ThingshavenowclearlychangedasApplehasscrappedallreferencesoftheprogramwithVerizonandT-Mobilefromitswebsite,includingthepurchasepagesforitsrangeofiPads.
Update:AT-MobilespokespersonhasissuedastatementtoMacRumorssayingthatthe?iPad?rebateprograminpartnershipwithApplewasalimitedtimeofferthatstartedinApril2021followingthelaunchofthenew11-inchand12.9-inch?iPadPro?.ThespokespersonaddedT-Mobileisalwayslookingtogiveitscustomersthe"bestdealsondevices."
TheiPadrebatewithApplewasalimitedtimeofferthathasbeeninmarketsinceApril2021andendedDecember31.We'realwayslookingforopportunitiestogiveourcustomersthebestdealsondevices.
AVerizonspokespersonalsoconfirmedtoMacRumorsthattheofferwassettoendonDecember31.
Howeverinanewnotetoinvestors,seenbyMacRumors,Ivessaiddemandremainedstrongforthecurrent?iPhone?cyclegoinginto2022,withdemandoutstrippingsupplybeseveralmillionunitsintheDecemberquarter,apositivesignforAppleassupplychainissuesbegintoresolvethemselvesinthefirsthalfofthisyear.
Basedonoursupplychainchecksoverthelastfewweeks,webelievedemandisoutstrippingsupplyforApplebyroughly12millionunitsintheDecemberquarterwhichnowwilladdtothetailwindsforCupertinointheMarchandJunequartersasthesupplychainissueseasein1H22.
AccordingtoIves,ChinahasbeenamajorsourceofstrengthforAppleoverthelast12monthsandakeyregionfor?iPhone?sales,particularlyinrelationtoincreasedmarketshareduetothe"multi-yearsupercycle"affordedbythe?iPhone?12and?iPhone?13.
SpeakingofMacsandiPads,I'mhopingApple'snextexternalmonitor—destinedtobeabouthalfthepriceoftheProDisplayXDR—launchesinthecomingyear.
GurmanalsoexpectsasmallerApplesiliconversionoftheMacProdesktoptowertolaunchthisyearwithuptoa40-coreCPUand128-coreGPU,alongwithanewMacminiandanewlargeriMac.2022shouldbetheyearthatApplecompletesitstransitionfromIntelprocessorstoitsowncustom-designedchipsinMacs,asApplesaidthechangeoverwouldtakearoundtwoyearstobecompletedwhenitfirstannounceditsplansinJune2020.
ThesuspensefuladrevolvesaroundthreeindividualsnamedAmanda,Jason,andJimwhowereeachabletogethelpbydialing911usingtheAppleWatch,withtheadhighlightingexcerptsfromtheirfranticphonecallswithdispatchers.Amanda,forexample,saidthathercarhadflippedoverandwasstartingtofillupwithwater.
playFortunately,theadconcludesthatallthreeindividualswererescuedinminutes."ThesearejustthreeofmanyincrediblestorieswherepeoplewereabletogethelpusingAppleWatch,"wroteAppleinthevideo'sdescription.
TheadsuggeststhatbuyinganAppleWatchcouldhelpsaveyourlifeinemergencieswhereyoudon'thaveaccesstoyouriPhonebyallowingyoutodial911fromyourwrist.AppleWatchhasanEmergencySOSfeaturethatallowsyoutoquicklygetintouchwithemergencyservicesbypressingandholdingthewatch'ssidebuttonanddraggingyourfingerontheEmergencySOSsliderthatappearsonthescreen.
Update:ApplesharedasimilaradonTwitterhighlightingtheAppleWatch'sfalldetectionfeature.
ApplealsohasYearoftheTigerartworkanddecalsondisplayatselectretailstoresinChina.
Weknowwhatwethinkwe'regoingtoseefromApplein2022,butwewanttohearfromtheMacRumorscommunity.WhatdoyouwanttoseeApplereleasethisyear
ThankyoutoourreadersandourforummembersformakingMacRumorsthenumberonesiteforApplenews,rumors,andadviceontheweb.MacRumorscelebratedits21stbirthdaythisyear,andthat'sallthankstoourdedicatedreaders.Welookforwardtoanotheryearofrumorsin2022.HappyNewYear!
