The 30% tariffs, which came as a consequence of the still ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, have gone into effect yesterday, September 1, at 00:01 ET. Apple products such as iMac, iMac Pro, Mac mini, HomePod, and AirPods have been affected, along...
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Apple Announces the iPhone 11 Event: ‘By innovation only’ for September 10
Apple has officially announced its next huge event for September 10, 2019. Based on the leaked asset in iOS 13 beta this month, we expect to see the new iPhone 11 revealed. The event, which is named ‘By innovation only’, will take place at Steve...
Secure-Erasing Mac’s Disks is No Longer Secure, Apple Says
In the past, when you wanted to replace your hard drive with a bigger one, you’d just run a “secure erase” on it to erase all the personal data you’ve stored. Practically, this operation would write zeros to the entire disk, overwriting anything that’s already...
Apple Releases Seventh Beta of macOS Catalina
Yesterday, Apple released the seventh beta of macOS 10.15 Catalina. Beta 7 came out nearly a week after the sixth beta of macOS Catalina was launched and over two months after the new macOS update was first presented at the WWDC. Developers and public users...
Apple Apologizes for Using Contractors to Listen in on Private Siri Conversations
The company’s apology comes one month after its promise to end the use of human contractors to listen in on conversations between Siri and users. In an official statement posted on Apple’s official page, the tech company addresses their goal “to provide the best experience...
Apple Releases iOS 13.1 Beta Update Ahead of iOS 13 Actual Launch
Apple has mysteriously launched iOS 13.1 beta 1 this Tuesday. And no, that’s not a typo. This release is likely to be a few weeks ahead of the official launch of iOS 13. There’s no official statement from Apple, as to why they made the...
More Airlines Ban MacBook Pro Models From Flights
As a safety precaution, Virgin Australia has banned all MacBooks from checked baggage on their flights due to fears over battery fires. Yet, they are still permitted in cabin baggage. The prominent notice, which has been added to the airline’s Dangerous Goods page, states: “Important...
Powerful Free Mac RSS Reader NetNewsWire Out of Beta Now
The relaunched version of the powerful free open-source Mac RSS reader application NetNewsWire 5.0, is out of beta now. The main purpose of Version 5 released in public beta a couple of weeks ago, is a balance of performance and power. “We value stability, performance,...
Apple Seeds watchOS 5.3.1, tvOS 12.4.1, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
Yesterday, Apple launched watchOS 5.3.1, tvOS 12.4.1, and macOS Mojave 10.14.6 for Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Mac devices, to go together with an iOS 12.4.1 update which addresses rather serious vulnerability. The latest software updates are already available on the Apple Watch, Apple TV,...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Pledges Aid for the Amazon Rainforest as Fires are Still Active
The Amazon forest is still in flames, with fires continuing to spread for a fourth week. World leaders met over the weekend at the G7 summit, and decided to pledge a $20 million aid package. Leonardo DiCaprio’s new environmental foundation called Earth Alliance, made a...