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iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15 Now Available
MacTalkOctober 2021iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15 Now AvailableJOSH CENTERS 20 September 202115 comments Today is the day. Apple has released iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15. Apple’s servers will probably be slammed with all the traffic,...
Judge Rules for Apple over Epic Games, Strikes Down App Store Anti-Steering Policies
MacTalkOctober 2021Judge Rules for Apple over Epic Games, Strikes Down App Store Anti-Steering PoliciesADAM ENGST 13 September 20219 comments Late last week, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a 185-page ruling in the Epic Games antitrust suit...
iOS 12.5.5 and Security Update 2021-006 Catalina Block Exploited Vulnerabilities
MacTalkOctober 2021iOS 12.5.5 and Security Update 2021-006 Catalina Block Exploited VulnerabilitiesJOSH CENTERS 23 September 202110 comments Apple has released iOS 12.5.5 and Security Update 2021-006 for macOS 10.15 Catalina to address some particularly...
How You Can Lose a File Despite Three Layers of Backup (and How To Avoid It)
MacTalkOctober 2021How You Can Lose a File Despite Three Layers of Backup (and How To Avoid It)GLENN FLEISHMAN 27 September 202110 comments I have preached the gospel of file backups for decades, from floppies through digital tape systems to today’s local and...
Hot New Features in Safari in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15
MacTalkOctober 2021Hot New Features in Safari in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15JOSH CENTERS 23 September 20215 comments iOS 15 has brought some of the most significant revisions to Safari since the iPhone’s introduction. The address bar is on the bottom! Where’s Private...
Center Stage Keeps You in the Video Chat Frame
MacTalkOctober 2021Center Stage Keeps You in the Video Chat FrameJULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA 23 September 20218 comments Apple makes a smart speaker, the HomePod mini, but not a “smart display” similar to those sold by Amazon, Google, and Facebook that add a screen for...
Apple Watch Series 7 Brings Modest Tweaks
MacTalkOctober 2021Apple Watch Series 7 Brings Modest TweaksJULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA 14 September 202113 comments Rumors of a radically redesigned Apple Watch with flatter edges mimicking the iPhone design language did not come to pass. The Apple Watch Series 7 that...