Therearesomeexcitingproductsonthehorizonfor2022ifrumorsaretobebelieved,includingthefirstiPhonewithoutanotch,alargeriMacwithamini-LEDdisplayandApplesiliconchip,anentirelyoverhauledMacBookAir,andmaybeevenApple'sfirstnewwearablesincetheAppleWatch--thelong-rumoredAR/VRheadset.
Ifcurrentrumorspanout,2022couldbetheyearthatwegetanall-displaynotch-freeiPhone.Rumorssuggestthatahigh-endversionoftheiPhone14willhaveahole-punchcutoutforthecameraandFaceIDcomponentsthatarelocatedunderthedisplay.
Instead,we'llseea6.1-inchiPhone14,a6.1-inchiPhone14Pro,a6.7-inchiPhone14"Max,"anda6.7-inchiPhone14ProMax,withthe"mini"sizereplacedbyalarger"Max"size.Alldisplaysin2022mighthave120Hz"ProMotion"technology,reservedfortheiPhone13Promodelsnow.
ApplemightusetitaniumasamaterialforsomeoftheupcomingiPhones,andonerumorsayswecouldseeathickerbodythatallowsfortheeliminationofthecamerabump,withthelenses,flash,andLiDARScannersittingflushwiththerearglass.
Asforthecamera,we'reexpectingimprovementstotheUltraWidelens,andthere'sapossibilitytheiPhone14couldgeta"periscope"lensthatallowsforgreateropticalzoom,butit'snotclearifthisisslatedfor2022or2023.
ApplewilluseanupdatedA16chipintheiPhone14,andeachnewA-serieschipiterationbringsimprovementsinpowerandefficiency.ThenewiPhoneswillfeatureupdatedX655GchipsfromQualcommwithfasterconnectivityspeeds.ThenewQualcommchipcouldpowerasatellite-basedemergencyfeaturethatwouldletuserssendtextsinemergencysituationsandreportemergenciesinareaswherethereisnocellularcoverage.
Wedidn'tgetanynewhealthfeatureswiththeAppleWatchSeries7,butthatmaybechangingwiththeAppleWatchSeries8.Appleisworkingonfeaturesthatincludebloodglucosemonitoring,bloodpressuremeasurements,temperaturesensing,andsleepapneadetection.
It'snotyetclearifallofthesehealthfeaturesarecomingintheSeries8,butwecouldgetatleastsomeofthem.Temperaturesensingseemslikely,anditcouldbeusedforfertilityandsleeptracking.Bloodpressuremonitoringandbloodglucosemonitoringaremoreadvancedandcouldtakemoretime.
AtleastoneversionoftheAppleWatchSeries8couldbemarketedas"rugged,"withthedeviceaimedatathletes,hikers,andotherswhousetheAppleWatchinmoreextremeconditions.Itwillfeatureimprovedimpactresistanceandprotection.
Wedon'tknowanythingaboutthedesignoftheSeries8,butsincetheAppleWatchSeries7justgotasizeupdateanddesigntweak,theSeries8couldfocusoninternalimprovements.Thatsaid,manyoftheSeries7rumorspointedtowardaflat-edgeddesignthatdidn'tenduphappening,sowecouldgetthatdesignchangewiththeSeries8.
Second-generationAirPodsProareintheworksandsettolaunchin2022,andtherearesomedesignchangescoming.RumorssuggestApplecouldperhapsdoawaywiththestemontheearbuds,withtheAirPodsPro2featuringamoreroundedshapesimilartotheGooglePixelBudsorSamsungGalaxyBuds.
Otherthanprospectivedesignchanges,theAirPodsProareexpectedtoofferallofthesamefeaturesastheoriginalAirPodsPro,thoughtherecouldbeunspecifiedfitness-relatedimprovements.Wedon'tyetknowjustwhentheAirPodsPro2mightdebut,butwecouldbelookingatathirdquarterlaunch.
