iOS 18.2: How to create custom Genmoji
With iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, Apple finally adds image generation capabilities to its Apple Intelligence tools. One of the slickest ways to use the new AI image gen capabilities is to make custom emojis with…
Six ways Apple Intelligence levels up with iOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2
Apple Intelligence isn’t a thing, it’s several things that are being released piecemeal over the course of several iOS/iPadOS/macOS updates. It started with iOS 18.1, but aside from some neat writing tools, the really good…
Best cloud or online storage service for Mac and iPhone
View Apple iCloud here As an Apple user, you’ll have heard of iCloud, but we don’t blame you if you find it confusing. It’s Apple’s own cloud-based storage system, and if you own an iPhone…
Ultimate Apple Charging – Baseus Holiday Deals You Can’t Miss!
As more devices enhance our working and personal lives, so more cables and individual chargers clutter our desks and homes. Put all those away in your drawer because a new flexible series of multi-device chargers…
WordPress Hunk Companion Plugin Flaw Exploited to Silently Install Vulnerable Plugins
Dec 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Vulnerability Malicious actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress to install other vulnerable plugins that could open the door to a variety of…
Bitcoin ATM giant Byte Federal says 58,000 users’ personal data compromised in breach
Byte Federal, one of the largest Bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S., said the personal data of thousands of customers may have been compromised during a recent breach. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general,…
MacBook Air likely to get an upgraded Center Stage camera in 2025
The 2025 MacBook Air is expected to be a chip upgrade to the M4, but according to a new report, the release will feature another new feature. According to AppleInsider, regulatory documents that they obtained…
Macworld Podcast: Apple’s 2024 in review
In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we take a look at the year in review for Apple. What were the big products, events, and happenings that were landmarks in 2024 for the company? Tune…
Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested
Dec 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / DDoS Attack A global law enforcement operation has failed 27 stresser services that were used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and took them offline as part of a…
Russia takes unusual route to hack Starlink-connected devices in Ukraine
“Microsoft assesses that Secret Blizzard either used the Amadey malware as a service (MaaS) or accessed the Amadey command-and-control (C2) panels surreptitiously to download a PowerShell dropper on target devices,” Microsoft said. “The PowerShell dropper…