Actively exploited iOS flaws that hijack iPhones patched by Apple
Jailbreak vulnerabilities allowed attackers to tap encrypted chat messages.
Infinite Loop / The Apple Ecosystem
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Get secure
Apple releases iOS 9.3.5 to fix 3 zero-day vulnerabilities [Updated]
"Trident" vulnerabilities were used to target a human rights activist.
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Apple Video
Apple may be working on a Snapchat-like video app for 2017
Video recording, editing, and sharing in less than one minute.
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Tim Cook can you hear me?
The new Streisand Effect: Barbra calls Tim Cook to change Siri’s pronunciation
The world works differently for the singer/songwriter than it does for you and me.
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Keep your iPhone handy
Report: Battery concerns will keep LTE out of the next Apple Watch
Apple is still investigating cellular connectivity for future hardware.
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Parallels for Mac has a new version, but no huge reason to upgrade
With Windows 10 mostly unchanged, Parallels 12 upgrade is nice but not crucial.
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As emoji grow more popular, the “language” also risks fragmentation
As more emoji are created, it will take more work to keep them universal.
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Get on with it already
Report: Thinner MacBook Pros to have touchscreen function keys, TouchID, more
An AMD "Polaris" GPU option and USB Type-C are also on tap.
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A move in the right direction
Apple Maps debacle is why Apple has a public beta program now
"To all of us living in Cupertino, the maps for here were pretty darn good."
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Starting this fall, Apple will pay up to $200,000 for iOS and iCloud bugs
Bug bounty program will start small and slowly expand over time.
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Go directly to jail
Apple thwarts jailbreakers with iOS 9.3.4 update
Update fixes a single issue credited to prominent jailbreaking group Team Pangu.
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Judge wipes out patent troll’s $625M verdict against Apple
Judge: Repeated references to an earlier trial prejudiced jury against Apple.
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What's a computer?
Apple makes a really good ad for Microsoft’s Surface Pro
The slogan that can replace "the tablet that can replace your laptop."
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There are limits to 2FA and it can be near-crippling to your digital life
Even 2FA can run up against limitations—like this Find My iPhone attack.
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Many hands make Swift work
Apple begins wrapping up Swift 3 and lays out plans for Swift 4
The language is open source, but Apple is still in the driver's seat.
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To the dying breath
Broadband industry tries again to kill net neutrality and Title II
ISP lobby groups petition for full court review of decision that upheld rules.
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No suit, no socks, no (streaming) service
Report: Apple’s negotiating tactics sunk its long-rumored TV service
Apple asked for too much in exchange for too little, TV executives tell the WSJ.
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A million iPhones isn't cool, you know what's cool?
Apple sells its billionth iPhone, year-over-year decline be damned
"Fewer iPhones than last year" is still a bunch of iPhones.
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Apple’s profit fell 27 percent in Q3 2016, but earnings beat expectations
iPhone SE may have saved Apple's bacon.
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Snowden designs device to warn when an iPhone is ratting out users
"Introspection Engine" might one day work with wide variety of smartphones.
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Not everything has to be exciting
OS X 10.11.6 and iOS 9.3.3 released as Apple’s current OSes wind down
Apple's current OSes go into maintenance mode as new major releases loom.
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Learning to code as a 30-year-old kid with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds
A guided tour of the app and a chat with the team at Apple about its goals.
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Apple will pay $25M to patent troll to avoid East Texas trial
"I know my ideas when I see them on a screen," inventor said in 2011.
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Feature Story
Apple’s Swift Playgrounds can help you learn to code, but it’s no HyperCard
The programming sandbox, seen through the eyes of devs, slightly misses the mark.
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It's that time of year again
PSA: The macOS Sierra public beta comes out later today
You too can take Siri and the other features for a test drive.
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Feature Story
iOS 10 preview: Apple goes back to ignoring the iPad in a wide-ranging update
iOS 10 gives developers plenty to do and lets its users have a little fun, too.
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After hiatus, in-the-wild Mac backdoors are suddenly back
Three new pieces of Mac-targeting malware access webcams, passwords, and more.
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We can dream
Report: The next iPhone may finally ditch the 16GB version
New flagship iPhones have started at 16GB since 2009.
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