• Developer Claims Apple Promotes, Profits From Scam Apps (bloomberg)
  
  
• Recover From the Dreaded White Screen of Death When Booting a Mac (sponsor blog)
  
  
• Microsoft Office for Mac (365/2019) version 16.47 (build 21031401)
  - See March 16 release notes (with security updates for Excel).
  
  
• Apple Maps now displays COVID-19 vaccination locations (pr)
  
  
• If iPhone Charger Blows Up, It May Be a Fake Sold on Instagram (bloomberg)
  
  
• Academy Award nominations for "Wolfwalkers" and "Greyhound" (Apple pr)

• 03.21.18 Firmware Update for LG CX/GX/WX OLED TVs
  - See info on new "Fine Tune Dark Areas" feature to address VRR raised near black.
  (Same change is in the updates to other models below.)
  
  
• 03.21.80 Firmware Update for LG BX OLED TVs
  - Applicable Models List also includes many LG LCD TV models.
  
  
• 03.11.40 Firmware Update for LG ZX OLED TV
  - Applicable Models List also includes some LG NANO LCD TV models.
  
  
• Chrome 89.0.4389.90 Stable Channel Update (March 12th)
  - Includes 5 security fixes.
  
  
• Everything You Need to Know About Thunderbolt 4 & USB Type-C Cables (sponsor blog)
  
  
• Geekbench v5.4 released
  - See linked blog page for info on changes/fixes.
  
  
• March 2021 Exchange Server Security Updates for older Cumulative Updates of Exchange Server (Microsoft)
  
  
• Microsoft Warns of New Threat Against Unpatched Networks (bloomberg)
  
  
• Yamaha RX-A2A/RX-V6A/TSR-700, RX-V4A/TSR-400 Firmware Update 1.31
  
  
• Yamaha YAS-109/ATS-1090/YAS-209/ATS-2090 Firmware Update 3.12
  
  
• Thunderbolt 4 Docks & Hubs: 3 Things You Need to Know (sponsor blog)
  
  
• Microsoft March 2021 Patch Tuesday (isc.sans)
  (Thousands of MS Exchange Servers have been compromised.
  There were early March Microsoft Exchange patches and mitigation articles.)
  
  
• ADATA SE900G Portable SSD Review (storagereview)

• If you see an error when you update or restore iPhone, iPad, or iPod (revised Mar. 16)
  
  
• Apple web server notifications (security fixes) (revised Mar. 10)
  
  
• If you get a personalization error when reinstalling macOS on a M1 chip Mac (rev Mar. 9)
  
  
• iOS update and restore errors (revised Mar. 9)
  
  
• What's new in macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 (Mar. 8)
  
  
• Find out which macOS your Mac is using (Mar. 8)
  
  
• Charge your AirPods with charging case and learn about battery life (revised Mar. 6)
  
  
• if your Mac doesn't turn on (revised Mar. 5)
  
  
• How to Remove Activation Lock (revised Mar. 5)
  
  
• How to erase a Mac with Apple silicon (revised Mar. 4)
  
  
• How to Update to the latest version of iTunes (revised Mar. 3)
  
  
• How to Take & Edit photos with your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (revised Mar. 2)
  
  
• Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty (revised Mar. 1)
  - originally titled "Vintage and Obsolete products".

• macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta 4 (20E5210c)
• iOS 14.5 beta 4 (18E5178a)
• iPadOS 14.5 beta 4 (18E5178a)
• tvOS 14.5 beta 4 (18L5186a)
• watchOS 7.4 beta 4 (18T5183b)
  (below from Mar. 2nd)
• Xcode 12.5 beta 3 (12E5244e)
  (below from Feb. 17th)
• Apple Configurator 2.14 beta (6A9)

March 8th to 12th, 2021 News Archive
• macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 released.
• M1 Mini no HDMI video after macOS 11.2.3 Update (fixed).
• CVM Server Crashes still not fixed in Big Sur 11.2.3.
• Safari 14.0.3 new builds (fix web malware vulnerability).
• iOS 14.4.1, iPadOS 14.4.1, watchOS 7.3.2 (Security Fixes).
• Safari Technology Preview 122.
• Firefox 86.0.1 with fix for browser frozen after M1 Macs wake from sleep.
• Micromat MachineProfile 1.4.4 (bug fixes/improvements).
• UTM: Run Virtual Machines on Apple Silicon M1 Mac.
• Apple to Build Europe Semiconductor Design Center in Munich.
• Tips for problems sending Messages from a Mac.
• Tip for SOCD report detected: (AP watchdog expired) Crashes.
• Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates.

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.