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Apple releases iOS 15.2.1, iPadOS 15.2.1 updates

Apple on Wednesday released both iOS 15.2.1 and iPadOS 15.2.1, the software arriving one month after the company’s release of iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2. Per the patch notes, the updates address an issue causing Messages sent through an iCloud Link not to load and it fixes bug with third-party CarPlay apps not responding to input.  The iOS 15.2.1 […]

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SysJoker Backdoor malware discovered for macOS, Windows, and Linux operating systems

SysJoker Backdoor, a new piece of malware, has been discovered on the Internet, and was discovered in December 2021 by the Intezer team. SysJoker Backdoor can infect macOS, Windows, and Linux machines. It was first dissevered while it was actively attacking a Linux web server of “a leading educational institution.” Based on its Command and […]

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Apple patent details potential counter-measures to Apple Store retail thefts

Apple Store retail location robberies, where thieves grab display devices from the tables and run, have become a cost of doing business for the company. A recently published patent describes how Apple could fight back. First, Apple uses special software images which render them useless the moment they leave the store location: A source tells […]

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T-Mobile states iOS 15.2 bug led to iCloud Private Relay feature being disabled for some users

Following the recent revelation that Apple’s iCloud Private Relay appears to have been disabled by wireless carriers Sprint and T-Mobile, T-Mobile offered the following statement to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, in which it stated that iOS 15.2 device settings that default to the feature being toggled off, and that Apple has been contacted. T-Mobile explicitly says […]

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Apple discontinues selling the Beddit Sleep Monitor, Beats Pill+ speaker on its website

Apple has quietly discontinued selling the Beats Pill+ as well as the Beddit Sleep Monitor from its online storefront. Beddit, the Apple-owned sleep tracking and monitoring service, launched the Beddit Sleep Monitor 3.5 in late 2018, roughly a year and a half after the firm was acquired. Three years later, it’s no longer being sold. […]