Checkra1n tinkerer demonstrates custom boot sound on T2-equipped Mac
Checkra1n users have now demonstrated that it’s possible to change a Mac’s boot-up sound after jailbreaking the integrated T2 chip.
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Security researchers demonstrate ‘PlugNPwn’ attack on T2-equipped Mac
Hackers demonstrate that it’s possible to pwn a T2-equipped Mac merely by plugging it into an untrustworthy USB-C power adapter.
Checkra1n team teases pwned Mac Pro, ‘the most expensive device ever jailbroken’
The checkra1n team has managed to jailbreak the latest Mac Pro, a feat that potentially sets the record for ‘the most expensive device ever jailbroken.’
Luca Todesco teases checkra1n hacks on a T2-equipped MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
Checkra1n developer Luca Todesco shared some telling images on Tuesday depicting checkra1n-centric hacks running on a T2-equipped MacBook Pro’s OLED Touch Bar.
Apple updates the MacBook Air & 13-inch MacBook Pro, lowers prices
The newly updated MacBook Air now features a True Tone-enabled display and costs a $100 less at $1,099, with an even lower price of $999 for college students.
Does your Mac have Apple T2 security chip? Here’s how to find out!
Apple’s custom T2 chip provides unrivaled privacy and industry-leading security features never before present on Mac. Some newer Mac models include this chip and others do not. iDownloadBlog shows you how to identify whether your Mac computer has the Apple T2 chip.
By default, T2-equipped Macs won’t boot Linux or anything except macOS and Windows 10
Booting Linux on the Mac computers using Apple’s T2 chip is disallowed due to the default system security policies. Here’s why and what you need to know about it.
Apple’s introducing software locks that could hurt third-party repair shops
Digital locks embedded into the iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro could make it more difficult for independent and third-party repair shops to do their work.
Here’s how Apple will salvage precious user data from problematic T2-enabled Macs
It may come as a relief to you learning that recent Mac models which rock Apple’s T2 cryptographic coprocessor don’t need a special SSD connector on the logic board to facilitate the data recovery process.
New T2 security chip could be causing shutdown issue on 2018 MacBook Pro
Kernel panics could hurt some 2018 MacBook Pro models. The same issue apparently affects a limited number of iMac Pro models too.
Apple’s enhanced T2 silicon brings “Hey Siri” to the Mac platform for the first time
The 2018 MacBook Pro’s T2 chip doesn’t just deliver hardware support for secure boot and encrypted storage, but also “Hey Siri” to the Mac platform for the first time.
Apple’s in-house designed T2 chip in iMac Pro enables a new level of integration and security
Apple’s second-generation custom Mac silicon integrates several new controllers and coprocessors onto a single chip.
