macOS Sierra beefs up Gatekeeper protection with two changes, one visible, one not
During Apple’s WWDC 2016 session What’s New in Security, the company shared are two interesting changes to the way Gatekeeper works in macOS Sierra – one visible, one not.
Filed under: Mac Tagged: Gatekeeper, MacOs, macOS Sierra, Rogue apps, Security, Unsigned apps
Apple invites retail employees to test macOS 10.12 Sierra ahead of public beta release
Apple today started inviting its retail employees to participate in testing macOS 10.12, the latest version of Apple’s Mac operating system unveiled earlier this week during a press event at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference. An excerpt from Apple’s memo to employees below:
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Apple, beta, employees, Mac, OS 10.12, OS X 10.12, retail, seed program, Sierra, test, WWDC
iOS 10 supports inline video playback in Safari on iPhone [Video]
One of the great things about watching video on an iPad is that content can be played inline in Safari. In other words, users can watch videos within Safari without being forced into a full screen video view.
Such functionality has been available in limited fashion on the iPhone. For example, the News app has been capable of playing videos inline since iOS 9.3.
Of course, such playback ability was touted for the Messages app during Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote, but with the introduction of the iOS 10 beta, inline playback has also been added to Safari on iPhone. more…
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How-To Tagged: how to, inline video, iOS 10, iPhone, Safari, video
Apple tells developers all apps must connect securely to servers by 1st January 2017
While Apple introduced its App Transport Security feature in iOS 9, which ensured that all connections between apps and servers must be encrypted, it wasn’t compulsory for developers to use it – and Google even helped them disable it.
All this will end on 1st January next year, reports TechCrunch, when Apple will require all apps to use HTTPS connections to servers to ensure that only encrypted data is transmitted …
Filed under: iOS Tagged: App Transport Security, ATS, HTTPS, Security, WWDC security
Samsung’s top marketing exec says ad campaigns mocking Apple were ‘relevant, bold and right’
Samsung’s executive VP for global marketing Younghee Lee has told AdWeek that its ad campaign mocking Apple products was ‘relevant and bold.’
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Samsung, Samsung ad campaign, Samsung ad campaigns, Samsung ads, Samsung mocks Apple
Supply-chain report suggests Apple Watch 2 launch alongside iPhone 7, ‘aggressive’ volumes
Supply-chain sources cited by the variously-reliable Digitimes suggest that Apple maybe gearing up to launch the second-generation Apple Watch alongside the iPhone 7, in September.
Shipments of chips and components for the second-generation Apple Watch are set to begin in the third quarter, the sources indicated.
The time-frame is of course vague, but component production sometime in the July to September range would be compatible with Apple launching the Watch with the iPhone 7. If the next iPhone is an iterative model, as widely expected, then a new Watch could give the launch event more punch.
The same report suggests that Apple may be hoping for a significant boost in sales …
Filed under: Apple Watch Tagged: 2nd-gen Apple Watch, Apple watch, Apple Watch 2, Second-generation Apple Watch
Purported iPhone 7 photos claims to show new touch-sensitive Home Button
A purported image of the front of an iPhone 7 has appeared on the Internet today, via mobipicker.com. Blurry cams and bad photography aside, the picture claims to a major new detail for the upcoming flagship iPhone 7 launch, which is expected to mostly resemble an iPhone 6s in appearance.
The image shows a tweaked Home Button that appears to be flat with the bezel, meaning Apple will drop the physical click in favor of a fully touch-sensitive capacitive Home Button. Noting that the image could quite easily be faked, it does appear to show a button that has no depth …
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: iPhone, iPhone 7
Apple’s Back to School promotion launches in Europe, free Beats headphones with Mac/iPad/iPhone purchase
Apple’s 2016 Back to School Beats kicked off in the United States at the beginning of the month and has today expanded internationally across Europe. Students in United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands and more can now take advantage of the summer promotion at Apple Stores in their country as well as online.
Like the US, eligible purchases of certain Macs come with free Beats Solo2 wireless headphones worth $299 at retail. For iPad and iPhone, select iOS device purchases come with free Beats Powerbeats2 wireless headphones, worth $199 at retail.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Apple, Back to School, deal, Education, iOS, saving
Phil Schiller & Craig Federighi talk deleting apps in iOS 10, iMessage, more in new interview
Following Apple’s jam-packed WWDC keynote, Apple executives Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi sat down with John Gruber on ‘The Talk Show’ to discuss the company’s recent announcements. Schiller and Federighi addressed some of the unknowns that remained after the keynote and went into more details regarding the announcements.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: craig federighi, interview, phil, Phil Schiller
Apple shares full WWDC 2016 keynote on YouTube
After sharing the video on its own website yesterday, Apple this evening has uploaded the full WWDC 2016 keynote to its YouTube channel this evening for your viewing pleasure, as well.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: WWDC 2016