Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Apple Responds to YiSpecter Malware, Says Fix Was Implemented in iOS 8.4
Over the weekend, security site Palo Alto Networks detailed a new iOS malware that's able to infect non-jailbroken Apple devices using enterprise certificates and private APIs. It originated in Taiwan and China and was installed through several methods, including hijacking traffic from ISPs, an SNS worm on Windows, and offline app installation.
Called YiSpecter, the malware is able to...
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iOS 9 App Slicing Feature Once Again Available for Developers
In late September, Apple announced that app slicing, an App Thinning feature of iOS 9, was unavailable to developers because of an iCloud backup issue. Apple today updated developers on the status of app slicing, noting that it's once again available for use following the iOS 9.0.2 update and the recent Xcode 7.0.1 update.
The issue affecting app slicing has been fixed, and device-specific...
Microsoft Working on Fix for Office Bugs in OS X El Capitan
Since OS X El Capitan was released to the public last week, Microsoft Office users have noticed some serious bugs when attempting to use the software. MacRumors has received multiple emails from people having issues with Office 2016, and there are several threads about the problem on our forums.
Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are crashing for many Microsoft users who have installed...
Adobe Unveils New Mobile Apps, Adobe Portfolio and Updates to Desktop Apps at Adobe MAX
Adobe is hosting its annual Adobe MAX creativity conference today, where the company is announcing new mobile apps, updates to a number of Creative Cloud products, and unveiling new services.
The two new mobile apps Adobe is releasing today include Photoshop Fix and Capture CC. Photoshop Fix was highlighted on stage at Apple's recent iPad Pro unveiling, where it was used on the new 12.9-inch...
Philips Announces New Hue Bulbs, Hue Bridge 2.0 With HomeKit Compatibility
Philips today announced its first HomeKit-enabled product, debuting the Hue Bridge 2.0, an updated version of its original Hue Bridge. With the Hue Bridge 2.0, its line of Philips Hue lights are able to work with Apple's home automation platform, allowing all existing and future Hue bulbs to be controlled with Siri voice commands.
Commands like "Turn lights red" can be used for specific...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Onanoff Sound Cover to Amplify Your iPad's Sound
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Onanoff to give away a Sound Cover for the iPad Air or iPad Air 2. Onanoff's Sound Covers are cases that are designed to amplify the iPad's volume by up to 400 percent while also offering protection for the iPad.
The Sound Cover includes built-in flat panel stereo speakers that both boost and improve sound coming from the iPad. According to...
Apple Watch Launching in Brazil and Colombia on October 16
Apple's Brazilian and Colombian websites have been updated to note that the Apple Watch will be launching in those countries on Friday, October 16.
The October 16th launch of the Apple Watch in Brazil and Colombia will mark the seventh Apple Watch launch wave. The sixth launch wave will take place next Friday, with the Apple Watch expanding to Belgium, Finland, Norway, Luxembourg and Poland.
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Apple Acquires Speech Technology Startup VocalIQ
Apple has purchased VocalIQ, a startup located in the United Kingdom that has developed a natural language API to allow computers and people to have a more natural dialogue, reports Financial Times. According to VocalIQ's website, the company has developed a self-learning dialogue API built on 10 years of natural language research, belief tracking, decision making, and message generation.
It's ...
New Apple TV Only Supports Two Bluetooth Controllers at Once
Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV includes support for a full App Store, making it possible for developers to create games and apps for the device for the first time. A platform like the Apple TV seems well-suited to multiplayer games, but it appears the new Apple TV will only support two Bluetooth controllers at once and three Bluetooth-connected devices total.
Our sister site TouchArcade...
ConnectSense HomeKit-Compatible Smart Outlet Available for Pre-Order
Now that HomeKit has been available for several months, additional HomeKit-connected products are beginning to trickle out. ConnectSense is the latest company to announce a launch date for HomeKit-compatible product, and its Smart Outlet was today added to Apple's list of HomeKit products.
Priced at $79.95, the Smart Outlet plugs into an existing outlet and offers two Wi-Fi connected sockets...
