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How to Fix iCloud’s Most Common Error Messages

How to Fix iCloud’s Most Common Error Messages

Christopher Lee · Oct 12, 2017

Does it feel like you’re stuck in an infinite loop of iCloud errors? Perhaps you’re constantly being interrupted by “This Mac cannot connect to iCloud because of a problem with <email address>” messages? Or, maybe iCloud is being more cryptic, and displaying the not-especially helpful “An unknown error occurred” message? While you can often dismiss […]

Apple launches new initiatives in Mumbai and Oxford

Apple launches new initiatives in Mumbai and Oxford

Christopher Lee · Oct 12, 2017

Yesterday, the man in charge of Apple’s internet services and software division, Eddy Cue, made an appearance in Mumbai, India to introduce two ‘Mac Labs’ for an institution called KM Music Conservatories, the brainchild of musician A.R. Rahman. The labs, located in KMMC’s Mumbai and Chennai campuses, will give classes on how to produce music […]

Access music offline: Download your entire iTunes library to your Mac

Access music offline: Download your entire iTunes library to your Mac

Christopher Lee · Oct 11, 2017

While it’s never been easier to get online, there are still times when you might struggle to connect to the Internet. Maybe you’re in a location where there isn’t a fast and reliable Internet connection; perhaps your home Wi-Fi network has gone down unexpectedly, or maybe a network is available, but it’s capped and you’re […]

Apple now selling refurbished 2017 15-inch MacBook Pros

Apple now selling refurbished 2017 15-inch MacBook Pros

Christopher Lee · Oct 11, 2017

In the latest news from Apple the company yesterday launched a number of additional products in its online store for refurbished computers. The list includes a variety of 15-inch MacBook Pro models fitted with a Touch Bar. Since they were first launched in June this year, this is the first time these computers have been […]

Apple backtracks with release of latest iTunes version

Apple backtracks with release of latest iTunes version

Christopher Lee · Oct 10, 2017

Without much fanfare, Apple has debuted iTunes 12.6.3. The good news is that this version once again offers the ability to download ringtones and App Store apps using an iTunes desktop version – a feature that was removed with iTunes 12.7. The company says it did this because “certain business partners might still need to […]

Apple HQ among most expensive structures on earth

Apple HQ among most expensive structures on earth

Christopher Lee · Oct 5, 2017

The new corporate headquarters of Apple in Cupertino, California is one of the costliest architectural designs on the planet. According to a new report issued earlier this week, the company spent more than $427.5m to construct the main ring alone at Apple Park. The BuildZoom report studied building permits for all 15 major structures at […]

Apple retail stores now selling augmented reality teddy bear

Apple retail stores now selling augmented reality teddy bear

Christopher Lee · Oct 4, 2017

Augmented reality is here to stay, and it will likely change both our private and business lives more than any other technological innovation in recent history. If the idea of having a virtual boss or an AI friend still shocks you, it would be advisable to get used to it rather quickly. A good place […]

TrueDepth camera leaves Apple’s competitors playing catch up

TrueDepth camera leaves Apple’s competitors playing catch up

Christopher Lee · Oct 4, 2017

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst for KGI Securities, yesterday told investors that it will take Apple’s competition in the Android market as long as two and a half years to duplicate the features and user experience offered by the iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera. In an earlier report issued by Kuo, he said it would take between […]

How to Add and Remove Words from your Mac’s built-in Dictionary

How to Add and Remove Words from your Mac’s built-in Dictionary

Christopher Lee · Oct 3, 2017

Your Mac’s built-in spellchecker can be an invaluable tool for catching spelling mistakes and typos, but if you regularly type words that aren’t in your Mac’s dictionary, then macOS’ spellchecking functionality can actually make typing more difficult. If you regularly type unusual brand or product names, technical terms, foreign words, or other “niche” terms, then […]

Security report says Apple Macs open to firmware attacks

Security report says Apple Macs open to firmware attacks

Christopher Lee · Oct 2, 2017

According to new research published by Duo Security, for the last two years Apple has tried very hard to protect its whole Mac range against a type of hacking that it is very difficult to detect. The firm has, however, often failed to get solutions to Mac users. Duo studied what is referred to as […]

How to check your Mac’s specs

How to check your Mac’s specs

Christopher Lee · Oct 2, 2017

There’s many scenarios where you might need to check your Mac’s hardware and software specs. If you’re following an online tutorial then the steps might be different depending on what version of macOS you have installed; you may need your Mac’s serial number to prove that your computer is still under warranty; or maybe you’re […]

Apple complies with 80% of all national security requests

Apple complies with 80% of all national security requests

Christopher Lee · Sep 29, 2017

If you thought that politicians are unable to obtain access to every bit of information on your Apple device, think again. According to Apple’s transparency report for the six months from 1st January to 30th June 2017, it received no less than 30,814 requests for the release of data from governments across the world — […]

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