The COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to much of the world’s businesses and operations and it has only been recently that some have finally been able to reboot a small portion of their lives and work. But then a single even caused waves across the US and even the world, forcing companies like Amazon and Apple to scale back or … Continue reading
Like any other manufacturer, Samsung makes changes to its product designs and rarely does it backtrack on those changes. There have been a few exceptions, of course, like the premature removal of the microSD card slot in the Galaxy Note 5 that was met with so much backlash that Samsung put it back next year. The removal of the rotating … Continue reading
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Temirlan Blaev is a lucky kid. At twelve years old, he’s featured in major roles like a recent appearance on Killing Eve and, of course, the Broom Boy on Star Wars: The Last Jedi, making him perhaps the most iconic person to ever clean a stable in pop culture.
One of the changes Apple introduced to its platforms last year was a new service called “Sign in with Apple”. This is basically a login service where you use your Apple ID to sign up and sign into online services. This is in addition to other login services offered by the likes of Facebook and Google and was created as an alternative sign-in service with an emphasis on privacy.
Unfortunately for Apple, it seems that the service does have its flaws, as discovered by researcher Bhavuk Jain in which due to a vulnerability, it would have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to third-party services that are associated with the user’s “Sign in with Apple”.
Speaking to The Hacker News, Bhavuk said, “The impact of this vulnerability was quite critical as it could have allowed a full account takeover. Many developers have integrated Sign in with Apple since it is mandatory for applications that support other social logins. To name a few that use Sign in with Apple – Dropbox, Spotify, Airbnb, Giphy (now acquired by Facebook).”
The good news is that this particular flaw has since been patched by Apple, and according to an internal investigation carried out by Apple of their server logs, they also confirmed that this flaw was not exploited to compromise any accounts.
‘Sign In With Apple’ Flaw Allowed Attackers Unauthorized Access To Linked Third-Party Services
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When Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 4, they introduced a slight redesign with a larger display, which they continued to use in the Series 5. If you were hoping that the Series 6 would bring about a new design, you might be disappointed because according to a tweet by @L0vetodream, that may not be happening.
This is because Apple could continue using the same display for the Series 6 as it did with its predecessors, suggesting that the upgrades we see will mostly be internal. There have been rumors for a while that have claimed that Apple would change to a micro LED display for the Apple Watch and that the Series 6 would be the first in line to get that upgrade.
In a way, the possible decision to continue using OLED makes sense. This is because one of Apple’s OLED suppliers, JDI, recently received a bailout of close to $1 billion earlier this year, followed by an additional $200 million investment from a company which some believe could be Apple themselves.
in my dream the Apple Watch S6 will continue use the display from JDI
— 有没有搞措 (@L0vetodream) May 31, 2020
This would suggest that Apple is quite invested in JDI and its products, such as its OLED displays, which could continue to be featured in the Apple Watch this year. Take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully we’ll have more details soon.
Apple Watch Series 6 Might Not See Any Display Upgrades
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In this coronavirus pandemic where more people are stuck at home for work and school, online shopping has become essential and unsurprisingly, many are flocking to platforms like Amazon to purchase items. This has also unfortunately resulted in some third-party sellers jacking up their prices due to the increased demand.
Now, Amazon has systems in place that will prevent products from being overpriced, but it appears that some third-party sellers have found a way around it by marking their products as being “collectibles”. Given that a value of a collectible is subjective, Amazon does not have any systems in place to prevent price gouging of such listings, and so some third-party sellers are taking advantage of that.
As spotted by The Verge’s Casey Newton, some sellers have been selling a set of Bowflex dumbbells for over $1,000, which were also listed as collectibles. The price of those dumbbells would have typically cost $279, so clearly there is no justification for a 400% increase in its price other than to profit from the number of people who are turning to home workouts now that gyms are closed.
This price gouging has also extended to a variety of products including video games, bread makers, and mobile phone accessories, just to name a few. That being said, we imagine that no one would be willing to pay for these overpriced products, but we suppose all these resellers need is just one or two people to buy their products to make it a lucrative endeavor.
Third-Party Amazon Sellers Are Price Gouging By Marking Its Products As ‘Collectibles’
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Apple recently issued an update for its iPads in the form of iPadOS 13.4.1. If you have yet to update your tablet, you might be getting some prompts to do so, however, it might also be a good idea to hold off on updating it just yet, especially if you own the 10.5-inch iPad Pro.
This is because according to a smattering of user reports, it appears that the update is causing the iPad Pro to be stuck in a boot loop, at least for some users. By being stuck in a boot loop, it essentially means that users will not be able to get out of it and it renders the entire tablet useless until the issue can be resolved.
At the moment, the majority of complaints seem to come from owners of the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, but there are some users with the 11-inch model who are experiencing similar issues. However, the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro and other iPad models do not seem to be affected, at least from what we can tell.
It is unclear at this point as to what could be causing the problem. Some users have attempted to factory reset their iPads but to no avail. Instead, it is currently recommended that users hard reset their iPad Pros before it reboots. According to the instructions posted onto Apple’s Support website:
Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Press and hold the Top button until your device begins to restart. Continue holding the Top button until your device goes into recovery mode.
iPadOS 13.4.1 Is Causing Some 10.5-inch iPad Pros To Be Stuck In A Boot Loop
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In the past few months, video calling platform Zoom gained a massive spike in its popularity. Unfortunately for the company, the increase in its popularity placed it under a great deal of scrutiny in which it was quickly discovered that the app had a bunch of privacy and security issues.
The company has since improved on it with the Zoom 5.0 update with the company even acquiring a company that would help boost its encryption service. Now according to a report from Reuters, it seems that the company has plans to introduce even stronger encryption features, but unfortunately it appears that these new security features will only be available to its paying customers.
While this might be drawing protests from users who rely on the company’s free services, some believe that this might be the right thing to do. According to Jon Callas from the American Civil Liberties Union, making these security features part of its paid service could allow Zoom to discourage users who might be relying on the platform for spam or for other malicious activities.
For those who argue that other services already offer strong encryption even to its free users, as Reuters points out, companies like Facebook and Google already make their money through other services and ads, whereas Zoom pretty much relies on its paid services for revenue.
Zoom’s Paying Customers Can Look Forward To Stronger Encryption Features
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