In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll show you how to see how much time has passed since you last rebooted or started up your computer, as well as check the reboot and shutdown histories.
How to see your Mac’s uptime, reboot, and shutdown history
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AirPlay support is coming to VLC for Android
The popular VLC media player will bring AirPlay support to its Android app in a future update.
Apple slashes iPhone XR prices for resellers in China by about $100
Following its revised revenue guidance blamed on poor iPhone performance in China, Apple has now slashed prices of the iPhone XR models in the country in an effort to revive sales.
T-Mobile’s new Caller Verified feature offers more protection from scammers and spammers
Carrier T-Mobile on Thursday announced a new feature, Caller Verified, which promises to offer additional, better protections from scammers and spammers than its existing tools.
Apple seeds fourth betas of iOS 12.1.3 and macOS 10.14.3
Apple on Thursday seeded the fourth beta of iOS 12.1.3 to developers. The release comes just three days after the beta 3 rollout, and registered developers can install the update via the iOS over-the-air mechanism, or through Apple's Dev Center.
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S10 with punch-hole display & foldable smartphone on February 20
Samsung today announced that its Unpacked 2019 media event will be held on Wednesday, February 20, at 11am Pacific Time at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.
Apple Maps: new Flyover locations & indoor maps, turn-by-turn directions in India
Apple's mapping service on iOS and macOS has rolled out several of its most important offerings to new markets, including turn-by-turn directions in India and speed limits in Canada, as well new locations for Flyover views and indoor maps.
Your can now upload feed posts across multiple Instagram accounts at once
Instagram's begun rolling out a multi-account upload feature which permits users of the photo-sharing service to publish feed posts to different accounts they control at the same time.
2 billionth iOS device shipped & other 2018 milestones highlighted in Apple’s SEC filing
Apple today filed the definitive proxy statement concerning its fiscal 2018. Aside from revealing executive salaries, compensations and bonuses, the SEC filing includes a bunch of tidbits such as the company's milestones, growth figures, the cost of flying private and more.
Apple gave Tim Cook a $12 million bonus as his total 2018 compensation hits $136 million
Despite its revenue miss and revised guidance, Apple has topped financial targets for fiscal 2018 so the company's board has decided to give CEO Tim cook a 22% increase in pay.
Apple hires prominent Facebook critic Sandy Parakilas to bolster its privacy team
Apple has recruited the talents of one Sandy Parakilas, a former Facebook employee who has become a vocal privacy advocate and one of the social network’s most prominent critics. He has been hired to work in Apple's privacy team as a product manager.
How to legally read articles behind paywalls for free in Safari on iPhone and iPad
The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, the Boston Globe, and similar big media publications may give you a few free articles monthly before you hit their paywall. Though nothing in this post is illegal, iDB encourages paying for news and publications that matter to you. That said, digital media subscriptions are not everyone's cup of tea due to their usually high price, lack of payment methods, and several other reasons.
Here are three working methods for iPhone and iPad users to freely read articles that are behind a paywall or subscription.