Only a week after rolling out major updates for its operating systems, Apple has released patches for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS. The company said in support documents that the updates resolve WebKit flaws that may have been exploited. The issues concerned “maliciously crafted web content [that] may lead to arbitrary code execution.” Among the […]
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Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more than 1.6 billion iPhones, iPads, and other devices. The federal court case is […]
iFixit drilled a key ring hole into one of Apple’s AirTags in its latest teardown
The team over at iFixit has done its teardown thing again, this time examining Apple’s AirTag trackers. Part one of its two-part review digs into the guts of the little trackers, and for those lamenting the lack of a key ring loop on the AirTag, iFixit (carefully) drilled a hole into one without damaging any of […]
Apple Watch could get blood sugar monitoring thanks to a UK tech deal
The longstanding rumors of an Apple Watch with blood sugar monitoring just gained some credibility. The Telegraph and Forbes report that UK health tech firm Rockley Photonics recently confirmed in an SEC filing that Apple has been its largest customer for the past two years, and that it has a continuing deal to develop future […]
Neuralink President Announces That He’s Left Elon Musk’s Brain-Computer Interface Company
Max Hodak, the president of Neuralink, a company that aims to connect human brains with computers which was cofounded by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, has said he left the company a few weeks ago. Hodak did not provide any reason for his departure. In a post on Twitter on Saturday, Hodak, who is […]
AMD RDNA 3 Based Navi 33 GPU For Next-Gen Radeon RX Graphics Cards Could Feature 80 Compute Units & 5120 Cores
Rumors surrounding the next-generation AMD RDNA 3 ‘Navi 3X’ GPUs have already started to hit the web as reliable leaker, KittyYuko, who posted accurate information for Ampere GPUs months before release, has now posted the first alleged specs for AMD’s Navi 33 GPU which will power the next-generation Radeon RX gaming graphics cards. AMD Navi […]
iPhone 13 — 5 big upgrades it needs to beat Samsung Galaxy S21
The iPhone 13 launches in just a few months, and when it arrives, it will be going up against some stiff competition in the form of the latest Samsung Galaxy flagship phones. Samsung didn’t pull any punches with its flagship phones this year, offering three compelling options with beautiful displays, powerful cameras, excellent zoom capabilities, […]
Google Chrome is getting a new Progressive Web App feature
As more companies and independent developers are switching to Progressive Web Apps as their preferred solution for native apps, Microsoft and Google are slowly adding new PWA features to improve the web apps experience on Windows and other platforms. For those unaware, Progressive web app, or PWA, is the latest web technology that allows anyone […]
Battery problems after installing iOS 14.5? Try this
Every new iOS update seems to stir up complaints about poor iPhone battery life. When it’s a major update, some of these issues will be down to the hardware being a year old (in tech terms). The rest of the time, the problems can be down to numerous things, from bugs to calibration issues. So, […]
As Epic v. Apple approaches the courtroom, Valve is getting sued over Steam too
Just two days before Apple gets dragged into a California court to justify its 30 percent App Store fee — and two days after Microsoft axed its 30 percent cut on PC — we’re learning that gaming giant Valve is now facing down lawsuits against its own 30 percent cut and alleged anticompetitive practices with […]
Computer vision inches toward ‘common sense’ with Facebook’s latest research
Machine learning is capable of doing all sorts of things as long as you have the data to teach it how. That’s not always easy, and researchers are always looking for a way to add a bit of “common sense” to AI so you don’t have to show it 500 pictures of a cat before […]
PlayStation Plus Reveals an Extra Free Game for May 2021
In May 2021, most PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS4 and PS5 are getting three games. One of these games is Stranded Deep, another is Wreckfest, and another is Battlefield V. For a vast majority of PS Plus subscribers, these are the only free games coming next month. However, for a lucky slither, there’s a fourth […]