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If you have an iPhone you probably know that Apple is expected to release the update to iOS 11 in September.
What’s more, you probably also know that some of your favorite apps might no longer work after you update your device to the new version.
Well, there’s more to this story that just might impact you as well. [Read more…]
Do you have a favorite app that you’ve been using on your iPhone or other iOS device for years?
If so, there’s a chance that it might stop working after you update your device to iOS 11 after it’s released this fall.
Apple is planning to end support for legacy 32 bit apps beginning with the release of iOS 11. That means any 32 bit apps that you’re currently using will stop working on your devices after you update them to iOS 11. [Read more…]
Apple is planning to release iOS 10.3 before long, and with that update will come several significant changes to the operating system.
I believe most of those changes will be good ones, but there’s one that concerns me.
Beginning with iOS 10.3, Apple will start “analyzing” your iCloud data to “help them improve intelligent features and services such as Siri and other similar or related services.”
In a nutshell, that means Apple will soon start scanning your email, your notes, your contacts, your photos, your calendar, Keychain, Find My iPhone, your iTunes items and all the various files you have stored on iCloud. [Read more…]
Apple has just released several important updates that patch a number of dangerous security holes and squash some rather irritating bugs in macOS and iOS.
Some of the most critical patches were written to fix security flaws in the Safari web browser, an app that many of us use each and every day.
The security holes and bugs being patched range from minor in importance to critical, therefore I recommend that you update all of your Apple devices right away.
It’s very easy to install the updates. Simply follow the instructions below for the Apple devices that you own. [Read more…]
Most websites now include a mobile version of the site that users will see when they visit the site with a mobile device.
These mobile sites are typically stripped-down versions of the full website, making them load faster and use less cellular data. They are also typically easier to use on the smaller screens on smart phones and tablets.
But occasionally that presents a problem… [Read more…]