(Podcast) The Rebound 488: I’ve Already Forgotten What We Were Talking About
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by Six Colors Staff
21h ago
All things begin with the Department of Justice. Go to the podcast page ..read more
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(Podcast) Clockwise 547: Chaos???
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by Six Colors Staff
21h ago
Our use of tethering for Internet, Mac buying advice, our notification styles, and the TikTok ban. Go to the podcast page ..read more
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Who wins when regulators take on Apple? (Macworld/Jason Snell)
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by Jason Snell
22h ago
Titans are clashing. Big tech companies, including Apple, are facing legal challenges from government entities like the European Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. Battle lines are being drawn. Compromises are being floated. Hours are being billed by pricey law firms. But what does it all mean for the regular people who live in regions governed by these entities and use products made by those tech giants? Is this something that will change how we use our personal technology, or will it end up meaning a whole lot of nothing? What about the smaller developers who create innovative ap ..read more
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A disk so full, it couldn’t be restored
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by Glenn Fleishman
3d ago
My younger child’s MacBook Pro was unsalvageably full. Only a complete wipe would suffice—and then Time Machine failed us. I love my children, but they do sometimes forget what I do for a living: answer questions and write books about the most troubling problems people have with their Macs, iPhones, and iPads. But when something goes truly wrong, they suddenly remember, “Hey, Dad might know how to fix it!” So it happened that my younger asked for my help when their M2 MacBook Pro’s storage filled up while they were downloading a (legitimate, purchased) game using Steam. No problem! I could ju ..read more
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(Podcast) Upgrade 505: Abolish Drafts: The 2024 iPad Draft
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by Six Colors Staff
3d ago
The U.S. Department of Justice joins the European Commission in contributing to Apple’s legal troubles; and in a surprise, pre-emptive move, we attempt to predict the future of the iPad via a draft! Go to the podcast page ..read more
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(Sponsor) Struggling to Afford Cybersecurity Insurance? Here’s Why.
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by Six Colors Staff
3d ago
When MGM Resorts suffered a $100 million hack in September, CEO Bill Hornbuckle wasn’t too worried about the lost revenue, because cyber insurance would cover the tab. “I can only imagine what next year’s bill will be,” he joked. Weeks later, on a call with analysts, Hornbuckle complained about the “staggering” rise of insurance costs in the past few years. This story neatly illustrates the crisis in cyber liability coverage. For years, companies have invested more in security insurance than in actual security. The result has been a tidal wave of data breaches that have driven up the cost of ..read more
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(Sponsor) Magic Lasso Adblock: YouTube ad blocker for Safari
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by Jason Snell
6d ago
My thanks to Magic Lasso Adblock for sponsoring Six Colors this week. Magic Lasso Adblock is simply the best Safari ad blocker for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. As a native content blocking extension, it blocks all intrusive ads, trackers and annoyances – letting you experience a faster, cleaner and more secure experience across all your devices. Along with respecting your privacy, the app also includes best-in-class YouTube ad blocking to block all YouTube ads. Join the community of over 300,000 users and download Magic Lasso Adblock today from the App Store, Mac App Store or via the Magic Lasso ..read more
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Apple’s M-series processors have a cryptographic flaw ↦
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by Dan Moren
1w ago
Ars Technica’s Dan Goodin has an excellent (if technical) rundown of a recently unearthed security vulnerability in Apple’s M-series processors. Basically there’s a system that tries to predict what memory addresses are going to be used in order to speed up processing, but Apple’s version can accidentally leak data: The attack, which the researchers have named GoFetch, uses an application that doesn’t require root access, only the same user privileges needed by most third-party applications installed on a macOS system. M-series chips are divided into what are known as clusters. The M1, for ex ..read more
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U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction
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by Jason Snell
1w ago
The U.S. Department of Justice, 15 states, and the District of Columbia sued Apple on Thursday. While I am not a lawyer, I’ve written extensively about Apple for 30 years and just read all 88 pages of the full complaint. Here are some initial reactions: Defining a “monopoly.” Before we get to some of the details of Apple’s specific anti-competitive behavior, it’s worth noting that this suit is charging Apple with violations of the Sherman antitrust act, which is meant to specifically regulate monopolies. Things that are legal for regular companies to do become illegal when monopolies do them ..read more
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MLB app will slow itself down, let your media stream catch up
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by Jason Snell
1w ago
When I wrote about Apple’s new Sports app, I heard from several people who pointed out that maybe Eddy Cue had done his job a little too well. Apple’s SVP of Services told me that he was prioritizing speed, right down to measuring the lag between the scoreboard at the Warriors game he was attending and the current score in the Sports app. The problem with that lag is that while radio and TV broadcasts are often a fraction of a second behind live action, streaming radio and TV broadcasts tend to be far, far behind the action. So far behind that Apple Sports was indicating made baskets in NBA g ..read more
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