Apple has released a slew of software updates across its product portfolio and addressed a long list of security vulnerabilities. iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, watchOS 9.6, tvOS 16.6, iOS…
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Apple prepared to go nuclear in UK privacy fight
The British government is contemplating changes that will compel companies that provide messaging services, such as Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage, that use end-to-end encryption to create ‘backdoors’ that give law…
Continue readingFour reasons you should enable automatic software updates
For better or worse, we need to keep our software regularly updated. Here’s why you should enable automatic software updates. 1. Software is made by humans Software is created by…
Continue readingApple 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…
Continue readingWhat 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…
Continue readingThe 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…
Continue readingImportant 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…
Continue readingYour iPhone is listening and watching – and that’s OK
Every so often someone cries out and accuses Apple of using the iPhone to ‘spy’. But that’s got more to do with a lack of understanding about how features we…
Continue readingApple’s new privacy ad is funny and serious at the same time
Apple has, for many years, produced some of the funniest and most creative ads the tech industry has even seen. There was the famous 1984 ad, produced by Ridley Scott,…
Continue readingApple squashes bugs with security updates for macOS 12 Monterey, macOS 11 Big Sur and iOS and iPadOS 15
macOS Monterey 12.6.5 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.6 are the latest updates released by Apple for prior MacOS releases. While these lack the new emojis related with macOS Ventura 13.3.1,…
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