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A new report shows once again that Mac computers are just as vulnerable to malware as any Windows PC. Astoundingly, the biggest threat could come from where you might least expect it: the Mac App Store. Privacy specialist and software developer Felix Krause says third party applications can collect information on everything users do on […]
Every time you switch on your Mac, it’s pretty much guaranteed that you’ll use the Finder at some point. The Finder may not look all that exciting or powerful, but it has a tonne of functionality, hidden beneath the surface. In this article, I’m sharing 12 tips, tricks and techniques for getting more out of […]
Most of the time, turning off your Mac is as simple as selecting ‘Apple > Shut Down’ from the menu bar, but occasionally your Mac may refuse to shut down as expected. Maybe your Mac is taking longer to power down than normal; perhaps there’s a particular app that keeps getting in the way of […]
Apple has confirmed it is investigating a major iPhone X call issue. The problem arose a few days ago, but since then the company’s woes have been compounded. According to a Forbes article, testers found other issues as well. Here we have compiled a summary of the iPhone X problems. Calls freezing While the firm […]
On Tuesday, the European Commission said in an announcement that it has received requests from Sweden, Spain, Norway, Italy, Iceland, France and Austria to review Apple’s planned purchase of Shazam, which is currently pending approval. The EC will assess whether competition in European markets will be adversely affected by the deal. The statement says that […]
A fast and reliable Internet connection is something that’s easy to take for granted, but if your Mac loses Internet access, then you’re definitely going to notice. If your Mac is suddenly unable to connect to the network, then this usually means there’s a problem with your Internet provider, your router, or an issue with […]
Apple and Cisco have started providing insurance policies to help protect businesses against the potential financial risks of cyber attacks. These policies form part of a wider package that also covers security reviews for companies. As part of the deal Aon (a professional services company) will provide security consulting services to businesses, while the well-known […]
According to Wall Street firm BMO Capital Markets, lacklustre iPhone demand will compel Apple to downscale its sales expectations. The company downgraded Apple shares from ‘outperform’ to ‘market perform’ yesterday, forecasting lower than expected sales for the first quarter. In a note to clients, analyst Tim Long said that a “weaker mix” during this quarter […]
A bug on Apple’s News app resulted in notifications of one particular CNN news report being sent to iPad and iPhone repeatedly on Tuesday afternoon. Some users were alerted up to 100 times with the same notification. Revealed via a barrage of complaints that made their appearance on Twitter, reddit and public forums, the problem […]
Is your Mac complaining about the lack of space on your Time Machine drive? While you could solve the problem by investing in a bigger, better hard drive, you can often save some money by taking a critical look at exactly what you’re including in your Time Machine backups. Most of the time, you can […]
Last week Apple seeded the initial beta version of the new watchOS 4.3 update to the thousands of developers out there who have been eagerly awaiting its release. This comes only two days after the company released watchOS 4.2.2, a less important update which focused on increasing performance and sorting out a couple of bugs. […]
Readers who own an Apple Mac running on an older version of the company’s operating system are now able to download a software patch that promises to protect their computers against the dreaded Spectre and Meltdown attacks. This is after Apple released updates for two of its older operating systems yesterday, namely OS X El […]
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