Month: December 2021

At least nine U.S. State Department employees saw their iPhone hacked by unknown attackers wielding Pegasus spyware from the Israel-based NSO Group. The attacks occurred over several months, Reuters reported Friday. Reuters said the hacks infiltrated iPhones belonging to Uganda-based U.S. officials or others working on matters concerning that East African country. The intrusions represent…

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If you’re going to hunker down in a corner of a room and work until you’ve earned an MBA, you might as well do it on an M1 MacBook Air and have a nice view of passing trains. Except both of those things might help you procrastinate. This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac…

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If you’re looking for gift ideas for Apple fans in your life, HomeKit accessories make one of the best options because of how it natively works with your products, low cost, and multiple use options. So as you go shopping for the Apple fans in your life, here’s my round-up of the best HomeKit accessories…

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The weekend has arrived and we’re diving into all of today’s best deals headlined by a $100 24-inch M1 iMac discount. That’s alongside Apple Watch Seres 7 models returning to the Amazon lows and Anker Thunderbolt 4 hubs from $160. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. more……

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Apple has reportedly informed some US State Department employees that their iPhones were the target of a sophisticated hacking tool created by the NSO Group. Apple recently sued the organization responsible for the Pegasus spyware created to compromise the security of iOS and Android. more… The post Apple discloses US State Department staff iPhones were…

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Emily and Lavinia visit the future in this very special episode of Dickinson, Apple TV+s alt-history romp about the great poet. They head to 1955 while Austin gets desperate, Betty gets lonely, Henry gets creative, and Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson get high. It’s a wild episode this week, rootless and maybe a little too cute, but…

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This post on discount software activation keys is brought to you by CDKeylord.com. With the recent Black Friday sale extended, the discounts keep coming at CDKeylord.com. Cult of Mac readers can take 35% off the regular price of a Genuine Lifetime Windows 10 Pro key and numerous other software product-activation keys. And you can also get a…

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Thieves in Canada have apparently found an unintended and novel use for Apple’s AirTag locator devices. They use them to track cars they’d like to steal. A news release from the Ontario-area York Regional Police outlines a new method investigators said thieves now use to track down and steal high-end vehicles. They stick an AirTag…

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By Adam Weinstein I’m not a digitally savvy person, which is why people I’ve known and loved looked at me like I was crazy when I said I wanted to start a digital marketing agency. But truthfully, I didn’t think I would ever need to get into the weeds in terms of the technical stuff….

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