Researchers in Japan and the United States announced they'd found a way to hijack voice assistants including Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Siri using lasers and other focused beams of light, according to a report in the New York Times.
Microsoft is rolling out some improvements to its Outlook mail/information management application for the Mac. Outlook for Mac beta testers will soon see an overhauled design and significant performance improvements in the next iteration, according to The Verge.
Apple TV+ is getting plaudits for the quality of its 4K video streaming from FlatpanelsHD editor in chief Rasmus Larsen. In a recent forum post. Larsen said that Apple TV+ has the highest 4K streaming quality they've seen in any service to date.
With the macOS Catalina update, users received new apps like Music, TV, and Podcasts along with updates to others like Notes and Mail. The Reminders app also got an update to its appearance and functionality that many have been waiting for.
Enhancements like subtasks and Messages integration, that can increase your productivity both at work and at home, are now part of the package.
Let’s take a look at all of the new features and how to use them in the redesigned Reminders app on Mac.
Sebastien's got the new AirPods Pro. Cody is giving a shot at Catalina. Both have thoughts and feeling about Apple TV+.
Learn how to delete iMessage attachments like photos, links, and documents in the built-in Messages app to free up storage space on your iPhone, iPad, and iCloud.
Literacy was once a rare skill, now it's effectively mandatory for modern life. Although people may read fewer books than a century ago, the average person is reading way more than ever. Only instead of literature, it's articles, e-mails, text messages, and websites. Ultimately though, reading itself hasn't changed. If you read slowly or struggle with comprehension, it affects you no matter the medium.
Dear reader, do you love books as much as you love video games? Would you like to play and read at the same time? Do you want to play and improve your vocabulary while reading some of the world's most famous books? I don't know how, but this went from an Arcade review to an infomercial really quick.
If the iPhone 11 really has the "toughest glass" yet put in an iPhone, why are people complaining about it getting scratched? It turns out that "toughest" doesn't necessarily mean "most scratch-resistant."
Setapp is a subscription service aimed at Mac users created by MacPaw Inc. The service provides access to more than 160 applications for $9.99 per month. Up until now, only individual memberships have been available. Starting today, though, MacPaw is offering Setapp for Teams. The company is providing early access to the new teams feature as a public beta.
For years Microsoft has offered mobile versions of its Office productivity suite. Today the company launched a public preview of Office Mobile, a new consolidated app that combines the functionality of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint into a single unified experience. The public preview is capped at 10,000 users, though, so you might want to enroll quickly if you want access.
DigiTimes is certainly not the most reliable rumor source for what's actually happening at Apple, so take this with a big grain of salt. But according to the publication, which tracks the Chinese semiconductor and electronics business, Apple and video game maker Valve are collaborating on an Augmented Reality (AR) headset to be revealed in 2020.