In2022,we'reexpectinganewversionoftheiPhoneSE.EarlyrumorsaboutthenextiPhoneSEsuggesteditcouldhavealargerdisplay,butthat'snolongerhappeningthisyear.
Rumorsindicatethatthe2022iPhoneSEwillfeaturethesamedesignasthecurrentiPhoneSE,whichismodeledaftertheiPhone8.TheupcomingiPhoneSEwillfeaturea4.7-inchdisplay,thicktopandbottombezels,andaTouchIDHomebutton.
Therewon'tbeasizeincrease,butApplemightstillcallthenextiPhoneSEthe"iPhoneSEPlus"becauseofthe5Gconnectivity.Applemightchangethenametoreflectthefasterspeeds.
In2022,theMacBookAirisgoingtogetthemostradicalredesignwe'veseensince2010.Appleisdoingawaywiththewedgedesign,andthenewmachinewillhavenotaper,insteadfeaturingalooksimilartotheMacBookPro.
TheMacBookAirisexpectedtofeatureanext-generationversionoftheM1chipcalledtheM2.Itwon'tbeaspowerfulastheM1ProandM1MaxchipsthatareusedintheMacBookPromodels,butitwillbeanupgradetotheM1.
TheM2chipissaidtofeaturethesamenumberofcomputingcoresastheM1(eight),butitisexpectedtofeaturespeedimprovements.Itcouldalsohaveimprovedgraphicswithnineor10GPUcores,upfromsevenoreightinthecurrentM1MacBookAir.
Wedon'tknowexactlywhentheMacBookAirisgoingtolaunch,butmassproductionisexpectedinthelatesecondquarterorearlythirdquarter,whichwillperhapsseeadebutinAugustorSeptember.
Applein2021introducedanewversionofthe24-inchiMac,butthere'salsoarefreshofthelarger27-inchiMaconthehorizontoo.
ThesmalleriMacwentfrom21inchesto24inches,butthe27-inchiMacisn'tgoingtogetasizeincrease,accordingtocurrentrumors.It'sexpectedtofeaturea27-inchmini-LEDdisplaywithslimblackbezelsandadesignsimilartotheProDisplayXDR.
TheM1Profeaturesupto16graphicscores,whiletheM1Maxfeaturesupto32graphicscores,andthesechipswillalsobeappropriatefortheiMac.TodifferentiatetheupcominglargeriMacfromthe24-inchiMac,Applemaynameitthe"iMacPro."TheiMacProisrumoredtobelaunchinginthespringof2022,soitcouldcomeataMarchevent.
ThenextversionoftheMacminicouldfeatureanupdateddesign.ItwillstillhavethesamesquareshapeasthecurrentMacmini,butApplemayslimdownthesizeandmakepartofitoutofanewmaterial.
Apple'sMacPromodelsarestillusingIntelchips,and2022maybetheyearthatAppleisabletotransitionitshigh-enddesktopmachinetoApplesilicon.
ThesecondMacProindevelopmentwillhaveasmallerformfactorthat'ssimilartothecurrentdesign,butwithamorecompactenclosurethat'sapproximatelyhalfthesize.
ThesmallerMacProwillhaveamostlyaluminumexterior,andBloomberghasdescribedthedesignasonethatcould"invokenostalgia"forthePowerMacG4Cube.
Apple'slargerMacProwillreportedlycontinuetofeatureIntelchipsinside,withAppleperhapsplanningtouseIceLakeSPchips.AppleplanstotransitionitsentireMaclineuptoApplesilicon,butearlyversionsoftheMacProchipsmaynotbeabletocompetewithIntel'sprocessorsforheavydutyprofessionalworkloads.
ThesmallerMacProwillusehigh-endApplesiliconchipswith20or40computingcoresand64to128-coreGPUs.Atthetopoftheline,thegraphicschipswouldbeseveraltimesfasterthangraphicsmodulesApplehasusedfromNvidiaandAMD.
