBoard’ that can launch apps, similar to iOS’s SpringBoard. Namely, internal builds of iOS 13 include a “STARTester” app that can switch in and out of a head-mounted mode, p…
Lees meerThe Apple Card is made out of titanium, but just how much? Bloomberg Businessweek wanted to know, so they sent one off to an expert to find out. A Bloomberg Businessweek reporter sent his card to a mineralogist, University of California, Berkeley pr…
Lees meerApple is set to announce a new sleep tracking feature for the Apple Watch, perhaps as early as its media event next week.
Lees meerIn observance of Labor Day, a U.S. holiday, The Mac Observer will be taking the day off for a little outdoor fun with friends and family, and we hope you are, too. We’ll resume our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, September 3rd. Enjoy the hol…
Lees meerWe’re having a Labor Day sale on The Mac Observer’s Deals site—everything is 15% off site-wide, today only, using coupon code SAVE15TODAY. That includes deals on the CoreStand Qi Wireless Charger ($25.50 with the coupon code), the CASA i4 USB-C 4-in…
Lees meerWhen you’re setting up a new Mac, what steps do you take to ensure success down the road? Can Windows viruses infect the Mac with Boot Camp? How to connect FireWire to a 2019 Mac? All of these questions are asked… and all are answered! Plus, where i…
Lees meerWe have a pre-Labor Day sale on the AirZeus 3-in-1 Fast Wireless Charging Pad. This device allows you to wirelessly charge your Qi-compatible phone, smartwatch, and earbuds at the same time. It uses a wall-wart to charge itself, and each of the desi…
Lees meerI’m pleased to welcome and thank Intego for sponsoring TMO here this week. We Mac users need protection to make sure we can go on with our blissful computing lives without being negatively affected by any of this stuff. Thankfully, that’s where Inte…
Lees meerWe have a pre-Labor Day sale for you on the Omni 20+ Multi-Port/Wireless 20,000mAh Power Bank. This portable battery offers USB charging and AC charging for standard 3-prong plugs. It’s a high-capacity battery, too, with 20,000mAh. It also features …
Lees meerI’m pleased to welcome and thank Intego for sponsoring TMO here this week. We Mac users need protection to make sure we can go on with our blissful computing lives without being negatively affected by any of this stuff. Thankfully, that’s where Inte…
Lees meerBob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus has been poring over macOS Catalina betas while working on his next For Dummies books, and he has compiled a list of features he thinks you’ll love about the next macOS release.
Lees meerApple warned that leather and denim can stain your titanium Apple Card. To help, a company called KerfCase created a wooden wallet.
Lees meerGoogle doesn’t want customers to use virtual card numbers, and that includes the one Apple Card uses. An anonymous person writes about their experience. Last week I received my Apple Card and decided to use it on my Google Ads account for another pr…
Lees meerLaunched last week, the Yubico 5Ci is the first security key with a Lightning connector. The company sent Andrew one for review.
Lees meerJohn Martellaro and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss an iOS vulnerability, the future of Python on macOS, and Particle Debris.
Lees meerCharles Arthur believes that the reason we’re seeing iOS 13.1 betas already could be linked to Trump’s tariffs. Apple’s management also knows it can just about find a win-win solution here. If 13.1 proceeds as if it were 13.0, then it will be ready …
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