With the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple discontinued the iPhone 14 and SE 3 as expected. Upon learning that the new entry-level iPhone now starts at a staggering $599 (up from $429), I was certain Apple would discount the iPhone 15 to around $499—effectively replacing the SE model for budget-conscious buyers. Boy, was I…
Between Dropbox, iCloud, and Google Drive, cloud storage often feels like just another bill to pay every month. But it doesn’t have to be. Internxt offers a secure cloud storage solution with a lifetime plan, no recurring payments, and no strings attached. Right now, you can get 10TB of storage for a one-time payment of $244.99 (regularly…
If you've never used an iPhone before, there steps you have to go to set it up, and then there are things you need to know about how to get the most from it. Here's what Apple doesn't tell you. It is true that Apple devices tend to just work, and it's certainly true that…
One of the most common questions asked of Mac 911 is, “How do I merge or transfer purchases from one Apple ID/Account to another?” The answer for over 20 years has been the same: You can’t. Until now. Way back in the mists of time–the year 2000–Apple created iTools, its first cloud-hosted service, about six…
Apple-focused IT teams can now automate device management and data backup through a single platform with a new integration. Backblaze and Kandji have integrated their services to provide unified Apple device management and cloud backup capabilities. The partnership enables automated deployment of Backblaze's backup service through Kandji's device management platform. The integration brings together automated…
The Action Button as introduced on the iPhone 15 Pro The new iPhone 16e moves Visual Intelligence to the Action Button, making that immediately more useful and also giving faint hope that the button will be improved further. Apple's Action Button was first introduced on the original Apple Watch Ultra, where users could decide what…
Visual Intelligence identifying a bakery While initially launched exclusively for the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple plans to expand Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro. Visual Intelligence a handy feature that allows you to point your camera at an object in the real world to learn more about it. It's essentially Apple's answer to Google…
The A18 in the iPhone 16e is not the same as the A18 in the iPhone 16. Here's why the act of chip binning helps Apple while also creating variants of the same chip for different products. The launch of the iPhone 16e was a thorough modernization of what is practically the spiritual successor to…
An iPhone with a thematic binary wallpaper. Pegasus may have been more widely used than first believed, after an iPhone app used to detect infestations uncovered multiple undiscovered instances of the spyware. Pegasus, created by NSO Group, is known to be spyware used by governments and security agencies around the world. While the spyware has…