Enlarge / AirTag box at an Apple Store on April 30, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (credit: Getty Images | James D. Morgan) Apple yesterday announced upcoming AirTag updates designed to combat stalking and other unwanted tracking. “AirTag was designed to help people locate their personal belongings, not to track people or another person’s property, and […]
After permanently bricking two AirTags, stacksmashing succeeded in breaking into and reprogramming a third. [credit: stacksmashing ] This weekend, German security researcher stacksmashing declared success at breaking into, dumping, and reflashing the microcontroller of Apple’s new AirTag object-location product. Breaking into the microcontroller essentially meant being able both to research how the devices function (by analyzing […]
Apple’s AirTag. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple’s AirTag is not a revolutionary new product. Rather, it’s a significant refinement of an idea that, up until now, has been fairly niche. It works very, very well, but it works so well it seems to undermine Apple’s attempts to focus its products on privacy and security. We […]
Enlarge / Apple’s 2020 iPad Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today is the day: Apple has finally released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 worldwide after a longer-than-usual beta period. If you’re using a supported device, you should be able to find the update on the software update page in the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch’s Settings […]
Carolyn Wolfman-Estrada, engineering program manager at Apple, presents AirTags (with one visible in her right hand). [credit: Apple ] Apple began taking orders Friday for its new AirTags location-tracking product and the new purple color for the iPhone 12, but AirTag supply is already falling behind demand. Announced earlier this week, AirTags are Apple’s answer […]