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Commodore's newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (588+ words) Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone "where the customer is not the product." The next gadget to bear the storied Commodore branding will be a flip phone. Today, the new Commodore announced a new device in a dated design: a…...
Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1651+ words) Failure raises questions about how Verizon prepares refurbished phones for new users. Verizon sent one of its customers a "refurbished" phone equipped with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile that gave the company remote control over the device. The serious mistake…...
i OS 27 and i Pad OS 27 don't drop support for any i Phones'and just a few i Pads
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (201+ words) This promises to be a solid release for aging i Phones. Apple says owners of older devices should see performance improvements in i OS 27, thanks in part to an updated CPU scheduler. This scheduler was apparently already included with newer…...
mac OS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (223+ words) You'll need an M1 or better to run the next release of mac OS. As Apple announced last year, this year's mac OS release will end support for Intel Macs. The mac OS 27 Golden Gate release will require a Mac with…...
Apple's i OS 27, mac OS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (221+ words) Apple's OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations. Apple has taken the wraps off of its next-generation operating system updates at its Worldwide Developers Conference today, including i OS 27, i Pad OS 27, and mac OS 27 Golden Gate. And…...
RAMpocalypse and its impact on Apple
6+ mon, 19+ hour ago (41+ words) I think I see where you're going. Right now AI, in the shape of chatbots and code assistants, is a sort of nondeterministic natural language command line. Like with a Unix shell, a sophisticated user. .. RAMpocalypse and its impact on…...
Apple confirms that its Maps app will begin showing ads to users "this summer"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica with a focus on consumer tech, including in-depth reviews and updates about operating systems like Windows and mac OS. He also covers improvements to computer components like processors and. .. One benefit…...
Six things I'll remember when I think about Tim Cook's version of Apple
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1007+ words) Under Cook, Apple became hugely successful, if not always surprising. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced this week that he's stepping down from his position in September and handing the reins to John Ternus, currently the company's senior vice president of…...
How to downgrade from mac OS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (38+ words) Negative consumer reaction to Liquid Glass has been overstated by some members of the Apple enthusiast media ecosystem, and Apple's data shows that i OS 26 adoption. .. How to downgrade from mac OS 26 Tahoe on a new Mac...
Apple releases i OS 26. 1, mac OS 26. 1, other updates with Liquid Glass controls and more
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (476+ words) Andrew is a Senior Technology Reporter at Ars Technica with a focus on consumer tech, including in-depth reviews and updates about operating systems like Windows and mac OS. He also covers improvements to computer components like processors and. .. After several…...