For years, Facebook stored hundreds of millions of users’ passwords as plain text which could be searched by thousands of employees.
Windows Defender ATP Coming to macOS
Microsoft announced that Windows Defender ATP—its built-in anti-malware tool—is coming to macOS.
Apple and Microsoft Make it Easier to Manage School Apple IDs
Apple and Microsoft team up to provide a federated authentication solution for Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD).
Latest iPad Mini Combines Old and New
The iPad mini reviews are starting to flood in. In his, Lance Ulanoff noted, somewhat disappointedly, that many features from the old version of the device remain. There is even still a mechanical home button. However, he liked the significantly increased power of the upgraded device. He also though the iPad mini is an excellent tool for augmented reality.
Put simply, there are zero design surprises in the new iPad Mini. It’s still just 0.24 inches thick and 0.66 pounds. (The chassis measures 8×5.3 inches.) My hand is large enough that I can easily wrap my fingers around it, but the Mini is also light and thin enough that it’s quite easy to hold with just two fingers squeezing a single corner. That exquisitely svelte design (thinner even than the 0.3-inch-thick iPhone XS) belies some astonishing power. Because even though Apple didn’t mess with the iPad Mini’s body, it replaced most of the components.
Michelle Dockery and Jaeden Martell to Star in Apple’s ‘Defending Jacob’
Stars of Downton Abbey and It will be in the Apple-commissioned version of Defending Jacob, alongside Captain America’s Chris Evans.
Wall Street Journal to Join Apple Premium News Service
The Wall Street Journal will feature in Apple’s expected paid-news service, however, the New York Times and Washington Post will not.
iPad mini: Powerful Hardware in the Same Package
Some of the first iPad mini reviews are coming out, and so far it sounds like Matthew Panzarino is happy with it.
I include that context here because, though the iPad Pro is a whole ass computer and really capable, it is not exactly ‘fun’ to use in non standard ways. That’s where the iPad mini has always shined and continues to do so. It really is pocketable in a loose jacket or coat. Because the mini is not heavy, it exercises little of the constant torsion and strain on your wrist that a larger iPad does, making it one-handed.
Fast Track Your Fluency with a New Approach to Learning Languages: $59
We have a deal on a lifetime subscription to Mondly, the language-learning platform. Mondly uses speech recognition and only gives positive feedback if you speak clearly and correctly. You can choose 5 of 33 languages to learn in your own native tongue. A lifetime subscription is $59 through our deal, a price drop from when we ran this deal last year.
Apple Takes a Step Backwards With Touch ID on New iPads
Apple has told us that Face ID is more secure than Touch iD. It’s the future. So Apple’s decision to use Touch ID on the new iPad mini and Air contradicts Apple’s privacy goal. John discusses.
Imperva Found Vulnerabilities in Google Photos
A researcher from Imperva found a couple of security vulnerabilities (now patched) in Google Photos and Android.
