AppleMagazine
VALENTINE'S DAY 2021: THE TECH YOU NEED FOR A ROMANTIC WEEKEND
There’s no denying Valentine’s Day will look a little different in 2021. With restaurants closed in many parts of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic and international travel all-but-banned, this February 14 will be a more lowkey affair.
7 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
SCHOOLS PLAN FOR POTENTIAL OF REMOTE LEARNING INTO THE FALL
Parents of schoolchildren learning from home shouldn’t necessarily count on reclaiming the dining room table any time soon.
5 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
TWITTER POSTS STRONG Q4 RESULTS AS USER BASE, REVENUE JUMPS
Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called “an extraordinary year” for the platform. New users signed on in large numbers to follow the world’s events in real time despite the challenges of election misinformation and intensifying calls to ban now former President Donald Trump.
1 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
PROFIT AT JAPAN'S SOFTBANK ZOOMS ON LUCRATIVE INVESTMENTS
Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value.
2 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
TESLA BUYS $1.5B IN BITCOIN, WILL ACCEPT AS PAYMENT SOON
Holders of Bitcoin may be able to cash in some of their investment in the digital currency for a brand new electric car.
3 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
What Is Clubhouse, The Buzzy New Audio Chat App?
Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio chat app launched less than a year ago, has caught the attention of tech industry bigshots like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — not to mention the Chinese government, which has already blocked it in the country.
4 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
Facebook Steps Up Vaccine Misinfo Efforts. Will It Work?
As inoculation efforts for the coronavirus ramp up around the world, Facebook says it’s going all in to block the spread of bogus vaccine claims.
1 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
AppleMagazine
Boeing To Outsource It Work To Dell, Eliminate 600 Jobs
Boeing Co. has said it will outsource a significant amount of information technology work to Dell starting in April, including support of cloud services, databases and information technology. The move is expected to eliminate 600 jobs.
1 min |
Feburary 12, 2021
Mac Life
Logitech Circle View
A high–quality security camera with HomeKit support
2 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
MacBook Pro (13–inch)
Apple’s flagship is no longer the big upgrade it once was
2 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
NEW USES FOR YOUR APPLE GEAR
Got some old Apple devices lying around gathering dust? Don’t just throw them away! These creative ideas will breathe new life into them
10+ min |
March 2021
Mac Life
GAN CHARGERS
We compare the new breed of powerful and portable chargers for all your Apple devices
8 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
THE SMART HOME DREAM
We’ve been promised a united smart home, so why does it seem to be fracturing even more?
8 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
Adam Banks DEC 1968 — NOV 2020
It is with great sadness that we say farewell to longtime Mac|Life writer Adam Banks, who tragically passed away in November last year. What he didn’t know about Apple wasn’t worth talking about. He was in charge of our monthly Random Access Memory and we know, from the many emails we get, that it was a favorite page in the magazine. Fellow Mac|Life scribe and good friend Craig Grannell pays tribute to the man who will be sorely missed
1 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
6 apps for online privacy
Apps to ensure your private life stays that way
3 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
Corsair TBT100 Thunderbolt 3 Dock
A stylish, diminutive dock for power and connectivity
2 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
MacBook Air (13–inch, late–2020)
Apple’s first post–Intel MacBook is here — and it flies, mostly…
4 min |
March 2021
Mac Life
Belkin SoundForm Elite
A compact speaker with wireless charging
2 min |
March 2021
AppleMagazine
‘SUPERNOVA' IS A QUIET BURNING STAR OF A LOVE STORY
The actors Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth have been friends for 20 years and that is plainly evident watching them play longtime lovers in the wrenchingly beautiful film “Supernova.”
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
US BILLIONAIRE BUYS SPACEX FLIGHT TO ORBIT WITH 3 OTHERS
A U.S. billionaire who made a fortune in tech and fighter jets is buying an entire SpaceX flight and plans to take three “everyday” people with him to circle the globe this year.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
SNOOPY SHINES IN APPLE TV+ SERIES THAT'S TRUE TO ITS ROOTS
“Peanuts” star Snoopy is famous for being a highly imaginative dog, liable at to go off on loony flights of fancy. But, it turns out, his world has some strict rules.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SPEED: SNOWMOBILES ENJOY BOOM
The thrill of hurtling along a remote trail, coupled with Americans’ ongoing desire to get outside during the pandemic, is creating the biggest boom in more than two decades for the snowmobiling industry.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE SHUTTERS INTERNAL STADIA GAME STUDIO
Google is closing the internal studio tasked with developing games for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, a move that raises questions about the future of the Stadia service itself.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
GOOGLE ANTES UP $2.6M TO SETTLE PAY, JOB DISCRIMINATION CASE
Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant discriminated against female engineers and Asians in California and Washington state.
2 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
FLORIDA LAWMAKERS CHALLENGE SILICON VALLEY OVER ‘CENSORSHIP'
Florida lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, intensified their battle with Facebook, Twitter and Silicon Valley when they announced new proposals this week aimed at reigning in platforms they accuse of squelching the free speech of conservatives.
3 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IN AMERICA MEANS CHANGES TO AMERICA
Climate isn’t the only thing changing.
5 min |
AppleMagazine #484
AppleMagazine
BIDEN SEEN LIKELY TO KEEP SPACE FORCE, A TRUMP FAVORITE
To the last moments of his presidency, Donald Trump trumpeted Space Force as a creation for the ages. And while President Joe Biden has quickly undone other Trump initiatives, the space-faring service seems likely to survive, even if the new administration pushes it lower on the list of defense priorities.
4 min |
AppleMagazine #484
Techlife News
1 BILLION: ACTIVE iPHONES & THE FIRST $100 BILLION QUARTER
At Apple’s recent record-breaking earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that the Cupertino company had not only beaten sales expectations in today’s highly volatile market but that there were now more than one billion active iPhones. It not only demonstrates Apple’s brand power and continued growth but sets the firm on a new trajectory as we continue into 2021.
6 min |
Techlife News #484
Techlife News
APPLE CEO ESCALATES BATTLE WITH FACEBOOK OVER ONLINE PRIVACY
Apple CEO Tim Cook fired offa series of thinly veiled shots at Facebook and other social media companies, escalating an online privacy battle pitting the iPhone maker against digital services that depend on tracking people to help sell ads.
3 min |
Techlife News #484
Techlife News
AMAZON CEO JEFF BEZOS MAY STEP DOWN WITHOUT STEPPING AWAY
Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos appears likely to keep identifying new frontiers for the world’s dominant e-commerce company. His successor, meanwhile, gets to deal with escalating efforts to curtail its power.
3 min |