A really good Prime Day. Well, technically Prime Days since it spanned two days. According to data supplied by the retail giant, 2022 was the company’s biggest Prime Day event to date, with Prime members purchasing over 300 million items worldwide over the two days. And that translated into some $1.7 billion of savings for Prime members. While Prime members worldwide did the most shopping between 9 am, and 10 am PT on Tuesday, July 12, US members did the bulk of their shopping between 8 pm and 9 pm PT on Wednesday, July 13....

Compared to its predecessor, the new button is more compact and discrete – which bodes well for home and business users who want to keep the security accessory within reach, but mostly hidden. The new Panic Button also comes with a label sticker, should you want to keep tabs on more than one. Using the Panic Button is the same as before; by pushing and holding the clicker for three seconds, a siren will sound and immediately request an emergency service to dispatch....

I imagine we’re all going to stop talking to each other in person, resorting instead to talking to our gadgets. It’s already happening. We ask them to turn off our lights, play our favorite music or just tell us what the weather is because we can’t be bothered to look out of the window. This all makes for an uncomfortable cacophony. Thankfully, one of the world’s most considerate companies understands the problem and wants to solve it....

Apache said version 2.16 “does not always protect from infinite recursion in lookup evaluation” and explained that it is vulnerable to CVE-2021-45105, a denial of service vulnerability. They said the severity is “high” and gave it a CVSS score of 7.5. “Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 did not protect from uncontrolled recursion from self-referential lookups. When the logging configuration uses a non-default Pattern Layout with a Context Lookup (for example, $${ctx:loginId}), attackers with control over Thread Context Map (MDC) input data can craft malicious input data that contains a recursive lookup, resulting in a StackOverflowError that will terminate the process....

What is an API An API is an interface or set of protocols that allows different programs to communicate with each other. In other words, an API is like a user interface for other applications instead of users. Applications communicate through API requests, also known as API calls. APIs are a big part of the web and mobile applications. They’re responsible for nearly everything anyone does on the internet or mobile....

However, it was clear that those first-generation M1 Macs, launched in late 2020, were aimed at mainstream users, and Apple continued to sell Intel-based MacBook Pro and Mac Pro models for its more demanding professional users. The arrival of the second wave of M1 Macs is, therefore, a crucial challenge for Apple, as it needs to prove that its new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips can deliver the performance that its professional users require....

In its discussion paper that was published in February, the country’s competition watchdog put forward a slew of legislative measures that took aim at big tech issues, including anti-competitive conduct, bargaining imbalances, insufficient consumer and business user protections, and more. In response to those proposals, Apple expressed its discontent, describing in its submission [PDF] that the proposed reforms would result in Australian consumers being “net worse off” and that it is “puzzled” about why the agency would “prioritise purported competition concerns”, which it believes “lack cogent evidence of harm, over clear and present severe damage to users that they experience every day”....

MacOS Big Sur is the first version of MacOS to support Apple’s new Arm-based silicon processors – but it also introduces a lot of design changes that align MacOS with the look and feel of the iPhone and iPad. At WWDC yesterday Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, declared Big Sur the “biggest update to design in more than a decade”. SEE: Wi-Fi 6: A cheat sheet (TechRepublic) And the design changes coming in Big Sur make MacOS look a lot more like iPadOS, from the floating dock to uniformly shaped icons, and the new Control Center, which can be accessed from the top of the desktop in a similar position to iOS....

This one affects those who have upgraded an older iPhone equipped with Touch ID to iOS 14.7, and who also use an Apple Watch. If you have your iPhone set to unlock your Apple Watch automatically, then this feature may no longer work. Must read: Don’t make this common, fatal iPhone or Android mistake According to a support document published by Apple, “an issue in iOS 14.7 affects the ability of iPhone models with Touch ID to unlock Apple Watch....

Usually, at least. If you ask a fine Apple salesperson why, say, an iPad is better than any other tablet, they might ask you whether there are any other tablets. And when you ask them about iPhones, well, they may whip out their own shiny iPhone from their pockets just to show their pride. There are, however, some grumblings in Apple stores these days. On a couple of visits, I – and, indeed, some of my dearest friends – have discovered that masks are slipping....

