jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung mit RCS: Hinweise auf baldige iOS-Umsetzung
Aktuell können Botschaften über die Rich Communication Services auf iPhones potenziell belauscht werden. Apple arbeitet aber an einer Verbesserung.
Luggage finder: Apple now has "Find My" cooperation with 26 airlines
AirTags in checked baggage help against "Lost Luggage": More and more airlines are joining Apple's tracking service.
As I just came out of a meeting with 16 people who use Apple devices daily and all assumed there's no undo, here's a tech* tip that a lot of people appear to need:
Undo on 🍎 iOs:
- Do a three-finger tap and you'll get a toolbar with undo, redo and copy functionality.
PSA: For those using some fairly common Apple apps, they're going subscription, and some other Apple apps are getting a subscription tier.
“Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of the most powerful creative apps
Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — plus new AI features and premium content in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers — come together in a single subscription”
"The apps you need for everything you want to create. Craft your stories with video in Final Cut Pro. Reimagine images in Pixelmator Pro. Produce your best music in Logic Pro. Supercharge productivity with premium content in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform. Boost workflows with AI features that build on Apple Intelligence. And with Family Sharing, up to five other people can enjoy your subscription too.
Available starting 1.28”
https://www.apple.com/apple-creator-studio/
Buried in an FAQ, the base versions of Keynote, Pages, Numbers and Freeform will (currently?) remain free, with extra giblets and AI giblets offered in the subscription:
“Apple Creator Studio gives subscribers access to a suite of creative apps designed for video, music, and image editing and creation. You can make videos in Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Compressor, produce music in Logic Pro and MainStage, and edit photos or graphics in Pixelmator Pro. And while Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform remain free for everyone, an Apple Creator Studio subscription offers premium templates, a library of high-quality, royalty-free photos and graphics, and powerful intelligence features.”
And Family Sharing: ”Yes, a standard Apple Creator Studio subscription can be shared with up to five other family members using Family Sharing.
Educator and student subscriptions are for individual use and cannot be shared through Family Sharing.”
It's time for Apple to reinstate ICEBlock
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/its-time-for-apple-to-reinstate-iceblock-220802356.html
#Apple #TimCook #ICE #ICEBlock #ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #JonathanRoss #DHS #Minneapolis #KristiNoem #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Who could use a laugh?
Space Worms is here. Chaos is inevitable. Space Squad 51 is unstoppable. Get it now! https://buff.ly/N02v1f5
#Kindle #Kobo #Nook #Apple #GooglePlay
#books #sciencefiction #readers #WritingCommunity
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@theverge@c.im
The best phone to buy right now https://thever.ge/Aext #VergeShopping #BuyingGuides #PhoneReviews #GooglePixel #Gadgets #Reviews #Samsung #Google #Mobile #Apple #Tech
Penny pinching Tim Apple is finding new ways to steal your wallet.
I'd rather pirate software than having to pay you $129 a year. 🏴☠️
👉🏻https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/13/apple-creator-studio-exclusive-app-features/
Apple’s Mac and iPad creative apps get bundled into “Creator Studio” subscription https://arstechni.ca/ZbpM #FinalCutPro #Pixelmator #LogicPro #Apple #apple #Tech
Inc: What Happens When Apple Turns to Google for AI Technology? We’re About to Find Out https://www.inc.com/ben-sherry/apple-turns-to-google-for-ai-technology-siri-upgrade/91287433 @IncMagazine #Apple #Google #Siri #Gemini
"the beautiful new visual design language with Liquid Glass"
... if it was any good you wouldn't have to sell it so hard
Threema wurde verkauft. Ob sich für uns Nutzer was ändert? Habe schon seit Anfangszeiten Threema, durchsetzen konnte sich dieser Messenger aber nie. 🤷🏻♀️
Doch da ich hauptsächlich iMessage nutze, ist das nun auch nicht so ein großes Thema für mich. 🙃
#Threema #Messenger #iMessage #Apple
KI-Modelle: Musk hält Zusammenarbeit von Apple und Google für problematisch
Der X-Besitzer und Tesla-Chef hat Apple bereits wegen einer angeblichen Bevorzugung anderer KI-Dienste verklagt. Nun äußerte er sich zur Google-Apple-Koop.
