Recently, I found that one of our home security cameras that supports Apple’s HomeKit framework and HomeKit Secure Video for iCloud clip storage had started to flip on and off the local network. I would often see dozens of “[name] is offline” and “[name] is online” messages scroll across notifications every day. Sometimes it would…
ChatGPT is OpenAI's extremely useful chatbot for answering questions. Here's how to use the generative AI tool in Apple's Notes app in macOS. Apple Intelligence is now integrated with OpenAi's ChatGPT in macOS, ad well as iOS and iPadOS. Many features of ChatGPT are integrated with Apple apps starting in macOS Sequoia 15.1, and iOS…
tvOS 18. Image source: Apple Apple TV users can now download tvOS 18.2.1, which addresses an issue where data may not sync correctly across devices. Apple releases periodic updates for all of its operating systems, and they're not always significant. The tvOS 18.2.1 update showed up in Apple's update tracker earlier Thursday but began rolling…
New Sonnet Echo 13 SSD Dock. Image source: Sonnet Sonnet has a new Thunderbolt 5 dock with four TB5 ports and an internal PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD slot that'll work with your existing M-series Macs and ensure future compatibility with higher speeds. Thunderbolt 5 is fresh to the market, and Sonnet didn't waste any time…
Save $420 on a premium M4 Max MacBook Pro 16-inch. The exclusive price drop on this 16-inch MacBook Pro delivers substantial savings on a premium spec with Apple's top-of-the-line M4 Max chip. Units are in stock at press time on this Space Black 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 Max 16-core CPU/40-core GPU chip, 48GB…
A fresh leak has given us a look at Apple’s release calendar for the next 12 months—and it’s jam-packed. Starting in just a few weeks, the company plans to launch more than a dozen new products before the end of 2025, with nearly everything in its catalog getting a refresh. Here’s a look at Apple’s…
Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. Apple is rounding out its third batch of developer betas for the current generation, handing out new builds of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, and visionOS 2.3 for testing. The third round of betas for iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, and visionOS 2.2 follow after the second,…
AI summaries don't always get the details right After a series of misfires caused by bad Apple Intelligence notification summaries, Apple has decided to limit the feature in specific situations. Apple Intelligence rolled out to the public in October 2024, and since its debut, it's been somewhat of a mixed bag. While many people enjoy…
The inbound Trump administration insists that TikTok will avoid a ban, but the long-term prospects of the social media app staying alive hinge on there being a deal for divestiture to a US company. TikTok owner ByteDance has until January 19 to divest its ownership of the U.S. elements of the app, or otherwise face…