We finally have the winner of our iPhone 16 Pro international giveaway! Congratulations to Oliver T., and a huge thank you to everyone who participated.
Embracing the 15s — Mac Geek Gab 892
Safari 15, iOS 15, your 15th birthday, all of these are things we must embrace, right? Listen as your two favorite geeks walk you through their thoughts on it all (the first two, anyway!). That’s not all, though, as this episode has some of the best Quick Tips we’ve ever shared, plus some new chargers to look out for with your new iPhones and iPads. Press play and join John and Dave in learning at least five new things this week!
What To Buy From The New Apple Lineup 2021
Want to know what’s worth purchasing from the Apple Event. Dave and John made the ultimate guide in Mac Geek Gab 890, watch it here.
How To Use Tabs To Search Your Mac’s Mail
Here’s a mail Quick Tip on using an extra tab to search in Mail without losing your focus. Find Mac Geek Gab 891 Here.
iPhone 13 Pro, Apple Watch 7, and iPad mini, with Jeff Gamet - ACM 556
Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet take a deep dive into Apple’s new product announcements, including iPhone 13 Pro and its camera, Apple Watch 7, and the new iPad mini.
iOS15 Questions Answered
Your iOS 15 questions were answered in Mac Geek Gab 890. Have more questions? Send them in to [email protected] for a future show!
How to Change the Address Bar and Website Tinting in Safari in iOS 15
Safari in iOS 15 brought in changes to the addres bar and added website tinting. If you don’t like these changes, they are easy to reverse. Charlotte Henry shows you how.
China's Cryptocurrency Ban Affects Bitcoin and Others
China’s recent all-out cryptocurrency ban sent prices tumbling. Bitcoin and others have already regained some lost ground, though.
The Return Of Pilot Pete!!
Have you watched Mac Geek Gab 891 yet? You won’t want to miss the return of one of our favorite people, Pilot Pete!
UnitedHealthcare to Offer Members Free Year of Apple Fitness+
UnitedHealthcare will give customers a free year of Apple Fitness+ as part of an offer will come into force on November 1.
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Brands Apple a Putin Accomplice
Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny (pictured above) has hit out and Apple and Google. He called them “accomplices” of the Kremlin and Vladimir Putin’s regime, AppleInsider reported. It follows the recent removal of a tactical voting app from the App Store and Google Play store.
In a long series of tweets, Navalny accused Big Tech firms of capitulating. “The giants Apple and Google have complied with the Kremlin’s demands and removed our app from their stores,” he wrote. “My beloved YouTube has deleted our video, and the Telegram messenger has blocked our bot.” “I know that most of those who work at Google, Apple, etc. are honest and good people,” he continued. “I urge them not to put up with the cowardice of their bosses.”
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Security Friday: Bad, Real Bad, and Good News – TMO Daily Observations 2021-09-23
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont for a round of Security Friday news, including ransomware, hacking, and a way to protect your Apple Card.
How to Schedule Your Mac to Reboot
There are plenty of times when you could benefit from a fresh start on your Mac. Let’s look at how to schedule your Mac to reboot.
How to Maximize Focus Mode on iOS 15
The new Focus Mode options in iOS 15 offer a lot of customization to the retired Do Not Disturb feature. Let’s walk through setting them up.
'Foundation' Premieres on Apple TV+
Sci-fi series Foundation premiered on Apple TV+ on Friday. The first two episodes are currently available to subscribers, with new ones released weekly. It is all based on the novels by Isaac Asimov, and there could be 70 or even 80 episodes made in total.
iPhone 13 Range, iPad and iPad mini Now Available
The iPhone 13 range, as well as the new iPad and iPad mini, are all now available to order or pick up in-store.
iPhone 13 Review Shows Impressive Battery Results
We saw Apple executives on stage mention one or or one-and-a-half extra hours of battery with iPhone 13 models. This review proves it.
Apple was careful not to promise any specific battery life on the new iPhones. I think that’s because of 5G. Depending on 5G frequency and signal quality, the battery life you get can be much shorter than you see here—and the 5G situation is so confusing across different carriers and countries that I don’t think Apple was willing to make a generalization. Of course, you can always turn off 5G.
Twitter Introduces 'Tips' Feature Supporting Cryptocurrency
Twitter is rolling out a Tips feature to make it easy for people to tip their favorite Tweeters. It supports tipping with Bitcoin over the Lightning Network.
EU’s Mobile Charging Port Law Won’t Stifle Innovation
Cupertino continues to insist the European Commission’s proposed charging port law will stifle innovation. Is this true, or just rebellion?
GridRaster Using XR to Improve USAF Aircraft Maintenance
GridRaster’s contract with the US Air Force will streamline many aircraft maintenance tasks. The tools can be also used for other missions, such as flight training and simulations.
Thursdays with Bob: The Future of (Your) iPhone – TMO Daily Observations 2021-09-23
Dr Mac joins Kelly to talk about new iPhones, what to look forward to if you do upgrade, and tips on what makes it a good time to do so.
iOS 15: Turn Off 'Website Tinting' in Safari
Safari on iOS 15 has ‘Website Tinting’, which means the address bar automatically becomes the same color as the webpage a user is browsing.
How To Put the Address Bar at the Top Again in Safari on iOS 15
One of the changes in iOS 15 is that the address bar and tabs in Safari are now at the bottom of the page, but this can be reversed.
iPhone 13: How Cinematic Mode Was Made
Cinematic mode was one of the big new features in the iPhone 13. In a new interview with Techcrunch, Apple VP Kaiann Drance and Human Interface Team designer Johnnie Manzari explain how it was made.
“We knew that bringing a high quality depth of field to video would be magnitudes more challenging [than Portrait Mode],” says Drance. “Unlike photos, video is designed to move as the person filming, including hand shake. And that meant we would need even higher quality depth data so Cinematic Mode could work across subjects, people, pets, and objects, and we needed that depth data continuously to keep up with every frame. Rendering these autofocus changes in real time is a heavy computational workload.” The A15 Bionic and Neural Engine are heavily used in Cinematic Mode, especially given that they wanted to encode it in Dolby Vision HDR as well. They also didn’t want to sacrifice live preview — something that most Portrait Mode competitors took years to ship after Apple introduced it.
Inside Story: How the Mafia is Getting Involved in Cybercrime
On Monday, police in Europe announced the arrests of over 100 people connected to the Mafia. They were using hackers to support efforts in traditional crime.
The authorities said that the organized crime groups employed hackers who were using phishing, social engineering attacks, and SIM swapping, as well as sending malware to victims with the goal of taking over their bank accounts and stealing their money.
This operation highlights a new trend: traditional organized crime groups, such as the Italian Mafia and Camorra, are now dabbling in cybercrime to support their traditional offline activities, according to Italian and Spanish police investigators involved in the crackdown who spoke with Motherboard.