Enlarge / Apple’s splash image for WWDC 2021, which references a meme from last year. Apple Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on schedule this year, with the event kicking off on June 7 and concluding on June 11. Like last year, it will be an online-only affair as the world continues […]
Enlarge Ars Technica For ages now, every annual report on desktop operating system market share has had the same top two contenders: Microsoft’s Windows in a commanding lead at number one and Apple’s macOS in distant second place. But in 2020, Chrome OS became the second-most popular OS, and Apple fell to third. That’s according […]
Enlarge / The update is available on supported Macs today. Samuel Axon Today, Apple released a small update to macOS Big Sur, numbered 11.2.1. Primarily, it fixes a problem affecting some MacBook Pro models that prevented their batteries from charging properly. The update also fixed a sudo bug that could in some cases play a […]
Apple’s latest MacOS update, called Big Sur, finally moves away from version 10 after nearly 20 years. MacOS 11 is one of the biggest updates yet, boasting a visual overhaul, new notifications, a faster Safari experience, and an upgraded Messages app. It also begins Apple’s transition away from Intel CPUs. Now, Big Sur is officially […]
Enlarge Apple Earlier this week, various macOS sysadmins began reporting that some Apple devices were failing to upgrade to Big Sur version 11.1. Affected users may briefly see the 11.1 upgrade, but then it disappears from the update UI and from the command line softwareupdate tool despite not having been installed. Erroneous update request Developer […]
Enlarge / A promotional image for macOS Big Sur. Apple Mac users today began experiencing unexpected issues that included apps taking minutes to launch, stuttering and non-responsiveness throughout macOS, and other problems. The issues seemed to begin close to the time when Apple began rolling out the new version of macOS, Big Sur—but it affected […]
Enlarge / Big Sur’s default wallpaper is bright and abstract and frankly kind of iOS-esque. Apple The era of Mac OS X is over. Kind of. For the first time in almost two decades, Apple has decided to bump up the version number of the Mac’s operating system. The change is meant to call attention […]
Enlarge / The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max running iOS 13. Samuel Axon Today, Apple released software updates for all of its platforms, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and HomePod. The updates should be rolling out to users around the world throughout the day. In general, […]
Enlarge / The new update is available via System Preferences on supported Macs. Samuel Axon This week, Apple released macOS Catalina 10.15.5, rounding out a series of system software updates that has rolled out to various Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS) over the course of a week or so. This version of macOS is […]
Apple is reportedly planning to upgrade Messages on macOS, which will bring features in the iOS and iPadOS versions of the app to Mac computers. The Messages app for MacOS will be completely replaced with a version based on Apple’s Catalyst technology, according to 9to5Mac, which found evidence of the plan in an early build […]
Apple is planning an update to its MacOS Catalina operating system that could potentially allow the battery in your MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to last longer. The update brings a new feature called Battery Health Management that is currently in testing by developers. And if all goes according to plan, the new MacOS 10.15.5 […]
Enlarge / The 2020 MacBook Air; this macOS update fixes a problem that could cause it to hang in Setup Assistant when the user disconnected and reconnected a 4K or 5K external display. Samuel Axon Earlier this week, Apple released updates for iPadOS and iOS to fix a bug that prevented devices running the latest […]
Enlarge / From left to right: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max. Samuel Axon Earlier today, Apple continued its tradition of updating all of its operating systems at once. The day brought major new feature releases to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS updates are numbered 13.4, […]
In this digital age, few things are as important as keeping your information protected. One of the first steps to securing your information is storing it in a password-protected folder. Unfortunately, neither Windows nor MacOS offers this protection as a standard. In this guide, we are going to help you safeguard your sensitive data through […]
You installed Apple’s new MacOS Catalina on your Mac, but you might be having issues with the new version. Unfortunately, you can’t simply revert back to Mojave. The downgrade requires wiping your Mac’s primary drive and reinstalling MacOS Mojave using an external drive. If your Mac initially shipped with Mojave, however, you can skip the […]