However, with the release of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and MacOS 13.1, Apple’s Freeform app is making its debut. Think of Freeform as a digital whiteboard of sorts. One where you can write, draw, and add images and documents – alone or with others. Also: Why your Apple device might stop charging this winter Before you delete or hide Freeform, take a few minutes to give it a try. There’s a lot it can do....
“State-sponsored actors like the NSO Group spend millions of dollars on sophisticated surveillance technologies without effective accountability. That needs to change,” said Craig Federighi, Apple SVP of Software Engineering, said in a statement. “While these cybersecurity threats only impact a very small number of our customers, we take any attack on our users very seriously, and we’re constantly working to strengthen the security and privacy protections in iOS to keep all our users safe....
Apple Pay Later allows users to split up a transaction into four equal payments, and then they pay it down over six weeks with no interest. Users will make the first payment upfront, with the remaining payments occurring every two weeks. Also: WWDC 2022: Every iOS 16 feature that’s coming to iPhones Users can pay in advance and monitor upcoming payments directly in the Apple Wallet app. Apple Pay Later also won’t incur any additional fees, according to the company’s press release....
Cupertino will open the academy at Pohang University of Science and Technology next year in Spring. The company has opened 12 such academies so far, with the first one being opened in Brazil back in 2013. Apple will also open its first manufacturing R&D support centre at the institute, which will also start operating next year. The new academy and manufacturing R&D support centre is part of a deal the iPhone maker made with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) to avoid being fined for unfairly forcing local telcos to cover advertisement fees and warranty expenses....
This third generation of the Apple TV 4K is $50 cheaper than the previous model, starting at only $129. However, it’s also faster, thanks to its A15 Bionic chip, more compact, and more efficient, consuming 30% less power. It supports Dolby Vision, Atmos, and HDR10+ for high-contrast, clear streaming video. With this device, Apple aims to gather everyone around the television, from the cinephiles, to the gamers, to the smart home users, offering snappier performance and more personalization than ever....
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission management team on Sunday gave the all clear for the giant Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to proceed with the next launch attempt on Wednesday, November 16. NASA has a two-hour launch window at 1:04 AM EST Wednesday, and a very long to-do list before it can get the giant rocket launched. Meanwhile, NASA confirmed its 55-pound CubeSat, which is part of the Capstone (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) mission, reached its near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) at 7:39 PM EST on Sunday evening after its thrusters assisted with last-minute manoeuvring into that special orbit....
Tablet shipments experienced 0.15% growth, reaching 40.5 million unit shipments during the second quarter of 2022, according to an International Data Corporation (IDC) report. Tablets experienced better-than-expected shipments in the quarter due to smoother deployments into education projects and several promotional sales, says IDC. Anuroopa Nataraj, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobility and Consumer Device Trackers, says that the tablet continues to see high demand because it is a cheaper alternative to a PC....
With the introduction of App Components, Asana will directly integrate Miro and Jotform into the Asana UI, and coming soon, Google Drive. Then, in the coming months, Asana will expand App Components to customers and partners. Developers will have access to an enhanced toolkit that will let them build and integrate other key applications into their Asana workflows. Asana has been working to scale its business over the last few years....
When the Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED closed it looks like a regular 14.5-inch laptop – albeit one that’s on the thick and heavy side. It measures 32.35cm wide by 22.47 deep by 1.79cm thick at the front, rising to 1.96cm thick at the back. The weight of 1.7kg is a fair bit for a laptop of this size, which relates largely to the second screen. MIL-STD-810H certification should take care of any concerns about potential damage from knocks and bangs in transit....
The new effort, called the Connected Climate Initiative, will help organizations measure and reduce their energy consumption via best practices and new products and use cases. It will also support startups building 5G and broadband-enabled climate products. In addition to other vendors, the effort will include AT&T Business customers, universities and nonprofits. The initiative should serve the growing number of enterprises that are prioritizing sustainability measures for a number of different reasons....
