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…
Apple chip shortage will end, but U.S.-China supply chain ‘train wreck’ is coming
The semiconductor chip shortage is old news, but when the second-largest public company in the history of the U.S. stock market says it just left $6 billion in potential sales on the table as a result of limited chip supply — as Apple just did — it reinforces why the U.S. economy needs to rethink…
2021 MacBook Pro teardown reveals easy-to-remove batteries
Apple may have given us a glimpse of what the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros' insides look like, but it had a surprise waiting for the folks at iFixit nonetheless. The iFixit team said removing batteries from recent MacBook Pros required "infinite patience, a bottle of isopropyl alcohol, and an optional bottle of human-friendly…
Don’t believe the benchmarks or your eyes—the M1 Max is clearly doomed
The results are in and it looks like there are two ways to deal with Apple’s massive processor announcements last week and they’re both a form of denial. First of all, you can deny they even happened. “In worst Apple event ever, the tech giant becomes a parody of itself.” (Tip o’ the antlers to…
Apple discontinues 21.5-inch iMac
Apple’s iMac is a direct descendant of the very first Mac, and it’s often the computer that first comes to mind when people think about Apple. The iMac’s all-in-one design is popular and iconic, and it’s versatile enough for both novices and demanding users. It can handle general-purpose and heavy-duty tasks equally well and is ideal for…
How the Touch Bar can have new life on Apple’s other devices
I know what you’re thinking. For the past five years, we’ve questioned, lambasted, and otherwise reviled the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. And now that it’s gone for—checks notes—a little over a week, we already want it back. But the problem with the Touch Bar wasn’t actually the Touch Bar itself, it’s that it wasn’t a…
Coinbase Mobile App Retains Top Spot on Apple App Store
Coinbase grabs the top spot in the list amid high trading activity for the Shiba Inu cryptocurrency added to its mobile application in September.The Coinbase mobile app has emerged as the most popular on the Apple App Store, in the United States. Coinbase retains its top spot by handling giants like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.This…