Apple Wallet confirmed to support California digital IDs

Digital IDs in Apple Wallet now confirmed for California residents Apple has confirmed that Californians can soon carry their driver’s licenses and state IDs digitally on their iPhone and Apple Watch. The new feature, set to be rolled out as part of California’s mobile driver’s license (mDL) pilot program, marks a significant step in the … Read more

Supply chain starts shipping displays for M4 MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro Rumors haven’t been able to nail down when an M4 MacBook Pro refresh would occur, but display shipments from the supply chain could indicate an impending announcement in the fall. The rumor mill believes that Apple will be bringing out a bunch of M4 updates to its Mac lineup this fall. While there’s … Read more

Geekbench launches new AI benchmarking tool

Geekbench AI Following months of beta testing, the newly-renamed Geekbench AI 1.0 is now available with the aim of giving users the ability to make comparable measurements of Artificial Intelligence performance across iOS, macOS, and more. Originally released in beta form under the name Geekbench ML — for Machine Learning — in December 2023, the … Read more

Save Up to $500 on Apple Gear at B&H’s Back-to-School Sale

Save up to $500 on Apple gear at B&H this week. B&H’s back-to-school Apple sale offers extensive discounts of up to $500 off across the Mac and iPad lines. Apple deals are heating up at B&H Photo, with the Apple Authorized Reseller discounting dozens of products by up to $500. Save on 2024 iPads, current … Read more

Apple is India’s fastest growing firm in 50 years, say officials

Mumbai, India Last updated 12 hours ago Officials in India say that Apple has made a 20-fold increase in its local operations, including iPhone production, making it both the fastest-growing company, and also the first to become that because of moving work from China. It’s already been reported that Apple’s sales in India have risen … Read more

Apple iPhone 15 vs Google Pixel 9

iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus [left], Google Pixel 9 [right] The Google Pixel 9 was launched on August 19, about a month before Apple’s iPhone 16 is expected to debut. This is how the Pixel 9 compares against the currently available flagships, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. The August 13 launch of … Read more

How to protect yourself from the USDoD NPD data breach

Massive data break leaks billions of Social Security numbers A recent data breach exposed sensitive information including social security numbers for billions of people globally, potentially leading to a significant increase in identity theft and cybercrimes. Here’s what you need to know, and what you should do about it. The USDoD hacking group breached National … Read more

Apple accused of ignoring child abuse material on iCloud

Apple cancelled its major CSAM proposals but introduced features such as automatic blocking of nudity sent to children A proposed class action suit claims that Apple is hiding behind claims of privacy in order to avoid stopping the storage of child sexual abuse material on iCloud, and alleged grooming over iMessage. A new filing with … Read more

Apple Card awarded Best Co-Branded Credit Card for 2024

Apple Card For the fourth year running, Apple Card has managed to snag best in customer satisfaction among co-branded credit cards with no annual fee as rated J.D. Power. Apple introduced the Apple Card in 2019 in partnership with Goldman Sachs. And, since its inception, the Apple Card has curried favor with many cardholders. That’s … Read more

Limited-edition Kim Kardashian Beats Studio Pro now on sale

Kim Kardashian with the limited-edition Beats Studio Pro Apple subsidiary Beats by Dre has collaborated with Kim Kardashian for a second time, with a trio of limited-edition Beats Studio Pro now available to purchase. In 2022, Beats worked with influencer and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian on a trio of Beats Fit Pro colors, offered in a … Read more

Apple has a plan to power future Vision Pro with AirPods

Article Hero Image Apple is researching ways that other devices such as straps or even AirPods, can charge an Apple Vision Pro while in use. Right now, the only way to keep using an Apple Vision Pro uninterrupted is to have to plugged in to a wall socket. Under battery power, it lasts up to … Read more

Best web browser for Mac: Safari, Edge, Chrome, Firefox and more

Apple’s Safari browser has been around for a long time, and over the years it’s been improved to the point where it’s now a very solid choice for most people. As you’d expect, it boasts the standard features found on most modern browsers, including bookmarks, tabbed browsing, a password manager, private browsing options, a dark … Read more