EU’s latest demand on Apple is embarrassingly naive

EU wants the impossible with Apple's App Store The European Union has told Apple to stop geo-locking, where apps and services vary in different countries — entirely ignoring decades of laws and practices by other industries that have nothing to do with the App Store. Give the EU credit, it has implemented the kind of…

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Apple may be gearing up to launch its first smart home camera

After a year in which Apple launched the Vision Pro and updated nearly every device in its catalog, you might think Apple is going to rest for a while. According to a new rumor, that’s very much not the case. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple will make “its first foray into the smart home…

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Apple quietly added ‘Inactivity Reboot’ in iOS 18.1 to safeguard a lost or stolen iPhone

According to security researchers, Apple has quietly added a new feature in iOS 18.1 that makes your iPhone harder to crack. 404 Media reported that iPhones stored by police in evidence were rebooting themselves, and it turns out it’s all due to a new Inactivity Reboot feature shipping in iOS 18.1. First reported by security…

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Apple Music Classical is now available in CarPlay

Apple Music Classical users will now find it easier to listen to their choice of music while driving, with it now being added to CarPlay. Classical music listeners can use both Apple Music and Apple Music Classical to discover and listen to compositions. However, only Apple Music has been enabled in CarPlay, so users have…

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How to use external drives to avoid Apple’s steep storage costs

It is easily possible to double the cost of a new M4 Mac mini by buying Apple storage — but if you know what you're doing, you can buy external drives, and save hundreds of dollars by working off those. Here's how. Apple's New Mac mini is a stunning bargain for its price and its…

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What is a VPN kill switch and why you need it

An iPad disconnected from the Internet A kill switch can help prevent your privacy from being breached when your encrypted VPN connection stops working. This is why your VPN needs it. The basic idea of a virtual private network (VPN) service is that your connection is more private. Using a secure encrypted VPN connection, your…

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2024 MacBook Buyer’s Guide — Which portable Mac you should buy?

Apple's late 2024 update to its Mac and MacBook ranges has brought M4 to the product line. Here's how to choose the best portable Mac for your budget for the 2024 holiday season. Apple's fall product updates covered many areas, but for the Mac product category, it meant an update to M4. Following the introduction…

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Apple’s next big thing may be a smart iPad you can hang on your wall

Apple just wrapped up its slate of 2024 devices, but it’s never too early to look ahead. And according to a new report, big things are on the way. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is looking to launch a new “wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate…

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