9to5mac.com/2023/12/15/9to5mac-product-of-the-year-the-new-15-inch-macbook-air/ 9to5Mac Product of the Year: The new 15-inch MacBook Air Chance Miller | Dec 15 2023 - 8:15 am PT It’s been an exciting year for Apple fans, ranging from the introduction of new MacBook Pros, an expansion of the MacBook Air lineup, and one of the best year-over-year iPhone upgrades in a long time. This … Continue reading 9 to 5 Mac picks the new 15″ MacBook Air as product of the year →

http://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-iphone-ios-update-stolen-device-protection-698d760e? Apple Makes Security Changes to Protect Users From iPhone Thefts Stolen Device Protection can prevent criminals from using your passcode to change your Apple account By Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen, Updated Dec. 12, 2023 5:57 pm ET Apple is rolling out a new security setting for iPhones following Wall Street Journal reporting about a vulnerability that allowed … Continue reading Apple making security changes to protect users from iPhone thefts →

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/13/macos-sonoma-14-2-features/ All > Top Five Features in macOS Sonoma 14.2 Wednesday December 13, 2023 3:21 pm PST by Juli Clover When Apple releases new software, iOS updates tend to get most of the attention, and there are sometimes useful new features in Mac updates that go under the radar. That's the case with macOS Sonoma 14.2. It doesn't have flashy … Continue reading Top new features in Sonoma 14.2 →

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1990115 Unfortunately WordPress (and this my blog) are not behaving tonight so all I can give you at the moment is the URL to an article explaining what’s new and what’s not included. Will update this as I can. Later: A misbehaving VPN had to be totally removed. All is well now. Apple releases iOS … Continue reading Apple releases new versions of WatchOS, iOS and MacOS →

https://apple.news/ACTF665PjQYuW-eV7I-SP5Q [use this to see the rather pretty graphics Five types of searches that may surprise you from AARP SINCE ITS founding, Google has so dominated the online search market that the company’s name has become the de facto verb for the task. As the company marks its 25th anniversary, AARP tech writer Edward C. Baig … Continue reading Google has more types of searches than you probably realize →

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2023/12/03/apple-macbook-air-new-macbook-m2-m3-macbook-pro-macos/? Why You Should Wait For Apple’s New MacBook Air Ewan Spence, Senior Contributor Dec 3, 2023, 11:56am EST Updated December 3: article originally posted December 2. The holidays are coming, laptops are starting to creak, and the temptation is there to grab an upgrade for Christmas. But if you're looking for a consumer laptop, … Continue reading Want more power in your MacBook Air? Can you wait till next June? →

http://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/technology/namedrop-apple-iphone-police.html Don’t Be Afraid of the iPhone’s NameDrop Feature, Experts Say Police departments have issued warnings about a new Apple setting that lets users exchange contact information by bringing their devices together. Tech experts say the fears are overblown. By Jesus Jiménez, published Nov. 29, 2023 Police departments from New Jersey to California have been sounding … Continue reading Stop worrying about using Apple iPhone’s Name Drop →

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2023/11/30/ios-1712-apple-suddenly-releases-urgent-update-for-all-iphone-users iOS 17.1.2: Apple Suddenly Releases Urgent Update For All iPhone Users David Phelan, Senior Contributor This post was updated on November 30, 2023, to add Apple’s security notes and details of what it means. The iOS 17.1.1 iPhone update landed on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Just three weeks later, Apple has delivered its next … Continue reading Update your iPhone’s software NOW →

https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-sonoma/tips/how-to-delete-macos-sonomas-live-wallpapers [click thru for helpful illustrations not included below] How to delete macOS Sonoma's live wallpapers Chip Loder | Nov 28, 2023 Apple added dynamic desktop wallpapers in macOS Sonoma, but not everyone wants them. Here's how to remove the new additions from your Mac. The Mac has supported the ability to change your desktop's background image for … Continue reading Deleting space guzzling MacOS Sonoma live wallpapers once downloaded →

http://www.tomsguide.com/news/google-chrome-just-got-an-emergency-security-update-install-it-right-now? Google Chrome just got an emergency security update — install it right now By Anthony Spadafora, published November 29, 2023 New Chrome update patches a high severity zero-day and other security flaws Google has released a new emergency security update for Chrome to address a high severity zero-day vulnerability that’s currently being exploited by hackers. As reported … Continue reading Google Chrome’s just sent out an emergency security update — install it right now →

https://apple.news/ALVEUGux_TqarOXj3b-rZgg Why is the iPhone so successful? It’s simple by Jason Snell for MacWorld The iPhone 15’s new camera features showcase Apple’s relentless drive to make its products as frictionless as possible. One of the biggest imprints Steve Jobs and Jony Ive left on Apple’s design process is a certain kind of product idealism. At … Continue reading Why is the iPhone so successful? →