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Apple opens doors, and allows for purchase transfers between one Apple Account to another

After years of being confined as to which Apple Accounts could access which purchases (even among Family Sharing), Apple may have opened things up a bit. On Tuesday, Apple revealed via a support document that the company had made it possible for users to move their purchased content, such as apps and music, from one […]

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iFixit posts teardown of iPhone 15 Pro Max, highlights new finds, but dings repairability

The cool cats at iFixit have once again come through with a teardown of this year’s iPhone, this time focusing on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. True to form, the teardown video takes apart the iPhone 15 Pro Max quite systematically, with pentalobe screws and the need for a suction cup blocking the removal of […]

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“Plist FMIoff” services may be offering iCloud-unlocked devices on the grey market

Tech and repair guru Louis Rossman has pointed out the rise of several third-party/grey market services that specialize in reselling iCloud-unlocked iPhones to customers. This, in turn, has led to complaints of the secondhand market being flooded, which then creates its own set of problems. There’s a lot to it, including technical approaches, and a […]

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Simply Mac shutters its locations, some customers unable to retrieve devices that have been locked into stores

This really isn’t the right way to close down a business. Following Simply Mac’s June 9th announcement that it should be shuttering all 53 of its retail locations, customers have reported that their devices are still locked in certain stores. The Simply Mac chain was a major Apple-authorized retailer and service provider. With locations typically […]

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Group FaceTime bug located in iOS 12.1, could allow full viewing of locked iPhone’s contact information

This is a bit of a mess. A bug has been discovered in the newly-released iOS 12.1 operating system in which Group FaceTime calls can allow a hacker to access the details of a contact stored on an iPhone, without needing to unlock the device. The public release of iOS 12.1 allowed iPhone and iPad […]