Macworld Podcast: M4 MacBook Air and M4 Max Mac Studio reviews
Apple has updated the MacBook Air and Mac Studio with brand-new chips, and we got our hands on them. So in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about these new M4 Macs! This…
New Mac phishing attack causes fake freezes to nab your Apple ID password
LayerX Labs on Tuesday posted its finding on a new phishing attack that originally targeted Windows users, but now can be found on Macs. The phishing attack attempts to get a user’s username and password…
EU orders Apple to open up iOS connectivity features
With the Digital Markets Act adopted in 2022, the European Union has identified Apple’s iOS (as well as other companies’ products) as “Gatekeepers” that have such a stranglehold on the market that they should be…
Get the brand-new M3 iPad Air for $50 off with first major discount
The brand-new iPad Air M3 is already on sale even though it’s only been out for a week. You can get the 11-inch model for $549 right now at Amazon, a savings of $50 off…
There’s a firmware update for Apple’s new MagSafe charger (but not the old one)
While we’re still waiting for iOS 18.4 to arrive with new emoji and Visual Intelligence for the Action button, Apple issued a slightly smaller update this week that most people won’t notice.: the 25W MagSafe…
Apple Passwords bug left users vulnerable for three months
It emerged Tuesday that a serious HTTP bug in Apple’s Passwords app left users vulnerable to phishing attacks for an astonishing three months after its debut last year. A fix for the vulnerability was included…
Save 25% on Parallels Desktop for Mac, our top Mac VM
The popular virtualization software Parallels Desktop is the best virtual machine for running Windows on a Mac we’ve tested, and this March the maker is offering 25% off Parallels Desktop 20. That’s a tempting offer…
Everything the iPhone Action button can do
Since the very first iPhone, Apple has featured an on/off mute switch above the volume buttons. That all changed with the iPhone 15 Pro, and every iPhone since—the mute switch was replaced by something called…
This year’s WWDC keynote will be must-see Apple TV
If we go by the usual schedule, we’re probably a little under three months out from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference—chances are it’ll be announced before the end of this very month. It promises to…
Future iPhones might ditch the USB-C port. Good
I had a revelation recently while testing the wired charging speed of my trusty iPhone 16 Plus. In six months of ownership, it occurred to me as I blew the dust out like an archaeologist…