The Mac Observer
News Deals Round-Ups How-To Apple TV iOS 26.5 MacBook Neo
Login

News

News

iOS Safari Spoofing Exploit Found With No Fix Yet

Andrew Orr · September 11, 2018

Security researcher Rafay Baloch found an iOS Safari spoofing exploit, and at this time there is no documented fix. Will iOS 12 patch it?

Report Says Apple’s 6.1-inch Phone Called iPhone XC
News

Report Says Apple's 6.1-inch Phone Called iPhone XC

Jeff Gamet · September 11, 2018

Apple’s new lower-priced smartphone could be called iPhone Xr, or maybe iPhone XC.

7-Eleven Stores Get Apple Pay Support
News

7-Eleven Stores Get Apple Pay Support

Jeff Gamet · September 11, 2018

7-Eleven will support Apple Pay contactless payments at nearly all of its more than 10,000 convenience stores in the United States by the end of September.

Do This, and Apple Will Send You a Personal Tweet for Wednesday’s Media Event
News

Do This, and Apple Will Send You a Personal Tweet for Wednesday's Media Event

Bryan Chaffin · September 10, 2018

Here’s what you need to do to get a personalized Tweet from Apple reminding you of Wednesday’s media event.

Apple Surveys iMac Pro Owners about Pro Macs – If You Get the Survey, Please Respond
News

Apple Surveys iMac Pro Owners about Pro Macs - If You Get the Survey, Please Respond

Bryan Chaffin · September 10, 2018

If you have an opinion on professional Mac needs and get the opportunity to take this survey, please do so.

News

Here's Why You Don't Need an iOS Antivirus App

Andrew Orr · September 10, 2018

Kaspersky Labs wrote an informative blog post on why you don’t need an iOS antivirus app. In short, apps can’t access other apps’ data.

Analyst: iPad Pro Dropping Lighting Port for USB-C, Apple Watch Getting ECG Sensor
News

Analyst: iPad Pro Dropping Lighting Port for USB-C, Apple Watch Getting ECG Sensor

Jeff Gamet · September 10, 2018

Apple is dropping the Lighting port in favor of USB-C on the new iPad Pro, according to TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Apple Lands Rights to Wolfwalkers Animated Movie
News

Apple Lands Rights to Wolfwalkers Animated Movie

Jeff Gamet · September 10, 2018

Apple landed the rights to Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers, an animated movie that shows how a young girl’s life changes when she travels to Ireland with her father to kill the last pack of wolves.

Apple’s Carpool Karaoke Wins Emmy
News

Apple's Carpool Karaoke Wins Emmy

Jeff Gamet · September 10, 2018

Carpool Karaoke won its first Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series in the Creative Arts category.

PSA: AI Suggestions for Siri Shortcuts Won’t Be Available on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
News

PSA: AI Suggestions for Siri Shortcuts Won't Be Available on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

Bryan Chaffin · September 7, 2018

Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi confirmed the news to Redditor federicotrevisani1, but it will be little more than a minor inconvenience to Siri Short users on these older iPhones.

News

Mac Adware Tool Sends Your Data to China

Andrew Orr · September 7, 2018

Security researcher Patrick Wardle said that Apple knew about Adware Doctor’s suspicious function last month, but only removed it today.

News

Apple Brand Recognition Beats Other Tech Companies, Shows Study

Andrew Orr · September 7, 2018

Apple brand recognition is at the top in the technology industry among millennials, beating Microsoft, Intel, IBM, HP, and Dell.

News

iPhone Spyware Company mSpy Leaks Customer Data

Andrew Orr · September 6, 2018

mSpy is an iPhone spyware company that makes software used by parents and others to snoop on iPhone usage, and it suffered a data breach.

News

Apple Will Create a Global Law Enforcement Web Portal

Andrew Orr · September 6, 2018

The portal will let law enforcement around the world to submit lawful requests for data, track requests, and get responsive data from Apple.

News

Apple Pauses Its Plan to Introduce Apple Pay in India

Andrew Orr · September 6, 2018

Despite talking with banks and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the plan has been put on hold.

MacPaw Launches CleanMyMac X, Faster, Malware Detection, More
News

MacPaw Launches CleanMyMac X, Faster, Malware Detection, More

Bryan Chaffin · September 6, 2018

MacPaw says it’s “faster, funner, and smarter” than the previous version, which we’ll be putting to the test.

Apple Wants to Hire a ‘Senior System Neuroscientist’
News

Apple Wants to Hire a 'Senior System Neuroscientist'

Bryan Chaffin · September 6, 2018

This scientist would be, “building transformative neurotechnology,” and dollars to donuts says it’s related to Apple’s ongoing neural net projects.

Apple Shifts South Korea App Store to Won Pricing, Away from Dollars
News

Apple Shifts South Korea App Store to Won Pricing, Away from Dollars

Bryan Chaffin · September 5, 2018

The move affects both app downloads and in-app purchases.

News

Evernote Premium Price Slashed as Executives Leave

Andrew Orr · September 5, 2018

The new reduced price is US$42/year, which is a reduction from the old price of US$70/year.

Purism Sets Release Date for Privacy-Centric Smartphone for April 2019
News

Purism Sets Release Date for Privacy-Centric Smartphone for April 2019

Bryan Chaffin · September 5, 2018

In addition to being completely open source and transparent, this device includes hardware kill switches for camera, microphone, WiFi/Bluetooth and cellular baseband modem.

Reminder: Apple Battery Replacement Program Ends in December
News

Reminder: Apple Battery Replacement Program Ends in December

Andrew Orr · September 5, 2018

Certain models of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s had issues with the battery. Apple started a battery replacement program last year ending soon.

News

Meet the Inventor of Autocorrect Ken Kocienda

Andrew Orr · September 4, 2018

If I type that I want to make a “peanut butter and Kelly sandwich” the software should know that I meant jelly.

News

Five Eyes Countries Want to Avoid Public Encryption Debate

Andrew Orr · September 4, 2018

They did so recently by telling the tech industry things like, “end-to-end encryption should be rare” and “privacy is not absolute.”

Apple Seeds macOS Mojave Developer Beta 10
News

Apple Seeds macOS Mojave Developer Beta 10

Bryan Chaffin · September 4, 2018

Apple is most likely nearing the end of the developer beta process, though Mojave does typically have more time to bake than iOS.

Load more articles

Get in touch

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Threads
  • Contact us
  • About TMO
  • Privacy Policy

Explore

  • News
  • How-To
  • Mac
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • AirPods

More

  • Apple Vision Pro
  • Apple Watch
  • Apple TV
  • iOS
  • macOS
  • iCloud
© 1998–2026 The Mac Observer. All rights reserved.