Late Friday, Apple released firmware for its upcoming HomePod smart speaker system to the developer community. Not long after, developer Steve Troughton-Smith revealed the following details about the new firmware: HomePod firmware code (labeled AudioAccessory1,1) shows that the smart speaker runs the full iOS stack like an iPhone without a screen and relies on a […]
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At least this will make you feel better about your AirPort router. Per a series of recently-published documents from WikiLeaks, the CIA has has has apparently been hacking WiFi routers for years to secretly spy on Americans’ internet activity, but Apple’s AirPort Base Stations aren’t on the list. Plenty of other popular basestations are, however, […]
It’s been a while since Apple released one of these. On Wednesday, Apple released its AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.7.7 for its 802.11ac AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule units. The update resolves the following security issues with the devices:
It might not resolve all the problems associated with the iOS 9.3 release, but it’ll handle some of it. Apple on Monday released an updated build of its iOS 9.3 operating system. The new version attempts to fix issues related to an Activation Lock bug that presented itself on older iPhones and iPads. The build […]
Well, this is awkward. And good reason to maybe wait a day or two after a major system upgrade to see if there’s any negative feedback. Apple has both confirmed that its initial release of iOS 9.3 causes problems on the iPad 2 and has released a new build of the operating system for the […]