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Apple boosts bug bounty program, offers greater rewards for locating critical security vulnerabilities ahead of time

If you want the good stuff, you’ve got to pay for it. Apple has introduced an expanded bug bounty program that covers macOS, tvOS, iCloud, and iOS over at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas and hosted by head of security engineering Ivan Krstić. The company first introduced its bug bounty program for […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3 updates, addresses Walkie Talkie audio vulnerability

With iOS 13, watchOS 6, and macOS Catalina just around the corner, Apple has released iOS 12.4, and watchOS 5.3, both of which see significant improvements, such as a fix for the Walkie Talkie audio bug issue. Other changes include refinements to Apple News, with downloaded issues of publications now showing up in My Magazines […]

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Apple releases iMovie 2.2.7 app update, adds green screen editing, additional soundtracks, new effects

Some updates are pretty substantial. Apple’s iMovie 2.2.7 adds the following mega list of updates, changes, and new features to the app: • Transform your video with the new green screen effect that lets you instantly remove the background of clips shot in front of a green or blue screen. • Adjust the green screen […]

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Apple reportedly spending more than $30 million per month on Amazon Web Services to aid Services efforts

Sometimes you need some extra servers on hand. Although Apple and Amazon are often viewed as competitors, it appears that Apple is spending more than $30 million per month using Amazon Web Services to power Apple services such as iCloud. Apple is reportedly spending more than $300 million per year via Amazon’s cloud services. Apple […]

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Apple releases iOS 12.2 update

Apple’s long-awaited iOS 12.2 update hit yesterday, complete with a ton of new features, changes, and fixes, including access to Apple’s News+ subscription service for publications. The update, which weighs in as a hefty download, offers the following fixes and changes: Apple News+: Apple News+ is a new subscription service that extends the Apple News […]