#Apple #ElonMusk #Google #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Mobiles #Wirtschaft #news
Apple and Google enter multi-year deal to have Google's Gemini power Apple Intelligence and Siri https://www.seroundtable.com/apple-intelligence-siri-via-google-gemini-40742.html
#apple #google #gemini #appleintelligence #siri
iOS 26.3: These new features Apple has in the pipeline
The improved Siri may still have to wait, but there are better Android transfers and other goodies. An overview of iOS 26.3.
iOS 26.3: Diese neuen Features hat Apple in der Pipeline
Die verbesserte Siri muss womöglich noch warten, dafür gibt es bessere Android-Transfers und andere Goodies. Ein Überblick zu iOS 26.3.
AutoMix function: Why Apple Music now blends somewhat strangely
With iOS 26, Apple is introducing a new way to mix music. However, not all users like it.
#Apple #AppleMusic #Entertainment #iOS #Mobiles #Musik #news
AutoMix-Funktion: Warum Apple Music jetzt teils merkwürdig überblendet
Mit iOS 26 führt Apple eine neue Möglichkeit ein, Musik zu mischen. Das gefällt allerdings nicht allen Nutzern.
#Apple #AppleMusic #Entertainment #iOS #Mobiles #Musik #news
John Ternus: Auch New York Times glaubt an ihn als neuen Apple-Chef
Wer tritt Tim Cooks Nachfolge als Apple-Boss an? Nach Medienberichten im Herbst legt nun das wichtigste US-Blatt nach – und benennt Hardwarechef Ternus.
With the start of the new year, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back twenty years to 2006 and remember the Mac applications I used regularly.
#retrocomputing #retrosoftware #software #mac #apple
https://blog.alexseifert.com/2026/01/13/ten-mac-applications-i-used-in-2006/
Archibald Fountain, #HydePark, #Sydney.
Commemorating the association of Australia & France in the Great War 1914-1918. Francois Sicard, Paris.
#Australia #Landmark #StreetPhotography #AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Photography #Apple #iPhonePhotography
Archibald Fountain, #HydePark, #Sydney.
Commemorating the association of Australia & France in the Great War 1914-1918. Francois Sicard, Paris.
#Australia #Landmark #StreetPhotography #AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Photography #Apple #iPhonePhotography
Archibald Fountain, #HydePark, #Sydney.
Commemorating the association of Australia & France in the Great War 1914-1918. Francois Sicard, Paris.
#Australia #Landmark #StreetPhotography #AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Photography #Apple #iPhonePhotography
Archibald Fountain, #HydePark, #Sydney.
Commemorating the association of Australia & France in the Great War 1914-1918. Francois Sicard, Paris.
#Australia #Landmark #StreetPhotography #AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #Photography #Apple #iPhonePhotography
So, Belkin is killing off the WeMo app at the end of the month, & Apple is forcing the HomeKit upgrade by February 10. We have WeMo smart plugs all over the place & are using an old iPad as our HomeKit hub. A Raspberry Pi with @homeassistant is running it all. We plan on buying an Apple TV to replace the iPad but are waiting for the new models to drop.
We may need to come up with some sort of plan B… 😬
✨ In the realm of tech strategy, there are pivots, and then there are power moves. Apple’s official collaboration with Google Gemini indicates that they’ve realized that while it’s possible to build your own platform, it’s often more strategic to invite the world’s best innovators to contribute to it.
This isn’t merely a superficial integration. We’re witnessing the development of custom Gemini models that will power the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. This is a remarkable admission: Apple is prioritizing becoming the world’s foremost curator of experiences, while entrusting Google with the formidable task of handling cloud-based intelligence. While the “soul” of the device remains Apple’s, the “brain” has undergone a significant upgrade.
TL;DR
🧠 Google Gemini will now underpin the next gen of Apple Foundation Models.
⚡ The collaboration goes beyond Siri to power the broader Apple Intelligence.
🎓 Privacy remains local: Apple standards apply even with Google’s tech.
🔍 This is a multi-year deal, signaling a long-term shift in Apple’s AI stack.
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/apples-new-google-gemini-deal-sounds-bigger-better-than-expected/
#Apple #GoogleGemini #AI #TechLeadership
I wish I understood why #Apple seems to think it's acceptable to re-enable the wireless interfaces when updates get installed.
