It’s a trip down memory lane or, rather, the annals of Infinite Loop. A Redditor named Nucleam posted links to a pair of Google Photos albums of — as far as I can tell — every single wallpaper Apple has ever released for iOS and MacOS (and before it, OS X). It’s amazing. Here’s the …
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Real estate is always at a premium, so why should online real estate — namely cloud storage — be any different? Some people have roommates to make ends meet, and some of us need a family member with a large iCloud plan to accommodate all those selfies. Fortunately, Apple offers shared iCloud storage, with a few notable restrictions. Before getting …
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It’s a lot later than we expected, but it’s finally here — with today’s download of MacOS 10.13.5 (via 9to5Mac), the Messages in iCloud feature has arrived to keep your texts and shared photos in sync across all your Apple devices. So when you delete a message on your Mac, it’ll be gone from your iPhone, too. Wait, didn’t we just report that …
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Apple is replacing batteries on a number of MacBook Pro laptops. As first spotted by MacRumors, Apple said on Friday that certain 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops without the Touch Bar, made between October 2016 and 2017, have a component that could cause the computer’s built-in battery to swell. Apple said it’s not a safety issue, but anyone with an affected …
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Apple on Thursday will start alerting you if you have old Mac apps hanging around. If you have the latest version of Apple’s MacOS software downloaded, you’ll get a warning when you open older apps that run on 32-bit technology. Apple has been pushing developers to update their apps to 64-bit technology. That enables faster apps that can juggle large …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced Tuesday that its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is kicking off June 4 in San Jose. The confab is a one-stop shop for software developers across Apple’s varied and growing universe of products, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac computers and the new HomePod speaker. …
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Having a beautiful Retina display doesn’t do you any good if you can’t see what’s on it. Thankfully, MacOS has a number of settings to help you see more clearly what’s on your Mac’s screen, from making text and icons larger to increasing the contrast and reducing the transparency of windows. Now playing: Watch this: 7 settings that will help …
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AirDrop is the fastest and easiest way to shuttle files and photos between iPhones ($285 at Amazon) and Macs. I use it to send screenshots from my iPhone to my Mac. I use it less frequently to send files from my Mac to my iPhone or another Mac, and each time I do, I dig around for it before giving …
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Is your Mac is starting to show signs of age and is acting strangely or feeling sluggish? Before you junk it, there might be some easy fixes to what ails it. Here are five fixes to five common Mac problems. Now playing: Watch this: 5 MacBook problems and how to fix them 2:14 1. Startup issues If your Mac fails …
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A revolutionary update, MacOS High Sierra was not. Instead of a massive design overhaul, it focused on a number of under-the-hood changes, namely Apple File System (APFS) for better performance and security, HVEC for improved video compression and Metal 2 for more powerful graphics. High Sierra did, however, introduce some tangible changes to your Mac. In addition to offering improvements …
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