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Hackers threaten to wipe millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts if Apple doesn’t pay up by April 7th
A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache of iCloud…
Apple’s desktop Macs: A showcase of old, aged tech
There are lots of things that Apple needs to fix, but one of the most glaring right now is the product line…
Apple hires security guru Jonathan Zdziarski
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve accepted a position with Apple’s Security Engineering and Architecture team…
Why Apple’s new Mac Pro might never arrive
Pros have been dissatisfied with Apple of late, and it’s not hard to see why…
5 ways Apple should improve iCloud
A report claims Apple is combining its services teams within one campus at its first Cupertino campus…
Messy Messages: Apple needs to do more with Messages’ continuity across devices
We all send and receive lots of text messages…
Dare we hold out hope for the Mac Pro?
What about the Mac and Apple’s commitment to catering to professional users?
iCloud experiencing slow performance due to AWS outage; multiple Internet services affected
Apple’s system status site currently lists multiple iCloud services as experiencing slower than usual…
Apple expands in Microsoft’s backyard
Apple is growing its team in Seattle by creating a new hub for artificial intelligence research…
Why Apple can’t lose the looming services battle
While Apple is not going to be a pure play services company…
iCloud is one of Apple’s biggest challenges in 2017
Apple is fond of talking about its secret sauce, about the things only it can do because of its…
Second ‘Fappening’ hacker who targeted celebrity Apple accounts sentenced to 9 months in prison
Edward J. Majerczyk, 29, admitted last fall that he hacked into the Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts of more than 300 people….
Apple’s iTunes 12.5.5 fixes network access problem
Just last Friday, I wrote about an annoying problem that had surfaced since the last iTunes update…
‘Secrets’ is a simple, no-frills password manager for Mac and iOS
If there’s one breed of app every Mac and iOS user should own, it’s a password manager…
Apple will have to earn its next $1 trillion in the cloud
Lost in the hand-wringing over Apple’s iPhone 13% year-over-year slide in sales is the recognition…
Apple’s worldwide share of personal computers falls to five-year low
Apple’s Mac share of personal computers worldwide fell to a five-year low in December…
Yes, I just bought a ‘new’ Mac Pro (released on December 19, 2013 and never updated)
I surely overpaid wildly for what I got, but I can be pretty confident it’ll give me about five years of…
A comprehensive guide to Apple’s very useful iCloud Keychain
There’s a lot of password management software available for the Mac and iOS…
Attention, Tim Cook! Apple isn’t firing on all cylinders and you need to fix it
They’ve chopped off the edges of the bell curve — and big chunks of their key users with them…
Apple’s CarPlay, Google’s Android Auto get pushback from Ford, Toyota
Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are facing a push back from automakers led by Ford…
Apple’s hidden Photos feature will blow some minds
As we leave 2016 behind it’s worth taking a look at one of the features of Apple’s iOS 10…
No, Apple, do not simplify, get better
Critics say both Mac Pro and Mac mini are already dead and won’t see a refresh in 2017…
Rare video shows Steve Jobs warning Apple to focus less on profits and more on great products
One of more prevalent narratives currently surrounding Apple is that the company has lost its innovative edge…
Apple’s redesigned Photos web app on iCloud.com now available for everyone
After first testing out a new update to the Photos web app on the iCloud beta website…
Apple’s Mac division has ‘lost clout’ with Jony Ive and Apple design team
Apple’s Mac team has ‘lost clout’ with the company’s industrial design group and software team…
Marco Arment: Apple’s Mac Pro is ‘very likely dead’
Apple chief executive Tim Cook [yesterday] addressed concerns about the state of Mac desktop hardware inside the company…
How Tim Cook’s Apple alienated Mac loyalists
To die-hard fans, Apple Inc.’s Macintosh sometimes seems like an afterthought these days…
Apple’s not very good, really quite poor 2016
As they drift off for their one- or two-day vacations shortly, will Apple’s senior executives be patting themselves on the back?
Apple working to fight iCloud Calendar spam
Apple is finally turning its attention to the growing threat of iCloud Calendar spam…
How to kill Apple Calendar invite spam
Blocking them entirely only requires a single change…
Apple syncs call logs via iCloud, but it’s more of an annoyance than security risk
Apple is backing up call logs for phone, FaceTime, and third-party apps using CallKit under iOS 10…
Apple keeps constant log of phone calls in iCloud, security firm says
Apple has a hidden feature for you in its iPhones: call logs going back as far as four months are stored…
Stop using Apple’s iCloud
Apple’s iCloud has a long and troubled past, but the company keeps pushing it for iPhone and Mac users…
Latest Wikileaks email leak includes Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s Apple ID and password
Unauthorized users appear to have accessed Hillary Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s various accounts…
CarPlay: The best incarnation of Apple’s ecosystem
Apple is in my car today. A new car I have had now for about 10 days…
Apple’s iCloud storage: 5 GB is the new 16
Now that the iPhone 7 starts at 32 GB of storage, the constant juggling needed to avoid…
Apple’s greatest innovation: It’s the ecosystem, stupid
Apple can’t innovate anymore, say the critics. A chorus of complaints so common that it received…
How to change an Apple ID
Your Apple ID is the user name you use to log into Apple’s App Store, iMessage and FaceTime services…
How to use Optimized Storage in macOS Sierra
Apple’s laptops rely on flash storage, and prices really shoot up if you want more local storage…
iPhone ASP decline in Q316 shows Apple’s Services strategy at work
The 40 million iPhones Apple sold in the June quarter brought in an average of $595 each…
Why Apple should stop being so stingy with iCloud storage
In successive iterations — iTools, MobileMe, .Mac, and now iCloud — Apple has built its products around services hosted in the cloud…
