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1M ago
A new vulnerability has been discovered in Apple silicon chips that could potentially allow an attacker to access a user’s data by stealing cryptographic keys. While a fix is possible, it would heavily impact encryption performance. Security researchers have discovered a security flaw in Apple’s M-series chips used in the company’s Mac, iPad, and Vision […]
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1M ago
You’re probably not surprised America has a federal agency dedicated to cybersecurity. It’s called the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA for short. CISA is relatively young. It was formed in 2007 as a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), originally named the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). The NPPD’s goal […]
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1M ago
A “Hackintosh” is a computer that runs Apple’s macOS operating system on Intel-based computer hardware that was not designed or built by Apple for that purpose. The term comes from the fact that there’s a fair amount of hacking required to make that happen since Apple neither licenses nor approves of running its operating system […]
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1M ago
If you haven’t already installed the macOS Sonoma 14.4 update released on March 7, you might want to hold off for a while. Many folks are reporting that this latest macOS update has been causing issues with their printers, along with problems among monitors with built-in USB hubs. In both cases, there doesn’t seem to […]
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1M ago
Are you in the market for a new iPhone or other Apple device? We published updates to iPhone trade-in values about one month ago, and now Apple has once again increased the trade-in value for some of its products. Perhaps this is an effort to nudge consumers towards upgrading with the release of new products […]
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1M ago
Apple has followed up on Tuesday’s release of iOS 17.4 with the corresponding software updates for the Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, Mac, and Vision Pro. Although it’s common for macOS releases to follow iOS by a few days (or even weeks in the case of major fall updates), Apple typically releases watchOS and the […]
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1M ago
Today’s launch of the M3 MacBook Air came with a pleasant surprise. For the first time since switching to Apple Silicon four years ago, Apple’s most affordable MacBook will be able to drive two external displays rather than just one. Although prior M-series MacBook Air models allowed users to work on two displays, one of […]
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1M ago
We’ve barely begun the month of March, and we’re already seeing the arrival of the first of several Apple products predicted to debut this month — albeit in a more subtle way than we expected. To relatively little fanfare — especially compared to last fall’s Scary Fast event — Apple has unveiled its new M3-powered MacBook […]
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2M ago
Apple’s next-generation M4 and A18 chips that will power future Mac and iPhone models will feature an upgraded Neural Engine, boasting “significantly” more cores. This latest insight comes from a report by the Economic Daily News: It is rumored that Apple’s product line will be greatly upgraded. The new generation of M4 and A18 processors used […]
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3M ago
You may not think of a wireless keyboard as something you need to worry about updating the software for, but it turns out that even the most seemingly innocuous devices can be prone to security vulnerabilities that need to be patched. Such is the case with Apple’s Magic Keyboard, which just got a critical firmware […]
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