In the latest issue of PCMag, Max Eddy writes that you shouldn’t give money to ransomware attackers when they ask. First, most cyberattacks—including ransomware—don’t last long. The command and control servers that issue the unlock commands and rece…
Lees meerThe FBI wants to monitor Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for domestic terrorism threats in real time. The FBI ultimately wants an interactive tool that can be accessed by all headquarters division and field office personnel via web browsers and thr…
Lees meerApple has released an updated version of its USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, adding an HDMI 2.0 port for your Mac or iPad Pro.
Lees meerRobocall apps like Hiya, Truecaller, and TrapCall were caught sending your data to data analytics companies.
Lees meerDr. Mac has some cheap (and free) thrills for you this week: Three inexpensive (or free) apps he uses every day to be more productive.
Lees meerJared Newman writes about the iOS 13 Bluetooth privacy feature. When an app needs to access Bluetooth, iOS displays an alert so you can allow or deny the request. Bluetooth can be used to track you, which is why Apple added the feature. I’ve seen th…
Lees meerCharlotte Henry and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to talk about Disney’s new streaming bundle and “adding” a touchscreen to a MacBook.
Lees meerIf you’ve frozen your credit, you’ll probably have to do a temporary unfreeze in order to get an Apple Card.
Lees meerGoldman Sachs is accepting “subprime” applicants for Apple Card, meaning people with a low credit score. While there is no standard
Lees meerAt Black Hat 2019, researcher Joshua Maddux found that security vulnerabilities can arise when websites add online payment integrations like Apple Pay. To be clear, he says it’s not an issue with Apple Pay itself, but rather how websites add it. And…
Lees meerIn a piece for Wired, author Chris Stokel-Walker argued that Netflix should fear UK users getting subscription fatigue. He’s right. The same should be true for all the other firms in the UK and elsewhere who have or are planning a video subscription…
Lees meerApple opened up its bug bounty program to all its operating systems and made the maximum possible payout to a researcher $1.5 million.
Lees meerApple’s HomePod made up just 5 percent of the U.S. smart speaker market in the second quarter of 2019, new data revealed.
Lees meerRegulator Ofcom revealed that nearly half of UK households pay for at least one subscription video-on-demand (SVod) service.
Lees meerDuring the Black Hat 2019 conference, researchers demonstrated a way to spoof Face ID using nothing more than glasses and tape. To launch the attack, researchers with Tencent tapped into a feature behind biometrics called “liveness” detection, which…
Lees meerDuring Apple’s WWDC 2019 developer session 713 titled, “Advances in Networking” revealed that iOS 13 will stop location tracking using your device’s SSID/BSSID using the CNCopyCurrentNetworkInfo API. Developers have reported getting an email from Ap…
Lees meerGenki Covert Dock is a Nintendo Switch charger that also functions as a dock. Each Switch comes with a dock so you can hook it up to your TV. But it’s not very portable when you want to take your Switch on the go. It’s easy to use: Just plug your Sw…
Lees meerApple was recently granted a patent for Mac Face ID with a smart auto-wake feature. This version sounds more intelligent than current Face ID.
Lees meerApple Digital Masters is a new initiative that combines all of the Mastered for iTunes music into one global catalog.
Lees meerApple is working with pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and health startup Evidation on a dementia study using data captured from devices.
Lees meerApple Music for Artists is a platform Apple launched last year that gives musicians an analytics dashboard. It leaves beta today.
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