On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, a special guest from ADT joins to talk about the smart home as a whole, as well as cover all the news from the week. Chief Technology Office for ADT, Gilles Drieu, stopped by the podcast this week to offer his insight into the industry, as well…
Verizon customers are discovering their iPhones aren't properly working on the network, in an outage that seems to have affected hundreds of thousands of customers. Mobile phone networks can have the occasional downtime or outage, and they are usually limited to specific areas, a selection of customers, or a short period of time. For Verizon…
Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted that the company intends to donate to relief efforts associated with fallout from Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26 as a Category 4 hurricane, causing over 500 miles of destruction and resulting in a death toll of more than 100. Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina…
All of us should use iPhone passcodes and any of us can forget them, but few of us are New York City mayors being indicted for corruption and claiming to have changed the code to help investigators. Following news of his indictment in September 2024, more details have emerged of how investigators seized the Apple…
An iPhone showing "SOS" isn't a cry for help, but it does mean you're having connection issues. This is what the three letters really mean. SOS is well known as a Morse Code distress signal, quickly and efficiently communicating that there is a major and potentially life-threatening problem. While SOS doesn't actually mean "Save Our…
Stop us if you've heard this before — Apple's iPhone 16 Pro remains the sweet spot for performance, price, and device size for the demanding user. In September 2024, there are a new batch of iPhones. This is known, and expected. Just about everybody in the world knows what they are, what they can do,…
Image: Apple/AppleInsider Amazon is clearing out remaining Apple Watch Series 9 inventory, with clearance prices available on both aluminum and stainless steel models. Save $150 during Amazon's month-end sale With the launch of the Apple Watch Series 10 and new Apple Watch Ultra 2 case color, retailers are making room for fresh inventory with blowout…
Writing the column this week is proving more difficult than usual, because of a major distraction. My iPhone 16 Plus arrived a couple of hours ago, and it’s taunting me. I’m not sure how many brand-new iPhones I’ve unboxed over the years–it must be more than a dozen–but the excitement never quite fades. From the…
It’s no secret that Apple is planning to hold an event in October to launch new M4 Macs. Rumors say that a redesigned Mac mini is on the way, along with a refreshed iMac and MacBook Pros. But according to a new leak, the most exciting upgrade might be to one of 2024’s most maligned…