Eyal Itkin, Checkpoint: Our research shows how an attacker in close proximity (WiFi), or an attacker who already hijacked our PC (USB), can also propagate to and infect our beloved cameras with malware. Imagine how would you respond if attackers…
Lees meerThe Apple Card starting arriving for some people this week. Dave is still upset about Apple using Yelp, especially with news about the company this week and we talk about Time machine backups. Brought to you by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage…
Lees meerI'd love to see this. If any of you are lucky enough to live in one of the featured cities, please let me know what the experience was like!∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerThe elementary, high school and college educators who attended this summer’s academies came from different states, schools and backgrounds — but they all shared one new and very important responsibility: shepherding their students into a world wh…
Lees meerClarus the Dogcow goes all the way back to the beginning of the Mac, a seminal bit of Apple lore. This is a great, fun read, filled with images and videos, digging into stuff deep at the heart of a lot of us old-timers. Nice job by Stephen Hackett.∞…
Lees meer[VIDEO] Headlines have been flying around the internet similar to this one: "Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Repair" As I read through the various articles on this issue, I remained pretty convinced that Apple was not specifically …
Lees meerThreatpost, via 9to5Mac: Researchers on Wednesday during Black Hat USA 2019 demonstrated an attack that allowed them to bypass a victim’s FaceID and log into their phone simply by putting a pair of modified glasses on their face. By merely placi…
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: Apple is introducing an expanded bug bounty program that covers macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iCloud as well as iOS devices, Apple's head of security engineering Ivan Krstić announced this afternoon at the Black Hat conferenc…
Lees meerThe big change here is the move from HDMI 1.4b to HDMI 2.0. HDMI 1.4b: 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz 3840 × 2160 at 24, 25, and 30 Hz 1920 × 1080 at 120 Hz That last is also known as 1080p, or Full HD. HDMI 2.0: Requires special higher bandwidth certifi…
Lees meerJake Kanter, Business Insider: Samsung has a long and illustrious history of trolling Apple in its smartphone commercials. But now the South Korean firm is cloning one of the iPhone features it once mocked, and has quietly deleted records of the…
Lees meerEven if you know nothing about Bitcoin, this is pretty easy to follow. But if you have a sense of that universe, this is step-by-step, slow motion sweet revenge, social engineering in reverse.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerBillboard: On Wednesday (August 7) Apple Music announced the launch of Apple Digital Masters, a new initiative by the streaming giant that combines all of its “Mastered for iTunes” offerings into one global catalog. This is the company’s first p…
Lees meer[VIDEO] Before you dig into any of the videos Apple just posted, here's a link to a nice little ASMR explainer. From the post: Coined in 2010, ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on th…
Lees meerApple posted their latest iOS adoption numbers. Some pie charts, and some opinion [...]
Lees meerInteresting and important work, no doubt. I do wonder if I'd like to know if dementia, or Alzheimer's is coming my way. For me, it's similar to the question of knowing the exact day I'm going to die. I do think there's value for those around me, no…
Lees meerIt's always a little mindboggling to see the effort that goes into these kinds of shots.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerI've been critical of the lack of additional benefits to users of the Apple Card vs other cards so it's good to see a few more details from MasterCard that show benefits not mentioned in the past. But they still don't match up to the Visa cards I us…
Lees meerWhile I disagree completely with the reasoning, it's still interesting to see what anti-Apple Card people might say and think. And, to be clear, I wouldn't get an Apple Card even if it was offered here in Canada. But that doesn't mean I don't think …
Lees meerIt's not the end of Nikon — yet. But they have significant work ahead of them to weather this particular storm.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerLast week, we posted a link to some some pretty amazing typing on Apple Watch. Here's an even more impressive version, this one with the video disabled. Pretty cool.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerAdrianne Jeffries, Motherboard: The Yelp app lists a restaurant’s direct phone number on the actual listing. That’s (212) 262-8300 in the case of Judge Roy Bean Public House. But when you click on the phone number, this dialogue shows up: Delive…
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