Apple Pushes Back Against Ad Tracking in Safari and iOS 14
“This year we wanted to help you with tracking in apps,” said Katie Skinner, a user privacy software manager at Apple during the keynote. “We believe tracking should always be…
Apple’s Developer Transition Kit is a $500 Mac Mini with an ARM chip
Apple today announced a big and important transition from Intel to its own ARM-based Apple Silicon chips for Macs. Now, the company plans to release its first ARM-based Mac by…
Wirecard’s missing billions: Do they exist, or did Germany just get its own Enron?
Mystery surrounds billions of euros missing from embattled German fintech firm Wirecard, a scandal that’s not only rocked its share price, but caused its billionaire CEO Markus Braun to resign.…
Apple will finally let you switch resolution and frame rate directly from the camera app
Apple’s iPhones are excellent at video recording. But the camera app hasn’t been always user friendly. A lot of times, you have to go to the settings menu and change…
Everything Apple announced at its WWDC 2020 keynote
Apple’s WWDC 2020 Keynote was probably the company’s weirdest announcement event ever. Instead of a hall full of cheering developers, press, and Apple acolytes, we were shown an empty theater…
Arm sacks China boss over secret Cayman Islands activity – but he won’t leave
Arm has fired the boss of its Chinese joint venture Arm China following allegations that he covertly set up a Cayman Islands private equity fund to raise millions from Chinese…
This little-known malware strain threatens the privacy of Mac users
Sophos Labs has discovered a new software installer for macOS that installs multiple unwanted applications or “bundleware” on users’ systems under the guide of installing one legitimate application. The installer,…
Everything announced at WWDC 2020
Apple’s midyear WWDC event is largely dedicated to developers, but the opening showcase is all about what’s coming for consumers. And while this year’s WWDC 2020 keynote didn’t reveal any…
The Inciting Incident of Star Wars’ High Republic Is a Horrifying Technological Disaster
The Jedi of the Republic frontier are called into a very different kind of action.Image: Joseph Meehan (Del Rey) New war, same as the old war. We’re so used to…
Mixer’s death means the Xbox Series X could have Facebook Gaming
Microsoft dropped a bombshell announcement today in the middle of Apple’s WWDC 2020 event: the company will shut down Mixer in July and redirect all traffic to Facebook Gaming. In…