If an interface is set to *DISABLED* just arbitrarily deciding
> OH YOU MUST HAVE DONE THIS UNINTENTIONALLY; HERE WE’LL RE-ENABLE IT FOR YOU. YOU’RE WELCOME
is actively irritating, insulting, and IMO a security concern.
/rant
not that I'm opinionated or anything…
Did anyone else manage to get one of these Apple Classic Spigen cases tonight?
https://www.spigen.com/products/iphone-17-series-case-classic-ls-magfit
#Apple #Spigen #Classic #Macintosh #50thAnniversary #PhoneCase #iPhone #iPhone17
🍏#Apple se aliază cu 🔎#Google pentru integrarea Gemini în funcțiile sale de 🧠#inteligențăArtificială.
After Siri Fail: Apple Relies on Google Gemini for AI Models
Apple's own AI models apparently aren't cutting it: Google technology is now set to help in the background, likely also with new features for the outdated Siri
#Apple #AppleIntelligence #GenerativeAI #Google #GoogleGemini #IT #Siri #Wirtschaft #news
Apple looks back on a record year for services
Apple's services business has become a major pillar alongside hardware sales. The iPhone manufacturer looks back on a record year.
#AppleAirTag #AppStore #Apple #AppleMusic #ApplePay #AppleTV #Mobiles #Wirtschaft #news
New. There are several items here.
Apple security updates: https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100 #Apple
#News #Tecnología | #Apple confirma que utilizará #GoogleGemini para potenciar la próxima versión de #Siri.
Fuente: @CultureCrave (https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/2010769051060933001)
Goodbye, #Apple.
My next phone will be absolutely dumb AF, just like your product development, marketing and growth strategy.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/tech/apple-google-gemini-siri
The statement comes from the Google website and has very few details, seemingly self-explanatory. But Apple needs to do the talking here and until it does, the question stands: how are you going to preserve user privacy under this deal?
Google: "Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Apple’s industry-leading privacy standards."
9to5mac: Apple offers statement addressing privacy concerns for Google-powered AI features https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/will-apple-google-ai-deal-impact-user-privacy-heres-what-apple-says/ @9to5Mac #Apple #Google #privacy
If you first don't succeed, try another backdoor 🤦♂️ 😂 .
Now, the government is asking for "smartphone security rules that would require device makers to allow government access to source code for 'vulnerability analysis'.”
Engadget: India is proposing another far-reaching security rule for smartphones https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/india-is-proposing-another-far-reaching-security-rule-for-smartphones-155204829.html @Engadget #infosec #Apple
Woke up in hell. Put iOS 26.2 on my phone last night, woke up and across all my devices, Safari has totally reset. All my tabs and tab groups are gone, not in history, not in recover last window, etc.
I think it says something to how good Apple is that this is the worst problem I've had with their patches since I moved over at OS X but still... I have no idea what half those sites were. This will, no joke, take me an hour or two to figure out.
Yup so the fix is to take your desktop mac offline (hope you have one!), shut down safari, restore the safari library files from backup, open safari, pick option to copy all links from each tab group, paste each into a doc. Reconnect to internet, watch them all wipe out. Then manually recreate all the tab groups. Or, you know, just go put them into Firefox because you don't trust Apple anymore. #ios26 #apple #bug #safari
Nach Siri-Fail: Apple setzt für KI-Modelle auf Google Gemini
Apples eigene KI-Modelle bringen es offenbar nicht: Google-Technik soll nun im Unterbau helfen – wohl auch bei neuen Funktionen für die überalterte Siri.
#Apple #AppleIntelligence #GenerativeAI #Google #GoogleGemini #IT #Siri #Wirtschaft #news
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle... getting WiFi working on an old Mac: https://www.linickx.com/wi-fi-broadcom-bcm4331-for-an-old-imac-imac131-in-2026
APPLE DAILY: FALTBARES IPHONE MACHT IPHONE AIR 2 BESSER, IOS-27-FUNKTIONEN UND MAC-PRO-ZUKUNFT
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#apple #news #appledaily #agdgets #iphonefold #iphoneair2 #ios27 #macpro
Overview: What Tim Cook & Co. earned in 2025
74.2 million US dollars for the CEO, 22.4 million for the CFO: Apple has published a salary list of key managers.
Apple in 2026 is giving users problems window resizing. Something what we mastered in early 90s was in dire need of disruption. Can't innovate my ass.
