Apple fixes bug that stopped utilities making bootable backups

SuperDuper! app icon amidst hard drives and a Mac keyboard Mac utility app SuperDuper! will no longer always fail to make a bootable backup because of a bug in macOS Sequoia — but Apple's fix doesn't remove all problems. The newly-released macOS Sequoia 15.3 has corrected a problem that saw the SuperDuper! backup utility fail…

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25 years of Apple’s innovation with iPod

To celebrate 2025, I compiled Apple's top ten major areas of innovation over the past 25 years. Let's look at the decisions that led to this blockbuster success of the iPod and implications for new products today. The first segment discussed Apple's 2000 release of Mac OS X Public Beta, its most important innovation in…

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India prepares for Trump trade disruption by dropping taxes for manufacturers

Certain iPhone components including circuit boards and accessories such as chargers will no longer face import taxes in India as the country positions itself to weather changes in global trade. In 2024, the Indian government reduced its import taxes on chargers, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and smartphones themselves, from 20% to 15%. That 5%…

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Grab AirPods 4 for $99, Apple Watch for $169 in Amazon’s latest Apple Sale

Amazon drops AirPods 4 to lowest price on record - Image credit: Apple Amazon's latest Apple deals provide bargain hunters with the lowest price on record for AirPods 4, along with 2025's best price on the Apple Watch SE 2. AirPods 4 plunge to $99Kicking off the sale is a stellar price drop on AirPods…

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Swift Build goes open source, cross-platform as of February 1

Apple has made the build system in its high-level programming language Swift — used by llbuild, the Swift Package Manager and Swift Playgrounds — officially open source. Apple formally contributed the code of Swift Build to GitHub on February 1. The repository contributed by Apple also includes support for Windows and Linux, alongside Apple's platforms.…

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Save $300 on Apple Studio DIsplay, plus steep price cuts on Macs

Save $300 on the Apple Studio Display. Amazon has introduced a fresh price drop on the Apple Studio Display for February, along with steeper price drops on MacBooks and the M4 Mac mini that deliver up to $410 off. February Apple sale at AmazonExpanding your screen real estate just got a little cheaper thanks to…

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Apple to shift AppleCare+ to subscription-only model

AppleCare logo -- Image credit: Apple Apple products will continue to come with a year of AppleCare included in the purchase, but the company reportedly intends to move its extended AppleCare+ plan to a subscription-only model. A new report claims that Apple will stop offering extended AppleCare plans at retail worldwide, including its own Apple…

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Same Apple Find My tech as an AirTag, but slimmer and rechargeable

If you’ve ever had that moment of sheer panic searching for your wallet, keys, or travel essentials, you know how frustrating it can be. And while AirTags are helpful, they are an odd shape that doesn’t fit with many essentials. MagTag, the ultra-slim tracker that works seamlessly with Apple’s Find My app to ensure you…

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Apple prepares to launch Confetti at employees soon

Calendar app could get 'Confetti' Apple's secretive event and meeting invite app is advancing in development, with an internal iCloud deployment within the company expected as early as the week of February 3. The second developer beta of iOS 18.3 included references to an unreleased internal app for dealing with event scheduling. Now, it appears…

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