Display Bug Affecting Some iPhone 6s Users Who Restored From iPhone 5/5s/5c Backup
Since the iPhone became available for purchase on September 25, a growing number of former iPhone 5, 5c, and 5s users who transferred their content to their new devices via iCloud are experiencing a display bug that causes certain apps to look zoomed in on the iPhone 6s screen.
Users on both the Apple Support communities and the MacRumors forum have run into this issue, and we've also received ...
Experian Hack Affects Millions of T-Mobile Credit Applicants
Experian today announced that one of its business units experienced a serious data breach, with hackers acquiring personal information for approximately 15 million T-Mobile users, as T-Mobile was the Experian client that was affected by the hack.
While credit card information was not obtained, data acquired from T-Mobile includes names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers....
Apple Expands Bay Area Presence With New 'Second Spaceship' Lease
Apple has acquired additional land in the Bay Area, inking a deal with Landbank Investments for an upcoming 770,000 square-foot campus at Central and Wolfe in Sunnyvale, California. According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Apple has leased the property for an undisclosed amount of money.
The upcoming campus is notable because current plans call for an amorphous design that eschews the ...
Many AT&T iPhone Users Unable to Download Apps and Stream Music Over LTE
A growing number of AT&T subscribers on the MacRumors forums appear to be having issues downloading apps and streaming music over LTE, with some claiming AT&T is throttling App Store downloads and Apple Music content.
When connected to Wi-Fi, users report that apps download normally, but over LTE, app downloads do not progress. Other users are reporting issues streaming content from the Apple...
Amazon to Cease Selling Apple TV, Google Chromecast Over 'Prime Video' Incompatibility
Amazon plans to stop selling some streaming video devices that compete with its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, reports Bloomberg. It will no longer offer Google's Chromecast or Apple's Apple TV for sale in its online store.
Amazon today sent an email to marketplace sellers notifying them of the upcoming change. The site plans to disallow new listings for the product and remove existing inventory ...
Apple Releases Second OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan Public Beta
Apple today seeded the second beta of OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan to public beta testers, just days after releasing the second beta to developers and a week and a half after seeding the first public beta. Today's second beta comes just after the public launch of OS X El Capitan.
The beta is available to those who are participating in Apple's Beta Testing program and can be downloaded through the...
'Tweetbot 4' Debuts With Universal iPad Support, Split-Screen Multitasking and New Activity View
Tapbots today launched its long-awaited Tweetbot 4 update, which brings a slew of important changes to the popular Twitter client. Most notably, today's update expands support to the iPad, making Tweetbot 4 a universal app for the first time and bringing an updated look to the tablet version of the app.
Tweetbot 4 on iPad, landscape mode
Tweetbot for the iPad has not been updated since June...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Copy of Macphun's Apps, Now With OS X El Capitan Photos Integration
Macphun, the company that makes several popular photo editing apps for Mac and iOS, today updated some of its Mac apps with support for OS X El Capitan and the new Photos extension. In OS X El Capitan, third-party photo editing apps from the Mac App Store are able to share their tools with Photos, making it possible to edit images with these apps without ever leaving the Photos app.
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Logitech Debuts New 'Logi Circle' Home Monitoring Camera
Logitech today announced its entry into the home security and monitoring market with the Circle Portable Home Connection Camera, which is debuting under its new Logi brand. The palm-sized Circle is a connected camera that's designed to let users monitor and interact with pets, children, and people at home while away.
Through a companion app, the Logi Circle streams HD video to an iPhone or...
Apple No Longer Signing iOS 8.4.1 and iOS 9
Apple today stopped signing iOS 8.4.1 and the first version of iOS 9 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, meaning users can no longer upgrade or downgrade to those versions of iOS using iTunes. Apple is now signing iOS 9.0.1 and iOS 9.0.2 only.
Users who have upgraded to iOS 9 are now unable to downgrade back to the last version of iOS 8, iOS 8.4.1. Released in August, iOS 8.4.1 was a minor...