Übersicht: Was Tim Cook & Co. 2025 verdient haben
74,2 Millionen US-Dollar für den CEO, 22,4 Millionen für den CFO: Apple hat eine Gehaltsliste wichtiger Manager publiziert.
macOS 26: Nervige Probleme beim Verändern der Fenstergröße in Tahoe
Apple hat bei macOS 26 alias Tahoe nicht nur am Gesamtlook geschraubt, sondern auch an der Bedienung. Das führt zu merkwürdigen Inkonsistenzen.
New HomeKit Architecture: One Month Left Until Forced Upgrade
On February 10, the "New HomeKit Architecture" is finally set to arrive for all users. The company had been dragging its feet on it for a long time.
Neue HomeKit-Architektur: Noch ein Monat bleibt bis zum Zwangs-Upgrade
Am 10. Februar soll endlich für alle Nutzer die „New HomeKit Architecture“ kommen. Der Konzern hatte sie lange weiter geschleppt.
MacBook Pro is 20: A look back
Over the weekend, Apple's professional notebook line celebrated an anniversary. Much has changed since its inception – from Intel to Apple Silicon.
MacBook Pro ist 20: Ein Blick zurück
Am Wochenende hat Apples Profi-Notebook-Linie ein Jubiläum gefeiert. Seit dem Beginn hat sich einiges verändert – von Intel zu Apple Silicon.
Live-Webinar: Effizienz-Boost für den Mac – Smarter arbeiten dank macOS
Holen Sie mehr aus Ihrem Mac heraus – mit cleveren Tricks, die Ihre Produktivität steigern.
#Apple #Automatisierung #IT #Mac #macOS #Mobiles #Wissenschaft #news
Watching some #apple users fight their way through life with their evermore cursed devices is a lot like watching someone in a DV situation.
It's honestly so depressing to see people held hostage by an ideal that died in 1986, the corpse of which has been robbing and sabotaging them ever since.
I have a god damned tattoo of the Apple IIe computer - it launched my curiosity, appreciation and devotion to computing and electronics. Woz was and will always be an inspiration. But... in modern apple devices, joy and inspiration there is none.
#enshittification #IJustBoughtTwoMacMinisForOneMacOnlyApplicationAndIHateIt #WorkBoughtThemNotMe #FuckThatOff
I truly hate the guy at Apple who decided the trackpad could be so close to the bottom border. It was fine 2 cm shorter.
Now when I lay down with my laptop on my belly it regularly touches it and I forced back into a respectable position I didn’t ask for.
So I have two solutions :
⁃ Make so much muscle that my belly doesn’t bend anymore
⁃ Find some 2cm piece of plastic I can put down there on my belly so it doesn’t happen.
Several developers started to provide options to remove menu icons from their app.
This should be a global setting.
#Apple does not provide this (and probably won’t in the near future.)
RFC: Lets agree on one domain to store those kind of “should be global” settings. We would need a git repo of those well known keys. (e.g. “menu.icons.disabled”)
Users could use `defaults write local.wellknown.settings menu.icons.disabled true` to regain sanity across apps.
There could be an App for that.
My #CPaaS monitoring #app now supports #Twilio #APIs, offering Twilio #developers a mobile overview of their projects.
Available in #Apple appstore: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/mycpaas-tk-api-manager/id6740209477
Kennt jemand Möglichkeiten, einen #Podcast-Client unter #Linux und #iOS, ggf. auch #macOS mit denselben abonnierten Feeds zu betreiben bzw. den passenden Client dafür?
Idealerweise noch mit Synchronisierungsfunktion in Sachen Fortschritt?
Ziel: Ablöse von #Apple Podcasts als Client am Mobilgerät und am Desktop, der eben auf Linux läuft.
Ideen? Erfahrungen? Danke vorab! 🙂
Bit of a GPU performance jump on the gaming PC with this GTX 1080Ti to RTX 5080 upgrade.
#Mac #Apple #macOS #Windows #PC #GPU #CPU #specs #chart #performance #upgrade #hardware #setups #Nvidia #GTX1080Ti #RTX5080 #gaming #PCbuild #PCparts #screenshot #spreadsheet #Geekbench #Geekbench5
Actually cancelling #Apple services is difficult for many. I'm sure some would stay cancelled, while others (myself included) would resubscribe quickly to limit disruptions for family members. Changing ecosystems is rough. But I expect that even a spike in cancelations and resubscriptions would be enough to get folks to look more deeply, and perhaps get more media coverage. (3/4)
Let's do a coordinated "Cancel iCloud / #Apple Services” day. Enough to make graphs go down. Enough where Services leaders ask why their metrics are being hit by software design. Enough Apple has to respond publicly and directly. (2/4)
Anyone here migrated from Apple Photos to Immich? If so, how did it go? Any gotchas? How are you liking Immich in comparison to Photos? Thx!
