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My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• 14 items of office equipment replaced by iPhone January 19, 2021
  “An iPod, a phone, and an Internet Communicator,” said then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs when introducing the iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007. But thanks to apps, it’s turned into so much more than that, replacing numerous items of office equipment.The phone system Remember telephone systems? Smartphones replace them, though if you really want to recreate the […]
• Apple Watch may help in the fight against COVID-19 January 18, 2021
  The Apple Watch and other smart wearables may have an important part to play in the struggle against COVID-19 and should help businesses provide better healthcare protection to staff.Wearables can predict infection Two recent independent studies from Mount Sinai Health System and Stanford University show that Apple Watch and other sensor-packed fitness wearables from Garmin […]
• Apple makes welcome change to 'Big Sur' security for Macs January 14, 2021
  When Apple shipped macOS Big Sur in November, researchers quickly spotted a strange anomaly in the system’s security protection that could have left Macs insecure. Apple now seems to be dealing with this problem, introducing a fix in the latest public beta release.What was wrong? For some strange reason, Big Sur introduced a controversial and potentially […]
• Apple takes big steps to boost diversity in tech January 13, 2021
  Apple has taken a series of what should be major steps to help dismantle some of the barriers faced by communities of color as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative.Knowledge is power Understanding that education — and access to it — is critical to empower access to opportunity and make communities […]
• Apple’s mythical AirTags shimmer slowly to release January 12, 2021
  Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Apple seems to be closer to actually introducing the near-mythical AirTags, which you’ll no doubt use to track hardware, devices, and the vehicles that make up your transit fleet.What we think we know This is a long-running story. We first began to anticipate introduction of these products after […]