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Apple patent points to smarter, more automated HomeKit functionality, interoperability with homes, vehicles

This could turn into something interesting. A recently published patent filed by Apple indicates as to Apple’s intention for an “automated environment” in which HomeKit would be able to track the routines of users and implement automated behaviors based on those habits. As an example, Apple points to the idea of a heating system being […]

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Safari Technology Preview 2.0 released, available for download and testing

If you’re interested in what’s on the horizon via Safari’s upcoming versions, you’re going to like this. Apple released Safari Technology Preview version 2.0 today. The updated browser lets you play around with a slew of upcoming technologies and offers the following fixes and changes: Browser Differences: – Changed the CFBundleSignature to allow Apple Events, […]

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Apple seeds iOS 9.3.2 beta to users for feedback

Well, now you get to feel almost as cool/elite as a developer. Apple on Friday released the first beta of an upcoming iOS 9.3.2 update for public beta testers, just a day after seeding the first iOS 9.3.2 beta to developers. iOS 9.3.2 comes just over two weeks after the public release of iOS 9.3 […]

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Apple releases Safari Technology Preview for download

It’s time to feel included. Apple has opened its Safari Technology Preview to the public, allowing developers and non-developers alike to download the latest builds of the web browser for OS X and iOS. The Technology Preview includes the latest layout technologies, visual effects, and developer tools so you can provide input on how they […]

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Malware, leaked emails, code samples point to HackingTeam’s return on the Mac

HackingTeam has apparently returned. A group of researchers has uncovered what appears to be malware from the HackingTeam group. The group had surfaced last July, creating malware-as-a-service software. Recently, a sample of the group’s work, posted to the Internet, revealed 400 gigabytes worth of the group’s private e-mail and source code. The sample was uploaded […]