Apple has released a minor update for its desktop operating system, aiming to fix a lingering issue for some MacBook Pro owners.
Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2.1 with a fix for MacBook Pro charging issues, patches SUDO bug
Twelve South launches SurfaceSnap, a visually-pleasing $30 cable management solution
Twelve South has launched the SurfaceSnap, its new, pocketable cable management solution designed to attach to nearly any surface because it leaves no residue when removed. It's so thin and light you can take it with you literally anywhere, making it ideal for travel.
A new report sheds light on how Tim Cook boosted Apple into becoming a $2.3 trillion ‘fortress’
Apple is a successful company. It has been for a long, long time. But it's impossible to ignore the impact that Tim Cook, the current CEO, has had on the company. Now, a new report aims to shed light on how Cook was able to build the company up to its current state, something even more impressive than it has been in the past.
Google Fi’s VPN service is coming to the iPhone starting this spring
At long last, Google Fi (formerly Project Fi) is bringing its VPN service to the iPhone.
The iPhone 12 mini has demonstrated that we no longer care about pocketable phones
Apple was criticized for increasing the iPhone SE size to the point where the phone is no longer pocketable. But the simple truth is, smartphone users no longer care about compact devices.
Speedtest for iOS can now benchmark your network’s video-streaming quality
Speedtest by Ookla provides free analysis of various Internet access performance metrics, and now iPhone owners can also use this app for measuring their network's ability to stream video.
LPE exploit demoed on iPhone 12 with iOS 14.1, just days after recent jailbreak teaser
Progress appears to be getting made on a feat showed off just this past weekend in which security researcher @pattern_F_ with the Ant Security Lab demonstrated what appeared to be a successful jailbreak attempt on an iPhone 11 running iOS 14.0.
Late last night, the security researcher took to Twitter yet again, this time to demonstrate a local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit on an iPhone 12 running iOS 14.1. The first two things that should jump out at you there are that the iPhone is one model year newer and that the firmware it’s running is one iteration newer.
Apple Car rumors, health products, new betas, and listeners Q&A on this week’s Downtime podcast
Sebastien and Cody run down all of the latest Apple Car rumors and discuss their validity. The pair also imagines future Apple health devices and answer a number of listener-submitted questions.
Marker improves the user experience of text editing on iOS
Text editing was always somewhat of a cumbersome experience on the iOS platform, and although it was drastically improved starting with the release of iOS 13, some would inexplicably argue that Apple could have went about it differently to provide a more user-friendly result.
This tweak plays an alert tone when your iPhone’s battery charges to 100%
Whenever I’m in a rush to charge my iPhone’s battery up, it’s not uncommon for me to frequently check the charge level as it sits on my wireless charger. I would assume this curiously-driven urge stems from the fact that the iPhone doesn’t make any effort to let me know when it’s fully charged.
If you’re in the same or a similar boat, then you might have something to gain from trying a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed Total Charge Tones by iOS developer ljinc.
‘Controlly’ is a new app that lets you control your Mac with PlayStation or Xbox controllers
If you have a PlayStation or Xbox controller that you'd like to use as a remote for your Mac, that's a thing you can do now. That's thanks to a brand new app available today in the Mac App Store.
4 ways to view, save, and print a list of installed apps on Mac
Check out these four easy ways to get a list of installed apps on your Mac and save or print that list.