Apple on Monday released an update to iOS, the software that runs iPhones and iPads, that fixes a major problem that haunted the processors in those devices. The flaw, dubbed Spectre by the researchers who found it, made the silicon chips vulnerable to a hacking attack that could reveal secret information your devices normally keep …
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Checking the performance level of your iPhone, or any iOS device for that matter, isn’t complicated. In fact, it doesn’t even require a visit to the Apple Store. Keep in mind, Apple isn’t actually requiring your battery to fail its test to make you eligible for the $29 replacement. Checking your battery is more for peace of mind than anything …
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President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission has wasted little time making big and small changes to your life — even if you haven’t noticed. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who enjoys a 3-2 Republican majority on the commission, has taken Trump’s pro-business, anti-regulation ethos to heart and has raced to roll back rules governing how the internet and service providers work. …
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Wallets could become a thing of the past in China. Starting next year, the Chinese will no longer have to worry about leaving their identity cards at home, as long as they’re registered users on WeChat. On Monday, the Guangzhou government in China released the country’s first batch of “WeChat identity cards.” They’ll allow citizens to verify their identities through facial …
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Apple’s latest iPhone ($285 at Amazon) looks and works differently than any iPhone before it. It lacks home button, ditches the fingerprint sensor, and has a fancy new camera system. But don’t let any of that intimidate you — it’s a slick device, and once you adjust to using gestures instead of buttons to navigate, you’ll be fine. Below are …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Trustworthy? Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Claiming to be the good guy has its issues. Once you’ve set yourself up to be holier than all the world’s thou’s, you constantly have to live up to it. So when it emerged that Apple has been secretly …
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It’s not just your imagination — your old iPhone is, in fact, getting slower. Apple admitted today that it’s slowing down older iPhones in order to preserve deteriorating battery capacities. Starting with iOS 10.2.1, Apple began slowing down the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE in order to prevent sudden shutdowns. If you have one of these devices and …
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Hooray, a new iOS update is here! Oh no, my old iPhone is ripping through battery life at an alarming rate! Updating to a new version of iOS can be a rollercoaster of emotions. If your iPhone doesn’t hold a charge like it used to (despite Apple’s best efforts to preserve battery life on older phones), here are 11 ways you …
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Privacy-minded organizations scrambled Wednesday to marshal opposition to a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday that would extend and expand US government surveillance powers. Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined the American Civil Liberties Union in an ask me anything, or AMA, discussion on Reddit to rally opponents to an amendment to the newest effort …
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With Face ID on the iPhone X, hidden notification previews on the lock screen is the new default setting. Unless you are physically looking at your phone, notifications will only contain the respective app’s name. Now playing: Watch this: Five annoying things about the iPhone X 4:03 Hiding notification previews until you’re looking at your phone makes sense, but for …
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