We’ve all been there. You connect to the guest Wi-Fi at a hotel, gym, coffee shop, or airport—someplace where a web page is supposed to pop up for you to log in or agree to some terms of use before they let you connect to the internet. This is called a “Captive Portal” and it…
Apple has released a software update to iOS 18.0.1 Apple has released iOS 18.0.1, iPadOS 18.0.1, watchOS 11.0.1, visionOS 2.0.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 intending to address iPhone touchscreen issues and other bugs. It still isn't clear how many users were affected by this, or why it occurred with some peoples' M4 iPad Pro and…
Apple is reporting its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2024 on October 31, Halloween. Here's what happened in the quarter, and what to expect from the results. Apple has confirmed it will be holding its quarterly results on October 31. The release will be accompanied by the usual investor and analyst conference call, which will…
The macOS Dock displays apps you add to it or that you run. Here's how to make it display only apps that are currently running on your Mac. The macOS Dock app originated in macOS's early OS precursor NeXTStep and OpenStep, which were created at Steve Jobs' other company, NeXT Computer. In 1997 Apple bought…
Apple Park in Cupertino (Source: Apple) Apple's home city of Cupertino has been granted a win in a dispute with California over its tax dealings with the iPhone maker, but it's only for the short term. In 2023, California state argued that Cupertino was profiting unfairly from how Apple paid tax there. Specifically, any sale…
Apple's Mac Studio is eligible for a coupon discount. The current Apple Mac Studio with an upgrade to 1TB of storage is $200 off, bringing the price down to $1,999. Plus, snag three years of AppleCare for just $139. This Mac Studio has a bump up in storage to 1TB, making it a versatile configuration…
Tim Cook has sold Apple stock worth over $50 million. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, has sold over 220,000 shares of Apple stock, which are valued at more than $50 million. Apple stock has always been one to hold long-term, but executives tend to sell off some stock from time to time. The practice is all…
watchOS 11 introduces better cycle tracking, more customizable Activity Rings, and more personalization. Yet another Apple update has been pulled after release, this time the Apple Watch developer beta watchOS 11.1, after issues including devices freezing. The beta was released on October 1, 2024, and reports of problems appear to have begun immediately. Multiple users…
The 2024 iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus bring plenty of upgrades and a promise of more to come, and strongly make the case that it's okay not to go for the pro models. You can tell it's a different kind of year when the non-pro phones are more interesting than the pro ones. There…