Apple last year introduced a new Game Porting Toolkit to help developers bring their Windows games to macOS. Since then, we’ve seen some AAA titles coming to the Mac – and soon it will be even easier to port these games to iOS. That’s because Game Porting Toolkit 2.0 works not only on the Mac, but also on the iPhone and iPad.
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An attacker has obtained the phone numbers of 33 million users of the popular 2FA security app Authy, exposing them to an increased risk of phishing attacks.
Developer Twilio has confirmed the claim, and asked customers to take two precautions …
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Apple Intelligence privacy is stronger than that of any other AI company, but even its security protections aren’t perfect once ChatGPT gets involved.
That’s the argument made by the security chief at Inrupt, the privacy-focused company co-founded by the inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee …
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Meta Quest’s attempts to compete with Vision Pro using a headset costing a fraction of the price continues.
We reported last month that the company was experimenting with freeform window placement in an attempt to match the flexibility of visionOS, and Mark Zuckerberg has today shown-off the latest version of this, with six windows …
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The best 4th of July deals have arrived and now’s your chance at hundreds (if not more) in savings. Deals across Apple’s entire lineup of current-generation gear are now up for grabs, from all-time lows on the new M4 iPad Pro and M2 iPad Pro to as much as $500 off M3 MacBook Pro configurations, $100 off Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Pencil deals, AirTags, and more. The 4th of July price drops also carry over to HomeKit-ready smart home products as well as MagSafe accessories for your Apple kit and plenty of deals to deck out your desk setup. From there we move over to as much as $2,700 in savings on AirPlay 2 smart TVs, a massive selection of the best e-bikes on sale to get you around this summer, and a whole lot more. Be sure to head below for a look at all of the best gear on sale for July...
It’s been a while since rumors and evidence have pointed to a new HomePod with a display that would allow users to interact with the product through a graphical interface. To add fuel to the fire, code references have revealed a new Apple product identified as “HomeAccessory” which could be this new HomePod.
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The experience of using iPhone apps on the iPad isn’t exactly great, but things got better with Stage Manager, since apps not optimized for iPhone can run in floating windows on the screen. But with iPadOS 18, Apple has made a small but important change to improve the use of iPhone apps on the iPad, and it’s all about emoji.
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If you’re finding that your Kindle won’t download books from your library, it’s not just you. It’s an Amazon bug that the company says may take another day or so to fix.
Update: The company was able to fix it faster than expected …
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Mt Gox customers will finally get some bitcoin back, a full decade after a large-scale theft led to the company announcing that it had almost no crypto left and filing for bankruptcy …
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Device identifiers found in backend code could potentially identify four upcoming new iPads, ranging from an 11th-gen iPad with an A16 chip through to a 13-inch iPad Pro with an M5 chip.
It should be noted that actually identities and specs of the devices are informed speculation, and there is one oddity in the mix …
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