Apple on Thursday announced that it will release updates to its AirTags tracking accessory with the purpose of cutting down on unwanted tracking. The updaTes will be implemented in a multi-phase rollout. In an upcoming software update, Apple plans to implement new privacy warnings that will show up during AirTag setup to thwart malicious use. […]
Camera maker Fijifilm has announced that the company is working on an issue that affects some of its X and GFX-series cameras, and can prevent macOS users from being able to access some of the images stored on a memory card. Per a notice to the company website, users who write more than 4,000 files […]
Over at CES 2022, the HDMI 2.1a standard will be revealed. Here’s a bit of a breakdown as to what to expect: Let’s start with the good: HDMI 2.1a is an upcoming revision to the HDMI 2.1 stack and adds a major new feature, Source-Based Tone Mapping, or SBTM. SBTM is a new HDR feature […]
Apple released firmware version 4C165 for its AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max units on Thursday. While a specific list of changes has yet to be released, it’s believed that the update fixes assorted functionalities with the wireless earbuds and wireless headphones. To check your AirPods firmware version, make sure your AirPods […]
This is why firmware updates exist. A flaw has been discovered within certain Intel chips that allow an attacker with physical access to the computer, known as an “evil maid attack,” install malicious firmware onto the chip. The flaw was noted by Mark Ermolov, Dmitry Sklyarov (both from Positive Technologies) and Maxim Goryachy (an independent […]