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Apple debuts Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura betas, details $10 million cybersecurity grant

Apple has announced that it has begun previewing a new security capability that offers specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware within its forthcoming operating systems. The company has also begun providing details of its $10 million grant to bolster research […]

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Firefox 102 incorporates new feature that strips tracking parameters from URLs, aids efforts towards privacy

With the release of Mozilla Firefox 102, Mozilla has incorporated a new tool that strips parameters from URLs that track your internet usage.  Per Bleeping Computer, companies like Facebook, Marketo, and HubSpot use custom URL query parameters to track links on clicks. This data can then be used to offer a more personalized ad experience […]

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Apple to incorporate BIMI email standard, work to crack down on spam, phishing attacks

This could help with e-mail spam and phishing attacks. Apple will apparently be incorporating the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) standard in its Apple Mail program for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. “[This] is an emerging email specification that enables the use of brand-controlled logos within support email clients,” says the AuthIndicators […]

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WWDC: Apple announces iPadOS 16, debuts feature list

Apple on Monday unveiled iPadOS 16, which will function as a hefty update to the current iPadOS operating system and offer new collaboration and multitasking features as well as a dedicated Weather app. Collaboration will work as a new set of features in both iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 and allow users to work together […]

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Apple Park Visitor Center offers contactless pay via an iOS device

This is pretty nifty. As noticed and sent along by PowerPage head honcho Jason O’Grady, the Apple Park Visitor Center is one of the only Apple retail stories in the U.S. to support contactless pay straight from an iOS device. The video is nifty, and it foretells a pretty spiffy shopping experience should the technology […]