Apple Upgrades The MacBook Pro, Releases M2 Pro & M2 Max

The next round of afternoon updates has finally arrived, as Apple comes out with software updates for iPhones, iPads, the Apple Watch, and the Apple TV. There's even a new OS version for the HomePod mini. Get a summary of the most important improvements here.

After a few days of speculation, it's now certain that the recent outage of all external Twitter apps was neither a coincidence nor a technical problem. Instead, Twitter has now forbid third-party developers from operating Twitter clients from now on.

Apple's SMS service, iMessage, is available only on Apple devices – even iCloud.com can't use the messager. One software company is now cliaming to have found a way to use the Apple service on Android smartphones.

Password managers are an attractive goal for attackers, especially when users save their data in cloud-password banks. This is exactly the case for Lastpass after yet another attack, exactly how many customers are affected remains unknown.

Offices at many companies are currently celebrating after the announcements of this year's Apple App Awards, including the office of a small Mac software company in Mainz, Germany – amongst 14 other award winners for the best apps and games of 2022.

To call upon Siri without touching their iPhone, users can simply say "Hey, Siri" – but according to Mark Gurman, this may be about to change: In the short future, a simple "Siri" should suffice to activate Apple's voice assistant.

Office isn't just a brand, it has become a generic term – describing Microsoft's suite of text editing, spreadsheet, and presentation software, as well as other programs. Despite this, Microsoft recently announced its intentions to rebrand "Office" under a new flag.

Apple has set itself the ambitious goal of doubling its current ad-revenue from the App Store. Of course, new advertising spaces are required to meet this demand – and some of them could be found in Apple Maps.

There are barely two and a half weeks left before the next Apple event and only three weeks left until the release of iOS 16. However, iPadOS seems to have been considerably delayed – and according to Mark Gurman, a release may not even occur until after macOS Ventura comes out.

A new launcher is experiencing a boom and countless users are transforming their Android landscape into one more reminiscent of iOS 16, including app icons. The copy is almost deceptively similar to the original – and even offers some additional features.

Apple is moving into its quick pre-release cycle: Just one week after releasing the fifth set of betas for its upcoming operating systems, sixth versions of the developer betas are now available for download via the Apple Developer Connection.

Although there was a definite wait on the fourth beta of iOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura, there are countless adaptations and changes to the operating systems now that the fourth beta is out. Additionally, there is a new "Communication Safety" entry in some European countries such as Germany.

The first beta versions of a new Apple software release are only available for developers. After a developer-exclusive beta period for iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is now expanding the pool. The public beta has finally started, meaning that members of the public testing program can now download pre-release builds.

One of the most important new features of iPadOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura is Stage Manager – which will also enable individual windows on the iPad. Apple's Senior VP of Software Engineering recently discussed Stage Manager at length and its limitations in an interview.

WhatsApp has about 2 billion active users – reason enough for its mother company, Meta, to continue supplying it with regular updates. Now, several new features have been revealed in a recent beta.

The MacBook Pro 2021 has received few complaints from most users, however, nothing is ever perfect and recently reports of at least one error have increased in number. Countless users have recently complained of sound problems – thus far, there's only a temporary workaround.

The data reveals that the most common passwords range from "123456" to "qwerty". For the vast majority of non-tech savvy people, password protection is completely unheard of. Apple, Google, and Microsoft are now all hoping to take a step away from using passwords as a security measure.

On average, iPhones are considerably more expensive than their Android counterparts, with users of the latter often jokingly stereotyping Apple customers as "spoiled". However, is it possible to prove the stereotype of demanding Apple customers? A study recently tried, and the results are clear.

In barely two months, in addition to macOS 13 and iOS 16, there will also be a big update to watchOS. Bloomberg has written an article detailing the most important changes expected – and which medical features may still take a few years.

This short report covers a new real-time warning system for Apple Maps soon to make its pilot in the USA, as well as a "new" app from Rovio: Angry Birds Classic, which is making its return in full nostalgia. Other than that, the company's business model is staying the same.

Those who would like to work on multiple apps at the same time on the iPad will soon have the opportunity to do so. In the future, it will be possible to rescale iPad apps when a keyboard and mouse are connected.