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Apple planning a low-cost TV dongle for new streaming service

Apple planning a low-cost TV dongle for new streaming service

Christopher Lee · Nov 26, 2018

According to media reports, Apple might soon launch a cheaper Apple TV dongle – something similar to Google’s Chromecast or Amazon’s Fire Stick. The Cupertino-based firm has already discussed the matter with interested parties. If these plans come to fruition, the new device would be cheaper than the Apple TV, and one would simply plug […]

How to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on your Mac

How to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents on your Mac

Jessica Thornsby · Nov 21, 2018

Collaborating on documents can be difficult when you have a Mac, and everyone else owns a Windows PC. Microsoft Office may be available for macOS, but Microsoft’s suite of document-editing software is nowhere near as popular with Mac users, as it is with the Windows crowd. If you don’t have Microsoft Office installed on your […]

Update apps and macOS, without ever launching the App Store

Update apps and macOS, without ever launching the App Store

Jessica Thornsby · Nov 20, 2018

The Apple App Store may be the first place many Mac users turn for app and system updates, but there’s plenty of people who aren’t huge fans of the official App Store. Maybe the App Store seems to be running more slowly on your machine; it’s causing your Mac to freeze, or perhaps you’re simply […]

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

How to take a screenshot on your Mac

Jessica Thornsby · Nov 18, 2018

There’s all kinds of reasons why you might need to take a screenshot on your Mac. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, so if you’re getting tech support remotely or reporting a bug then it’s often quicker to take a snap of what you’re seeing, rather than trying to describe […]

How to find your Mac’s internal and external IP address

How to find your Mac’s internal and external IP address

Jessica Thornsby · Nov 15, 2018

Whenever you’re online, your Mac has an active IP address that’s assigned to it automatically. Most of the time, any hardware or software that requires this information will be able to access it automatically, but occasionally you may need to know your Mac’s IP address, for example if you’re talking to tech support over the […]

Three new Apple Watch Nike Sport band colours coming tomorrow

Three new Apple Watch Nike Sport band colours coming tomorrow

Christopher Lee · Nov 15, 2018

Nike will soon make brand-new Apple Watch Nike Sport band colours available to Nike Plus members. The company has announced a new Nike Sport band and two new Nike Sport Loop bands – these are going to be launched in a couple of days. Nike shared this news in a rather modest announcement in the […]

Will your favourite app stop working after High Sierra?

Will your favourite app stop working after High Sierra?

Jessica Thornsby · Nov 14, 2018

Sometimes when you download a piece of software, you get the choice to download the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version. For Mac users, this choice is about to become a thing of the past, as High Sierra has the honour of being the last release of macOS that supports 32-bit “without compromises.” As of […]

Latest iOS update solves Beautygate, but Snapchat dysmorphia remains

Latest iOS update solves Beautygate, but Snapchat dysmorphia remains

Christopher Lee · Nov 14, 2018

One would imagine that most people would be more than happy with selfies that make them look better. As we reported a while ago, however, Apple became embroiled in a controversy that was quickly dubbed “Beautygate” by technology aficionados after its new iPhone XS was discovered to produce selfies that looked as if someone had […]

Apple emerges as the winner during Alibaba Singles’ Day

Apple emerges as the winner during Alibaba Singles’ Day

Christopher Lee · Nov 13, 2018

During the recent Alibaba 24-hour Singles’ Day shopping event, the top-selling smartphone brand wasn’t Huawei or Xiaomi – it was Apple. Alibaba published a list of items in different categories with the highest GMV (gross merchandise value, or sales) and in the mobile phone category, Apple topped the list. However, the company did not release […]

Apple admits issues with MacBook Pro and iPhone X devices

Apple admits issues with MacBook Pro and iPhone X devices

Christopher Lee · Nov 12, 2018

Apple has conceded that there are some problems with its 13-inch MacBook Pro and iPhone X devices and has offered to fix them at no charge. The “free repair” offer is the latest in a series of product quality issues since last year. According to the company, a component failure causes certain iPhone X screens […]

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