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The FBI says that Apple increasing security features on iPhone “hinders” the agency’s ability to protect Americans, and again presses for backdoor access. Apple’s newly-announced security plans include increasing end to end encryption for almost all iCloud services. This, plus iMessage identity verification and two-factor authentication of Apple IDs using hardware keys, will roll out …

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The MagSafe launch with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X brought with it a new twist on iPhone accessories. Here are the best holiday options for snap-on MagSafe wallets. A black Apple MagSafe Wallet on a brown leather case. Like other accessories, several brands attempt to make products that intersect quality, price, and design. Unfortunately, …

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Terminal can be complex, so it’s good that there’s a single online repository of cheat sheets for it that can give you more information. Here’s how to see it. Igor Chubin has created a Terminal-based online cheatsheet tool, called cheat.sh. While mainly targeted at developers, the cheat.sh project also includes a huge worldwide user-contributed base …

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Powering multiple devices doesn’t mean you need to use multiple outlets, as the new Baseus PowerCombo Pro 40W Power Strip provides connections so your iPhone, iPad, and four more device can charge at the same time. Baseus PowerCombo 40W Surge Protector Hybrid Power Strip If you’re recharging a lot of devices at home, most setups …

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AirTags owners have always been able to use Find My on the Mac to locate them, but until the latest macOS beta, they haven’t been able to chirp to make them easier to find. It’s been a curious omission by Apple, as a prominent feature on the iOS Find My app is exactly this ability. …

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The days of struggling to hear what your FaceTime partner says are over. Here’s how you can turn on Live Captions to read what’s happening. Turn on Live Captions to see a text transcription of your FaceTime calls. The new Live Captions feature is new to iOS 16, and takes spoken conversations and displays them …

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Long-time Apple security and display experts Maclocks is noticing a shift in Apple’s focus with every new launch. Here’s what to pay attention to. MacLocks offer business solutions for Apple products The 2022 iPad provides businesses and enterprise users many stylish ways to use Apple’s latest tablet within their operations, like every great iPad before …

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The FCC’s Brendan Carr is continuing to press for TikTok to be removed from the App Store, and his latest tactic is writing to the Department of Justice to try to inspire antitrust actions. TikTok on a smartphone Carr, the Federal Communications Commission’s top-ranking Republican commissioner, has previously pressed Apple and Google to ban TikTok. …

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Apple’s AirTag is at the center of a new lawsuit claiming the tracking device can be too easily used by stalkers to monitor the movements of victims. AirTag on a keyring. Filed on Monday at a federal court in San Francisco, two women claim that Apple’s AirTag has been used by their former partners in …

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Whether you use Apple’s own Calendar app or a powerful third-party alternative, you can stay more organized by leveraging multiple calendars. Here’s why, when, and how to do it. If you deliberately set out to make confusing terminology, then you couldn’t do much better than the word “calendar.” That word “calendar” is seemingly so simple, …

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