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 | Apple Changes Stance On Cleaning iPhone's Display - Coronavirus Remember when Apple used to tell us that it was not safe to clean your iPhone's display? The company used to say it was unsafe to use disinfecting wipes or sprays because it might damage the the coating on the touchscreen displays. Apple's suggestion was to use a cloth dampened with water to clean their phon....more |
03/12/2020 |
 | Apple issues statement on serious Keychain zero day bug A very serious security bug was discovered in the Apple MacOS Keychain. It makes it possible for an attacker to get every password in the Keychain without requiring your password. Patrick Wardle, Synack’s head of research, was able to write some code that extracts passwords from the Keychain. He posted a vi....more |
09/26/2017 |
 | Deleted Podcasts still show up in Apple TV - SOLVED Do you use Home Sharing to stream Podcasts to your Apple TV? If you do, you may have noticed that very old podcasts stay in the Apple TV even if you think you have deleted them in iTunes. This issue should be embarrassing for Apple, but Apple isn’t great at services. They’re just not. Anyway, the fix is ....more |
07/08/2017 |
 | How to stop autoplay HTML 5 videos in Safari HTML 5 videos set to autoplay are so annoying. There are extensions for browsers like Chrome and Firefox that will stop the problem, but Apple has not released anything for Safari yet. Unfortunately, even ClickToPlugin does not help. Fortunately, there is a way to stop these annoying videos from autoplayin....more |
04/12/2017 |
 | BlackBerry looking to autonomous cars for its future Remember when BlackBerry was the dominant smartphone maker? It has been a long decade of decline for BlackBerry, but the company is not quite done yet. BlackBerry is looking to autonomous cars to fuel its future. BlackBerry owns the QNX operating system. QNX is a powerful system that already run....more |
01/16/2017 |
 | iTunes 12 for Mac won't remember window size or position - FIXED My installation of iTunes 12 would not remember my window size or position, and a splash screen would flash when the app was launching. I tried everything and could not get it to work correctly. Apple won't allow you to remove iTunes as the OS requires it, so I was left floundering. I found the f....more |
11/29/2016 |
 | BlackBerry will stop making its own devices The end of an era is definitely upon us. Actually, BlackBerry's dominance and even relevance in smartphones has been over for some time, but the company finally announced it will no longer make its own devices. From now on, BlackBerry will outsource the production of hardware and focus more on software. The....more |
09/29/2016 |
 | Apple has gone too far! I love Apple and its products. I have so many Apple products at this point my apartment looks like the Apple Store. I'm usually a big fan, but recent iterations of Apple products make me think they are choosing design over function, and I think that goes too far. As I do every year, I ordered the i....more |
09/21/2016 |
 | Apple’s 2 factor authentication prompts for 4 digit code on Apple TV - Solved My Apple TV prompted me for a 4 digit verification code instead of a 6 digit code. What? If you have 2 factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID account, you are familiar with receiving prompts on all of your Apple devices to ALLOW entry into your account. After you choose ALLOW, you receive....more |
09/04/2016 |
 | Samsung Pay has a serious vulnerability Samsung has a payment platform for their Android phones that is supposed to rival ApplePay. It looks like Samsung needs to do more work because their service definitely is not bulletproof. Samsung Pay works by issuing a "token" that the merchant receives instead of your credit card number. This pr....more |
08/08/2016 |
 | BlackBerry finally kills the BlackBerry Classic BlackBerry is moving on from the phone that made it an iconic brand. Almost a decade after Apple disrupted BlackBerry's dominance in the smartphone market with the launch of the iPhone, BlackBerry is throwing in the towel on its most famous handset. BlackBerry announced today it will no longer mak....more |
07/05/2016 |
 | Will Apple kill the MacBook Air? Apple's WWDC conference is coming up next month, and the rumors are already flying. On June 13, developers will get to see Tim Cook and team on stage announce the new products for 2016. Most people believe the MacBook Air will get a refresh as they are still running older Broadwell processors. Other rumors....more |
05/15/2016 |
 | Tim Cook opens up about FBI fight in new interview Tim Cook is not taking this fight with the FBI laying down. After a fairly long interview on ABC recently, he has now been interviewed by TIME magazine. Cook is obviously bothered by the government's use of the courts to try and force Apple to create a special version of its operating system that will allow....more |
