Enlarge / The iPhone 13 Pro Max, photographed by the iPhone 13 Pro in low light. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple pushed out the public releases of all its operating systems, including iOS/iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. These releases include new features across all platforms, not just bug fixes or security updates. As usual, the […]
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Apple fixes Mac battery drain, WebKit vulnerability in software updates
Enlarge / The 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released updates for iOS/iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS that primarily address bugs and security vulnerabilities. iOS 15.3.1 is a minor update, feature-wise, for most users. It fixes a problem with Braille displays and addresses an arbitrary code execution vulnerability. Apple’s iOS update notes are […]
Apple just had the biggest holiday quarter in its history
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Neither a global pandemic nor a supply chain crunch can stop Apple, based on the company’s Q1 2022 earnings report. Released today, the report showed Apple smashing many of its sales records once again, with $123.9 billion in overall revenue and $34.6 billion in […]
You can no longer call an Uber with your Apple Watch
Enlarge / Apple Watch Series 7. (credit: Apple) Uber has gone the way of Lyft, canceling support for its app on Apple Watches. As spotted by MacRumors Monday, the Uber Apple Watch app is still available but won’t let you hail a ride if installed. We checked on an Apple Watch Series 7 and got […]
6 tech storylines to watch in 2022
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Apple addresses two iPhone and Apple Watch bugs with iOS 15.1.1 and watchOS 8.1.1
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7 is virtually indistinguishable from the Series 6 (less so with a light-colored watch face), and it doesn’t add much, but it’s still the best smartwatch you can buy. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Apple has pushed out two small software updates for its platforms—one for iPhones, and the other for […]
Apple Watch Series 7 review: Time for a minor upgrade
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7 is virtually indistinguishable from the Series 6 (less so with a light-colored watch face), and it doesn’t add much, but it’s still the best smartwatch you can buy. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Apple Watch Series 7 From $399 at Apple From $390 at Amazon (Ars Technica may earn compensation […]
iFixit’s Apple Watch teardown includes a theory about device’s delayed launch
iFixit’s full Apple Watch Series 7 teardown. [credit: iFixit ] As has become something of a ritual, tools-seller and repair-advocacy group iFixit has published a detailed teardown of the latest Apple product. This time, we get a look at the particular innards of the Apple Watch Series 7. This Watch model was announced in September—but […]
The Apple Watch Series 7 release date is October 15
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7. The new Apple Watch Series 7 will be available starting October 15, Apple announced today. Online orders will begin this Friday, October 8. Specifically, those prerelease orders will start at 5 am PDT, one week before the watch hits Apple’s brick-and-mortar stores globally. In most cases, preordered Apple […]
Apple Watch Series 7 orders begin next week, leaks claim
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7. (credit: Apple) Two different apparent leaks have stated that preorders for the Apple Watch Series 7 will begin next week and that the wearable will ship the following week. Jon Prosser, a leaker with a long track record on Apple products, wrote on Front Page Tech that “multiple […]