February 2025

If you’re using the Microsoft Defender VPN on Mac or iPhone as part of your Microsoft 365 subscription, there’s bad news. The company has revealed in a support document that the privacy feature will cease to work at the end of this month … more…

The new Replay playlist is now available on Apple Music. Users are noticing today that the Replay 2025 playlist is now showing up in their libraries. Apple Music Replay continuously aggregates your top songs, albums, and artists. The playlist updates throughout the year, culminating in a full-year-in-review feature in December. more…

A zero-click WhatsApp spyware attack was made against 90 journalists and other “civil society members,” said Meta, which managed to detect the incident. A zero-click attack means that victims don’t need to tap on a link or take any action in order for their devices to be compromised – simply receiving the message is enough

Tests by security researchers revealed that DeepSeek failed literally every single safeguard requirement for a generative AI system, being fooled by even the most basic of jailbreak techniques. This means that it can trivially be tricked into answering queries that should be blocked, from bomb recipes to guidance on hacking government databases … more…

Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Pleasant typing feel Many clever shortcuts Backlit keyboard More space on the screen Cons Very unwieldy on the iPhone 16 Pro Max Lengthy setup Considerable battery Consumption Our Verdict The Clicks for iPhone is one of the most interesting accessory products for the iPhone in recent years. The

Over the weekend, Apple announced that it is making Swift Build open source. This is the build engine used by both Xcode and for the company’s internal projects. Apple has also made a tiny name change to Swift Playgrounds, the app that helps people learn to code in Swift on iPad and Mac … more…

Macworld How long can Apple keep relying on the iPhone? Nobody knows, because there’s never been another product quite like it. But the plumpest golden goose in history isn’t going to keep laying eggs forever. Apple, to its credit, is fully aware of this. With its enthusiastic hyping of the latest cautious iPhone update, the

Macworld February tends to be a pretty slow month for official Apple releases. The big fourth quarter is over, and any new “Spring” hardware usually launches in March or April. There’s an outside chance that Apple “direct to the website” launches the M4 MacBook Air this month, ahead of other springtime products we’re not expecting

Macworld Never have a charger when you need one? There’s an easy way to change that. The GoCable is an 8-in-1 Charger that works with all Type-C and Apple Lightning Devices, but that’s not all it can do. This cable has some tricks up its sleeve, and it’s only $20.99 (reg. $44), but it won’t

On this date a year ago, I was first in line for a demo of Apple Vision Pro at Apple Lakeside Shopping Center in New Orleans. Anticipating a crowd, I arrived an hour before the store opened. However, I still would have been first in line if I arrived 10 minutes early. It was launch