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Security analysts find hidden malware payload attacks in graphic files, begin to study new technique

You’re not going to love this, but a group of security designers have apparently discovered that a new way of attacking the macOS with malware is being used. The researchers have noted that malicious online advertising found to have used steganography to disguise its payload within an ad’s image files, in order to fool security […]

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Apple releases Safari 12.0.2 update

Among Apple’s update-o-rama on Thursday, the company also released version 12.0.2 of its Safari web browser. The update, an 80 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Safari: Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. Description: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.

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Apple to launch Entrepreneur Camp program, focus on app-driven firms founded or led by women

If you know a super cool lady who’s an aspiring coder in your life, Apple might have just the thing. Alongside the return of its Hour of Code classes, Apple is launching an all-new Entrepreneur Camp that is focused on creating new opportunities based on app-driven businesses owned or led by women. The program is […]

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Rumor: Apple thought to release iOS/macOS cross-platform development tools in 2019

Apple’s rumored combined code base, which was said to debut at the Worldwide Developer Conference this year, may be most likely to arrive in 2019. The project, codenamed “Marzipan”, is thought to function as a hybrid macOS/iOS app platform, wherein it’s been thought that developers could write both macOS and iOS apps as a single […]

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Code strings found in iOS 11.3 hint at “Tatl” display output, support for possible future AR glasses

Apple’s iOS 11.3 code base has been studied and some interesting stuff has been found. Per iOS developer Steve Troughton-Smith, assorted strings of code in iOS 11.3 that contains a mysterious display output codenamed “Tatl.” The CoreUI framework can now request UI assets in meters, leading some to speculate that this might be referring to […]