WA Health delivered the SafeWA app in November 2020 to carry out COVID contact tracing. In its report [PDF], the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) said it was concerned about the use of personal information collected through SafeWA for purposes other than COVID contact tracing. In mid-June, the WA government introduced legislation to keep SafeWA information away from law enforcement authorities after it was revealed the police force used it to investigate “two serious crimes”....
In conducting a national survey with 1,000 Australian workers on behalf of the Australian College of Applied Professions (ACAP), YouGov found that more than two thirds of workers in IT and computer services share the belief that their workplace has only introduced mental health and wellbeing initiatives to tick boxes, while day-to-day, their management shows little, if any, genuine concern or empathy for their wellbeing. Workers from the IT and computer services sectors represented the highest percentage to share this belief out of all the industries that were surveyed, the ACAP highlighted....
The Bill, Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022, was first announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in November as a mechanism that would “unmask anonymous online trolls” and address toxic content existing on social media platforms. The anti-trolling Bill has since been touted by the Liberal Senator and Attorney-General Michaelia Cash as one of her party’s primary items that it wants to push out before the federal election. Introduced by Communications Minister Paul Fletcher on Thursday morning, the Bill remains largely unchanged from the exposure draft version released in December....
As part of her address during the virtual CEDA AI Innovation in Action event on Tuesday, Hume explained there were sufficient regulatory frameworks in place and that another one would be unnecessary. “We already have a very strong regulatory framework; we already have privacy laws, we already have consumer laws, we already have a data commissioner, we already have a privacy commissioner, we have a misconduct regulator. We have all those guardrails that already sit around the way we run our businesses,” she told ZDNet....
The new building includes office space for quantum research teams, as well as laboratories equipped with the specialized tools – ranging from cryogenic cooling systems to wiring – needed to build quantum hardware. SEE: What is quantum computing? Everything you need to know about the strange world of quantum computers There are several approaches to building quantum hardware, all relying on different methods to control and manipulate the building blocks of quantum computers, called qubits....
Its software automates repetitive tasks such as scraping information from an app or web site and creating a spreadsheet or database of contacts. It launched with more than 200 pre-built “playbooks” – these are automation tools for specific tasks that work with popular web apps such as Slack, LinkedIn, Google Sheets, etc. Pascal Weinberger, co-founder and CEO of Bardeen.ai, said: “It’s aimed at professional users and designed to save them time in those daily repetitive tasks that everyone has to do....
But the unique nature of the pandemic and the fact that it’s forced millions of Americans to work remotely has in fact bolstered some industries. For example, those that build and implement the cloud resources and tools that companies are now relying on more than ever. Although they were on the rise long before the coronavirus outbreak, complex cloud computing platforms and infrastructures have now taken on a new level of significance in multiple industries....
Michael – Investigating cyber criminals can take quite a toll on a person. I became interested in privacy around 2002 when I discovered that any cyber sleuth could look up my home address in public online records. I immediately sought books such as How to be Invisible by JJ Luna and devoured every tactic I could find. I began experimenting with my own privacy techniques around 2004. Justin – from 2002 to 2010, I was deploying to some pretty unsavory places, and each of these trips seemed to bring a new, eye-opening experience....
If you’re already an Apple Watch owner, you’ve probably spent a good amount of time looking for the perfect band to go with it. Of course, it all comes down to personality. Some people appreciate the simplicity and are content to wear the Apple Watch just as they bought it – right out of the box. Some prefer to show their unique style, while others prefer utility and performance. One quick search will show you that there are more than enough options for everyone....
To narrow down the best cable and internet, we considered criteria such as customer service, fastest speeds, data caps and pricing, although in most cases, prices will be based on where you live and current deals. Information accurate as of March 2021 *J.D. Power’s 2020 Residential Internet Service Provider Satisfaction Study average rating for all regions. Based on a 1000-point scale. What Is Cable Internet and How Is it Different?...
