Apple’s push into home automation started in 2014 with the announcement of HomeKit – a software framework that lets you configure, communicate with and control smart-home appliances with a Mac,…
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Apple updates all major operating system releases
Apple has released bug fixes and system updates for watchOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS and macOS. If you’re looking for cool new features, you’ll be disappointed. But with a number of…
Continue readingRecent Apple updates change our idea of obsolete
During this week, Apple released a series of system updates across almost every product. Macs, iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches and Apple TVs across the world received updated versions of their…
Continue readingUsing the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement
Before the pandemic, I spent almost a third of the year travelling. That meant trying many different solutions for staying in touch and productive when I was away from my…
Continue readingWhat is Rapid Security Response?
With the release of iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, Apple has taken a new approach to how it handles security updates. Until now, security updates were bundled into the regular…
Continue readingiCloud user data might not be as private as you think
A pair of security researchers claim to have found evidence that Apple is collecting data that enables the company to track users through their Apple ID. The researchers from Germany…
Continue readingWhere do iOS and iPadOS put downloads?
Apple’s ‘interesting’ approach to file management on the iPhone and iPad can be a tad confusing. It almost has a proper file system much like the one you find on…
Continue readingYou can restart your iPad with Siri
From the “I was today years old when I learned this” file comes this interesting tidbit from The Mac Observer. Instead of going into Settings > General and navigating your…
Continue readingApple patches critical iOS and iPadOS vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited
There are new security updates available for iPadOS and iOS that protect users from vulnerabilities discovered in iOS and iPadOS. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2022-42827 in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures…
Continue readingiPadOS 16.2 will bring some long awaited features
When Apple announced iPadOS 16 back in June 2022 during WWDC, they showed off a couple of great features. One was something users had been demanding for years. The other…
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