Distributed last week, the latest Release Candidates for iOS 15.3 and macOS Monterey 12.2 appear to plug a dangerous Safari data leak.
First Ever Mac Launched January 24, 1984
On this, day, January 24, in 1984, Steve Jobs launched the first Mac, showing it to company shareholders at their annual meeting.
Developers are Finding That iCloud Sync is Breaking
iCloud sync is breaking and developers don’t know why. So far, they say, Apple hasn’t publicly acknowledged the issue.
Cooking Over FaceTime? New Recipe App 'Pestle' Can Help
Sarah Perez writes about a new app called Pestle that helps with cooking over FaceTime. It makes use of SharePlay released with iOS 15.1.
The result is a well-built recipe app that provides a better experience for the end user, and one which tries to respect the creator content it organizes by offering source links, tools to discover more recipes from the same creator as they’re published, and a feature that encourages repeat visits to recipe sites. But some of Pestle’s other features make it almost too easy to bypass creators’ websites, which could cause concerns.
Coinbase Creates Center to Help With Crypto Taxes
Worried about crypto taxes? Coinbase has created a tax center on its platform to help.
Customers will see all of their taxable activity in one place to determine if they owe taxes, and how much. If they’ve taken more advanced steps like sending or receiving crypto from Coinbase Pro or external wallets, they can receive free tax reports for up to 3,000 transactions from our crypto tax partner CoinTracker. The most complicated time of the year just became more clear.
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Exclusive: UK Apple Store Covid 'Appointment Only' Procedures Set to End [Updated]
Apple will phase out its Covid procedures in the UK which meant almost every customer had to book a time slot to visit one of its stores.
Here's Where to Find a Word Count in TextEdit
Michael Rankin, an instructor at LinkedIn, wrote a tip last year about finding the word count in TextEdit on the Mac.
Apple Retail and Corporate Updates – TMO Daily Observations 2022-01-24
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss changes to the rules around visiting UK Apple Stores and the new “new” head of PR.
'Open App Markets Act' Would Have Unintended Side Effects, Warns ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation warns Congress about unintended consequences of the Open App Markets Act.
'AccessPress' Themes and Plugins for WordPress Contains Backdoor
JetPack discovered a backdoor found within AccessPress themes and plugins. Every theme and most plugins contain this malware.