Satechi announced a 2-in-1 headphone stand at CES 2022 that can also charge your iPhone. It’s available to preorder for US$79.99.
Proton Shares Year in Review With Product Plans for 2022
Proton, makers of ProtonMail and ProtonVPN, has shared its 2021 Year in Review. The company has also shared its plans for the year ahead.
'NoReboot' is an iOS Bug That Can Fake a Shutdown to Trick You
ZecOps writes about “NoReboot,” the ultimate persistence bug that can trick the user into thinking the device has been shut down.
'PDF Expert' for iOS Lets You Convert PDFs to Word, More
PDF Expert’s latest update lets you convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG, TXT, and other formats. The built-in PDF converter is a part of the PDF Expert PRO subscription at US$49.99/year. The PRO subscription also allows you to edit the text and images in PDFs, sign documents, redact sensitive data, and more. The current PDF Expert PRO subscribers get the new converting functionality at no extra cost.
Nanoleaf Strengthens Its Thread Over HomeKit Support
Nanoleaf devices will help strengthen your smart home mesh network acting as border routers for other Thread over HomeKit devices.
Oral-B Demonstrates the Latest in Connected Mouth Care at CES
Oral hygiene is important, and Oral-B has made some big announcements in its connected mouth care product lineup at CES 2022.
CES 2022: Satechi Launches Pro Hub Max, Multiport Adapter
At CES 2022 Satech announced two new products. First, the Pro Hub Max that works with M1 Macs, and a multiport adapter with 8K HDMI.
Norton Antivirus Now Includes a Crypto Miner in its Software
Norton antivirus has added a cryptocurrency miner to its software that it takes a 15% commission on. The link to the FAQ can be found below.
Update: This has been updated to include a quote from a NortonLifeLock spokesperson. They want to mention that it’s an opt-in feature: “Norton Crypto is an opt-in feature only and is not enabled without user permission.”
There is also a way to opt-out if you let it mine crypto but you changed your mind. However, it’s a bit more complicated than turning a toggle off:
“If users have turned on Norton Crypto but no longer wish to use the feature, it can be disabled through Norton 360 by temporarily shutting off “tamper protection” (which allows users to modify the Norton installation) and deleting NCrypt.exe from your computer.”
Today on The Mac Observer‘s Daily Observations podcast, we mentioned several free alternatives to Norton that don’t include a crypto miner.
Apple TV+: 'Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock' Will Debut January 21
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock will premiere on Apple TV+ on January 21 and a new trailer has been released.
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Google Pays Apple to Stay Out of Search
A class action lawsuit has been filed alleging that Google and Apple have a deal that keeps the iPhone maker out of search.