TheInformationhassaidthattheMacProwilluseanM1Maxchipwithatleasttwodies,allowingformorecomputecores.Wedon'tknowwhennewMacPromodelsmightlaunch,butsometimein2022seemslikely.
Applehasbeenworkingonaugmentedandvirtualrealitydevicesforyearsnow,andthefirstAR/VR(or"mixedreality")headsetisrumoredtobelaunchingattheendof2022.TheheadsetissaidtolooksomewhatsimilartoFacebook'sOculusQuestvirtualrealityheadset,butwithasleekerdesignthatusesfabricsandlightweightmaterialsforacomfortablefit.
Appleisworkingonmultiplecontrolmethods,includingathimble-likedevicewornonthefinger.Theheadsetwillbeabletotrackeyemovementsandhandgestures,andtherecouldalsobephysicalcontrols.
Rumorssuggesttheheadsetwillbeequippedwithachipthat'ssimilartotheM1inApplesiliconMacs,andthatitwillbeabletooperateindependentlywithoutbeingtetheredtoaniPhoneorotherAppledevice.AppleplanstocreateanAppStorefortheheadset,offeringgames,streamingvideocontent,andmore.
We'reexpectinganewversionoftheiPadProin2022,likelywiththesame11and12.9-inchsizeoptions.The11-inchmodelcouldbeupdatedwiththesamemini-LEDdisplaythatwasintroducedinthe12.9-inchmodel,andAppleisrumoredtobeplanningtoincludeaglassbacktosupportwirelesscharging.
ThenewiPadPromodelswillalsogetanupdatedA-serieschip,usingthelatesttechnologyfromTSMC.LeakerDylandkthasclaimedthatthenextiPadProcouldfeatureahorizontalcameraalignmentandalandscape-orientedApplelogoontheback,achangemeanttopromoteusageoftheiPadinlandscapemodeinsteadofportraitmode.
TherehavebeenotheriPadProrumorssuggestingwecouldseeOLEDdisplays,anewApplePencil,andperhapsatitaniumchassis,butit'snotclearifthisinformationwillpanout.
Wehaven'theardmuchaboutrefreshesforotherdevices,butthereareproductsthatAppletypicallyupdatesonayearlyorbi-yearlybasis,sowecouldseeupdatesforthefollowingproducts:
WhenaskedifBluetoothisholdingbackApple'shardwareand"stiflingsoundquality,"Geavesdeclinedtosaytoomuch,buthesaidthatApple"concentratesveryhard"ongettingthemostoutofBluetooth,andthat"it'sfairtosay"thatApplewould"likemorebandwidth."
"Obviouslythewirelesstechnologyiscriticalforthecontentdeliverythatyoutalkabout",hesays,"butalsothingsliketheamountoflatencyyougetwhenyoumoveyourhead,andifthat'stoolong,betweenyoumovingyourheadandthesoundchangingorremainingstatic,itwillmakeyoufeelquiteill,sowehavetoconcentrateveryhardonsqueezingthemostthatwecanoutoftheBluetoothtechnology,andthere'sanumberoftrickswecanplaytomaximiseorgetaroundsomeofthelimitsofBluetooth.Butit'sfairtosaythatwewouldlikemorebandwidthand...I'llstoprightthere.Wewouldlikemorebandwidth",hesmiles.
WhenconceptualizingtheAirPods3,GeavessaidthattheAirPodsteam"lookedveryclosely"atthestrengthsofthesecond-generationAirPods.The"effortlessopenfit"thatdoesn'tcreateasealintheearisabigdrawoftheAirPods,butdesigningaroundthelackofaseal"createschallengesfortheaudioteam."
Whendesigningaudiohardware,Appleworksfroma"stronganalyticfoundation"andhasdone"extensivemeasurements"and"deepstatisticalresearch"toinforman"internalacousticanalyticresponse"that'stakenintoaccount.GeavessaysthatApplealsounderstandsthatlisteningtomusic"isanemotionalexperiencewhichpeopleconnectwithonaverydeeplevel,"soAppleworkswithan"expertteamofcriticallistenersandtuners"aswell.Theteamisfromtheproaudioindustry,andrefinesthesoundforeachproduct,includingthenewAirPods3.
