Amazon Music synchronized podcast transcripts let you skip boring parts
With music streaming now a staple in modern life, service providers have moved on to finding new ways to pull in and keep subscribers. Podcasts, which predate this media streaming industry, seem to be coming back to the forefront, with Spotify and Apple taking jabs at each other over their new audio offerings. Amazon Music,…
Apple is upgrading its iPhone loaner program later this week
At some point, chances are that you’re going to have to take your iPhone in for repair. Maybe you cracked the screen or perhaps your iPhone suddenly stopped turning on one day. If Apple needs to keep your phone for an extended period of time, the company will loan you an iPhone in the interim.…
Matt Dillon & Rupert Friend Set Among Cast Of Apple Comedy Series ‘High Desert’
Apple TV+’s comedy series High Desert is adding to its cast. Matt Dillon, Rupert Friend, Weruche Opia, Brad Garrett, Bernadette Peters and Christine Taylor will star opposite Patricia Arquette in the half-hour series, which is exec produced by Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach. Arquette plays Peggy, an addict who decides to make a…
Apple Silicon Macs can’t boot from external drive if internal drive failed
CCC 5.1.27 and CCC 6 can make bootable backups on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs (11.3+) right now, and we'll continue to support that functionality as long as macOS supports it. But as Apple's platform continues to evolve, we have to design our recovery strategies around the current hardware capabilities. A bootable external device may…
The next iMac: 27-inch ProMotion display, ‘dark’ bezels, possible Face ID
The 24-inch iMac brought a new design and a faster chip to Apple’s all-in-one machine, but we’re still waiting for its bigger, faster sibling to replace the current Intel-based 27-inch iMac. Bloomberg reported in May that Apple had put the larger iMac aside to focus on the 24-inch iMac’s launch, but since that Mac is now available, the rumor mill…
Black Friday 2021: What iPad deals can we hope to see?
What was once the biggest shopping day of the year now spreads over weeks, but Black Friday is still a day to circle on your calendar. This year it falls on November 26, leaving less than a month before Christmas. So if you’re looking to snatch some great deals on Apple products, you’ll need to…
AirPods Pro with the MagSafe charging case are down to $190
Apple Apple might not have released a new version of the AirPods Pro at its “Unleashed” event, but it did release a new MagSafe case for the existing model. And today they’re nearly as cheap as the third-gen AirPods: Amazon is selling the newest version of AirPods Pro for $190, the lowest price we’ve seen…
Apple quietly discontinues the 21.5-inch Intel-powered iMac
Apple has apparently pulled its 21.5-inch Intel-based iMac from shelves (via MacRumors). Its discontinuation doesn’t come as much of a surprise, now that Apple is transitioning from using Intel processors to its in-house M1 chip. The 21.5-inch iMac was still available after Apple’s October 18th Unleashed event — it didn’t appear to go missing until…
Microsoft reports SIP-bypassing “Shrootless” vulnerability in macOS
Shroot farms — Exploit based on SIP entitlement inheritance was patched by Apple on October 26. Lee Hutchinson - Oct 29, 2021 4:57 pm UTC
Image in Facebook app may show Meta’s upcoming Apple Watch rival
The Meta Watch watch is on — A Meta smart watch with at least one camera could be on the way. Scharon Harding - Oct 29, 2021 4:27 pm UTC Facebook just won't stay idle. After announcing on Thursday that Facebook's parent company will be changing its name to Meta, it seems the tech giant…