How to turn your laptop into a desktop workstation
The big difference between laptops and desktops is that the latter are, well, big. You need a desk or a table and accessories like a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to use them. But if you…
WWDC24: One feature we want to Apple to announce for each OS
It’s official—WWDC will kick off on June 10 with Apple’s biggest keynote of the year. As always we’ll get a preview of what to expect from Apple’s OS updates coming this fall. That’s iOS, iPadOS,…
R-Drive Image review: Our favorite backup gets even better
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Super-reliable, fast, disk and partition imaging with replication File and folder backup with differential copies Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive support Lean-and-mean Linux and WinPE boot media Cons Minor…
Another day, another iPad delay–here’s when you can expect to buy one
Earlier this month Apple released the new M3 MacBook Air with a surprise press release on Monday, March 4. That was notable for a couple of reasons: One, we expected Apple to hold a spring…
How to migrate away from iCloud+
In a world with ever-rising costs, some readers want to trim their budgets. iCloud+ pricing for 50GB ($0.99/ £0.99 per month) to 12TB ($59.99/£54.99 per month) of storage plus other bonuses might not seem terrible…
PyPI Halts Sign-Ups Amid Surge of Malicious Package Uploads Targeting Developers
Mar 29, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Threat Intelligence The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository briefly suspended new user sign-ups following an influx of malicious projects uploaded as part of a typosquatting campaign.…
Activision investigating password-stealing malware targeting game players
Video game giant Activision is investigating a hacking campaign that’s targeting players with the goal of stealing their credentials, TechCrunch has learned. At this point, the hackers’ specific goals — apart from stealing passwords for…
The new iPad Pro and iPad Air reportedly won’t ship until May
It’s not really possible to “delay” a product that has never been announced, but it’s hard to see the latest report of iPad shipping dates as anything else. Originally expected in March, then sliding into…
This M2 Pro MacBook Pro deal is a way smarter purchase than an M3 model
The M3 MacBook Pro is a fine laptop but for $1,599, we wish we were getting a little more for our money in the memory department. Today you can: B&H Photo is selling the 14-inch…
PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
Enlarge / Supply-chain attacks, like the latest PyPI discovery, insert malicious code into seemingly functional software packages used by developers. They’re becoming increasingly common. Getty Images PyPI, a vital repository for open source developers, temporarily…