Agenzia Nova: Business news: JpMorgan raggiunge accordo con Apple per rilevare programma carte di credito
10 gen 21:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - La multinazionale statunitense Jp Morgan Chase ha raggiunto un accordo per rilevare il programma di carte di... (Was)
Business news: JPMorgan reaches agreement with Apple to take over credit card program
January 10 21:00 - (Agenzia Nova) - The U.S. multinational Jp Morgan Chase has reached an agreement to acquire the card program of... (Was)
This article by Elizabeth Lopatto is 🔥🔥
Gets better the longer you read.
> "They sold their principles for power, and now they don’t even control their own companies. Welcome to gangster tech regulation!"
https://www.theverge.com/policy/859902/apple-google-run-by-cowards
"The only thing that can force these corporations to act is #government #regulation—and whoops, this #administration has not only pulled the rug out from under its regulatory #agencies, it also literally employed the chief #perpetrator.”
RE: https://zeppelin.flights/@sixcolors/115871014448245458
"It is absolutely unconscionable that, as of this writing, X is not only still on the App Store but is ranked #1 in “News” and that Grok is the #3 free app. Moreover, there has been—as far as I have seen—no public statement from Apple or Cook about this situation in the days, at least, over which it has unfolded. Probably because it is indefensible. "
Start the process to quit Apple today.
Services
- iCloud
- Music
- TV
Future:
GNU/Linux - It's better than you think.
Here are some sceenshots of Mint on a 2018 Lenovo laptop I bought for $250 on Ebay. I'll be able to use this laptop for many years to come, far longer than any Mac computer runs macOS.
It boots faster than an M1 MacMini running macOS. Apps launch faster than they do on the Mac. No #Apple #surveillance. Full control of MY device with a free, #privacy respecting OS produced by people concerned not with profit but with making a great OS. Same for the #FreeSoftware I use everyday.
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I’ve never used a trackball, but Keychron’s Nape Pro looks like the perfect one https://thever.ge/KsCT #Keyboards #Microsoft #Gadgets #Windows #Apple #macOS #Tech #CES
🔄 26 ENTRY CHANGES 🔄
💻 macOS Tahoe 26.2 - 3 added, 3 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125886
📱 iOS and iPadOS 26.2 - 2 added, 3 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125884
⌚ watchOS 26.2 - 2 added, 2 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125890
🥽 visionOS 26.2 - 1 added, 3 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125891
📺 tvOS 26.2 - 2 added, 2 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125889
🌐 Safari 26.2 - 1 added, 2 updated
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125892
Pippinux Update: D’oh! I ordered the wrong controller for the N64 games. I tried but I just couldn’t make it work. 🤪
🏷️ #Apple #Linux #Pippinux #RetroGaming
Oh, yeah, one of my little projects: turning this 2012 Mac Mini into a retro gaming console. It’s running Linux Mint with RetroArch + EmulationStation. I call it “Pippinux” because Apple Pippin was a thing, and Linux. Currently it just has our N64 library but eventually will have our full retro game collection, which isn’t impressive by any means but gives me an excuse to start collecting them again.
🏷️ #Apple #Gaming #Linux #Pippinux #Projects #RetroGaming
Apparently I accidentally ordered a standard N64 controller instead of a USB one for Pippinux. D’oh!
🏷️ #Apple #Fail #Gaming #Linux #Mac #Nintendo64 #Pippin #Pippinux #RetroGaming
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards https://thever.ge/rvKr #Antitrust #Twitter-X #Column #Google #Policy #Apple #Tech
I hope it's only a temporary glitch, but suddenly the UBS home banking login page does not seem to work on Firefox anymore (it works with Chrome). This also happens with a fresh Firefox install (no addons, mods, anything).
If this is true, then this means that from now on, the largest Swiss bank only allows customers to use their home banking with either their proprietary app (which of course requires Google Play Protection and does not work on Graphene OS), or with a hardware token plus a US-megacorp controlled browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari).
