Monthly Archives: November 2020

MacBook Air, MacBook Pro assembler Compal attacked with ransomware

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A ransomware attack has affected Apple assembly partner Compal, causing issues with its corporate network and potentially causing short-term delays in production for some of its clients.Compal assembles the MacBook Pro, among other products.On Monday, Compal confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack on Sunday. The attack was said to have ravaged its computer systems, but was caught early enough that it took down only around 30% of the entire network….

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Aqara’s dimmer switch, Thread’s importance to HomeKit, and more on HomeKit Insider

By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) In this week’s HomeKit Insider Podcast, we examine the new dimmer switch from Aqara, and talk about why the Thread connectivity standard is becoming so important to Apple — and us.HomeKit Insider: A new AppleInsider podcastThis week saw Aqara release a new rotary dimmer switch which is designed to offer a sleek alternative to your regular wall-mounted light switches. As well as examining what it offers, though, there is a question over just how much value it brings to HomeKit users….

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Apple backtracks on App Store removal threat for Unix shell iOS apps

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Developers of Linux and Unix shells have received warnings from Apple that their iOS apps violate App Store Review Guidelines, with the threat of termination from the App Store said to be reversed in at least one instance.A shell is a tool that enables users to perform command-line operations on a device, which usually doesn’t offer that sort of functionality, such as the lack of a terminal in iOS. These terminal emulator apps like …

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