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OCR-based crypto wallet theft programs surface in Apple, Android app stores

It’s a bit of a technical story about apps that wound up on both the Apple and Google app stores, but it’s interesting. In March 2023, a group of security researchers at ESET discovered malware implants embedded into various messaging app mods. Some of these scanned users’ image galleries in search of crypto wallet access […]

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Former iPhone 7 owners begin receiving payouts up to $349 as a result of class action lawsuit

If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus model, the legal system just worked in your favor via a class action lawsuit. In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that alleged that both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models were prone to audio […]

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Iconfactory’s Tapestry goes live, functions as aggregator for macOS

For years, the cool cats at Iconfactory have dispensed some incredibly nifty apps an utilities for the Mac. The company’s newest one, Tapestry, functions as an aggregator that works with some of your favorite sources across the Web. The app taps into sources such as Tumblr, Mastodon, RSS, as well as third-party connectors to offer […]

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Rumor: Mass production of M5 chips has begun, units expected to arrive in Apple devices this year

Apple is rumored to have begun mass production of its next-generation M5 chip, with the processor expected to arrive in the company’s devices as soon as this year. Per ET News, Apple began packaging the M5 chip last month. Packaging is the final step in semiconductor manufacturing after fabrication and involves the process of protecting […]

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Apple repairs possible Replicator bug in macOS Sequoia 15.3 update, eases path for third-party utilities to create bootable backup volumes

Apple seems to be getting closer to fixing a bug that allows for third-party utilities to create bootable backup volumes. Per SuperDuper! developer Dave Nainan, Apple’s recently-released macOS Sequoia 15.3 has corrected a problem that saw the SuperDuper! backup utility fail at a particular step in making a bootable copy of a drive. Nanian reported […]