It’s fair to say that I am committed to Apple’s so-called ‘walled garden’. I have a Mac Studio as my main computer, a MacBook Air for when I travel, an…
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Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 18.2.1
iOS and iPadOS 18.2.1 have been released by Apple. But Apple is keeping quiet on what has actually been fixed. Looking at Apple’s list of security releases, it seems that…
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Apple enables Hearing Aid features in Australia for AirPods Pro 2
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) has approved the hearing test and hearing aid features for the AirPods Pro 2. The device, which was released two years ago, was touted during…
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New Vision Pro camera, ChatGPT Search for the masses and new developer betas released
It’s been a busy start to the day in the Apple universe with three news items hitting the wires this morning. iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3 develop betas released…
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Apple Intelligence officially arrives in Australia
The release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 means users of Apple’s products will no longer need to change locale and language settings on their devices to…
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Thoughts on Apple Intelligence
It’s been a few months since WWDC 2024 and Apple’s announcement of its take on AI. As a long-time observer of Apple – I was a contributor and editor of…
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Apple unveils the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards – AI is nowhere to be seen
Apple has unveiled the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards. The 14 apps and games that were included in this year’s winners include developers from across the world were…
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iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are available – security is boosted
Apple has flicked the switch and released iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to everyone. After many weeks of developer and public beta releases, those with a slightly less adventurous streak…
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Apple releases updates to iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and watchOS 9
Apple has released iOS 16.6.1, iPadOS 16.6.1, and watchOS 9.6.2. These are updates that fix some minor bugs. The severity of one of the faults is quite significant. The ImageIO bug described below has been…
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The Apple Watch needs to lose its iPhone dependency
When the first iPhone was released, you needed a Mac to set it up and manage the device. But over time, Apple cut the umbilicus, enabling iPhone owners to get…
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