Comedy series ‘The Shrink Next Door’ will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 12, starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd.
Hyper’s New USB-C HDMI Adapter Supports 8K at 60Hz
Hyper launched a new USB-C adapter for HDMI and it supports 8K 60Hz or 4K 144Hz HDR. You can buy it now for US$49.99.
New Malware Infects Software Pirates and Blocks The Pirate Bay
Andrew Brandt reports on a new malware campaign that isn’t like your typical malware. This one blocks people from accessing many popular pirating websites.
We weren’t able to discern a provenance for this malware, but its motivation seemed pretty clear: It prevents people from visiting software piracy websites (if only temporarily), and sends the name of the pirated software the user was hoping to use to a website, which also delivers a secondary payload.
Looks like this is aimed more towards Windows users. The malware takes the form of .EXE executables, and may display a message saying the victim is missing an important .DLL file.
Satechi Releases Slim X2 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard
On Thursday Satechi launched its newest product to the keyboard product line called Slim X2 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard.
New Bill Stops Apple Blocking Users From Removing Pre-Installed Apps
New antitrust legislation would stop Apple from blocking users who want to remove native apps from devices like iPhones
GitHub Desktop 2.9 Update Adds M1 Mac Support
GitHub Desktop was recently updated to version 2.9, and the team shared some of the new features included, such as squash and reorder commits. Users can now download a native build for their M1 Mac.
If a group of commits represents a single unit of work, or if a project requires that each pull request only has one commit, simply drag them on top of one another to squash them together and add a new commit message that captures the whole picture.
Apple TV+: 'Truth Be Told' Season Two to Premiere August 20
Season two of ‘Truth be Told’ will premiere on Apple TV+ on August 20, with a new trailer providing a first look at what is to come.
EU Tech Regulation Not "in Best Interests of Users," Says Tim Cook
Tim Cook has hit out a proposed European law that would force it to allow users to be able to install software not in the App Store.
The Story of BonziBuddy and its Company’s Demise
In the third episode of Kernel Panic, Mashable tells the story of one of the first virtual assistants known as BonziBuddy.
Behind the facade of that friendly gorilla, Bonzi Software, the company responsible for BonziBuddy, was collecting private information and contacts from the unsuspecting internet users who downloaded it — and bombarding them with ads and pop-ups that Bonzi would profit from.
Harry Potter and the Curse of Bonzi. If you ever downloaded this purple ape and noticed strange things start to happen, let us know in the comments. Maybe your browser was full of ads, or maybe he whispered into your ear at night, encouraging you to commit securities fraud.
Even With Swift Playgrounds, iPad is Not a Developer’s Tool… Yet
At WWDC 2021 Apple unveiled Swift Playgrounds 4 for the iPad. While it is a big step forward, The Verge reported that even when combined with the latest chip, the iPad is not yet a full-blown tool for developers.
Swift Playgrounds 4 isn’t the big announcement the developer community was waiting for. It has significant limits and lacks several advanced tools — debugging and profiling tools, versioning, storyboard integration, support for third-party packages, etc. “Swift Playgrounds is great for experimenting and debugging code, but it is missing many of the features … required to make fuller-fledged apps,” [Quo CEO Tucker] Haas explains. He says the program is “perfect for developing small utility applications, such as a to-do list, but currently incapable of building the next Angry Birds.”