It never hurts to be careful with where you plug in your devices. The FBI has once again warned the public against using public USB ports to recharge an iPhone or iPad, with “juice jacking” attacks infecting mobile devices connected to the ports. While most people are familiar with malicious apps and online attacks being […]
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Intel may not be making the majority of chips for Apple’s devices anymore, but they’ve still got their hands in some very cool stuff. On Wednesday, the company previewed the next generation of its Thunderbolt technology, which would allow for ultra-fast data transfer speeds as well as improved external display support on future Macs that […]
This could be really impressive. The USB4 Version 2.0 protocol was announced today by the USB Promoter Group, comprising Apple, Microsoft, Intel, HP, STM, and others. The protocol will offer support up to 80Gb/s with both 40Gb/s USB-C passive cables and newly defined 80Gb/s active cables. The protocol will also enable higher performance USB 3.2, […]
You might want to keep an eye out for this. A new version of the O.MG hacking tool has been released that looks like an unassuming Lightning cable, and can compromise a range of devices as well as inject commands, log keystrokes, and more. The O.MG Elite was recently demonstrated at the DEFCON cybersecurity conference […]
Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming platform has arrived, and you can participate in the beta with any Mac or iOS device running a Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Apple Safari web browser. Following several months of limited beta testing, Microsoft has officially launched the public and open beta of the platform, which includes support in Safari […]