Apple Watch Ultra 2 in black review There is one reason to buy the 2024 Apple Watch Ultra 2, and that's the new incredibly cool and stylish black finish. This is a strange review to write. The product is updated, but unchanged internally year-after-year which in itself, is unusual. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 in…
While the new iPad mini looks exactly like the old model right down to the marketing wallpaper, there are some notable differences, including the new A17 Pro processor and Apple Intelligence support. You’ll also find something new in the box—a modern charging cable. Apple introduced a braided USB-C charging cable with the iPad Pro in…
The new UK government is considering reversing its predecessor's refusal to adopt the EU USB-C charger mandate, while Apple holds its breath for the future of the iPhone. Just over a year before the UK's long-standing Conservative government was voted out of office in mid-2024, it made one of its many anti-European Union moves. It…
SSL/TLS helps keep website secure for users Apple has proposed for a shortening of validity for security certificates used by websites from 398 days down to just 45 days, a move that system administrators have objected to publicly. Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates are used to make sure that a website user's connection…
Apple's data center in Waukee, Iowa, is finally operational (Source: Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register) Begun in 2017, Apple's $1.3 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, has at last opened — at least partially. Apple has technically had data centers that took longer to build, but only because protests ultimately led to the abandonment of one in…
The A20 chip that will be used in the iPhone 18 could be packaged with a new tech that will give Apple more configuration options, while still being as small as possible. Apple's chips, produced by TSMC, are currently packaged using a method known as InFo (Integrated Fan-Out), which helps create very compact chips for…
Apple passkey registration The FIDO Alliance standards body has published specifications that should lead to passkeys being able to get shared seamlessly between platforms and also different password apps. Apple first joined the Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO) in 2020, several years after competitors such as Microsoft, Google, and Samsung. It's since extended its support…
The new iPad mini with A17 Pro The iPad mini 7 is here, equipped with the A17 Pro chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, and Apple Intelligence. When Apple redesigned the iPad miniin 2021 with flat sides and no Home Button, it changed the tiny-device game. That diminutive tablet is back with a host of upgrades…
Surfshark's Black Friday VPN deals start now. [Image source: Surfshark] The Surfshark One subscription goes beyond offering a simple VPN by including several tools like security alerts, private search, and database removal requests, and it's on sale for Black Friday 2024. The internet hasn't been user-friendly in a long time, if ever. Everyone needs to…