AppleMagazine
MacBooks: M1 Processor Takes Mac Family Into a New Era
This year, our computers have been more important than ever before. Whether we’re working from home or catching up with friends over FaceTime, our Macs have become a part of who we are.
8 min |
November 13, 2020
AppleMagazine
EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
European Union regulators filed antitrust charges this week against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them.
4 min |
November 13, 2020
Mac Life
iPhone 12 says Hi
Apple ushers in the era of the 5G smartphone
8 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
HOW SMART IS SMART?
Everything connects to everything else these days, but it’s important to know your smart home’s limits
8 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
LiDAR
It’s coming to iPhones. But what is it?
5 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Apple Watch Series 6
Not as radical as the Series 5, but a welcome update nonetheless
3 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
6 apps that come to life in iPadOS 14
These great apps take full advantage of iPadOS 14’s new features
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
iPad (10.2–inch, 8th generation)
Entry–level iPad gets smarter, faster
4 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Zendure SuperTank Pro
Versatile pocket–sized mobile power station
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
iMac G4
Adam Banks remembers when Apple replaced the world’s most recognizable personal computer with another
1 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Logitech Keys–To–Go
An ultra–portable Bluetooth keyboard for iOS
2 min |
December 2020
Mac Life
Apple Watch SE
A super smartwatch available at a sensible price — where do we Apple Pay?
3 min |
December 2020
Techlife News
FLASH OF LUCK: ASTRONOMERS FIND COSMIC RADIO BURST SOURCE
A flash of luck helped astronomers solve a cosmic mystery: What causes powerful but fleeting radio bursts that zip and zigzag through the universe?
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
MORE US PATIENTS TO HAVE EASY, FREE ACCESS TO DOCTOR'S NOTES
More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency.
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
SPACE STATION MARKING 20 YEARS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ORBIT
The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.
4 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
GOOGLE AD COSTS, NOT ITS ALLEGED MONOPOLY, IRKS BUSINESSES
When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners.
5 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
MARKET DEBUT OF CHINESE E-FINANCE GIANT ANT GROUP POSTPONED
The planned stock market debut of the world’s biggest online finance company, Ant Group, was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial public offering that highlighted China’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
3 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
IS IT SAFE TO STAY IN HOTELS DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
1 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
DID SOCIAL MEDIA ACTUALLY COUNTER ELECTION MISINFORMATION?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.
5 min |
November 07, 2020
Techlife News
FBI INVESTIGATES ROBOCALLS WARNING VOTERS TO ‘STAY HOME'
Voters across the U.S. received anonymous robocalls in the days and weeks before Election Day urging them to “stay safe and stay home” — an ominous warning that election experts said could be an effort to scare voters into sitting out the election.
3 min |
November 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
JUDGE POSTPONES TRUMP'S TIKTOK BAN IN SUIT BROUGHT BY USERS
A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech.
1 min |
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Techlife News
ARMY CORPS RECONSIDERING PERMIT FOR $9.4B PLASTICS COMPLEX
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether potential environmental impacts require it to change, suspend or revoke the permit for a $9.4 billion plastics complex planned in Louisiana by a Taiwan company, U.S. Department of Justice lawyers said Wednesday.
2 min |
November 07, 2020
AppleMagazine
FERRARI PROFIT STEADY AS IT RECOVERS LOST LOCKDOWN OUTPUT
Luxury sportscar maker Ferrari this week reported its profits remained flat in the third quarter as it recovers lost production from the coronavirus shutdown.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
EU DIGITAL BOSS: NEW RULES TO CURB BIG TECH AIM FOR FAIRNESS
The European Union is set to propose new laws to rein in the power of big tech companies, including measures to ensure customers are protected, smaller rivals are treated fairly, and illegal content is dealt with, the bloc’s digital and antitrust chief said this week.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
BUSINESS LEADERS SURVEY HITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN 16 YEARS
The overall economic measure of a monthly survey of Midwest business leaders hit a 16year high for October, but the manufacturing sector of the economy remains stunted from the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index released this week.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
UBER, LYFT PREVAIL TO KEEP CALIFORNIA WORKERS INDEPENDENT
Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-hailing and delivery services prevailed at the ballot box in their expensive gamble to keep drivers classified as independent contractors.
1 min |
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AppleMagazine
SEARCH: APPLE COULD RIVAL GOOGLE WITH NEW INDEXING SERVICE
As antitrust battles continue to dominate Silicon Valley, Apple is using its initiative, planning for a future where multibillion-dollar tie-ups aren’t acceptable.
7 min |
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AppleMagazine
NETFLIX RAISING US STREAMING PRICES AMID BOOMING GROWTH
Netflix is raising most of its U.S. prices by 8% to 13% as its video streaming service rides a wave of rising popularity spurred by government-imposed lockdowns that corralled people at home during the fight against the pandemic.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
JETBLUE IS THE LATEST AIRLINE TO RETREAT FROM BLOCKING SEATS
The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.
2 min |
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AppleMagazine
CALIFORNIANS CONSIDER EXPANDING LANDMARK DATA PRIVACY LAW
Two years ago, California became the first state to pass a sweeping digital privacy law seen as the strongest of its kind in the United States. Voters are now deciding whether to refine and expand that law, or leave it as is.
2 min |