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Apple Watch, iPhone 14 users complain about unnecessary calls to emergency services during skiing, other sports activities

As nifty as they may be, a number of Apple Watch units have apparently been making calls to emergency services claiming the user’s life is in danger. According to an excellent New York Times article, the smartwatch has been dialing 911. In the case of Eric Betts, an emergency dispatcher, a person called in that […]

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SUV driver who plowed through Boston-area Apple Store location identified, charged with reckless homicide

Following up on yesterday’s story about the SUV incident at the Apple Store location in Hingham, Massachusetts, the driver of the vehicle has stated that the event was an accident caused by his foot becoming stuck on the accelerator pedal. The crash ended the life of Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey. Bradley was a […]

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Leaked Apple memo indicates company is working on microphone issue with Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra devices

This is where software and firmware updates come in handy. Apple has acknowledged that some Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra users may experience microphone issues, including when trying to use Siri, make a phone call, and more. A number of users have reported issues wherein the smartwatch microphone can become persistently unresponsive after some time, causing apps […]

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Google Chrome updated to 99.0.4844.84, addresses several high-severity exploits

It may be time to update your copy of the Google Chrome web browser. Google on Friday released an updated version of Chrome that includes a fix for a high-severity zero-day bug that made it into the browser. The update is available now for macOS. The Chrome Team said on Friday there was a “Stable […]

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Some users report issues with built-in SD card readers on 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks

As nifty as the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks might be, there might be some bugs with the SD card readers. In a long complaint thread, MacRumors readers have detailed the issues that they’re having with some SD cards, and there seems to be little consistency between reports and affected SD cards. Some SD cards […]