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Daily Update for March 22, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple adds two-factor authentication to your Apple ID

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Apple is beefing up the security of its Apple ID by adding two-factor authentication to the account login process. Customers concerned about unauthorized access to their Apple ID can login to their account at Apple's My Apple ID webpage and turn on the feature as described below: Go to My ...

Apple on the verge of rolling out two-step verification for iCloud, Apple ID

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

According to a report on 9to5 Mac, Apple has begun training support personnel in advance of rolling out two-step authentication for iCloud and Apple ID. This is a significant step towards enhanced security for Apple accounts as it requires both a trusted device and an extra security code in ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me sort iTunes Music by Apple ID

by Erica Sadun (May 16th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Ah, the problems of modern romance. Since I broke up with "her" (and yes, I know you were saying she wasn't right for me) getting rid of all the remants of the relationship has not been easy, especially "her" digital footprint. She loved her music. So she would bring her iPod ...

Fake Apple billing email is circulating

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 28th, 2011)

Not surprisingly, scammers are targeting Apple customers with a fake phishing email asking them to update their account billing information. People who are new to Apple and probably received their first Mac or iOS device during the holiday season are particularly vulnerable to this scam. This ...

Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me iMessage my wife

by Erica Sadun (Oct 12th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, One iMessage "feature" is that messaging can be started on one device and picked up from another device, like from iPhone to iPad. My wife and I share an iTunes account so that we don't have to pay for apps twice, or worry about signing into different accounts. Will sharing an ...

Security oversight reduces complexity of Apple ID passwords

by Michael Grothaus (Aug 24th, 2011)

One of our readers pointed out a hiccup on Apple's security settings for Apple ID passwords. While Apple ID passwords usually require a mix of capital and lowercase letters, this issue removes that condition. Earlier this year Apple changed the password requirements for Apple ID, the ...

Apple ID account/device limits gain attention

by Erica Sadun (Aug 9th, 2011)

Trevor Sheridan sent us a note earlier today, asking if we'd look at his blog post about encountering Apple ID limits with iOS devices. Although Trevor just now encountered this issue, the policy actually went into effect a couple of months ago, back in June. When you use Apple's new ...

Automatic Downloads now live for iOS devices

by Samuel Gibbs (Jun 6th, 2011)

WWDC has just kicked off for 2011, but you can get a little bit of the Apple iCloud newness right now in the form of automatic Application, Music and Book downloads. Launch Settings on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad, scroll down to Store and wait for the new options to load (you'll need to ...

iOS 4.3 spotlight: iTunes Home Sharing

by Mike Schramm (Mar 9th, 2011)

iOS 4.3 is now available for download, and along with it comes iTunes Home Sharing -- the ability to stream your entire iTunes library to your iDevice over Wi-Fi. Previously, you could use Apple's Remote app to control and play an iTunes installation on another computer, but this is different. ...

Apple updates Apple ID site, finally allows editing

by David Chartier (Nov 29th, 2006)

Apple has updated their My Info site to allow more Apple ID editing goodness. It's been a while since I've taken a crack at changing any of this information, but last I remember, it wasn't possible to change the actual email correspondence address of one's Apple ID. The My Info site offers a slim, ...