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Apple’s new ARM-based Macs won’t support Windows through Boot Camp

The Verge

Apple will start switching its Macs to its own ARM-based processors later this year, but you won’t be able to run Windows in Boot Camp mode on them. Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to PC makers to preinstall on new hardware, and the company hasn’t made copies of the operating system available for anyone to license or freely install.

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

Apple Pay leads the tap-to-pay market, which has exploded in popularity in the last few years. Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank.

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Has Apple Pay made it too easy to spend money?

Vox

Apple Pay leads the tap-to-pay market, which has exploded in popularity in the last few years. Apple released iOS 17 on September 18 and now that the new operating system is here, you can probably leave your wallet at home. It also marks a step forward in Apple’s steady march toward becoming a sort of bank.

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Why are iOS 14 default apps limited to just browser and email apps?

The Verge

Apple made a quiet and significant change to iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 this week, allowing users to set default email and browser apps. But that’s as far as Apple’s default apps choices go. But that’s as far as Apple’s default apps choices go. Windows Phone Lenses. iOS 14 also won’t allow changes to the default voice assistant.

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Technology Short Take 170

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me). As detailed in this article , it turns out BitLocker can be bypassed—assuming physical access to the hardware—with a cheap logic analyzer.

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Rosetta 2 is Apple’s key to making the ARM transition less painful

The Verge

Apple CEO Tim Cook in front of a silicon wafer platter | Screenshot: Sean Hollister / The Verge. Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. Apple claims improved performance over the original version of Rosetta from 2006.

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The worst gadgets we’ve ever touched

The Verge

The Galaxy Note 7 is possibly the best gadget on this list; a herald of the success of big-screened smartphones, packed with the latest specs, top-tier camera tech for the time, and superb design and hardware… except for the fact that it had a tendency to burst into flames. The same, sadly, cannot be said for Android tablets.

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