24 Jan 2018

iOS Update Adds Siri News Feature

New updates released today for iOS under version number 11.2.5, add support for the new HomePod speaker, as well as a feature many Google Assistant and Android Alexa users have been using for some time.

iOS users in the UK, US and Australia can now ask Siri “Hey Siri, what's the news”. The news will then be played via podcasts from a local new service – ... [read more]

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09 Jan 2018

Apple Releases Security Patches to Mitigate Spectre Bug

Apple has released software patches for iOS, Safari and macOS. According to Apple. the patches are aimed at mitigating the effects of the Spectre bug. This bug, as we've previously reported, affect many devices including those produced by Apple.

The macOS patche is available for macs running macOS High Sierra 10.13.2. The iOS patch is for iPhone 5s ... [read more]

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05 Jan 2018

Meltdown and Spectre Bugs

In the last week, two new security exploits have come to public attention. These were discovered within the last year, even though they've existed for a lot longer than that, and are commonly referred to as Meltdown and Spectre.

These bugs exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors and potentially allow programs to steal data which is ... [read more]

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