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Apple Releases Four iPhone 12 Models and the HomePod mini

For the second time in less than a month, Apple has made a splashy announcement. In its “Hi, Speed” event, the company unveiled a new lineup of four iPhone 12 models along with the new HomePod mini. HomePod mini Just as Apple did in its event, let’s get the HomePod mini out of the way first. The HomePod mini is easy to explain—it’s just a smaller, cheaper HomePod. For $99, you get a flat-topped sphere that’s about half the height and two-thirds the width of the HomePod, which currently lists...

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Remember to Enable Text Message Forwarding When You Get a New Mac or iPad

You’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, but after you get a new device, it might be a while before you realize that it’s not receiving texts sent to your iPhone. It turns out that, when you get a new Apple device, you must manually enable it to receive forwarded texts from your iPhone—the setting is off by default. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages > Text Message Forwarding, and flip the switches for the new devices.

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Ransomware Threats - How secure are you?

In 2020, it seems like there is a new headline just about every week of another major company getting hit with a ransomware attack.  Per the New York Times, “A woman died from treatment delays after a hospital in Germany hit by a cyberattack was forced to turn away emergency patients. Hackers released private information, including Social Security numbers, from a Las Vegas school district. A coronavirus vaccine trial was bogged down in recent weeks when researchers were locked out of their data.”  Adding to this you see major companies like Garmin getting their core infrastructure...

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iOS 14 Four Favorite Features

Our Four Favorite Features of iOS 14 Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a few weeks before installing via Settings > General > Software Update. In large part, that’s because many developers were taken by surprise by Apple’s release, so they’re working hard to release updates that work...

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App Store Making Double Google Play

In the third Quarter of 2020 Apple’s App Store made double what Google’s Play store made. With over 30 Billion app installs Apple’s App Store saw consumers spending around $30 billion in total according to the leading App Store analytics firm. App stores have seen sustained and expanding growth in the last couple of years with more and more companies launching App store / Launcher store models. In-app purchases, premium apps, & subscriptions totaled $19 billion worldwide on Apple’s ‌App Store‌ which is twice the amount brought in by Google...

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Why Your Small Business Should Care About Cybersecurity

In 2017 61% of small businesses in the United States suffered some kind of cyber-attack according to a report by the Ponemon Institute. This number reflects an over 50% increase year to year in cybersecurity assaults on U.S. small businesses.  Even more discerning is that an August, 2020 report from Interpol is that 43% of small to mid-size businesses do not have any cybersecurity plans whatsoever.  This includes no endpoint detection, malware detection, firewalls/basic defenses, and incident response/contingency plans. There are many reasons why small businesses need cybersecurity — privacy, client trust, systems availability,...

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