With the Macbook Pro 2016, Apple introduced new Macbooks after a long wait at the end of October 2016. After my Macbook Air from 2012 no longer meets my current requirements, there is now the possibility of a direct ...
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Macbook Pro 2016: Check System Integrity Protection
With Mac OS X "El Capitan", Apple introduced the so-called "System Integrity Protection", which provides more security. However, this system is deactivated in some Macbooks that are now shipped. Why Apple has deactivated the security system ...
Continue readingApple: iOS 10.1 released
Apple released iOS 10.1 today for all supported devices - the portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus is still marked as beta. Apart from the portrait mode, which is only available for the iPhone 7 Plus anyway, ...
Continue readingApple iPhone 7: without jack connector, but IP67 certified
Yesterday, September 7, Apple introduced the iPhone 7 - with a few innovations, including the omission of the 3.5 mm jack. As before, there are still two variants: the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. ...
Continue readingMalware "Pegasus": Apple reacts with iOS 9.3.5
In recent days, it has become known that a software called "Pegasus" could take control of an iPhone up to incl. iOS 9.3.4 by exploiting various vulnerabilities. Apple responds with iOS 9.3.5 "Pegasus" has potentially ...
Continue readingiPhone SE: Apple updates 4" iPhones
For friends of the 4″-iPhone who find the iPhone 6S too big, today's Apple keynote brought an exciting innovation: the iPhone SE The iPhone SE looks confusingly similar to the familiar iPhone 5s - the ...
Continue readingiOS: what has actually become of Adblockers?
With iOS 9, Apple introduced the possibility to use adblockers on the mobile devices from Cupertino. In the meantime, iOS 9.2 has been released and the reporting around iOS adblockers has become quieter. Time to discuss the topic some more ...
Continue readingMiniot iWood 6s: Mahogany for iPhone 6s
Miniot has once again launched a wooden case for the iPhone 6s. Compared to the "old" model for the iPhone 5/5s, the new wooden case has once again become significantly thinner. It is roughly comparable ...
Continue readingHow Apple keeps me from buying a new Mac
Actually, I would like to upgrade to a current Mac (whether Macbook or Mac Mini or iMac) - there various limitations keep me from doing so. Currently I use a 2012 Mac Mini (with 2.3 ...
Continue readingAndroid or Apple - Smartphones for every taste
The generation before us used to ask themselves: Mars or Snickers? Playstation or Nintendo 64? Or to stay in the industry and a little more current: Windows or Macintosh? But Apple has long since entered the market of ...
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