https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-novel-material-thats-shrinking-phone-chargers-powering-up-electric-cars-and-making-5g-possible-11626494445? The Novel Material That’s Shrinking Phone Chargers, Powering Up Electric Cars, and Making 5G Possible Gallium, once an industrial-waste product, is transforming our increasingly electrified world By Christopher MimsJuly 17, 2021 12:00 am ET If you’re reading this on a screen, it’s likely you’re literally staring at the future. Present in most LED screens, as … Continue reading Novel material that’s making 5G possible (among other things) →

https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/05/psa-notes-created-with-ios-15-and-macos-12-might-be-unavailable-in-previous-os-versions/ PSA: Notes created with iOS 15 and macOS 12 might be unavailable in previous OS versions Filipe Espósito - Jul. 5th 2021 4:23 pm PT @filipeesposito Among all the new features in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, Apple has introduced some great changes to its Notes app. However, if you have already installed the … Continue reading Users of the Notes App, read before you install iOS 15 or macOS 12 →

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-and-apples-free-password-managers-compare-with-1password-dashlane-and-others-11626012003? How Google and Apple’s Free Password Managers Compare With 1Password, Dashlane and Others Free password managers built into popular browsers may work for some, including kids and less tech-savvy loved ones, but they come with some downsides—mainly, where you can or can’t use them By Nicole NguyenJuly 11, 2021 10:00 am ET With ransomware attacks … Continue reading How do Apple’s and Google’s free passport managers compare with paid services? →

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-visual-lookup-photos-ios/ iOS 15: How to Use Visual Lookup in Photos to Identify Landmarks, Plants, and Pets Thursday July 8, 2021 10:55 AM PDT by Tim Hardwick In iOS 15, Apple made further advancements in on-device machine learning and integrated them into the Photos app to make your iPhone more intelligent at recognizing the contents of pictures. In other words, the ‌Photos‌ app … Continue reading New iOS 15 will allow identifying content in photos — here’s how →

https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/16/ios-15-update-choice/ JUNE 16 iOS 15 update choice could mean big changes in iOS 16 – Macworld Ben Lovejoy - Jun. 16th 2021 4:12 am PT @benlovejoy One of the benefits of an iPhone is that you get iOS updates for five or more years. But when it comes to the iOS 15 update, Apple is for the first … Continue reading Two paths allow those with older iPhones to update only security →

9to5mac.com/2021/06/25/windows-11-wont-be-officially-supported-by-any-intel-mac-heres-why/ Windows 11 won’t be officially supported by any Intel Mac — here’s why Filipe Espósito - Jun. 25th 2021 2:49 pm PT @filipeesposito Microsoft on Thursday unveiled Windows 11, the next major update to its PC operating system. While it comes with a refreshed design and even the ability to run emulated Android apps, not … Continue reading Windows 11 won’t be officially supported by any Intel Mac – why? →

You're only going to read these if you're in the market for a new device so I see no reason to provide anything beyond the links: https://www.wired.com/gallery/the-best-ipad/ https://www.wired.com/gallery/iphone-buying-guide https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-kindle

https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/22/apple-watch-dark-sky-update-more/ JUNE 22 Apple-owned Dark Sky app updated with Apple Watch improvements and more Chance Miller - Jun. 22nd 2021 11:06 am PT @ChanceHMiller Apple is rolling out an update to the Dark Sky weather application it acquired last year. This marks only the second update since Apple announced its acquisition of Dark Sky, and … Continue reading Apple updates its Dark Sky for the Apple Watch and more →

https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/06/17/how-to-force-icloud-to-download-files? How to force iCloud to download files  By William Gallagher | Jun 17, 2021 It's great that iCloud will free up storage space for you by moving documents you don't need — but you sometimes have to convince it you need them back. They must have some pretty great Wi-Fi at Apple Park, because sometimes macOS looks as if … Continue reading Forcing iCloud to download files →

Google is making a point of NOT following Apple's lead in protecting the privacy of the user of its apps. I've not yet given up Google's Chrome browser but am within days of doing so for privacy reasons and for its being such a memory hog. I've already deleted Google Maps in favor of Apple … Continue reading Time to abandon several Google’s Chrome and Maps →