Apple quietly added ‘Inactivity Reboot’ in iOS 18.1 to safeguard a lost or stolen iPhone

According to security researchers, Apple has quietly added a new feature in iOS 18.1 that makes your iPhone harder to crack. 404 Media reported that iPhones stored by police in evidence were rebooting themselves, and it turns out it’s all due to a new Inactivity Reboot feature shipping in iOS 18.1. First reported by security…

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Apple Music Classical is now available in CarPlay

Apple Music Classical users will now find it easier to listen to their choice of music while driving, with it now being added to CarPlay. Classical music listeners can use both Apple Music and Apple Music Classical to discover and listen to compositions. However, only Apple Music has been enabled in CarPlay, so users have…

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How to use external drives to avoid Apple’s steep storage costs

It is easily possible to double the cost of a new M4 Mac mini by buying Apple storage — but if you know what you're doing, you can buy external drives, and save hundreds of dollars by working off those. Here's how. Apple's New Mac mini is a stunning bargain for its price and its…

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What is a VPN kill switch and why you need it

An iPad disconnected from the Internet A kill switch can help prevent your privacy from being breached when your encrypted VPN connection stops working. This is why your VPN needs it. The basic idea of a virtual private network (VPN) service is that your connection is more private. Using a secure encrypted VPN connection, your…

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2024 MacBook Buyer’s Guide — Which portable Mac you should buy?

Apple's late 2024 update to its Mac and MacBook ranges has brought M4 to the product line. Here's how to choose the best portable Mac for your budget for the 2024 holiday season. Apple's fall product updates covered many areas, but for the Mac product category, it meant an update to M4. Following the introduction…

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Apple’s next big thing may be a smart iPad you can hang on your wall

Apple just wrapped up its slate of 2024 devices, but it’s never too early to look ahead. And according to a new report, big things are on the way. As reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is looking to launch a new “wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate…

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Second developer beta of visionOS 2.2 finally arrives

The Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS One day after most of the other developer betas get new builds, visionOS 2.2 turns up for testers using the Apple Vision Pro. Missing from the group was visionOS 2.2, but it arrived one day later, on Tuesday. The second build is number 22N5784e. It replaces the first build,…

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iOS 18.2 could receive a full public release with Image Playground & ChatGPT on December 9

iOS 18.2 could receive a full public release on December 9. iOS 18.2 with access to ChatGPT integrations, Image Playground, and Genmoji could finally roll out to the general public on December 9 based on a notice recently posted by a UK carrier. On Monday, Apple released the third developer beta of iOS 18.2. Along…

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Power press: Fixes for Apple’s oddly-placed Mac mini button

Apple's decision to place the power button of the M4 Mac mini underneath has been questioned by users. In some cases, they've come up with their own "solutions" to the problem. The introduction of the M4 Mac mini was welcomed by critics, with the already small Mac made to be even smaller. Getting to that…

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