A dog caused a fire in Colorado Springs. A HomePod helped alert homeowners to it. [CSFD] Apple's HomePod saved a family home from a potentially fatal fire, caused by a very curious dog. On June 26th at 4:43 a.m, the Colorado Springs Fire Department was called out to attend a housefire. However, on arrival, they…
Developers can start to try out Apple's new betas. Last updated 13 hours ago After a couple of weeks of testing, Apple is now on the third round of developer betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 — all with no sign of Apple Intelligence yet. The third round…
Third-party app icons get the dark mode treatment in iOS 18 beta 3 Apple has released iOS 18 beta 3 with a change that forces dark mode icons onto every app that has a simple color palette, for better or worse. If you've been running the iOS 18 beta, you may have noticed that only…
App Attest and DeviceCheck are important to retain revenue. App developers can minimize fraud by using App Attest and DeviceCheck, two tools provided by Apple. Here's how to use them to prevent unauthorized modifications to your app, and to prevent users from illegitimately acquiring premium content. As an app developer, there are a few ways…
A recent report by Broadcom warns of a phishing attack targeting Apple users. In the attack, a user receives an SMS message or email from a source claiming to be an Apple service representative. The message provides a link to a website posing as iCloud.com and also displays a CAPTCHA that the user needs to…
Microsoft's R&D facility in China (Source: Microsoft) As part of an overall security drive, Microsoft in China has told staff they will all be required to switch to iPhone. As China's government has variously been said to be banning iPhones, and not exactly banning iPhones, now Microsoft is definitely doing the opposite in the country.…
You’ve heard about Apple Intelligence, the upcoming set of AI features that are coming to Apple’s operating systems. You may have also heard that Apple Intelligence won’t run on just any Apple device–for Macs, an M-series chip is required. If you’re still using an Intel MacBook and you want to use Apple Intelligence but can’t…
Siri is gaining a new animation around the edge of iPhone screens While many Apple Intelligence features will roll out with iOS 18 during the remainder of 2024, its much-awaited revamp of Siri will wait until iOS 18.4 in 2025. Before then, there will be a new design to Siri. That will presumably include how…
Inside Apple's UK headquarters at the iconic Battersea Power Station (source: Apple) A UK employment court has ruled that Apple must pay compensation to an employee it dismissed over alleged harassment of a female colleague. The incident took place at Apple's London Battersea site, which is home to the company's UK headquarters as well as…