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#1671: Apple Q3 2023 earnings, new Beats headphones and earbuds, Stage Manager adoption rate, do you use Spotlight?

This week’s feature article comes from Julio Ojeda-Zapata, who reviews the new Studio Pro headphones and Studio Buds+ earbuds from Apple subsidiary Beats. Michael Cohen rejoins us to examine Apple’s Q3 2023 earnings, which dropped…

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#1670: Arc Web browser hits 1.0 release, “Do You Use It?” polls about Apple features

The innovative Web browser Arc has reached 1.0 and is now available for free with no waitlist. Adam Engst looks at the new features Arc has acquired since his 7000-word review of the app in…

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#1669: OS security updates, ambiguity of emoji, small business payments with Melio, Twitter now X

It’s time for another round of security updates for Apple’s active operating systems. Two of the fixed vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild, so install soon. Also this week, Adam Engst explores the cautionary…

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#1668: Updated Rapid Security Responses, OS public betas, screen saver bug fixed, “Red Team Blues” book review

This week, we have several small bits of news about Apple’s operating systems. First and most importantly, the company pulled and then re-released the Rapid Security Response updates for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS…

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#1667: OS Rapid Security Responses, 1Password and 2FA, using Siri to request music

Apple has released Rapid Security Response updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to address a severe WebKit vulnerability that’s actively being exploited—update soon. Continuing in the security vein, Adam Engst explores the question of whether…

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#1666: Air quality websites and apps, The Password Game

Heading into the Fourth of July holiday here in the US, we have two articles for you. First, Adam Engst shares The Password Game, an amusing Web puzzle that pokes fun at password requirements while…

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#1665: Important OS security updates, abusive Web notifications, solve myopia with an iPhone, Self Service Repair

This issue’s biggest news comes in our shortest article. Last week, Apple updated nearly all recent versions of its operating systems to block serious security vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited by malware. Update everything…

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#1664: Real system requirements for OS 2023, beware Siri creating alarms instead of timers

Happy Juneteenth! We have two articles for you this week. One focuses on a recent change in Siri that causes timer commands to create alarms instead. Read on for workarounds. The other explores the system…

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#1663: Exploring the Apple Vision Pro, 12 more OS features coming in 2023, new Apple service features, Apollo shuts down

After last week’s WWDC coverage of new Macs and compelling features in the next versions of Apple’s operating systems, TidBITS publisher Adam Engst goes deep on Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset. He describes what it…

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#1662: New Macs, 12 top OS features for 2023, vertical tabs in Web browsers, watchOS 9.5.1

Apple’s whirlwind WWDC keynote led off with a new 15-inch M2 MacBook Air, new M2 Max and M2 Ultra models of the Mac Studio, and the long-awaited Mac Pro with Apple silicon—read on for the…

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#1661: Mimestream app for Gmail, auto-post WordPress headlines to Twitter and Mastodon, My Photo Stream shutting down

This week’s issue kicks off with Adam Engst figuring out how to restart automated posting of TidBITS headlines to Twitter after WordPress was forced to pull that feature by Twitter’s exorbitant pricing changes. As a…

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#1660: OS updates for sports and security, Drobo in bankruptcy, why TidBITS doesn’t cover rumors

In what may be the final feature release of its 2022 family of operating systems, Apple rolled out iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, macOS 13.4 Ventura, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, and HomePod Software 16.5 with sports-related…

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#1659: Exposure notifications shut down, cookbook subscription service, alarm notification type proposal, Explain XKCD

If you’ve ever been late to an appointment due to missing a notification, you may want to sign onto Adam Engst’s proposal that Apple add persistent alarm-style notifications to its operating systems. Jeff Carlson joins…

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#1658: Rapid Security Responses, NYPD and industry standard AirTag news, Apple’s Q2 2023 financials

Apple has released its first Rapid Security Responses, updates to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS meant to address security vulnerabilities more quickly than would be possible with full updates. Adam Engst explains what’s involved and why…

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#1657: A deep dive into the innovative Arc Web browser

Last week, Adam Engst described an unnamed piece of software as “the most transformative app I’ve used in decades,” a bold statement that demands robust support. That app is The Browser Company’s Arc, a Mac-native…