Apple Ransomware Reveals Cert Problem
Researchers last week discovered the first ransomware in the wild aimed at Apple’s hardware platform. While the threat was subdued quickly, it exposed the weakness [Read More…]
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Android, iOS on Opposite Sides of Encryption Divide
Consumers’ understanding of what encryption does apparently doesn’t determine whether they use the technology, with iPhone owners much more likely to use encryption than Android [Read More…]
Hopkins Boffins Break iMessage Encryption
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University has found a way to crack open files sent as encrypted instant messages in Apple’s iMessage app, [Read More…]
New Stagefright Exploit Takes a Bow
Stagefright, a multimedia library in Android 2.2 and higher, has been exploited again, according to news reports published last week. Zimperium last year reported a [Read More…]
Google Says Sayonara to Chrome App Launcher
Google on Tuesday announced that it was shutting down the Chrome app launcher everywhere but in the Chrome OS. That means users who like to [Read More…]
Google Aims to Build a Better iOS Keyboard
Google has been developing a third-party keyboard for Apple devices in an effort to increase the number of Google searches on iOS, according to a [Read More…]
Hard-Pressed Pebble Sheds 25 Percent of Workforce
Pebble — once viewed as the little smartwatch company that could — last week cut its worldwide workforce by 25 percent, according to news reports. [Read More…]
Apricity OS Is Clean and Classy
If you’re looking for a quick, clean and classy Linux distro, look no further than the Apricity OS beta. Either of the two available flavors [Read More…]
Latest iOS Upgrade Drives Users Buggy
Apple has been deluged with complaints from users who say the latest version of its mobile operating system is breaking links and crashing apps. “Following [Read More…]
Apple rolls out cheaper Retina iMac, 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch
Apple is upgrading its 15-inch MacBook Pro, while offering a cheaper downgrade for its 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro [Read More…]