Having typefaces to pick from at your fingerprints has been a hallmark of the Mac since its earliest days. But what happens when you install a font and Pages (or Numbers or Keynote) insists it’s not there, even if you quit the app and relaunch it? macOS has had strong font management for many years,...Read More

The second-gen version of Apple’s AirTag Bluetooth tracker, which had been expected to enter mass production in the fourth quarter of 2024, has been pushed back to 2025. That’s according to the widely respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, at any rate. Kuo was the pundit who originally claimed the AirTag 2 would go into production next...Read More

Apple’s pricing for items such as cables is always criticized because they’re more expensive than others. Take, for example, Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) Pro cable—it starts at $69 for a 1-meter cable and goes up to $159 for 3 meters. It’s easy to go to Amazon or some other retailer and find a similar cable...Read More

The Siri Remote for the Apple TV has a tiny operating system like so many small devices. In some cases, you might need to reboot the remote control, something I had never considered before. This can happen particularly when using a Siri Remote (any generation) as an infrared transmitter after training it to mimic remote...Read More

Apple has updated the 2nd-generation AirPods Pro firmware to 6A305, just a week after the update to 6A303. According to Apple’s support page, this update offers “Bug fixes and other improvements,” which is the boilerplate language Apple uses even when there aren’t “other improvements.” The firmware applies to both the original Lightning version of the...Read More

Editor’s note: Updated on 10/18/23 with a reference to Xtreme-Firmware. This article was originally posted on 9/6/23. The iPhone makes it easy to connect to Bluetooth devices, such as AirTags or AirPods. However, a hacker has discovered a way to hijack your iPhone and flood it with prompts to connect to devices, making it difficult...Read More

This holiday season, treat the outdoor enthusiast in your life to something they’ll actually use. These compact night vision binoculars with 1080p HD recording are the perfect gift to help them see at night while camping, on the lake, or exploring the great outdoors. You can now scoop up this innovative tech for only $99.99 (reg. $159). Of...Read More

Achievement badges are a funny thing. You know they’re just a simple little bit of visual flair, they don’t even do anything, and yet for some reason you just have to collect them. Achievements are great motivators, and the achievement badges for the activity tracking on the Apple Watch have inspired many users to get...Read More

The tech space is all about AI and what it can do right now. Part of it is due to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chat app powered by their Generative Pre-Trained model. This enables you to draft documents, answer questions about a topic, or even write code. In this tutorial, you’ll get started with ChatGPT by...Read More

We love how convenient our Apple products are, but carrying a charging cable around for each one is decidedly challenging. Want to lose the clutter? Then this 4-in-1 USB-C charger is worth checking out, with purchase options of a single charger for $19.99, two for $29.99, or four for only $39.99. The versatile 4-in-1 USB-C charger features...Read More