Adobe today released its annual report on Black Friday and Cyber Monday that includes a bunch of interesting details, including the fact that iPads and AirPods were some of the best selling gadgets.
Andrew O'Hara
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HDMI Forum today released the final version of the HDMI 2.1 specification following a preview earlier this year. It includes support for 10K displays, dynamic HDR content, high frame rate 4K video at 120 frames per second and 8K video at 60 frames per second, plus much more.
Dangerous macOS High Sierra bug allows full admin access, here is how to protect your Mac
A potentially serious bug has been discovered by developer Lemi Orhan Ergin that allows anyone to gain root access to your machine by attempting to login with the username "root" and leaving the password blank. The vulnerability can easily be replicated, but fortunately, there is a simple workaround to fix the problem on your Mac until Apple releases a patch.
Cool off your iPad with these rear mounted fans
I know what you're thinking—there are no moving parts in my iPad such as a spinning disk drive so why would I suddenly need some loud fans, right?
Pokémon Go updated with iPhone X support, drops support for iOS 8
The popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go continues to keep players engaged as it finishes up a huge challenge from over the weekend. Developer Niantic today released a new update with bug fixes, as well as support for the gorgeous OLED display on iPhone X.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp reaches 15 million downloads in first 6 days
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has debuted as Nintendo's second most popular title to hit mobile devices. In the first 6 days, it has seen around 15 million downloads, about half as much as Super Mario Run, but roughly double that of Fire Emblem Heroes.
New autocorrect bug in iOS 11 turns “it” into “I.T.”
Just as soon as Apple corrects the bug that caused "i" to autocorrect to "A[?]", there appears to be yet another one popping up. Several users are reporting that "it" is sometimes being auto-corrected to "I.T." in iOS 11.
Beating Face ID with a mask is not as simple as this video makes it look
Cybersecurity researcher firm Bkav released a video shortly after the iPhone X launch showing a mask fooling Face ID. Now they have shared a second video with more details and how they were able to pull it off.
New series of iPhone X ads feature Animoji and Face ID
Now that iPhone X shipping times have stabilized thanks to the end of the production delays, Apple has rolled out four new ads for the device. Three of them feature Face ID, and the last features my new favorite YouTube genre, Animoji Karaoke.
There has been quite the litany of concerns regarding Face ID, and these latest ads aim to dispel them, as well as highlight the features exclusive to the iPhone X.
It quells worries about whether Face ID will work in the dark and if it will work with different facial changes (like different hair, glasses, makeup, etc). The third video on Face ID shows off all the different ways to use it, such as using Apple Pay and entering passwords.
Snapchat’s new photo recognition feature provides content-aware stickers and borders
In a slow rollout before the significant redesign coming December 4, Snapchat today released some new features that will allow it to detect the subject of your photos, as well as provide relevant stickers and borders, as first spotted by Mashable.
Indian government eager to help Apple expand manufacturing in the country
A new report out of The Economic Times quoted Suresh Prabhu, India's Commerce and Industry Minister, as saying he would be “very happy” if Apple were to expand its manufacturing presence in India, only months after Apple first starting producing iPhone SE in the country.
Apple secures patent for foldable phone
Apple has just been awarded a patent for a foldable phone that was originally submitted to the US Patent and Trademark office September 22, 2016.
This comes on the heels of related news about a foldable iPhone Apple was developing with the assistance of LG just a few weeks ago.