The New iPhone SE and iPad Pro
Everything old is new again!
Apple had another session today where they announced a new iPhone SE and iPad Pro. Let's start with the iPhone.
The iPhone SE looks exactly like your iPhone 5 or 5S. It's the same form factor, although they have some nifty new colors. Basically it's the iPhone 5/5S with iPhone 6S guts inside. You get a 12 megapixel camera, 4K video, Apple Pay, and Live Photos. You don't get the iPhone 6S's force touch screen or the promised (theoretically) deletion of the Home button and headphone jack in the iPhone 7 (or whatever they will call it).
Overall, I see it as kind of odd that Apple has taken a 2012 phone design and put 2015 parts in it and calls it new. But, if you need a new iPhone, but want to keep the 5's smaller package, and don't wish to purchase a ton of new accessories, then the iPhone SE may be for you.
What this does insinuate is that Apple will be putting all it's emerging technology in the larger 4.7 inch (and above) iPhones. Those who like smaller phones (like myself) appear to need to be satisfied with the hand-me-downs. You can read more about the iPhone SE here: http://www.apple.com/iphone-se/
The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro is basically the standard sized iPad all "Pro-ed" up. So, if you wanted a new iPad, and like the iPad Pro, but not the size, here's one right up your alley. Truth be told, if you are considering a new iPad, then I'd say opt for either of the iPad Pros. http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
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Ransomware on the Mac
It's Why There is a You in User
If you've been a regular consumer of Mini-Bytes, then you have no doubt been familiar with my repeated notion that the greatest vulnerability on the Mac is the user at the keyboard. Unlike Windows PCs that pick up viruses easier than a kindergarten class, Macs are much more robust, but it's up to you -- the you-ser.
The ransomware that the news has been reporting as being the first to hit the Mac OS is embedded in a program that folks use to access illegal and pirated content. That's right! So if you are surfing the Net, doing your email, and being a responsible Mac owner you can know where not to go and get infected. Now, if you are selling small flightless birds on the deep web...
For more info check out CNET: http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-users-beware-first-live-ransomware-targeting-mac-found-in-the-wild/
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Freshen Up Your Old iPhone or iPad
Get More Life from Your Device
I still have an iPhone 5S and an iPad 3. I like them. They work well for me and I don't feel compelled to run out and slap down some Benjamins on the latest and greatest. But having older equipment means trying to get the most out of it in the ever increasing demands of updated software.
ZDNet has some tips and tricks to breathe new life into your old device. Check it out here:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/dont-want-to-buy-a-new-iphone-or-ipad-heres-how-to-speed-up-your-old-one/#ftag=RSSbaffb68 |
