Although Apple’s AirTags accessory comes with anti-stalking mechanisms for user safely, a new police report analysis has indicated that these features may not be working as expected all the time. In a new report Wednesday, Motherboard shared the results of an analysis of 150 police reports across a recent eight-month period. Of those reports, less […]
This could be construed as concerning. According to PCMag, a number of Apple AirTag tracking devices with deactivated speakers have been spotted for sale on eBay and Etsy, raising privacy concerns about the risks of removing one of the AirTag’s safeguards. The modified AirTags, dubbed “Silent ‌AirTags‌,” have had their internal speaker removed so that […]
Well, here’s the thing that’ll drive you nuts today. Per Electronista and TechCrunch, phone unlocking without carrier permission is now illegal in the United States. A 90-day transition period, permitting the practice after an exemption added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was reversed in October, has now run out. The expiration of the exemption […]
This is the reason bug fixes were invented. Per AppleInsider the Safari web browser in Apple’s iOS 6 platform has a potentially serious JavaScript bug that could have major security and privacy implications. The new “Smart App Banner” feature in iOS 6 is designed to allow developers the ability to promote App Store software within […]
Perian, the iconic, free, incredibly useful open source video utility project that’s allowed QuickTime to handle nearly every video format possible, will soon be coming to an end. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, the project’s developers have stated that Perian is reaching the end of the road. Today, the Perian dev team announced that the […]