#ubs #switzerland #banking #enshittification #foss #floss #firefox #chrome #safari #edge #google #microsoft #apple #privacy #security #opensource #android #ios #grapheneos #lineageos
The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from using any banking app
#vietnam #root #android #ios #lineageos #grapheneos #google #apple #enshittification #privacy #security #banking
#Threema ist der Beste !!!
Siehe: https://SecureMessagingApps.com + bewerte 🟩=3 🟨=1 🟥=0
Ergebnis =
86 #ThreemaApp = sicherster #Messenger
78 #SimpleX Chat
76 #Session
76 #Signal
66 #Wire
55 #Element / #Matrix
36 #Apple #iMessage
26 #Telegram
25 #WhatsApp
25 #Facebook Mess.
Had to perform a disgusting bathroom clean up procedure, so now consoling -- or is it rewarding? -- myself by drinking a mug of hot tea, eating a bar of Trader Joe's milk chocolate, and watching one of my favourite GFriend fancams:
GFRIEND - MAGO、APPLE (10th Anniversary Season of Memories in Kaohsiung)
https://youtu.be/2eQ7hl8ajV8?si=WQZBznRWwOscpmzM
#Kpop #GFriend #Mago #Apple #SeasonOfMemories #Kaohsiung #Fancam #EverydayAnnoyances #SelfCare
What annoys me the most about #iPadOS is how you can never grab a scrollbar, to rifle it to the top of bottom of a page. Like it would be too dangerous to let this frightening power fall into the hands of the wrong imbecile. Better not let anyone do it - too risky I guess. #Apple, quit punishing your users though forced infantilism in your #UX
SSIDs of nearby networks
BSSIDs (MAC addresses of access points)
Signal strength (useful for triangulation)
Security configurations
Here’s where it gets worse: tools like apple_bssid_locator can query Apple’s location services API with a BSSID and return precise GPS coordinates.
<=> TP-Link-Tapo-C200-Hardcoded-Keys-Buffer-Overflows-and-Privacy-in-the-Era-of-AI-Assisted-Reverse-Engineering/
____________Simple python tool which finds the location of a wifi access point from its #BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) which is the MAC address of the wifi access point and optionally displays the #location on Google Maps. This is implemented by calling the #AppleLocationServices API.
*rubs sleepy eyes*
Excuse me but #WhAt ?
!
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The best Apple Watch to buy https://thever.ge/Z3ca #VergeShopping #BuyingGuides #Smartwatch #Wearable #Fitness #Gadgets #Apple #Tech
I’m on Apple One with the 2TB storage. I got this warning and when I tap it, it shows me that I could “upgrade” to 50GB more. Which is horribly wrong. That would downgrade me by 1,950GB and potentially cause me to lose a ton of photos and videos. What is going on #Apple?
Just published: Apple Health + ChatGPT: The Privacy Tradeoff.
OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Health feature can connect to Apple Health (and even medical records). The convenience is real, but so is the expanded attack surface. With healthcare breaches hitting millions of records, my blunt take is: if you care about privacy, don’t use it. Full stop.
If you do use it anyway, I break down what “not used for training” does and doesn’t mean, why HIPAA isn’t a force field here, and the practical steps to reduce your blast radius.
https://www.kylereddoch.me/blog/apple-health-chatgpt-the-privacy-tradeoff/
#CyberSecurity #Privacy #Apple #OpenAI #Healthcare #ThreatModeling #DataProtection
MacRumors: Apple Loses Safari Lead Designer to The Browser Company https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/08/apple-loses-safari-designer-to-the-browser-company/ @macrumors #Apple
@jasonkoebler Piling on with everyone's regular reminder that there are de-Googled #Android alternatives for your phone to break out of the panopticon if you can give up the convenience of historically unethical companies like Uber and use apps from #FDroid that won't surveil you.
@GrapheneOS for example you can just plug your #Pixel into their website and transition easily. Not sure what's good recently for Samsung users. #Apple people, you're on your own. #Resist
I'm so glad I had the sense to see apple software for the prison and elitist exclusionary scam it was back when I got my first devices.
Goldman is out: JPMorgan takes over Apple credit card business
After long negotiations, Goldman Sachs has divested its Apple Card business. The credit card will now be operated by another major bank.
