The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max represent Apple’s latest and greatest innovations when it comes to smartphone technology. And, with any luck, they are devices that’ll last you quite a long time. With that in mind, there are some best practices to keep your device in tip-top shape. This can range from physically protecting […]
It has historically been important to keep up with news from around the world, however, in modern times the press can be overly divisive (and downright depressing) with the recent onslaught of political stories. Maybe you’re trying to start the new year on the right foot with an abundance of positivity – or maybe you’re […]
A popular iOS package tracking app secretly uses a device’s data and processing power as part of a botnet scheme, according to a new report. The app, “Parcels — Track Your Packages” was first brought to light by developer and 9to5Mac writer Guilherme Rambo. It carries a 4.7-star rating in the App Store and was […]
In response to a shocking, late-December report where multiple users shared their experiences noticing a slight bend in their brand new 2018 iPad Pros, Apple acknowledged that what appeared to be a resurgent case of Bendgate 2.0 is merely a resulting side-effect of “cooling metal and plastic components” during the super-thin tablet’s manufacturing process. Despite the […]
Apple threw some not-so-subtle shade at its less privacy-conscious competitors ahead of the largest tech conference of the year. The Consumer Electronics Show 2019 is slated to kick off on Jan. 8 in Las Vegas. Apple doesn’t really attend CES in any official capacity, but that didn’t stop it from making its presence felt at […]
We’re only about a week into the 2019 calendar year so far, and yet rumors concerning Apple’s upcoming iPhone lineup (arriving over nine months from now) are already beginning to trickle in. While we’ve heard that Apple may adopt beneficial technologies like USB-C connectivity, its 2019 iPhone flagships are otherwise unlikely to feature any major […]
Apple’s ecosystem has long had a reputation for not playing nice with third-party platforms and devices. However, some surprising new announcements hint that that may change moving forward. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 has yet to officially kick off, but three third-party TV manufacturers have already announced that they’ve partnered with Apple for additional […]
Phishing scammers targeting Apple users are getting much more sophisticated and clever in their techniques, according to a new report. Support call scams aren’t new, but there is now a new generation of such scams that are much harder to discern. Security researcher and journalist Brian Krebs on Friday detailed a new phishing scam that […]
Comcast, one of America’s largest cable TV providers, has been sued multiple times over the years concerning the high-cost and seemingly deceptive nature of its signature Xfinity Cable offerings, which were most recently the subject of a [since settled out-of-court] class-action lawsuit waged against it back in 2016. Well, the company doesn’t appear to have […]
Smartphone batteries degrade over time. That’s inevitable. But the introduction of Battery Health tools in iOS 11.3 now means that users have just another thing to fret about unnecessarily. If you check Reddit or the Apple Support communities, you may find some users posting questions about whether their own battery capacity degradation is normal or […]