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iPhones to be able to scan Japanese ID cards’ NFC chips under iOS 13

This should be nifty if you’re living in Japan. iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards thanks to Apple’s inclusion of broader access to NFC chips via third-party apps. As a result, Japanese citizens will be able to scan their identity cards, storing the information on their […]

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Facebook cites hack affecting 50 million accounts

If you haven’t heard about it, it may be time to change your Facebook password. Facebook on Friday announced that its engineering team last Tuesday discovered that hackers have exploited a vulnerability in its code, allowing hackers to steal Facebook access tokens for almost 50 million accounts. The company stated that hackers took advantage of […]

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Microsoft announces Office 2019 for Mac, highlights OneDrive-based Files On-Demand service

It may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it’s pertinent. At its Ignite event in Orlando, Microsoft announced the availability of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac, alongside a test version of Files on Demand which allows users to see all their OneDrive files on the Mac desktop, and only download […]

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Apple releases iOS 11.2.1 update, addresses HomeKit remote access bug within operating system

This could be helpful. On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 11.2.1, the most recent version of its mobile operating system. The new version adds the following fixes and changes:

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Apple follows up on root user security hole in macOS 10.13 High Sierra, has yet to offer timeline for fix

Well, this qualifies as a pretty huge mess. Following the discovery of a security hole in macOS High Sierra in which a user can simply enter their user name as “root”, not provide a password and be allowed full access to the computer, Apple has offered the following statement: “We are working on a software […]