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Officials look into Friday’s Mirai-based DDoS, cite Apple’s HomeKit security protocol

Following up on the large-scale distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday that temporarily took down large chunks of the Internet, it looks like Apple’s controversial “walled garden” approach to its HomeKit devices may have worked out. As detailed in recent reports, the attack, which also targeted unprotected “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices, focused […]

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Apple TV finally gets some respect

Didn’t I just call Apple out on this? Congratulations Apple TV, you’ve hung in there and now made it to the big times! Early Tuesday, Apple’s online store went offline for some updates and when it came back, the Apple TV finally had its own section to call home. Rather than being relegated to the […]

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Comcast Labs DVR app comes to iTunes Store, looks to take on Sling, Tivo services

This could come in handy. Per the cool cats at Engadget and The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Comcast has released a new cloud-based DVR app to the iTunes store. The app actually showed up back in July but is only being spotted now. The reason for that is because the app is companion software to a […]

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Time Warner Cable streaming arrives for Macs, PCs

Additional content is never a bad thing. Per Macworld, Time Warner Cable’s streaming cable services are no longer exclusive to iOS devices. Now, Mac and PC users can now watch live TV from the cable provider through their Web browsers via the companys TWC TV Web app, available now in beta, works in Chrome, Firefox, […]

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Rumor: Comcast developing AnyPlay app, looking to stream Xfinity content to iOS devices

Get it to the iPad and they will love it. Per a leaked screenshot and article over on MacRumors, Comcast, the largest cable provider in the U.S., is said to be working on a new live television streaming service called AnyPlay, which will let iPad users stream live TV to its existing Xfinity TV iOS […]