Spam calls costs nearly 20 million US consumers more than $7.4 billion dollars annually.
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Amazon iOS Users Can Now Text Alexa Questions and Requests
Amazon has added a new feature to its Alexa app for iOS devices, which is designed to allow users to type Alexa commands rather than having to …
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Critical iOS bug could have given hackers complete control of your iPhone over Wi-Fi
Google’s team of security analysts, Project Zero first published a report flagging the flaw termed as unauthenticated kernel memory corruption vulnerability.
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Bug in iOS made iPhone hack possible
Ian Beer at Google’s Project Zero has discovered and managed to exploit a bug in iOS that made it possible to completely take over the system via Wi-Fi. In a blog post of around 3 …
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Apple issues third betas for iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2 [u]
Apple is now on its third generation of betas, providing developers with new builds of iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2.
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Apple Releases Virtually Unchanged IOS 14.3 Public Beta 3
OS 14.3 Public Beta 3. Anthony Karcz. Those of you that were hoping for something new and exciting in iOS 14.3 Public Beta 3 had best look elsewhere. Apple’s pushed their latest …
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Apple Turns On Secret iPhone Feature
With almost no fanfare, Apple has quietly rolled out a new feature for the iPhone, and it’s one that everyone will have a chance to see.
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iOS Flaw Could’ve Let Hackers Take Over Nearby iPhones in Seconds
There’s no evidence that hackers ever exploited the vulnerability, but the discovery from Google security researcher Ian Beer underscored how scary vulnerabilities can be lurking inside any major …
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Apple seeds iOS 14.3 beta 3 and iPadOS 14.3 beta 3 to developers
Apple rolled out iOS 14.3 beta 3 and iPadOS 14.3 beta 3 for developers on Wednesday. iOS 14.3 features a number of notable changes, such as the addition of the Apple ProRAW photo mode for iPhone 12 …
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Apple issues third betas for iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2
Apple is now on its third generation of betas, providing developers with new builds of iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2.
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iOS Wi-Fi Exploit Could Have Let Hackers Remotely Access Nearby iPhones
Apple patched an iOS vulnerability that potentially could have allowed hackers to remotely access a nearby iPhone and gain …
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iOS Wi-Fi exploit enables zero-click remote iPhone access without user knowledge
A newly discovered — and already patched — iOS vulnerability allowed hackers to access and gain control over nearby iPhones using a proprietary Apple wireless mesh networking protocol called AWDL.
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iPhone battery bad? Here are three of the biggest iOS 14.2 battery hogs, along with some solutions
Getting poor battery life since installing iOS 14? You’re not alone. But I’ve discovered three tweaks that have helped me get more out of each charge.
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The Best iPhone Home Screen Widgets We’ve Found So Far
OS 14 is here, which means iPhone owners can at long last start experimenting with home screen widgets, just like Android users have been able to do for years. If you’re not clear how to start …
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Apple’s 2020 was about rethinking what an iPhone and Mac should be
In a year like no other, Apple announced big revamps under the hood of its iPhones and Mac computers. If you look at Apple’s lineup of iPhones and Mac computers in a store this year, you’d probably …
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A very deep dive into iOS Exploit chains found in the wild
Google’s Threat Analysis Group was able to collect five separate, complete and unique iPhone exploit chains, covering almost every version from iOS 10 …
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iPhone 12: How To Change These ‘Risky’ iOS 14 Security Settings
If you’ve bagged a bargain iPhone 12 Black Friday deal, best check these four ‘risky’ security settings now or you could regret it later.
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