Apple Is Reportedly Exploring iPad Pros With Larger Displays

At the moment, Apple has several different iPads of varying sizes. You have the larger iPad Pros, then you have the iPad Air, the regular iPad, and the iPad mini. However, according to the latest issue of Bloomberg’s Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman claims that Apple could be exploring even larger displays for the iPad Pro.

Now, we should point out that at 12.9-inches, the iPad Pro is bordering on laptop territory already. The differences between the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and 13.3-inch MacBook Air and Pro aren’t that big, and a tablet with a display bigger than that, we have to wonder who is it really for?

Gurman’s report in the newsletter does not say how much bigger we are talking about, but we probably shouldn’t expect it anytime soon, if at all. He claims that Apple is currently only exploring the idea and that engineers and designers are working on prototypes that if it were to come to market, would be a couple of years down the road at the earliest.

Apple has been trying to position the iPad Pro as a pseudo laptop replacement, and while certain tasks can replace a laptop, iPadOS still feels too much like a larger version of iOS that could take the place of macOS, but perhaps this will change over time, who knows?

Apple Is Reportedly Exploring iPad Pros With Larger Displays

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People with pacemakers should keep these Apple products at a safe distance

Many consumer electronics today either contain magnets or generate electromagnetic fields. Most of us take such things for granted, but for some people, it could be a matter of life and death. Earlier this year, there was a great deal of medical concern over Apple’s new MagSafe wireless charging tech for the iPhone 12 and its effect on pacemakers and … Continue reading

Apple Lists Products That You Should Keep Away From Pacemakers

Earlier this year, some doctors found that MagSafe charging technology used in Apple’s iPhone 12 could pose a potential risk to those with pacemakers due to the use of strong magnets. The FDA later came to the same conclusion during their own assessment. Now it looks like Apple has since published a list of products that have magnets that could affect pacemakers and other medical devices.

According to Apple, “Under certain conditions, magnets and electromagnetic fields might interfere with medical devices. For example, implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact.” So far based on what we can see, it pretty much covers all of Apple’s products, even Mac computers like the iMac and the Pro Display XDR.

This isn’t to say that these devices are dangerous, but rather Apple is cautioning that since they do contain magnets, there is a chance of interference. The company advises, “To avoid any potential interactions with these types of medical devices, keep your Apple product a safe distance away from your medical device (more than 6 inches / 15 cm apart or more than 12 inches / 30 cm apart if wirelessly charging).”

To be fair, the FDA advisory had stated that the interference was considered to be low risk, but then again, for a device like a pacemaker that controls your heart, it’s not really something you’d want to play around with anyway.

Apple Lists Products That You Should Keep Away From Pacemakers

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Chris Wallace Accuses GOP Of Defunding Police In Testy Fox Interview

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New MacBook Pro Still On Track For A Launch This Year

Earlier this year, there was some excitement when it was rumored that Apple could launch new MacBook Pros at WWDC. Obviously that did not happen, which wasn’t that surprising since WWDC is usually a software and services focused event, but at the same time, it was a bit disappointing since the new MacBook Pros were rumored to feature brand new designs, new display options, and also more ports.

However, if the latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is accurate, those holding out for the new MacBook Pros won’t have to wait until 2022 because he claims that the new MacBook Pro laptops are still on track for a 2021 launch. He even suggests that the previous claims of a summer launch are still possible because since summer technically runs until mid-September, it could still happen.

Obviously for such a major product launch, Apple would want to host an event around it and if you recall, there was also a recent report about how Apple’s iPhone event could be held in September, so maybe Apple could use the event to make the announcement. However, similar to WWDC, Apple doesn’t usually mix its Mac and iPhone events together, so don’t get your hopes up just yet.

Another possible date could be towards the end of the year. Apple sometimes hosts an event then for more iPad and Mac related announcements, like in 2020 when they announced the first M1 Macs. Either way, only time will tell if this latest prediction will hold.

New MacBook Pro Still On Track For A Launch This Year

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Venmo Will Soon Allow You To Sell Goods Through Your Personal Account

For non-business users, Venmo is a great way to send and receive money for small things like when you split the bill during dinner, you owe someone for lunch the other day, rent, bills, and so on. However, if you are a small business owner or if you’re doing some personal business on the side, you can soon use your personal account to sell goods.

This means that instead of having to set up a special Venmo account just for your business, you will be able to use a personal account. However, this isn’t for free obviously and charges will apply. These are the same charges that Venmo charges to business accounts, which means that you’ll have to pay 1.9% plus a 10 cents fee.

During the payment process, users can indicate if the transfer is meant for business. According to Venmo, payments marked as for business will be eligible for purchase protection. This is similar to what PayPal has done where they allow users to send invoices to other users and where a fee is charged.

Some have tried to get around that through the Friends and Family feature, but if you’re dealing with someone you’re not familiar with, it could be an easy way to get scammed since no protections are offered there. Venmo is expected to launch this feature on the 20th of July, so keep an eye out if this sounds like something you could be interested in using.

Venmo Will Soon Allow You To Sell Goods Through Your Personal Account

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Microsoft Accidentally Signed A Driver Loaded With Rootkit Malware

Have you ever wondered what it means when it says that a company like Apple has stopped signing older versions of its software? Basically code signing is a way for companies to help reassure users that the software they are about to use is safe because they have effectively signed off on it.

Unfortunately for Microsoft, it seems that the company might have accidentally signed off on a driver loaded with rootkit malware. This is according to a report from BleepingComputer who revealed that Microsoft signed off on Netfilter, a third-party driver for Windows that contained malware and was being circulated in the gaming community.

Microsoft has acknowledged the issue where they said that any impact this had was limited. “We have seen no evidence that the WHCP signing certificate was exposed. The infrastructure was not compromised. In alignment with our Zero Trust and layered defenses security posture, we have built-in detection and blocking of this driver and associated files through Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. We are also sharing these detections with other AV security vendors so they can proactively deploy detections.”

However, as some have pointed out, even though the impact might be limited and nothing nefarious has happened (yet), the fact that this somehow made it past security is worrying. After all, if you can’t trust signed software or drivers, what can you trust, right?

Microsoft Accidentally Signed A Driver Loaded With Rootkit Malware

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