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Apple pulls iPadOS 18 build from update servers following reports of bricked M4 iPad Pro units

It’s never great when your major software update inadvertently bricks some of your high-end tablets and a build has to be pulled. Following Apple’s release of iPadOS 18 to the public, a number of M4 iPad Pro users stated that their iPads had stopped turning on after the update. Apple, in turn, pulled the iPadOS […]

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Little Snitch 6.0 released, offers expanded DNS encryption, easier network visualization, other new features

One of the coolest bits of shareware just got a hefty update. Little Snitch, which monitors Mac network traffic for suspicious activity, has reached version 6.0, remains focused around the easy blacklisting and whitelisting of apps and services, and offers the following of new fixes and features: Little Snitch 6 retails for $59 as a […]

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Rumor: Chip manufacturer TSMC to give Apple “iPhone 13,” auto manufacturers top priority

It’s nice to have component security for at least a couple years. Apple partner TSMC is reportedly de-prioritizing orders destined for PCs and servers orders, and is instead focusing on car manufacturers, and Apple’s needs. Following the company’s previous estimates that the impact of the current global chip shortage would last “a couple of years,” […]

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Facebook confirms millions of Instagram users’ passwords were stored on company servers in an unencrypted format

And the hits just keep on coming for Facebook. As of March, Facebook announced that millions of its users’ passwords had been stored on company servers with no encryption. The company also stated that “tens of thousands” of Instagram passwords were also stored in the same unencrypted format. This number has now proven to amount […]

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Apple unleashes the funny to open WWDC with “Apocalypse” ad

Prior to the beginning of Monday’s WWDC keynote and the tons of hardware and software announcements, Apple let loose with its “Apocalypse” ad, a commercial which shows what a combination of unplugging a roomful of servers, the App Store crashing, Christopher Cross’ “All Right” and a world without apps can lead to. It’s brilliantly done, […]