"The door is open a crack, the wind is blowing, the post-American internet is upon us: it's a new, good #internet that delivers the technological self-determination of the old, good internet, and the ease of use of Web 2.0 that let our normie friends can use it, too."
@pluralistic
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet/
#enshittification #tariffs #digitalmarketsact #eu #apple #amazon #google #facebook #instagram #whatsapp #microsoft #chatgpt #tesla #technology #bigtech #economics #diday #opensource #foss
Display-Schaden beim iMac M1: Nutzer fordern Austauschprogramm
Beim ersten Apple-Silicon-Modell des All-in-one-Rechners kann es zu merkwürdigen Darstellungsproblemen kommen. Apple reagiert nur fallweise.
Goldman ist raus: JPMorgan übernimmt Geschäft mit Apple-Kreditkarte
Nach langen Verhandlungen ist Goldman Sachs sein Geschäft mit der Apple Card los. Die Kreditkarte wird nun von einer anderen Großbank weiterbetrieben.
Touch ID in separater Box: Bastler schlachten Apple-Tastatur aus
Wer ein mechanisches Keyboard nutzen möchte, muss auf Apples Touch ID am Mac verzichten. Doch der Sensor lässt sich auch entnehmen.
#Apple #Biometrie #HardwareHacking #IT #Mac #Maker #Mobiles #Tastatur #news
Zwei Live-Webinare: Abläufe auf dem Mac automatisieren, Apple-Geräte verwalten
Apple-Know-how kompakt: Im Februar geht es um die Geräteverwaltung im Unternehmen, im März darum, Abläufe am Mac zu automatisieren, um effizienter zu werden.
#Apple #AppleIntelligence #Automatisierung #iPad #iPhone #IT #Mac #Mobiles #Wissenschaft #news
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The best iPad deals you can get right now https://thever.ge/6Xot #VergeShopping #Gadgets #Apple #Deals #iPad #Tech
You can think what you want about Apple, its business model, and its crazy pricing policy and rip-offs—I'm definitely not a fan either—but one thing fascinates me: since November, I've had an iPad Mini 7 Cellular so I can read the news, watch the occasional YouTube video, or quickly and conveniently reply to an email while on the go or in bed at night.
Very compact, very practical, it fits perfectly in my small shoulder bag or in my smartphone holder next to my bed.
But what impresses me most is the incredible battery life! With my moderate use, the battery actually lasts a whole week. Remarkable. As are the performance, the pen support (great for editing and signing documents!) and the rather unique form factor. And that also eases my conscience a little, knowing that there is no free alternative. Unfortunately.
So now the device you’ve trusted with all your health data can tell you that "Just a little bleach in your coffee is perfectly fine.”
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations https://arstechni.ca/LGZp #Logitech #Apple #MacOS #Tech
Any technical descriptions of the recent iPad virtual memory design and virtual swap around?
I’ve been poking at DDG and Google search and the WWDC Developer app for way too long, and can find basically nothing. Nothing past the Apple announcement text regurgitated, that is.
Virtual memory and physical memory, and paging and swapping, I understand, and iOS has no dirty paging, but finding technical details of iPadOS and what Apple calls virtual swap (WWDC22, etc) escapes me.
Cloest I can find for technical info is the iOS memory deep dive from WWDC18. Which predates the virtual swap work.
iOS 27 and 28: Leaks reveal first new features
In addition to various hardware information, files leaked from Apple also contain initial plans for iOS 27 and even 28.
iOS 27 und 28: Leaks verraten erste neue Funktionen
Neben diversen Hardwareinfos enthalten von Apple entfleuchte Dateien auch erste Pläne für iOS 27 und gar 28.
With the US acting more and more like a rogue state, it's time to impose your own personal sanctions.
Bite the bullet. Stop using Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and ChatGPT - where you can. Hit them where it hurts and burst that AI bubble.
Most of the barriers come down to inconvenience.
#LeaveBigTech #Boycott #BoycottAmerica #US #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Meta #ChatGPT #AIBubble
I hadn't seen screenshots of the web install flow from Apple's new EU DMA mandated install procedure before, just came across a thread by Yuri on X that has a lot of interesting information about the current situation and the app submission process that you need to go thru to get an app listed on @altstore
https://xcancel.com/vashchylau/status/1952851593239642204
#iOS #AltStore #AppStores #apple