Siri-based speaker unveiled at WWDC, launching early 2018. Last week, rumors from several sources suggested Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine was planning to leave Apple in August following the final vesting of his stock, but Iovine yesterday told Variety... ( read original story ...)
The best stand-alone fitness app for Apple Watch
I’ve had a weird relationship with the Apple Watch. I picked up the original on day one, but sold it a few months later. watchOS 1 was slow, the apps weren’t good, and it also lacked GPS. While it was somewhat accurate at counting steps, it wasn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Apple macOS Gets Meltdown and Spectre Patches with Version 10.13.2
We continue to develop and test further mitigations for these issues and will release them in upcoming updates of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS,” the firm said. Apple hasn’t said anything about the performance impact these updates could have on macOS ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Releases iPhone Update to Fix Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
Chinese Worker at iPhone X Factory Commits Suicide by Jumping Off Building Apple Says Apple Watch and watchOS Are Not Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Apple Confirms All iPhone Models Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs Apple’s iPhone Could Also ... ( read original story ...)
How to Switch Between List View and Grid View on Apple Watch in watchOS 4
List view and Grid view are two app layouts I keep changing on my Apple Watch. When I first took the Apple watch in my hand, I was happy using the honeycomb view, i.e. grid view, but then I realized that hexagonal grid view throws some challenges in ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Says Apple Watch and watchOS Are Not Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs
Apple has updated their support article regarding the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, saying that the Apple Watch is unaffected by both exploits. After the unearthing of the Meltdown and Spectre hardware bugs earlier this week, which put ... ( read original story ...)
Apple responds to Intel, ARM chip flaws: All Macs and iOS devices are vulnerable, but don’t panic
Our analysis suggests that it has the most potential to be exploited. Apple released mitigations for Meltdown in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2. watchOS did not require mitigation. Our testing with public benchmarks has shown that the changes in ... ( read original story ...)