April 2025 - Mac Support London

Petition calls for Apple to resume updates for discontinued AirPort routers

The AirBorne vulnerability disclosed on Tuesday affects millions of products, including Apple’s discontinued and fan-favorite AirPort routers. A petition hopes to change that. AirPort Express was discontinued in 2018 While the Oligo report didn’t discuss AirPort routers directly, the discontinued products are affected by AirBorne. The vulnerability can lead to wormable, zero-click exploits that can infect any connected device on… Continue Reading

Apple sends warnings about mercenary spyware attacks on iOS

Apple has issued warnings to select iPhone users, whom the company believes may have been targeted by mercenary spyware. Apple has warned some users of a mercenary spyware attack on iOS. In 2021, Apple announced it would alert iOS users to state-sponsored spyware attacks that it detects. Since then, the iPhone maker has sent such notifications on multiple occasions, often… Continue Reading

Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock review: Speedy storage, legacy ports, great price

Sonnet has maintained its excellent reputation for quality accessories for Mac users, with the new Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock offering tons of ports and even fast storage expansion too. Sonnet’s Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock A staple of Mac desktops is the Thunderbolt dock, a device that can take advantage of the massive bandwidth of Thunderbolt connections… Continue Reading

Icemag 2 Power Bank review: Flashy, fun, functional

The Icemag 2 Power Bank is a bold and innovative battery perfect for mobile gamers. Icemag 2 Power Bank review A good magnetic charger can save your phone from certain death, but sometimes leaving it attached in your pocket results in a heat warning. The Icemag offers a solution by attaching a heatsink and fan to the bottom, complete with… Continue Reading

iPhone 17 dummy video offers a new look at Apple’s 2025 device lineup

The iPhone 17 range is only a few months away, and now, yet another video showcases the planned design changes through dummy units. Dummy units indicate that the iPhone 17 range will introduce major design changes. Image Credit: AppleTrack on YouTube Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen plenty of iPhone 17 dummy units, and they all suggest that Apple’s… Continue Reading

Apple Watch SE 3 might be available in larger 41mm and 45mm sizes

The third-generation Apple Watch SE might be just a hair larger than the current model, as a new leak details two possible display sizes for the device. The next-generation Apple Watch SE might feature larger displays. Introduced in 2020, the Apple Watch SE is the budget-friendly member of Apple’s smartwatch lineup, primarily geared toward first-time buyers. With the SE, Apple… Continue Reading

Arms race: Apple’s waiting for robotics for US iPhone assembly, says Commerce Secretary

Apple will eventually make the iPhone in the United States, as soon as it has the “robotic arms” to do so, CEO Tim Cook allegedly told U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. A robot arm used to recycle iPhones, not manufacture them – Image Credit: Apple The Trump Administration has long held the narrative that Apple will be bringing production of… Continue Reading

Minisforum TB4-01 12-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock review: 2.5 gigabit ethernet and legacy ports, inexpensively

In a new Thunderbolt 5 world, the Minisforum TB4-1 12-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock is a reasonably inexpensive way to add legacy ports plus 2.5 gigabit Ethernet to any Mac made since 2016. Minisforum TB4-1 12-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Dock review: The front port panel. It’s seemingly not hard for a company to create a dock for a Mac or PC user… Continue Reading

Plans for iPhone 17 anti-reflective & scratch proof display scrapped

Plans for an anti-reflective, scratch-resistant display on the iPhone 17 have seemingly been abandoned, according to an anonymous source. Apple’s plans for a more durable display on the iPhone 17 have reportedly been abandoned. Apple often promotes the durability and hardness of the iPhone screen. With the release of the iPhone 16e, for instance, Apple said that its Ceramic Shield… Continue Reading

ExpressVPN review: Simple to use VPN, but powerful

ExpressVPN is a fast and reliable VPN service with a clean interface, but while convenient and feature-rich, it’s also a bit pricey. ExpressVPN review: The app has a simple interface on macOS and iOS One of the major names in virtual private network (VPN) services, ExpressVPN offers a lot to consumers at face value. Offering servers in 105 countries around… Continue Reading

Perplexity will make AI images for you, but ChatGPT is the one doing the work

Perplexity has added AI image generation to its platform The images are produced using the OpenAI model, which was recently released for ChatGPT Perplexity also made OpenAI’s o3-mini and xAI’s Grok-3 models available AI conversational search engine Perplexity can now add some AI visuals to your answer. And if those images look a lot like what ChatGPT would make, well,… Continue Reading

Consumers get ahead of tariffs, Morgan Stanley hikes AAPL price target to $235

Morgan Stanley hiked its Apple stock price target to $235 because instability created by the Trump administration’s tariffs may be a boon to Apple’s bottom line — at least in the short term. iPhone 16 Pro Max could have seen a sale bump in early 2025 Even after the failed attempt at increased tariffs during the first Trump term, it… Continue Reading

Last call: Surfshark VPN deals from $1.99/mo end April 30

Surfshark’s birthday VPN deal is about to expire, with plans as low as $1.99 per month for 24 months through the end of April. Surfshark VPN has fallen to $1.99 per month – Image credit: Surfshark Time is ticking to take advantage of the Surfshark VPN birthday deal, which delivers up to 87% off and up to three months free… Continue Reading

Apple moves to a fourth round of iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5 developer betas

The fourth round of developer betas has arrived, with Apple trialling another set of builds of iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5. Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. The fourth round of testing for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5 arrived after the third, which landed… Continue Reading

Best price ever: Apple’s M4 MacBook Air plunges to $849

A record-breaking discount on the 2025 MacBook Air M4 has been issued, driving the standard model down to an all-time best $849. M4 MacBook Air drops to lowest price ever. Amazon and Best Buy are engaged in a MacBook Air price war, with customers benefitting from a 15% price cut on the latest M4 13-inch model with 16GB of unified… Continue Reading

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