2021wasawhirlwindofayearwhenitcametoApplerumors.Manyoftherumorsthisyearturnedouttobeaccurate,liketheMacBookProgettinganotch,butsomefailedtomaterialize,liketheflat-edgedAppleWatchSeries7.
Tomuchsurprise,therumorultimatelycametrue,withAppleaddinganotchtothenewMacBookProsasameansofreducingthebezelsaroundthe14-inchand16-inchdisplays.
Asarefresher,Apple's"SpringLoaded"eventinApril2021waspackedwithnewproductannouncements,includingtheAirTag,aredesigned24-inchiMac,anewAppleTVandredesignedSiriRemote,andrevamped11-inchand12.9-inchiPadPromodels.In2022,itislikelythatApplewillholdanothereventinthesimilarMarch-Apriltimeframe.
OneofthelargestpointsofcontentionwaswhetherApplewouldincludeFaceIDinthebezelorembedTouchIDintotheSideButton,similartotheiPadAir.Thelaterprovedtobeaccurate,withAppleannouncingthesixth-generationiPadminiwithanewdesign,USB-Cport,TouchIDbuiltintotheSideButton,5Gsupport,andtheA15Bionicchip.
YoucouldalsopurchaseanextraSmartGoggleinadifferentcolorandswaptheSmartCoachmodulebackandforthasneeded,suchasusingbluegogglesindoorsandsmokegogglesoutdoorsinbrightsun.
ThedigitalSmartCoachdisplaysitsofftothesideofthegoggle,allowinggoodvisibilityofthewaterinfrontofyou,althoughitdefinitelyobscuresyourperipheralvisiontotheleft.Thedisplayisfairlysmall,soitcanonlyshowalimitedamountofinformation,butwhatitdoesshowisveryclear.
Forexample,withthestandardswimsetting,you'llseearollingtimecounterforyourcurrentswim,aswellasacountofhowmanylapsyou'vedone.Aftereachturn,itwillbrieflytellyouyoursplittimebeforeswitchingbacktothein-swimdisplay.Onceyoustoptorest,itwillcyclethroughscreenstellingyouhowfaryourlastswimwasandhowlongittook,howlongyou'vebeenresting,andthecurrenttime.Theotherdisplayoptionsgenerallyemphasizeasubsetofmetrics,suchasonlydisplayingatimecounterandthecurrenttimewhileswimmingifyouchoose"Iswimfortime."
FINISrecommendsthatyoufullychargetheSmartGoggleaftereachswim,butIfounditunnecessary.Aswimofalittleoveranhouronlyusedabout5–10%ofthebatterycapacityinmyexperience,soyoucaneasilygetmultipleswimsinbeforeyouevenneedtothinkaboutrecharging.
AnaspectofthegogglesthatIfoundprettyhandywasthefactthatthedisplayprettymuchsitsinyourblindspotwhenyou'relookingstraightaheadwhileswimming.Thatletsyoucompletelytuneoutwhat'sgoingoninthedisplayifyouwanttofocusonotherthings.Butwithaquickglancetotheside,youcaneasilycheckinonyourmetrics.
Formanyyears,I'veusedtheSwim.comAppleWatchapptotrackmyswimworkouts,anditdoesaverysolidjobmonitoringmyyardageandintervals,alleasilyvisibleintheSwim.com?iPhone?appandsyncedovertoApple'sFitnessandHealthapps.FINISrecentlyaddedtheabilityfortheSmartGoggletosyncwiththeSwim.comappanditcanalsosyncwithApple'sHealthandFitnessappsandStrava,soit'seasytoalwayskeepontopofyourworkouthistory.
