Heads up, developers: Apple just announced that its 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 4 through June 8. The conference will be held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. If you’re interested in attending, you can apply for a ticket on the WWDC website now through March 22 […]
Microsoft said Tuesday that it has expanded its ongoing efforts to patch the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in two directions: by providing patches for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and archiving microcode patches for Intel’s Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake chips. To address Meltdown and Spectre, PC owners need patches for both the operating […]
Secure enclaves like the one found in iPhones are intended to be impenetrable fortresses that handle tasks too sensitive for the main CPUs they work with. AMD’s version of that co-processor contains a raft of critical flaws that attackers could exploit to run malware that’s nearly impossible to detect and has direct access to a […]
Apple announced today that it signed an agreement to acquire the digital magazine service Texture, which serves articles from more than 200 magazines digitally on iOS, Windows, Amazon, and Android devices for a flat monthly fee. Apple has acquired the entire company, including staff, and has assured users that the Android version of the app […]
Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ flagship smartphones were made available for preorder last weekend, and there is precious little question that they’re currently the hottest Android handsets you can buy. We explained as much in our in-depth Galaxy S9 review. Even still, early news from insiders suggested that preorders are far lower for […]
Apple Music may have gotten off to a shaky start, but the streaming service now boasts more than 38 million subscribers according to a recent statement from Apple executive Eddy Cue. Last we heard, Apple just last month noted that Apple Music had 36 million subscribers, which is to say the company’s streaming service saw […]
Apple iTunes music chief Eddy Cue is at the SXSW conference today, where he sat down for an interview with CNN’s Dylan Byers to discuss media, entertainment, and why curation matters. The major announcement of the event was Apple’s pending acquisition of magazine subscription service Texture, which will be integrated into Apple News, but Cue […]
It’s easy enough to summon Alexa on one of Amazon’s speakers, but when you’ve got a million things to ask the voice assistant, it can be a pain having to say “Hey, Alexa” over and over again. Now, Amazon has rolled out a new feature, which gives its Echo speakers the ability to listen to […]
Android Wear might be on the cusp of a Google Pay-style rebranding. Users exploring the latest Android P Developer Preview have noticed that Google is not only referring to Android Wear as “Wear OS,” but has replaced the usual watch-like logo with a distinctive “W.” This doesn’t necessarily indicate that a formal name change is […]
Google Pay Send isn’t the catchiest name for a product, but don’t knock it simply for its name. It is, after all, the Google answer to Apple’s relatively new direct peer-to-peer payment option in Apple Pay. But while Google Pay Send does already let you send or even request payment directly from the Android Messages […]
Last month, Twitter announced a number of new rules on how users and apps can automate tweets in an effort to cut down on spam and bots that spread propaganda. The company says that users using multiple accounts can “amplify or inflate the prominence of certain tweets,” and according to BuzzFeed, it has just banned […]
You’re not hurting for choices for wireless carriers to use with Samsung’s new Galaxy S9 and S9+. While some phones still launch as exclusives for specific networks and others hit the market only as unlocked devices, the Galaxy S line has historically been widely available across the majority of service providers. And that’s the case […]
