The U.K. government is still trying to gain access to encrypted iCloud data, according to the Financial Times after British officials allegedly filed a new secret order demanding Apple build a backdoor On Wednesday, the…
Some years ago, us millennials (and Gen X, a colleague pointed out), were pretty in love with transparent tech. From Macs to mice, beepers to CD players, and even big desktop monitors — we loved…
Qualcomm recently invited a few journalists to check out the company’s new laptop chip. Our friends over at PCWorld were able to run benchmarks on it, and they said the chip is “once again threatening…
Everyone is wondering, what is up with the iPhone lineup? Okay, the Macalope hasn’t asked around, but he’s pretty sure everyone is wondering that. Because he, himself, has been wondering that. The iPhone lineup is…
No matter how many cables we have to charge and hook up our iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks, we never seem to be able to find one when we need one. Well, we found some on…
Apple’s AirPods Max 2: In Summary The AirPods Max launched in December 2020, although a minor update brought USB-C and some new colors in 2024. A software update in March 2025 added support for 24-bit,…
Apple has published a public letter outlining its view on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the EU, passing the buck to the Commission in Brussels. According to the lengthy screed, the…
A new app offering to record your phone calls and pay you for the audio so it can sell the data to AI companies is, unbelievably, the No. 2 app in Apple’s U.S. App Store’s…
It’s a small thing, really. But then, the most impactful interface elements often are. There are several reasons people prefer Spotify to Apple Music, and over time Apple has improved its service to make it…
Way back in iOS 16, Apple introduced a new feature called Rapid Security Responses, which allowed the company to quickly release important security patches to iPhone and iPad users without having to wait for the…