Anotherthingtobecarefulofismakingsureyouhaveyourvarioussyncingsettingsconfiguredproperlyinordertopreventdoublecountingofworkouts.IfyouusetheCiyeapptosyncyourFINIS-trackedworkoutstobothSwim.comandAppleFitnessandHealthbutalsohaveSwim.comsyncingtoApple'sapps,forexample,you'llendupwithyourworkoutsappearingtwiceonyourAppleappsasbothCiyeandSwim.comwillpushthemtoApple.It'snotabigdealtotoggleyoursettingstomakesurethingsarereportedcorrectlytoApple,soit'sjustasourceofpotentialconfusiontobeawareof.
Thegogglescomewithanadjustablesilicone-typestrapthatIfoundquitecomfortable,andgasketsaroundthegogglelenseshelpthemsitcomfortablyagainstyourface.Sixdifferentsizesofnosebridgesarealsoincludedtoensureyoucanfindonethatfitsyourface.Achemical-resistantanti-fogtreatmentontheinsideofthelenseshelpskeepyourvisionclear,andsofarit'sholdingupwellforme.
Ididdiscoveronespecificissueduringmytesting,andit'sthatIdon'tloveusingthesegoggleswhiledoingbackstroke,particularlywhileswimmingoutsidewithoutaceilingasaframeofreferencetoknowwhereIaminthelane.Typicallyinsuchsituations,I'mabletoglancealittletothesidetokeepaneyeonthelanelinetomakesureI'mswimminginastraightline.
ButwiththeFINISSmartGoggle,itblocksmyviewofthelaneline.Notonlythat,butthere'sabitofrefractiveeffectwiththegogglelensesthemselvesthatmakeitfeellikeI'msomehowabouttosimultaneouslycrashintothelanelinesonbothsidesofmylane.I'dhopedI'dgetusedtothisovertime,butwithhalfadozenswimpracticesundermybeltwiththesegoggles,it'sstillanunnervingfeelingthathampersmybackstrokespeedandcomfort.
TheSmartCoachdisplayunitalsositsfairlyclosetotheeye,andwhileitallowsforveryclearvisibility,IcanactuallyfeelmyeyelashesbrushagainstitslightlyasIblink.IamprettymuchabletoignoreitonceIgetintomyworkoutandamfocusedonmyswimming,butit'ssomethingIdonoticeasIgetstartedeachtimeIusethemforaworkout.
That'saminornitpick,andwhilethebackstrokeissueisabitannoying,Idon'tdoalotofbackstroke,soit'ssomethingIcanlivewith.I'veotherwisefoundtheFINISSmartGoggletobeanexcellentcompanionthathelpskeepmeontargetduringmyworkoutsandmaintainrecordsofmyworkoutsovertime.
Note:FINISprovidedMacRumorswiththeSmartGogglekitforthepurposeofthisreview.Noothercompensationwasreceived.MacRumorsisanaffiliatepartnerwithAmazon.Whenyouclickalinkandmakeapurchase,wemayreceiveasmallpayment,whichhelpsuskeepthesiterunning.
SimilartotheinvisibleinkoptioniniMessage,Telegramnowoffersspoilerformattingforhidingtext.Whentypingamessage,selectthetextyouwishtohide,taponB/I/Uintheblackpopovermenu,andtapSpoiler.Messagessentwithspoilerformattingwillappearblurryinachat,andyoucantapthemessagetorevealthehiddentext.
Telegramnowofferstheabilitytotranslateanymessageintoanotherlanguage,rightintheapp.TranslationcanbeenabledintheappunderSettings>Language,andthenyoucantapandholdamessagetotranslateitintoyourlanguage.Youcanalsoexcludeanylanguagesyouspeakfluentlytohidethetranslatebuttonforthosemessages.OntheiPhoneandiPad,thisfeaturerequiresiOS15andiPadOS15orlater.
AnothernewfeatureistheabilitytogeneratethemedQRcodesforanyusersthathaveapublicusername,aswellasforgroups,channels,andbots.Therearealsoadditionalinteractiveemojithatanimatewhensent,likethefireemojiandloudlycryingface.
