New Open Source Bugs Leave Thousands of iOS Apps Vulnerable to Hijacking
A series of newly discovered vulnerabilities in a widely used open source software utility could spell big trouble for large parts of the iOS and MacOS ecosystems. The bugs in…
Leaked Google Pixel 9 Is So Disgustingly Pink You Can Taste It
Did anyone else get force-fed amoxicillin as a young kid? I can still taste the chilled pink chalkiness to this day, lingering in my mouth hours after having taken a…
Microsoft Surface Pro Review: A Laptop With an Identity Crisis
Microsoft Surface Pro 2024 The 11th-gen Surface Pro has some pretty solid performance, but it’s not beating other laptops with its high price tag. The Surface Pro for 2024 costs…
A dangerous new jailbreak for AI chatbots was just discovered
Wikimedia Commons Microsoft has released more details about a troubling new generative AI jailbreak technique it has discovered, called “Skeleton Key.” Using this prompt injection method, malicious users can effectively…
I gave the Windows Media Player another shot. Here’s what surprised me
Digital Trends Microsoft has had a strange relationship with local video playback for the past several years. It’s one of those features that was caught in the purgatory that was…
The Microsoft AI CEO just dropped a huge hint about GPT-5
The timeline on GPT-5 continues to be a moving target, but a recent interview with Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman sheds some light on what GPT-5 and even what its…
Here’s what the Windows Phone would look like in 2024 if Microsoft had never killed it
Proloy Karmakar You probably haven’t thought about Windows phones in a while. After all, why would you? The last Windows Phone handset to be released was the Microsoft Lumia 650…
Apple Could Be Fined $30 Billion for Violating Competition Laws
The European Commission says Apple violated the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) over its App Store policies. This violation could end up costing the iPhone maker billions. Suggested Reading The…
How to Get All of the Best iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia Features Right Now
During WWDC 2024, Apple showed off a bunch of shiny new features heading to iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia (and its other software platforms) later this year—but if you don’t…
An Ode to When PlayStation Ads Were Completely Unhinged
We’re encroaching on 25 years since Sony first unveiled the PlayStation 2, yet current-day PS5 owners don’t have much to be excited about in 2024. We’re on the short road…