Every October brings a familiar rhythm – pumpkin-spice everything in stores and cafés, alongside a wave of reminders, webinars, and checklists in my inbox. Halloween may be just around the corner, yet for those of…
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Hardware Security Chipmaker AMD has released fixes to address a security flaw dubbed RMPocalypse that could be exploited to undermine confidential computing guarantees provided by Secure Encrypted Virtualization with Secure…
Apple product launches are no longer as exciting as they used to be. The iPhone’s evolution has slowed down, and M-powered Mac and iPad upgrades are largely limited to processor boosts. The hardware has matured…
Oct 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Android devices from Google and Samsung have been found vulnerable to a side-channel attack that could be exploited to covertly steal two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, Google Maps timelines,…
Dear Launchpad, You know, when we first met in OS X Lion, I thought, Hey, you are nice. Handy, even. I’ll give you a try. And that I did. As it turned out, I not…
Before an attacker ever sends a payload, they’ve already done the work of understanding how your environment is built. They look at your login flows, your JavaScript files, your error messages, your API documentation, your…
Windows 10’s end of support date finally lands today. Microsoft is making sure the still-large number of active Windows 10 users are aware of their options to keep their PC secure. Last month, the company…
We don’t talk about it much anymore because of the HomePod, but there was a time when Amazon was widely praised for its Echo devices and Apple was chastised for not competing in the burgeoning…
It’s easy to get nostalgic when things change. When a new version of Windows comes out, for example, many people declare how much better its predecessor was, and now that Windows 10 is going the…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Modern, open game world and innovative AI mechanics Excellent technical realization on the latest Macs Extensive customisation and high replay value Early release by Mac standards Cons Minor bugs,…