ThissaleisonlyavailableinSpaceGray,andit'sshippedandsoldbyAmazon.We'restillexperiencingshippingdelaysfollowingtheChristmasholiday,andtheiPadtodayisnoexceptionasithasanestimateddeliverydateoflateJanuary.Sincewedon'tknowwhenthissalewillcomebackonceit'sgone,it'sstillagoodideatolockinthisrareall-timelowpricetoday.
Appleannouncedseveralnewproductsthisyear,rangingfromthecolorful24-inchiMactofouriPhone13models,butwealsosaidgoodbyetosomeotherproducts.Below,we'verecappedfiveproductsandaccessoriesdiscontinuedbyApplein2021.
ReleasedinDecember2017,theiMacProreceivednosubstantialhardwarerefreshesoveritslifetime,resultinginthe27-inchiMaceventuallybecomingfasterandmoreaffordablethanthestandardiMacProwitha10-coreXeonWprocessor.
AppleonlyhasthreeIntel-basedMacsremaininginitslineup,includingthe27-inchiMac,thehigh-endMacmini,andtheMacProtower.
IntroducedinSeptember2018,theiPhoneXRfeaturesa6.1-inchLCDdisplaywithFaceID,anA12Bionicchip,andasinglerearcamera.
WeinformedaverysmallnumberofcustomersthattheSIMcardassignedtoamobilenumberontheiraccountmayhavebeenillegallyreassignedorlimitedaccountinformationwasviewed.
UnauthorizedSIMswapsareunfortunatelyacommonindustry-wideoccurrence,howeverthisissuewasquicklycorrectedbyourteam,usingourin-placesafeguards,andweproactivelytookadditionalprotectivemeasuresontheirbehalf.
T-Mobilesaysthattheattackhasbeenmitigatedandthattheissuehasnowbeencorrected,butthecompanyhasnotprovidedspecificdetailsonthenumberofcustomersimpactednorhowthehackerswereabletoexecutetheSIMswapattacks.
IntheAugustdatabreach,attackerswereabletoobtainphonenumbers,addresses,birthdates,socialsecuritynumbers,driver'slicenseandIDinfo,IMEInumbers,andIMSInumbersformorethan50millionpeople,withtheinformationofferedupforsale.
T-MobileCEOMikeSievertapologizedforthebreachatthetime,andsaidthatT-Mobilewas"trulysorry"fortheincident,whichwastheresultofa"badactor"whousedknowledgeofT-Mobile'stechnicalsystemstogainaccesstotestingenvironments,usingbruteforceattackstoaccessT-Mobile'sITservers.
Topreventfutureattacks,T-Mobileenteredintoalong-termpartnershipwithcybersecurityexpertsatMandiantandwithconsultingfirmKPMGLLP,andthecompanysaidthatitwasplanningamulti-yearinvestmenttoimprovesecurity.
2021isabouttocometoanend,andaswithyearspastwe'retrackingafewsalesthatareofferingsolidyear-enddiscountsonApple-relatedaccessories.Inthisarticle,we'veroundedupthebestsalesyoucanfindonlineforAppleaccessoriesfromcompanieslikeNomad,Speck,TwelveSouth,Belkin,Brydge,ZAGG,andmore.
Saledurationvariesfromsitetosite,butforalargeportionofthem,you'llhaveuntilNewYear'sEvetotakeadvantageofthediscounts.
Thisversionof1Passwordsupportsfivefamilymembersonunlimiteddevices,sharedvaultsamongmembers,advancedsecuritywithauthenticatedencryption,andalertsforcompromisedwebsitesandvulnerablepasswords.It'savailableonMac,iOS,Windows,Android,ChromeOS,andLinux.
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ImagePlaygroundisApple'sdedicatedimagecreationappthatcanbuildcartoon-likepicturesbasedontextdescriptions.
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MacRumorsattractsabroadaudienceofbothconsumersandprofessionalsinterestedinthelatesttechnologiesandproducts.WealsoboastanactivecommunityfocusedonpurchasingdecisionsandtechnicalaspectsoftheiPhone,iPad,Mac,andotherAppleplatforms.