Apple Music will cost about $1 more per month for individuals (increasing to $10.99) and about $2 more for families (bringing it to $16.99), as 9to5Mac reports. Meanwhile, the cost of Apple TV+ is rising by $2 to $6.99, and Apple One will cost about $3 more per month (increasing to $22.95 for a family plan). The change to Apple Music is due to an increase in licensing costs, Apple said in a statement provided to ZDNET, adding that “in turn, artists and songwriters will earn more for the streaming of their music....

Apple said customers can subscribe to Apple Music Voice Plan by saying “Hey Siri, start my Apple Music Voice trial.” Apple Music adding hundreds of new mood and activity playlists optimized for Siri. That optimization may cut back on Siri frustration. Here’s the lineup: Voice Plan at $4.99 a month and you get 1 person, Siri on Apple devices, access to songs, playlists and stations. The plan covers all Apple devices....

Review: Apple Watch Series 8 From the new body temperature sensor that can help track fevers and ovulation, to the new crash detection technology that can automatically call emergency services in the event of a car wreck, the new smartwatch is designed to help keep you safe and well. That said, the Apple Watch Series 8’s upgraded specs may not be enough for everyone to make the jump. So, let’s look at what’s new to help you decide between this year’s main-line Apple Watch and last year’s....

The Watch Ultra’s ceramic backplate is secured with screws, making it fairly simple to remove with the right tool, but prising it off destroys a gasket that protects it from water and acts as a glue. Replacing the gasket to restore the device’s 100m depth water resistance rating would be difficult. Also, removing the backplate doesn’t give access to the device’s battery. iFixit criticized the Watch Ultra’s raised lip as an “oversold feature” because it only protects against knocks from the side....

NASCAR stock car racing is a case in point. The fabulously successful business model that propelled this sport to be the most popular auto racing series in America at the turn of the century was fueled back then by TV advertising eyeballs and 200 mph billboard race cars. Today it is no secret that sponsors are deserting the sport, and that track attendance figures and TV and internet streaming numbers are declining for some races, despite NASCAR’s increasingly sophisticated audio visual presentation....

It served us well for about ten years, and we liked it enough that we installed a Haiku L series in our bedroom. We had a technical issue with our original Haiku H a few months ago (it might have been related to a lightning storm, we’re not sure why it failed) and contacted support. The resolution was that Big Ass Fans would replace it (for free) with a new Generation 4 Haiku device, a testament to the company’s superior warranty and support services, if you’re wondering why you should spend upwards of $1600 on one of these units....

The site-wide sale includes a deal for a starter kit suitable to begin your security setup. While usually priced at around $260, a two-pack of Arlo Essential wireless security cameras is discounted by $100 (38% off), bringing the cost down to $160. You can choose between white or black cameras. Read on: What is the best outdoor security camera (and which is easiest to install)? Arlo’s holiday sale is site-wide....

There are plenty of variables at play – such as the weather conditions and whether or not NASA can achieve the right thermal conditions for its rocket engines. Nevertheless, the agency is moving forward with its next launch attempt at 2:17 pm ET (11:17 a.m. PT) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA has a two-hour window on Saturday during which it can launch. If it has to scrub the launch once again, the turnaround time for its third attempt will depend on the reason for the scrub....

The new service adds capabilities delivered through Aruba’s existing Remote Access Points (RAPs). It adds SD-WAN and SASE services to the capabilities RAPs already deliver, such as connectivity, identity-based access control, management, and analytics. With EdgeConnect Microbranch services, customers can use policy-based routing, which enables IT to optimize how application traffic is routed to a destination, to complement existing services such as Air Slice, which dynamically allocates AP radio resources to specific applications....

We’ve seen this story before: Manufacturers try to satisfy a niche customer segment by being different, unique, and just bold enough to capture some nostalgia points along the way. In the end, the demand just isn’t there. Why settle for a smaller, short-handed phone when you can just buy a larger, safer, and uncompromised Goliath? Asus is doing something different with the new Zenfone 9. In this story, David is equipped with high-end specifications and features, with drawbacks that are less apparent than other compact phones – including Apple’s....