Say goodbye to iCloud Drive with cheap lifetime cloud storage for Cyber Week

How long have you been blindly paying for iCloud Drive? If you’re still paying subscription fees, it’s time to ditch them and grab lifetime cloud storage instead. We recommend FolderFort, which is now only $59.97 during Cyber Week (reg. $251)! You’ll never have to pay a recurring fee again — or scout for a lower…

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Former Apple employees allegedly stole $152k through donation matching scam

An alleged donation theft scheme involving six former Apple employees, tax fraud, and an inside man funneling money away from charities robbed Apple of about $152k over three years. Like many big companies, Apple matches donations made by employees to various organizations. Somehow, a group of employees (now former) allegedly figured out a loophole that…

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Apple Savings APY hits new low of 3.90% after Federal Reserve rate cut

Apple Savings APY drops to 3.90% The Apple Savings APY falls again after another Federal Reserve rate cut in November, reaching a new all-time low of 3.90% APY. Apple launched a high-yield savings account attached to the Apple Card in April 2023 at 4.15% APY. It climbed up to 4.5% by January 2024 and saw…

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Here’s how to force your macOS DHCP lease to renew

Force-renew the DHCP lease on your Mac. DHCP is a networking protocol used to assign an IP address to your Apple device. Here's how to force a new IP address on macOS. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allows a network device to request an IP address from a DHCP server on a network. DHCP makes…

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Macworld Podcast: Five years of Apple TV+

The Apple TV+ service recently had its five-year anniversary, so on this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about Apple’s foray into the entertainment streaming industry. What has the experience been, what can we expect in the future, and, of course, what are our favorite shows. This is episode 912 with Jason Cross, Michael…

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OWC ThunderBlade review: Super rugged, dead quiet, solid-state storage for pros

At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Very fast RAID 0 performance 2TB to 32TB capacity Cross-platform SoftRAID Pro included Rugged carrying case. Our Verdict It’s pricey, but OWC’s Thunderblade four-slot, NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 3 enclosure delivers the performance goods–with up to 32TB of capacity–to the pros that need it. Price When Reviewed This value will show…

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HomePod with built-in screen now expected in late 2025

An artist's rendition of a HomePod with a display The much-rumored HomePod with a display has been delayed again, claims analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, but will include Apple Intelligence when it launches. Claims of a HomePod with some kind of iPad-like screen affixed to it have been rumored for years, and most recently it's been referred…

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Apple Intelligence is seven years in the making, says Cook

In a new interview, CEO Tim Cook says that Apple began looking into what became Apple Intelligence in 2017, just as Apple Park was opening. It's been repeatedly claimed that Apple is behind the industry on artificial intelligence, and that's just as often been refuted. Now before it became known as Apple Intelligence, Tim Cook…

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