Attention iPhone users: A new SMS attack could steal your Apple ID credentials

A recent report by Broadcom warns of a phishing attack targeting Apple users. In the attack, a user receives an SMS message or email from a source claiming to be an Apple service representative. The message provides a link to a website posing as iCloud.com and also displays a CAPTCHA that the user needs to…

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Microsoft China bans Android, demands staff use iPhones

Microsoft's R&D facility in China (Source: Microsoft) As part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone. As China's government has variously been said to be banning iPhones, and not exactly banning iPhones, now Microsoft is definitely doing the opposite in the country.…

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This M1 MacBook Air deal is too dang good to refuse

You’ve heard about Apple Intelligence, the upcoming set of AI features that are coming to Apple’s operating systems. You may have also heard that Apple Intelligence won’t run on just any Apple device–for Macs, an M-series chip is required. If you’re still using an Intel MacBook and you want to use Apple Intelligence but can’t…

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Siri will gain Apple Intelligence improvements in spring 2025

Siri is gaining a new animation around the edge of iPhone screens While many Apple Intelligence features will roll out with iOS 18 during the remainder of 2024, its much-awaited revamp of Siri will wait until iOS 18.4 in 2025. Before then, there will be a new design to Siri. That will presumably include how…

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UK says Apple unfairly sacked worker who took secret photos of a colleague

Inside Apple's UK headquarters at the iconic Battersea Power Station (source: Apple) A UK employment court has ruled that Apple must pay compensation to an employee it dismissed over alleged harassment of a female colleague. The incident took place at Apple's London Battersea site, which is home to the company's UK headquarters as well as…

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Get ready for a monumental iPhone 16 super cycle, says Wedbush

Renders of the forthcoming iPhone 16 Pro Investment firm Wedbush now expects what it calls a massive upgrade cycle for the forthcoming iPhone 16 range, and even an end to Apple's problems in China. Its analysts are going further in their expectations for Apple's growth, however. Citing their own supply chain checks in Asia, Wedbush…

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