Enlarge / The previous generation of the MacBook Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham ) The highly anticipated new MacBook Pro models with Apple-designed silicon will arrive by this November, reporter Mark Gurman said in his most recent newsletter. Gurman, who has a strong history of accurately reporting on new Apple products from sources with direct knowledge […]
Enlarge / Apple executive Craig Federighi speaks during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California. (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) Apple’s decision to have iPhones and other Apple company devices scan photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has sparked criticism from security experts and privacy advocates—and from some Apple […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Apple and Google seem to be worried about legislation that would force iOS and Android to be more open to third-party app shops and sideloaded apps. US Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn. ), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn. ), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn. ) introduced their Open App Markets Act yesterday. […]
Enlarge / The front of the 24-inch iMac with Apple’s M1 chip. (credit: Samuel Axon) Today, Apple released a new version of its Mac operating system, macOS Big Sur. The new update is labeled macOS Big Sur 11.5.2, but there aren’t any new features or major security updates. Rather, macOS 11.5.2 focuses on “bug fixes.” […]
Enlarge (credit: Felix Wong/South China Morning Post ) Apple employees want to know whether they’re being paid equitably. So some of them have been sending surveys to their colleagues to collect compensation information. The surveys are all opt-in, and several hundred people have participated so far. The surveys stem in part from the fact that, […]
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Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Yuichiro Chino) Apple today said it will refuse any government demands to expand its new photo-scanning technology beyond the current plan of using it only to detect CSAM (child sexual abuse material). Apple has faced days of criticism from security experts, privacy advocates, and privacy-minded users over the plan it […]
Enlarge / Spotify and Apple Music on an iPhone in 2018. (credit: Getty Images | stockcam) iPhone users have been asking for Spotify to add AirPlay 2 support for ages, but yesterday Spotify told users they shouldn’t expect the feature to be added any time soon. AirPlay 2 was added to iOS more than three […]
Great news for fans of classic early 2000s pop music and R&B: Aaliyah is finally coming to streaming! According to Forbes, after years of popular demand, Blackground Records has finally signed a deal with Empire to slowly roll out their entire catalog on all the major streaming services! That means Toni Braxton, early Timbaland, Jojo, and of course the One In A […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Oscar Wong) Shortly after reports today that Apple will start scanning iPhones for child-abuse images, the company confirmed its plan and provided details in a news release and technical summary. “Apple’s method of detecting known CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is designed with user privacy in mind,” Apple’s announcement said. […]