iOS 16 introduces multiple new APIs, which allow developers to expand the capabilities of their apps. For instance, there are new APIs for lock screen widgets, walkie-talkie, interactive maps, weather data, and more. Interestingly, Apple has also updated the Nearby Interaction API to integrate the U1 chip into ARKit amidst rumors of a new mixed […]
Photographer Shares Visual Diary of Lockdown in Shanghai Under “Zero Covid” Policy [Interview] When we last caught up with American photographer Nicole Chan, it was February 2020 and the world was on the cusp of change. Chan, who has lived in Shanghai for many years, photographed the bustling city as it shut down due to […]
Actor Julia Garner Reported to Star as Madonna in Biopic About the Queen of Pop View this post on Instagram A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) Madonna is a pop icon with a long and ground-breaking career. It’s no surprise that her life’s story would be turned into a feature-length biopic directed by […]
Apple this week announced iPadOS 16 with significant changes to how the iPad works, especially for M1 iPads, which now have real multitasking with windows and support for external displays. In addition to these features, iPadOS 16 also for the first time allows device makers to create drivers for iPad with the new “DriverKit” API. […]
Enlarge / E3? What’s E3? E3 might not be happening this year, but Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest has stepped in to provide the fire hose of hype-filled trailers and game announcements that would usually happen during an E3 week. Don’t have two hours to spare to watch the livestreamed kickoff event. No problem. simply […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images / iStock) Researchers have unearthed a discovery that doesn’t occur all that often in the realm of malware: a mature, never-before-seen Linux backdoor that uses novel evasion techniques to conceal its presence on infected servers, in some cases even with a forensic investigation. On Thursday, researchers from Intezer and The BlackBerry […]
Windows 11 File Explorer with a Home page and Tabs | Image: Microsoft It’s been about four years since Microsoft tested and then abandoned an attempt at adding tabbed browsing to the File Explorer in Windows 10, and now a new Windows 11 preview build released today is giving it another shot. EarTrumpet developer Rafael […]
Actor Matthew McConaughey Gives Impassioned Plea for Gun Control Embed from Getty Images Actor Matthew McConaughey is a proud Texan and native of Uvalde. Unfortunately, his hometown has been in the news for tragic reasons since the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. […]
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Insteon users have rescued the failing company. | Image: Insteon Following the report yesterday that smart home company Insteon’s servers had mysteriously fired up overnight, there is good news: Insteon is back, and it was resurrected by its customers. This message appeared on the Insteon blog today, posted by the company’s new CEO Ken Fairbanks: […]