Shortcuts are an incredibly useful, yet I think underused, feature in iOS. Shortcuts enables you to automate all sorts of different tasks. For example, I have shortcuts on my home…
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Anthony is the founder of Australian Apple News. He is a long-time Apple user and former editor of Australian Macworld. He has contributed to many technology magazines and newspapers as well as appearing regularly on radio and occasionally on TV.
Apple is bringing passkeys to all iCloud users
Apple is building support for passkeys into the fabric of iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. But what are passkeys and what problems do they solve? The password problem…
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How to restart a ‘dead’ iPhone
There’s a sinking feeling deep in the put of your gut when you go to turn your iPhone on and nothing happens. The screen is black and pressing the power…
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What is Apple’s Lockdown Mode
Lockdown Mode is a heightened level of security that adds several extra layers of protection in case you’re worried about being attacked. Who is Lockdown Mode for? Lockdown Mode is…
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iCloud prices are increasing in some regions
Apple has bumped up the price of iCloud storage in some countries and regions. And while the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and South America are on Apple’s hit…
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The Prime Minister says we should turn our iPhones off each day
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated advice from the USA’s National Security Agency (NSA), encouraging us to turn out iPhones off regularly to stop hackers. Does the advice stack…
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Apple releases spatial computing tools to create software for Apple Vision Pro
Apple has released new tools to enable developers to create apps for Apple Vision Pro. The company says the tools will let developers create a new class of spatial computing…
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How to change the number of days in Apple Calendar week view
I’ve tried a few different calendar programs in the past but always end up back at Apple Calendar (the same goes for Reminders as well). But one of my pet…
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Important security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS
Over the last few days, Apple has released updates for the current releases of its major operating platforms. While systems updates can be an annoyance to install, they are important…
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Apple Business Connect lets you customise how your business appears
Apple Business Connect is a free tool that enables businesses to take control of how they’re seen across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet and other apps. All that information and how…
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