Does the iPad mini 7 have Face ID?
The diminutive iPad mini 7 (2024) is the newest addition to Apple’s expansive tablet lineup. It’s perfectly portable and pocket-sized, which makes it a fun-sized option that you can pop…
Apple Just Made It Easier to Get Away With Sneaky Stuff
For years, Apple has tried to make privacy a core part of its brand. The keyword here is “tried,” since multiple investigations (including one from Gizmodo) have shown that the…
How To Lock Any iPhone App Behind Face ID, Touch ID, or a Passcode
You can’t really go too far when it comes to phone security, considering everything of importance we put on these compact devices—from bank account apps to our most intimate conversations—and…
How to Turn Off Suggestions on Apple’s Journal App
Apple Journal on iOS 17.2.Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo iOS 17.2 brought with it the Apple Journal app, created to help balance out the unstructured, too-free-flowing nature of the Notes…
MacBooks could soon fall behind the iPad Pro in this important way
Joe Maring / Digital Trends I use a MacBook almost every day, and there’s one thing that I really wish it had: Face ID. I’ve been asking for this feature…
Stop Everything You’re Doing and Enable Stolen Device Protection on Your iPhone
Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images) Apple recently announced a Stolen Device Protection feature for iOS 17.3. With the new OS finally released Monday, the safety feature is now available to be…
Here’s what the Mac needs in 2024 to not fall behind
The last 12 months have been pretty exciting if you’re of the Mac persuasion. We’ve had Apple’s best-ever computer chips, some incredible games landing on the Mac, plus an all-new…
Burger King Giving Discounts If Facial Recognition Thinks You’re Hungover
The Brazilian wing of Burger King announced a surveillance technology marketing stunt this week called the “Hangover Whopper,” celebrating the booze-filled days between Christmas and New Year’s with facial recognition.…
Your iPhone Is About to Get a Lot Safer Against Theft
Apple’s strategy, if there was one at all, for protecting your phone’s data from theft has been pretty bad all along. If the thief can take a glance at your…
New Orleans’ Facial Recognition Systems Led to Exactly Zero Arrests in Nine Months
Police in New Orleans have been using facial recognition for the better part of a year, but the tech hasn’t had much of an impact on the city’s violent crime…