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Researchers demonstrate new security risk with 2018 MacBook Pro

2018 MacBook Pro reviews

Security experts at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Nevada have demonstrated a vulnerability with the 2018 MacBook Pro. The researchers found that would-be hackers could take control of the new laptop right as it makes its first Wi-Fi connection. In doing so, malware could be installed on the machine even before the user first saw the desktop. Luckily, Apple quickly sent out a fix when told about the problem. 

Samsung unveils Note 9: 4,000mAh battery, 6.4″ screen, S Pen with Bluetooth control, more

Samsung Electronics today at the Unpacked 2018 press event announced a next-generation Galaxy Note 9 phablet alongside new smartwatch models. The new Note has a 6.4-inch 2960x1400 Super AMOLED-based Infinity Display, an all-day 4,000mAh battery, faster internals, more storage and an upgraded S Pen stylus with Bluetooth LE support for things like triggering photos, controlling slideshows and media playback and so forth.

With Listener Support, Anchor podcasters can finally make some cash

Anchor podcasts

Whether you're a seasoned creator or someone just looking to get started, no podcast solution is easier to use and maintain than Anchor. Now the folks behind the popular podcast creation app are making it easier for you to make money doing what you love. With Listener Support, Anchor podcasters can now make cash through listener subscriptions. 

TapVideoConfig lets you adjust your iPhone’s recording quality from the Camera app

Depending on the type of iPhone or iPad you have, you might be able to change your Camera app’s video settings to support better picture quality or to conserve storage space when recording. But sadly, Apple makes the process more convoluted than it needs to be.

A new free jailbreak tweak called TapVideoConfig by iOS developer SpicaT simplifies the process by letting you change your iPhone’s video recording quality from directly within the stock Camera app itself.

Pascal provides a new volume HUD experience in iOS 11

By now, the entire world is screaming about how atrocious iOS' volume HUD looks. It pops up right in the center of your display, interrupting your workflow for several seconds before slowly fading away.

Innumerable jailbreak tweaks have addressed this situation in the past, but one of the sexiest examples to launch in Cydia as of late is Pascal by iOS developer Antique.

Apple attempts to explain why the Infowars app remains on the App Store

In recent days, Apple removed five of the six "Infowars" podcasts by Alex Jones from its Podcasts app under the company's hate-speech guidelines. At the same time, Cupertino decided to keep the official Infowars app on the App Store which provides access to the podcasts content it had just banned. Apple is now trying to clarify these two seemingly conflicting decisions.