As nifty as 5G functionality may be, it may come at a hefty cost to an iPhone’s battery life. As such, reports have indicated that Apple may switch to supplier TSMC for both a reduced battery cost as well as improved battery life with the iPhone 14 handset. While TSMC doesn’t typically comment on single […]
Apple on Thursday released macOS Monterey 12.2.1. The update, a 1.04 gigabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: Important security updates and fixes an issue for Intel-based Mac computers that may cause the battery to drain during sleep when connected to Bluetooth peripherals. The update looks to chase down a bug that caused batteries […]
This could be construed as concerning. According to PCMag, a number of Apple AirTag tracking devices with deactivated speakers have been spotted for sale on eBay and Etsy, raising privacy concerns about the risks of removing one of the AirTag’s safeguards. The modified AirTags, dubbed “Silent AirTags,” have had their internal speaker removed so that […]
Following up on the macOS Monterey 12.2 battery drain story, in which a number of users have cited severe overnight MacBook battery drain, a workaround has been found: Developer João Pavão tweeted a RADAR report for the bug: While Apple hasn’t yet issued a fix, there is at least a clunky workaround: Switch off Bluetooth […]
Well, this is why they have follow up updates after major releases. It’s also sort of a mess. Following the update to macOS Monterey 12.2, a number of users have reported issues with their Bluetooth in which their Mac battery life goes from 100 percent to 0 percent overnight. Since Apple released the public beta […]