Christopher Lee

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Apple employees now issued with standing desks

Apple employees now issued with standing desks

Christopher Lee · Jun 15, 2018

Apple is issuing workers at its new headquarters (the one shaped like a doughnut) with standing desks. This is not to prevent them from falling asleep – it’s actually regarded as a major perk for employees at the firm’s new $5bn office, which also comes with private in-house healthcare. The Cupertino-based company has always been […]

How to fix a faulty Mac USB port

How to fix a faulty Mac USB port

Christopher Lee · Jun 14, 2018

Many people use additional devices with their Macs, such as external displays, keyboards and mice. Although wireless peripherals are becoming more popular, USB is still one of the most common ways to connect an external device to your Mac. Macs aren’t exactly blessed when it comes to USB ports, so if one of your ports […]

Apple files third application for blood pressure measuring device

Apple files third application for blood pressure measuring device

Christopher Lee · Jun 14, 2018

According to recent reports, Apple has filed a patent for what seems to be a Bluetooth-connected blood pressure monitor. What makes the patent application of interest is how bland it seems to be: although it’s quite broad, what it apparently describes is nothing more than a marginal twist on the conventional inflatable measuring cuff, fitted […]

Keep your children safe online: Get extra parental controls with OpenDNS

Keep your children safe online: Get extra parental controls with OpenDNS

Christopher Lee · Jun 13, 2018

It’s becoming increasingly common for children to have their own laptops, tablets or smartphones, but just because your child owns one or more Internet-enabled devices, doesn’t mean you’re comfortable with them seeing everything that the Internet has to offer. Apple include a range of parental controls in each release of macOS, and Sierra is no […]

Potentially serious hardware issue affecting 2017 MacBook Pro

Potentially serious hardware issue affecting 2017 MacBook Pro

Christopher Lee · Jun 13, 2018

Apple has reportedly discovered a hardware problem of limited nature that affects the new 13-inch MacBook Pro versions with function keys. This is according to an internal memo that was sent to Apple Authorised Service Providers and Apple Stores late last week. The problem is that when either the main logic board or the solid-state […]

All Apple Watches defective, claims class action lawsuit

All Apple Watches defective, claims class action lawsuit

Christopher Lee · Jun 8, 2018

Apple recently had to face no less than three class action lawsuits related to the MacBook Pro’s butterfly keyboard. Now, a class action lawsuit claims that every single Apple Watch model, from the initial Series 0 to Series 3, suffers from the same shortcoming. The lawsuit claims that all of the Watches have the same […]

Apple Voice Memo and Stocks apps coming to Macs

Apple Voice Memo and Stocks apps coming to Macs

Christopher Lee · Jun 6, 2018

One of the first important announcements at Apple’s WWDC conference was that the company is adding a new sidebar and browser tab to its Apple News selection of news articles. Apple News will also soon be integrated into Apple’s Stocks app, so users will be able to view market-moving news right next to the latest […]

Apple undoubtedly working on AR glasses

Apple undoubtedly working on AR glasses

Christopher Lee · Jun 1, 2018

Proof is mounting that Apple is developing its own smart glasses for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) purposes. The company recently advertised a position for a 3D user interface engineer who would “drive the next generation of interactive experiences to our platform”. The successful applicant, the ad said, would work with advanced technologies […]

Apple sends out WWDC invitations

Apple sends out WWDC invitations

Christopher Lee · May 23, 2018

It’s that time of the year again: Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) starts in a few days, on 4th June 2018, in San Jose California. The company started sending out invitations for the opening ceremony yesterday. The keynote event will start at 10am PDT on Monday. Apple reporter, Juli Clover said: “This year, we expect […]

Launch Mail

Bug renders encrypted Apple Mail messages easy to decipher

Christopher Lee · May 17, 2018

Researchers have discovered bugs in Apple Mail’s HTML rendering on Mac as well as iOS in addition to Mozilla Thunderbird. These flaws make it possible for attackers to mine plain text from mail messages that were originally sent as encrypted text. Many businesses rely on PGP and S/MIME encrypted email to keep communications confidential. The […]

Apple facing lawsuit over faulty butterfly keyboards

Apple facing lawsuit over faulty butterfly keyboards

Christopher Lee · May 15, 2018

Earlier this month we reported about Apple coming under fire for defects in its butterfly keyboard. A petition calling for the company to recall and also replace all these MacBook keyboards has already gathered 17,000 signatures. The latest news on this issue is that the butterfly keyboard has now caused Apple to be sued, with […]

How to make and receive calls from your Mac

How to make and receive calls from your Mac

Christopher Lee · May 12, 2018

You don’t have to reach for your mobile every time you need to make a phone call. If you have an iPhone running iOS 8 or higher, then you can make and receive phone calls from many of macOS’ built-in apps, including FaceTime, Contacts, Safari, Spotlight and Mail. When you place or take a call […]

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