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#1741: Grammarly vs. Apple’s Writing Tools, Apple Q1 2025 record revenues, easily guessed PINs, history of the screen saver

Apple has once again set a Q1 revenue record, fueled by strong growth in its Services, Mac, and iPad segments. Michael Cohen and Adam Engst put the results in context. In our feature article this week, Adam explores Grammarly’s sleek and deeply integrated interface, comparing it to Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence. We also share an article that analyzes 29 million PINs to pinpoint those that can be most easily guessed, along with another piece that delves into the history of the humble screensaver. Notable Mac app releases this week include only Audio Hijack 4.4.6.

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Is Your PIN Easy to Guess?

In the latest installment of “People Are Bad at Security,” reporters from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation use a heatmap to illustrate the prevalence of 29 million PINs from the Have I Been Pwned? database.

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The History of Screen Savers

At Tedium, Ernie Smith explores the origins of screen savers, revealing a history that stretches back further than most might think. Although Apple seems focused on its high-resolution Aerial video screen savers, screen saver design seems to be returning to just darkening the screen.