Apple’s upcoming September 12th event is almost here, and as is tradition, we’re expecting to hear about the latest versions of Apple’s most important product: the iPhone, which is coming off of a radical redesign in the form of last year’s iPhone X. But Apple is about more than just the iPhone, and the ecosystem of accessories and services that have sprung up around the iPhone have become hugely important in their own right, […]
Apple on Monday released iOS 11.4.1, HomePod 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2 and tvOS 11.4.1, cleaning up most of its major platforms. The iOS update is of particular interest for security conscious users, as it marks the first publicly available firmware to include Apple's new USB Restricted Mode. All four updates are maintenance releases, smoothing out bugs, performance, and security issues. iOS 11.4.1 can be installed through iTunes, or by using iOS […]
Software updates on Android are, frankly, in a disappointing state right now, as they’ve always been. It can take months to get a major update out to even flagship devices, and some of the biggest names are also some of the biggest offenders. Now, LG is taking updates seriously by launching a new software upgrade center to speed things up… In order to keep customers happy and deliver an up to […]
As the week draws to a close, it’s definitely been a long one for Apple’s software engineers. The nightmare started on Tuesday, after a Twitter user disclosed a critical security vulnerability for macOS High Sierra that allowed anyone with physical access to a Mac to gain system administrator privileges without even entering a password. As software bugs go, this one was embarrassing and critical, but Apple managed to fix it less than 24 hours […]
