By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Security researchers have found new versions of chip flaws affecting Intel and AMD processors that get around existing mitigations for Spectre attacks, resurrecting vulnerabilities that may affect Intel-based Macs.In 2018, an …
By news@appleinsider.com (Will Shanklin) Verizon has given up on its attempt to transform ’90s internet giants Yahoo and AOL into a content and advertising behemoth, as it has agreed to sell the brands to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion.Verizon has agreed to sell AOL and Yahoo for $5 billionSix years after it bought AOL and five after it took over Yahoo, Verizon Communications has sold off both, …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has evolved the design of its remote control over time, with each iteration introducing physical improvements and better features. After launching the second-generation Siri Remote, has Apple created its best controller?Apple’s history of remote controlsAs part of its “Spring Loaded” special event, Apple updated the …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The Apple Store in MacArthur Center, VA, is closing down permanently and follows the shuttering of many prominent stores in the mall.Apple MacArthur Center (source: Apple)As …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) An SEC filing for UK startup Rockley Photonics has revealed a significant relationship with Apple, one that could result in the introduction of blood sugar monitoring functions to the …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Facebook is considering adding new screens for both its main app and Instagram, to educate users that enabling tracking under Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy will “help keep” the apps free to use.Following the introduction of …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) You wait ages for a new Apple device to be launched, and then a mass of them come at once. April 2021 saw new iMacs, new Apple TV 4K, new iPad Pro, and finally the launch of the …