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Mac users who lost equipment in the LA fires may have a better chance of replacing their hardware through insurance policies than AppleCare plans

If your Apple hardware was affected by the LA wildfires, you’ll have better luck replacing it via a standard insurance policy than AppleCare. Per AppleInsider, AppleCare Repair Agreement policies for Mac dictate what is and what isn’t covered for repair. In the plans, the list, section 4 under “What is not Covered?,” lists specific scenarios. […]

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Goldman Sachs CEO confirms that Apple Card partnership may end soon

The financial relationship between Apple and Apple Card financial backer Goldman Sachs may be coming to an end soon. Goldman’s CEO confirmed the possibility of a premature conclusion to the Apple partnership during a recent earnings call. Apple Card-Goldman Sachs partnership possibly ‘won’t continue’ all the way through the current contract Per Reuters, Goldman Sachs […]

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Parallels Desktop 20.2 update released, offers improved X86 and virtual machine support

The Parallels Desktop 20.2 update has been released, the new version offering 64-bit x86 emulation for Apple Silicon and more enhancements to make Apple Intelligence Writing Tools work with Windows apps. The update adds several key changes to the virtualization tool, chief among them being an early technology preview of x86 emulation for Apple Silicon […]

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Illinois commits to adding Apple Wallet digital ID support by the end of the year

Illinois has joined the group of states that have committed to supporting digital IDs through the Apple Wallet app by the end of the year. New legislation went into effect in Illinois on January 1 that allows the Secretary of State’s office to issue digital ID cards and driver’s licenses for the first time. As […]

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Security researcher exposes a vulnerability in Apple’s proprietary USB-C controller

As nifty as Apple’s USB-C protocol might be, a security researcher just exposed a potential security issue. The issue, if exploited, could allow for new iPhone jailbreaks as well as other security issues. Revealed at the 38th Chaos Communication Congress in December, with information only being revealed to the public in January, researcher Thomas Roth […]