Episode 12 of the In the News podcast is now available, and I thought that this was a particularly good one. In this week's episode, Brett Burney and I discuss iPhone security, tools for enhancing photographs, how Apple is making...
Lees meerPanic (Hacker News, Slashdot): The Playdate store is now open. Juli Clover: Priced at $179, the Playdate is a pocket-sized gaming system that has a unique design. It features a black and white display, bright yellow chassis, a d-pad, A+B buttons, an…
Lees meerThomas Reed: We had a free Safari app extension rejected by an App Store reviewer last night, because such software is only allowed from “reputable companies.” […] We are reputable enough to have the kext signing entitlement and the EndpointSecurity…
Lees meerClaudia Zimmer: Many users who used to enjoy free and unlimited high quality photo storage have found themselves having to pay or migrate their images to another service. […] Starting with version 1.4, Avalanche adds the ability to transfer Google P…
Lees meerGabriel Theodoropoulos (via Dave Verwer): What I mentioned above is definitely good news, but it regards evolvements that are going to be working in macOS Monterey and above. That’s nice, but what about backward compatibility? What if we wanted to m…
Lees meerZack Whittaker (via Hacker News): His Windows laptop was one of several devices seized by the FBI, which investigators said was protected with a password but could be unlocked using Reffitt’s face. […] Reffitt’s lawyer told the court that his client…
Lees meerMatthew Langlois: In July 2020, we announced our intent to require the use of token-based authentication (for example, a personal access, OAuth, or GitHub App installation token) for all authenticated Git operations. Beginning August 13, 2021, we wi…
Lees meerClare Duffy: President Joe Biden on Friday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at promoting competition in the US economy. It includes a provision directing the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules preventing manufacturers from imposing restr…
Lees meerJuli Clover: Members of the Coalition for App Fairness earlier this month filed a lawsuit (via Apple Insider) attempting to prevent Apple’s subpoenas from being approved. The Coalition for App Fairness is afraid that Apple will use those private com…
Lees meerIn my recent review of MyHeritage, I focused on using the app to build a family tree. Today, I want to focus on another feature of the app and the MyHeritage website that provides a different service: the ability to...
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