The feature, which Apple announced at an event in September, allows you to contact emergency services even when you’re out of cell range. Your iPhone 14 or 14 Pro will be able to contact emergency services via satellite later this month, Apple said Thursday in a release about its $450 million investment to support the […]
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Apple’s AirTags for Your Checked Bags Are a Travel Essential
Commentary: A tracker in my luggage was the only reassurance I had when my luggage went missing. It was a far from ideal ending to our dreamy Sicilian honeymoon. We arrived back at Edinburgh Airport to discover our checked bags hadn’t made the journey home with us, and there was nobody in sight to advise […]
Sign In With Apple Is a Quick and Easy Way to Protect Yourself Online. Here’s How to Use It
Use your Apple device to verify your credentials instead of your social accounts or yet another password. Here’s what to know about the security feature. Do you dread signing up for a new service or logging in to a new website? No one wants more emails in their inbox or to risk their security for […]
What Finally Convinced Me to Ditch my Android for an iPhone
Commentary: My friends got their wish. I’m now Team Apple. The iPhone versus Android debate rages on, and I’ve been caught in the middle of it for too long. For 10 long years, I’ve been Team Android, my most recent phone being the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus. But when it came time to replace my […]
I Switched From Android to iPhone. I’m Not Going Back
After 10 long years of loving Android, I’ve caved. After months of going back and forth I went to my local Verizon store and ordered an iPhone 14 Pro. It may sound like I’m being overly dramatic, but the move signaled a big shift for me. I’ve always prided myself on not buying into the […]
Apple store Glasgow workers unionise in UK first
Glasgow Apple store workers have become the first in the UK to secure official union recognition. GMB union organiser John Slaven called it a “compelling new chapter in the trade-union story” being written around the world. Earlier this year, workers in the Maryland branch formed the first Apple retail union in the US. Glasgow’s Buchanan […]
Apple Will Reportedly Mark 2013 and 2014 iMacs Obsolete by Month’s End
That means those models will no longer be eligible to be serviced by Apple. Apple will mark four iMac desktop models as obsolete later this month, MacRumors reported Tuesday. These include the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMac from late 2013, the 21.5-inch iMac from mid-2014 and the Retina 5K 27-inch iMac from late 2014. The move […]
If You Don’t Need These 2 iOS 16 Features, Disable Them to Save Battery
Apple’s new iPhone features are cool, but disabling two of them could help your battery life. Does it seem like your iPhone is always dying? You might not need to buy a new one just yet, but it’s probably time to make some changes. Maybe you need to charge it differently with the appropriate cables […]