Best apps & websites to track Santa this Christmas Eve
Come Christmas Eve, when the kids demand to know where Santa is at that moment, there are great ways to keep track of Saint Nick's sleigh ride from the North Pole straight to your chimney on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.The tree is up, the stockings are ove.....»»
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft macOS apps may give attackers access to microphone, camera
Vulnerabilities in popular Microsoft apps for macOS can be abused by attackers to record video and audio clips, take pictures, access and exfiltrate data and send emails, Cisco Talos researchers have discovered. Library injection vulnerabilities in M.....»»
How to turn on a VPN connection on your iPhone
After you've installed one of the best VPN for iPhone apps, or one installed for your workplace, you still need to turn it on. Here's how to do it!The best vpn iphone apps allow you to turn your VPN on and off from the launch screen. VPN apps from a.....»»
Vulnerability in Microsoft apps allowed hackers to spy on Mac users
A vulnerability found in Microsoft apps for macOS allowed hackers to spy on users. Security researchers from Cisco Talos reported in a blog post how the vulnerability could be exploited by attackers and what Microsoft has been doing to fix the explo.....»»
Stolen, locked payment cards can be used with digital wallet apps
Fraudsters can add stolen payment cards to digital wallet apps and continue making online purchases even after victims’ report the card stolen and the bank blocks it, computer engineers with University of Massachusetts Amherst and Pennsylvania.....»»
Researchers track the sub-Antarctic journey of two Australian pygmy blue whales
An epic journey spanning thousands of kilometers from Indonesia deep into sub-Antarctic waters by two Australian pygmy blue whales has been tracked by researchers for the first time, confirming a long-held hypothesis about the travel habits of the su.....»»
iPad app Procreate rejects AI path of competitors, says ‘your work belongs to you’
AI is all the rage these days, with apps and services adopting some form of AI technology all the time. Apple is doing the same with its upcoming Apple Intelligence features. But some creative apps are pushing back, including the popular iPad app Pro.....»»
Security flaws in Microsoft Mac apps could let attackers spy on users
Cisco Talos recently uncovered security vulnerabilities in several Microsoft apps for macOS that can potentially let attackers spy on your camera and other system components.Security flaws found in Microsoft apps for MacTalos claims to have found eig.....»»
Gurman: AirPods 4 still coming this fall in two new variants
According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple is on track to release two new variants of AirPods 4 as soon as next month. They’ll introduce both an entry level model and a mid tier model, meant to replace both AirPods 2 and AirPods.....»»
Indie App Spotlight: ‘SubManager’ helps you keep track of your subscriptions
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. SubManager is a simple app that allows you to e.....»»
‘Skip’ is a new tool to bring iOS apps to Android
One big hurdle with app development is that generally speaking, you have to build separate apps for both iOS and Android. There are cross platform frameworks such as React Native, however that generally results in a subpar experience on both platform.....»»
The Paris Olympics saw a whole load of domain-related cybercrime
Cybercriminals targeted visitors the Paris Olympics with fake websites and social media site.....»»
iPadOS 18’s new tab bar is more powerful than it first appears
iPadOS 18 is a huge release for the iPad, but most of its changes aren’t iPad-exclusive. New customization tools, Apple Intelligence, and various app updates are coming to iPhone too. One iPad-only feature is a redesigned tab bar for apps. iPad.....»»
Video dominates mobile app revenue; TikTok coins reward live streamers
Video dominates mobile app revenue, according to a new report. Of the total $3.8B smartphone owners spent on entertainment apps last quarter, three billion of it was spent on streaming and short video apps. The most dramatic growth in earnings was.....»»
M4 MacBook Pro panel shipments on track for expected Q4 launch
Apple is gearing up for production of its upcoming M4 MacBook Pro. According to analyst Ross Young, panel shipments for the new models support the expected timing of a launch in Q4 2024—no more than a few short months away. more….....»»
Reminders in iOS 18: All the new features coming this fall
iOS 18 is one of the biggest software updates ever for the iPhone. Apple Intelligence is the headliner, but there are also powerful new customization tools and big changes to the apps you rely on every day, like Photos, Messages, and Notes. A key pro.....»»
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the moon its own clock so that future space missions can keep track of minutes on the celestial body......»»
Researchers propose method to manage the invasive weed congress grass
The invasive North American plant species Parthenium hysterophorus, commonly known as Santa Maria feverfew and famine weed, is now present in Africa, Australia, and India, where it is locally known in English as congress grass......»»
Singing from memory unlocks a surprisingly common musical superpower
Psychologists from UC Santa Cruz wanted to study "earworms," the types of songs that get stuck in your head and play automatically on a loop. So they asked people to sing out any earworms they were experiencing and record them on their phones when pr.....»»
Here’s what developers can do with the new NFC API for iPhone in iOS 18.1
Apple announced on Wednesday that it will open up the iPhone’s NFC chip to third-party apps, just as it did earlier this year for developers located in the European Union. The new API will be available in a future iOS 18.1 beta, and it opens up a w.....»»
How to turn off a VPN connection on your iPhone
Even if you have one of the best VPN for iPhone apps, you may not want it on all the time. After you've got one installed, here's how to turn it off.With an active VPN connection from a VPN provider, you can turn off the connection with the app.There.....»»