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Apple to release iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, macOS Big Sur 11.3 updates in final week of April

As much as you’re hankering for the sizable system updates, you’ll have to wait a little while longer. Apple has announced that its iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 will become available to the public in the last week of April, ahead of the launch of new products announced Tuesday, including new iPad Pros and AirTag […]

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Apple announces 2021 iPad Pro tablets, cites M1 processor, updated Thunderbolt port, 5G connectivity, Liquid Retina XDR display, other new features

As part of its “Spring Loaded” media event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled its 2021 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablets, each featuring the 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU M1 chip as well asx a new Thunderbolt connector (over the same USB-C port). The larger 12.9-inch model also sports a new mini-LED screen, which Apple calls […]

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Clipper card support added to Apple Pay Express Transit

If you’re in the Bay Area, this’ll come in handy. The Clipper card, which is used for most transit options in the San Francisco Bay Area, now supports Apple Pay with Express Transit mode. As of Thursday, Clipper cards can be added to the Wallet app on your iPhone and Apple Watch and used wherever […]

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Apple provides background Secure Enclave updates to several older processors

This should come in handy. Apple has silently made changes to its A12, A13, and S5 system-on-chips to alter the Secure Enclave in Fall 2020, to include a second-generation model of the Secure Enclave. The changes were apparently part of an update and were noted as updates to the Apple Platform Security pages spotted by […]

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iOS 14.5 beta code hints at feature that allows for Face ID use while wearing masks

This could be what you’ve been waiting for. In the wake of the pandemic and the need for wearing face masks in public, iPhone users have had to forego using Face ID to quickly unlock their iOS devices, and have needed to type in their number passcodes on the fly. This has been annoying. Recent […]