The Cupertino, California-based company said recent software updates for iPads, iPhones, iPod touches, Mac desktops and laptops, and the Apple TV set-top-box mitigate one of the vulnerabilities known as Meltdown. The Apple Watch, which runs a derivative of ... ( read original story ...)
Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine to leave Apple Music in August: report
the head of Apple Music. Iovine was a big supporter of the iPod and iTunes, according to Billboard. Billboard and Hits Daily Double, a music trade publication, helped break the story of Iovine’s planned departure. Iovine, who did not have a title at ... ( 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 Says All Macs, iPhones and iPads Exposed to Chip Security Flaws
The Cupertino, California-based company said recent software updates for iPads, iPhones, iPod touches, Mac desktops and laptops, and the Apple TV set-top-box mitigate one of the vulnerabilities known as Meltdown. The Apple Watch, which runs a derivative ... ( 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 ...)
ARM security update suggests some iPhones, iPads, iPods and Apple TVs may be affected by CPU bug [U: Apple confirms]
The A4 chip includes a Cortex-A8 processor and is used in the iPad (1st gen), iPhone 4, iPod Touch (4th gen) and Apple TV (2nd gen). The A5 and A5X chips include dual-core Cortex-A9 processors. The A5 is use in the iPad 2, iPad mini (1st gen), iPhone 4S ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Confirms All iPhone Models Affected by Meltdown and Spectre Bugs
We continue to develop and test further mitigations for these issues and will release them in upcoming updates of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS,” Apple says. While the Apple Watch isn’t affected by the two vulnerabilities, Apple says there’s a bigger ... ( read original story ...)