macOS High Sierra security vulnerability discovered, here’s how to set root password for fix
A newly discovered macOS High Sierra flaw may be leaving your personal data at risk. Software Developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, reached out to Apple Support on Twitter to let them know of the vulnerability he discovered. In the attack, someone with physical access to a macOS machine, can access and change personal files on the system without needing any admin credentials. Users with haven’t disabled guest user account access, or changed their root passwords, are currently open to this attack. We’ve laid out instructions on how to protect yourself in the meantime until an official fix from Apple is released.
Report: Apple possibly leasing Chrysler’s former proving grounds to test autonomous cars
Rumors that Apple plans to develop and market a self-driving vehicle may have gone cold, but CEO Tim Cook has publicly acknowledged that the company is working on a ‘large project’ around autonomous systems.
The latest detail in the story comes via Jalopnik which reports that Apple may have leased Chrysler’s old proving grounds which could be used for testing autonomous cars.
HDMI Forum releases more HDMI 2.1 spec details, highlighted by support for resolutions up to 10K and dynamic HDR
The HDMI Forum today released more details about its HDMI 2.1 spec, and it includes support for technology like Dynamic HDR, and features enough bandwidth to support resolutions up to 10K. more…
Apple announces App Store review downtime for December 23-27
Apple today has shared its annual App Store review shutdown window which will be the same as last year, December 23-27.
Apple releases fifth iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 betas
Apple has released the fifth beta version of iOS 11.2 beta for developers. tvOS 11.2 beta and macOS 10.13.2 beta 5 are also available for testing.
Airbnb rolls out new split payment feature for group travel
Airbnb today has announced that its new split payment feature that was first piloted this past summer is now rolling out globally.
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Report: 6 million iPhone X units sold over Black Friday weekend, buyers favor more expensive 256 GB model
Apple appears to have done very well out of the Black Friday promotions. Regarding iPhone sales performance, analysts at Rosenblatt believe Apple saw around 6 million iPhone X sales over the Black Friday weekend, out of a total of 15 million iPhones sold. more…
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Apple Stores kicking off free Hour of Code classes for kids next week
Apple is promoting Hour of Code at its retail stores next week for the fifth year running with free coding classes for kids. Apple is also rolling out a new Swift Playgrounds challenge for Hour of Code to promote the company’s developer language using its educational iPad app.