Apple Watch Activity badges: New Year’s 2025 challenge starts on January 1

Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know they’re just a simple little bit of visual flair, they don’t even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Gamification can be a great motivator, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many users…

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Apple accused of covering up war crimes by willfully using Congo conflict minerals

Apple has been asked to verify that it doesn't use "conflict minerals" in the iPhone Apple has been formally accused by Congo of covering up war crimes by using conflict minerals in its supply chain, and criminal complaints have been filed in France and Belgium. Apple and at least most Big Tech manufacturers have long…

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macOS Sequoia 15.2 isn’t allowing third-party utilities to make bootable backups

SuperDuper! app icon amidst hard drives and a Mac keyboard The developer of SuperDuper! says what they think is a bug in macOS Sequoia 15.2 has inadvertently broken how the app can create bootable backups — however, it may not be accidental at all. It's some years since Apple took steps to at least make…

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No, iOS Photos isn’t telling you who last looked at your text messages

A TikTok trend makes an astounding claim that the iOS Photos widget displays who is reading your messages and may be looking back at your photos, and it is not based in reality at all. Social media users often make posts about Apple products and features, either to teach followers or to warn them of…

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16-inch MacBook Pro M4 Max with 128GB RAM on sale before Christmas

Save triple digits on a loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro. A loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple's top-of-the-line M4 Max chip is $200 off and in stock now, with delivery by Christmas. To pick up the premium Late 2024 16-inch MacBook Pro configuration, head over to Adorama.com and enter promo code APINSIDER during Step 4 of…

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TikTokers claim anyone can steal your credit cards with AirDrop

Contact sharing via the iPhone Before you start panicking: no, people can't steal your credit cards via AirDrop. Yet another TikTok conspiracy video surrounding the iPhone has taken off. This time, the rumor warns users that AirDrop could be used to give anyone unrestricted access to "everything" stored within your iPhone — including anything stored…

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Blackmagic’s new camera for Apple Vision Pro content has a hefty $29,995 price tag

The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera is available for pre-order. The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera for Apple Vision Pro content was made available for pre-order, with shipments to customers expected in early 2025. Here's what it can do, and who it's for. Originally announced in June 2024, the device was hailed as an end-to-end…

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