There’s no way around this, this column is definitely going to sound like an old mythical beast yelling at the terrible state of things these days. If you cover anything for long enough, though, you might get jaded and the Macalope has been writing about Apple for… [Looks at calendar] Oh, god. Is that right?…
A scam caller or email could be a risk to your personal information. Keeping yourself safe online can be hard, with scams becoming more sophisticated over time. Here's how you should protect yourself, and your Apple account. Cybercrime is a growing problem, with online denizens often at risk of account hacks, data breaches, and scams.…
The Unofficial Apple Weblog Last updated 20 minutes ago The Unofficial Apple Weblog is back, but ad agency Web Orange has turned it into a nightmare plagiarism farm with AI-generated copy, and worse, stolen bylines from writers long since moved on. After the dot-com bubble in 2000, there seemed to be a website for everything…
Apple’s AirPods are often on sale at Amazon, but we’ve never seen a sale this amazing. Every model—from the newest USB-C AirPods Pro to the high-end AirPods Max is on sale and we’ve never seen so many models at such low prices. AirPods Pro (2nd-gen) – $169 ($80 off) The 2nd-gen AirPods Pro with USB-C…
While it’s true that Macs are less likely to be attacked on the basis that there are fewer Macs than PCs, Mac users can be a very lucrative target and hence considered worth the effort. As a result Macs can get targeted by malware and viruses. Indeed, even Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi said (in…
If you’re trying to watch BBC iPlayer in the U.S. (or Ireland, Europe, Australia, or anywhere else outside the U.K.) you’ll find it’s not as easy as logging in and pressing play. This is because you need to be inside the U.K. to watch. Fortunately, however, it’s quite simple to watch iPlayer from outside the…
Right now, many iPhone owners are focused on the feature-packed new iOS 18 software update, which is currently in beta and will launch to the public in the fall. But Apple continues to release updates to iOS 17 in the meantime, and because of the need to respond in a timely fashion to security vulnerabilities,…
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Apple Vala Centrum The Apple Store in Helsingborg, Sweden is permanently closing on July 13. Its replacement will be opening up a mere 340 miles away. Apple's schedule for store openings and refurbishments can sometimes include the occasional closure. In the case of one store in Sweden, it will include a permanent closure with no…