
Will Apple switch the iPhone to eSIM-only everywhere by ’24?
Since the iPhone 14, Apple only sells smartphones with eSIM support in the US. At least one analyst now thinks Apple will extend this to Europe and developed Asian markets by 2024.

Apple's Clean Energy Charging is the future of electronics
Clean Energy Charging is not a conspiracy to reduce the speed or efficiency of charging when you plug your iPhone in. It is how most future electronics will consume power — frugally where possible, and off-peak when available.

Apple's M3 chip is a bigger deal than you might think
The expected move to 3nm chips with Apple's upcoming M3 processor promises to turbo boost the company's hardware line-up.

Has Apple's Tim Cook put everything on the line for Apple Reality?
If there's a turf war between Apple’s operations and design teams, the first-generation Apple AR glasses may not pass the taste test.

Microsoft's tiny Word improvement is a big productivity boost
Microsoft is at last making it much easier to copy and paste plain text with a keyboard shortcut.

ChatGPT on Apple Watch? There’s an app for that…
Apple’s recent internal AI presentation allegedly didn’t have an answer to OpenAI, but app developers are bringing it to its platforms all the same.

Why you should use Apple’s Rapid Security Response
A new Apple feature called Rapid Security Response is aimed at bolstering security for iPhone, iPad and Mac users. Here's what it does and why you should use it.

Jamf VP explains enterprise security threats — and how to mitigate them
Jamf has published its annual security trends report; I spoke with Michael Covington, the company's vice president of portfolio strategy to gain insights into what Jamf turned up.

Maybe one day every platform will be as secure as Apple
A glance at the Biden Administration’s recently updated National Cybersecurity Strategy document seems, at least on casual reading, to reflect some of the approaches to cybersecurity Apple already follows.

Apple's supply chain is accelerating the move to India
The process of uncoupling the Apple supply chain and China is moving ahead, but there are still many problems to solve.

For Apple’s enterprise success, endpoint management is the new black
"Endpoint management and security has been the most popular security category by number of customers since August 2020," an Okta report explains

Apple’s MFi scheme for USB-C is a good thing
Apple may be about to make it harder to use lower cost USB-C cables with its devices, but there are very good reasons it should do so.

MacStadium’s VMWare virtualization replacement now available at AWS
Developers seeking a replacement for VMWare's vSphere environment for virtualized Macs can now access MacStadium’s Orka Platform at the AWS Marketplace.

Qualcomm again hints at Apple’s future iPhone plans
Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon hints that Apple will put its own 5G modems inside iPhones as soon as 2024.

MWC: iPhone Emergency SOS triggers new space race
As Mobile World Congress approaches, we’ve seen a spate of announcements explaining new products and solutions that offer emergency calls and messaging with smartphones and satellite.

Hard-to-spot Mac crypto-mining threat, XMRig, hits Pirate Bay
Jamf Threat Labs has spotted a family of Mac malware, XMRig, that spreads through pirated versions of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and Logic Pro X.

Apple-in-business use accelerates, but device management still an issue
Sixty-five percent of MSPs expect use of Apple devices among their business customers to grow in the next year, according to data from Addigy. But many aren’t managing devices as well as they should.

Why is Apple making big improvements to web apps for iPhone?
Apple seems to be working on features that make web applications a little more like native apps. Now, why would Apple want to do that?

Microsoft officially unleashes Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs
Macs that use Apple Silicon chips can now officially run Windows 11 via Parallels Desktop now that Microsoft has officially authorized such use.

Teams across all of Apple are now focused on mixed reality
Speculation about the company's plans for mixed-reality glasses suggest development now involves teams from across every part of the company.