Home Depot quietly begins rolling out Apple Pay support

Just a few hours ago, I wrote about H-E-B finally caving to the pressure and rolling out Apple Pay to all of its locations. As it turns out, H-E-B isn’t alone in this change. According to multiple 9to5Mac readers and reports across social media, Home Depot has also recently started rolling out Apple Pay support.

Home Depot has been a major Apple Pay holdout, resisting pressure from its customers to add support for Apple’s tap-to-


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Apple marks MacBook and iPad models ‘vintage,’ adds iPods to ‘obsolete’ list

Today Apple has updated its lists of with new additions. The latest vintage products are select MacBook and iPad models, while key iPods and a beloved iPhone model are now considered ‘obsolete.’

Apple maintains a the company considers ‘vintage’ and ‘obsolete.’ Both designations are tied to how long a product has been unavailable for sale.

  • 5 years after a product was last distributed for sale, it becomes ‘vintage
  • 7 years after its last distribution, it’s considered ‘obsolete’

The latest additions to these


Larger displays on iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10: Worth it?

Last month Apple introduced the latest iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch Series 10 models together, and they had one key upgrade in common: larger displays. I’ve been using the new, larger iPhone 16 Pro and 46mm Apple Watch Series 10 for nearly three weeks now. Here’s what my experience with the screen size changes has been.

Recent history has shown that bigger screens are a popular change for Apple’s customer base.

Often when there’s a brand new,

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iPhone Mirroring is currently a privacy and legal risk on work Macs

One of the new features of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia is iPhone Mirroring – but using this with a personal iPhone on a work Mac currently creates a privacy risk for employees, and a legal risk for businesses.

The problem, as cybersecurity company Sevco discovered, is that apps on the iPhone get treated as Mac apps, and that means their presence is included in corporate IT audits …

found that when iPhone Mirroring is use, any iPhone app you run creates an entry in the Mac library here:

/Users/


H-E-B caves to the pressure and begins rolling out Apple Pay to all stores

After kicking off a pilot program in July , H-E-B has announced that it will roll out support for tap-to-pay platforms like Apple Pay to all of its locations. H-E-B operates over 300 locations across Texas, making it one of the largest grocery store chains in the state.

H-E-B has been one of the biggest Apple Pay holdouts. In July, however, the company signaled a potential change in strategy after kicking off a pilot program at


2025 Swift Student Challenge submissions will open in February

Apple has announced that its next annual Swift Student Challenge will open for submissions in February 2025. You can sign up today to be notified when applications open.

As usual, Apple will select 350 winners, and the top 50 of them will be invited to participate in WWDC in Cupertino in the summer …

Apple today issued the .

Submissions for the 2025 Swift Student Challenge will open in February for three weeks. Students, educators, and their advocates can find out how to prepare


This could be the best iPad stand for your desk setup

Kuxiu is back with a fresh addition to its lineup, the new X36 Pro Max Magnetic Charging iPad Stand, building on the popularity of its previous X33 stand. , they’ve kept the features that made the X33 a hit—like magnetic attachment and adjustable angles—and added a few upgrades to make it even better for iPad desk setups. Let’s review the new X36 stand

The boasts a premium, all-metal build that feels substantial without being overly bulky.

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Best fall Prime Day Apple deals: AirPods, MacBook, iPad, accessories, smart home, more

All of the best Apple Prime Day deals are now going live for Amazon massive fall event. From the latest MacBooks and iPads to AirPods and Apple Pencil models to accessorize your tablet experience, the Apple Prime Day deals are now ready to go. We on the latest Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 2 as well as a host of other accessories for your brand new iPhone 16, previous-generation models, and more. Alongside deals on some of the best MagSafe and Find My gear, the fall Prime deals

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Should Apple cease fixed annual iPhone updates? [Poll]

Macworld enjoys its more provocative pieces, the latest of which takes issue not just with the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 , but with the Action button before it.

Those particular views aside, it goes on to argue that a fixed(ish) annual iPhone update cycle forces Apple to launch new phones before it really has enough to offer …

It’s clear that the site’s is not a fan of hardware buttons.

To me, it feels like the Camera Control button is an accessibility feature designed


Chinese hack of US ISPs shows why Apple is right about backdoors for law enforcement

It was revealed this weekend that Chinese hackers managed to access systems run by three of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the US.

What’s notable about the attack is that it compromised security backdoors deliberately created to allow for wiretaps by US law enforcement …

The was first to report on the successful penetration of wiretap systems at AT&T, Lumen (aka CenturyLink), and Verizon.

A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers, potentially

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