“Update, Nov. 04, 2024: This story, originally published Nov. 03, now includes step-by-step details regarding the use of Google’s Advanced Protection Program, which can help keep all your Gmail accounts more secure.”
Apple Is Charging The Exact Same Price For A Single Base M4 Mac mini If Buyers Want To Double The Existing Unified RAM And Internal Storage
“The pricing of the M4 Mac mini was nailed to absolute perfection because Apple not only continues to sell the base model for $599, it has topped it out by offering 16GB RAM as standard instead of 8GB RAM that shipped with the previous-generation models, along with 256GB of internal storage.”
Microsoft delays rollout of the Windows 11 Recall feature yet again
“When Microsoft launched its Copilot+ AI PC initiative over the summer, one of the flagship features was Recall, a feature that would log months’ worth of your PC usage, with the stated goal of helping you remember things you did and find them again.”
Apple’s new M4 Max is the fastest CPU on the market, and we haven’t even seen M4 Ultra
“Apple unveiled its new MacBook Pro models this week, with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chipsets. The new M4 Pro chip in the Mac mini already showed some very promising results, making it the fastest Mac ever.”
Apple is acquiring image editing firm Pixelmator
“Pixelmator, the Lithuania-based firm that makes popular Mac-based photo editing tools, has agreed to be acquired by Apple.”
The new Mac mini will be Apple’s fastest desktop Mac, as shown by M4 Pro Geekbench scores
“The new Mac mini with M4 Pro will be Apple’s fastest desktop Mac, ever, eclipsing the M2 Ultra performance of Mac Studio and Mac Pro.”
CarPlay in iOS 18.1 gets three small Apple Intelligence enhancements
“iOS 18.1 released this week with the first Apple Intelligence features for iPhone, plus iPad and Mac. But if you’re a CarPlay user, you might have noticed that Apple Intelligence provides a few nice changes on the road too. Here are three small iOS 18.1 enhancements to CarPlay. Siri in iOS 18.”
New iPhone 16 Pro Reports Highlight Latest Battery Problems
“Update October 20 with iPhone 16 shutdown issues. Apple is facing frustration from new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro owners as their battery life is significantly less than the Apple community has expected following the launch and initial reviews.”
Google’s New Gmail App Password Rules Start Today—3 Things To Check
“Update, Sept. 30, 2024: This story, originally published Sept. 29, now includes new details of password security weaknesses. Millions of Gmail users will face new password rules designed to make using the world’s most popular free email service more secure on Monday, Sept.”
Apple Intelligence is coming. Here’s what it means for your iPhone
“Artificial intelligence (AI) is coming to your iPhone soon and, according to Apple, it’s going to transform the way you use your device.”