These days, it’s hard to keep track of all the passwords you have with the ever-increasing number of digital accounts at your disposal. Hence, it’s not entirely uncommon for people to forget their Apple ID passwords and get locked out of iCloud. The iCloud account recovery procedure is simple and straightforward enough, but Apple warns […]
Apple Is Now Scanning Your Photos To Check For Child Abuse
Apple is doubling down on its efforts to combat the crime of child abuse. It’s now more vigilant than ever and is poised to scan each and every photo uploaded to the iCloud in order to check for any incidents of child abuse or to catch potential perpetrators or suspects. In fact, it’s not just […]
How iCloud is Moving Forward
It’s now roughly eight years since Apple first launched iCloud, but the company’s investment in cloud technology is still growing. The reasons are simple. Looking ahead, the future of digital communications, home computing and information technology are going to be on the cloud, one way or another. Apple knows this and is determined to be […]
A Few Simple Tips on How to Pass Over Images to Different Devices From iCloud
Apple did an excellent job in ensuring the high compatibility of all their devices. For users’ convenience, they’ve made it possible to synchronize different Apple devices with each other for simple and quick file sharing. One of the best tools they’ve created is iCloud. This cloud storage can fit a large amount of files and […]
Spring Clean: Tips to Free Up iPhone Storage Space
One of the most annoying things about the iPhone is getting the notification that pops up when you’re trying to take a photo or trying to back up your new settings to the iCloud saying you are out of storage. Managing the storage on the iPhone and iCloud isn’t always easy. In fact, many people […]
iCloud and EU’s New Data Protection Laws: A Guide for Consumers
If you haven’t heard of the GDPR yet, you surely will have by this time next year. The General Data Protection Regulation, the new cornerstone of EU’s data protection legislation, is currently set to come into effect on 25 May 2018 and will radically change the data protection landscape both within the EU and outside […]
You Can Now Get Rid of Spam iCloud Calendar Invites Via “Report Junk” Feature
Apple has finally gotten around to providing an official fix to the spam iCloud Calendar invites that have been getting under our skins for weeks. For some, it’s been more than a month since the spam invites started coming in. The invites were mostly for sales or promos for certain products, usually with Chinese characters […]
5 iCloud Alternatives For Backing Up iOS Devices
Most iOS users cannot imagine life without iCloud. We know we can’t. Unfortunately, as is the case with essentially every product in the world, not everyone is satisfied with iCloud. Some (most?) say the free storage is too limited, some have cited security issues, and others dislike the slow speeds associated with backing up or […]
How to Upgrade iCloud Storage, New Pricing Plans on Your Mac
Ever since iCloud Storage plans were made cheaper prior to the release of iOS 8, I have been torn about upgrading. The plans were cheaper, yes, but sometimes I just am such a scrooge. However, with photos and videos eating up my storage space (not to mention the need to ensure that game data is […]
Tim Cook: iCloud Security Alerts Coming Up
The iCloud snafu that recently occurred has got everyone up in arms, with Apple being the target of all sorts of criticism, perhaps some of it even justified. Yesterday, Brian took a look at iCloud and its security, concluding that “iCloud is as secure as it can be, as long as you treat it with […]