03/17/2016 |
 | Is BlackBerry pivoting to the Internet of Thins? We all know the history of BlackBerry's dramatic fall from the top of the smartphone market. CEO John Chen was brought on to turn the company around. He had moderate success in cutting expenses and releasing new hardware to give the company a boost. Things have continued to be challenging for BlackBerry, a....more |
03/02/2016 |
 | Tim Cook rejects FBI request for back door into iPhone A California judge ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock the phone of one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino attacks. Following the order, Tim Cook says Apple will resist the order and appeal. The FBI wants Apple to create a new version of iOS that will ignore some of the security features so t....more |
02/17/2016 |
 | Apple should build an iMessage Windows app for iPhone users iPhone users love the security and convenience of iMessage. If you're a Mac user, you can also use iMessage from your desktop or laptop computer. Mac users can also send SMS messages from their desktop using Continuity. But what about iPhone owners who use Windows? Apple should create an iMessag....more |
01/27/2016 |
 | Apple acknowledges iPhone 6s battery bug Users of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have been complaining about battery life for some time now. Apple has discovered a bug that is frustrating some users. Apparently, if you change your clock manually, or change time zones while traveling, the battery meter percentage on the phone does not update. Therefore....more |
01/18/2016 |
 | John Chen criticizes Apple for privacy stance BlackBerry CEO, John Chen, took aim at Apple today for the company's privacy stance. Although his sentiments make sense on the surface, this issue is not so cut and dry. Apple has decided to provide encryption for everyone. That kind of complete security allows everyone to protect their privacy. Of course....more |
12/17/2015 |
 | Apple names Jeff Williams as Chief Operating Officer Apple has a new COO today. The company was without a COO since Tim Cook left that position to become CEO back in 2011. Apple Named Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer. It is believed that he will be groomed to be a possible successor to Tim Cook. Phil Schiller will add the App Store ecosystem to ....more |
12/17/2015 |
 | Apple finds malware in InstaAgent, pulls it from App Store Apple pulled the popular Instagram profile analyzer from the App Store on Tuesday after it found it harvesting usernames and passwords. A German developer discovered the malware and Apple quickly pulled it. The app was apparently sending information, unencrypted, to a remote server. Apple has always portra....more |
11/10/2015 |
| iPhone 6s and 6s Plus preorders sell out in 30 minutes in South Korea Samsung has been dominating their home country of South Korea when it comes to smartphones, but that maybe coming to an end. It appears Apple is selling iPhones at a blistering pace in South Korea. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will launch on Friday, but preorders were open today. Apple sold out of their inven....more |
10/19/2015 |
 | iOS 9.0.2 is better, but still buggy Apple released iOS 9 about a week ago, but it was buggy. Unlike with the release of iOS 8, the company did a pretty good job of releasing very timely updates. iOS 9.0.1 was released in just a few days, and 9.0.2 was quick to follow. Apple has been knocking out the bugs and performance issues, but bugs stil....more |
10/04/2015 |
 | BlackBerry releases BBM for the Apple Watch BlackBerry has launched a version of BBM for the Apple Watch. The release is pretty impressive considering Facebook has not yet released a version of Messenger or WhatsApp for the Apple Watch. BlackBerry is focusing on its software products as it gradually moves out of the hardware market. In an effort to ....more |
10/04/2015 |
 | Apple sets another record with 13 million iPhones sold Apple sold a record 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Pluses over the opening weekend. The insane number of sales occurred in just 3 days. The company released a statement where CEO Tim Cook bragged about the historic numbers. Sales for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been phenomenal, blowi....more |
09/28/2015 |
 | iOS 9's Notes app won't sync to Yosemite In an effort to take on apps like Evernote, Apple has revamped its Notes app in iOS 9. Released yesterday, iOS 9 features Apple's new Notes app with many new features that users will surely love. One problem exists however. Users who have upgraded to iOS 9 will not be able to sync Notes to their Mac until t....more |
09/17/2015 |
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