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In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone
NPR - Nina Totenberg
Updated at 5:32 p.m. ET In a landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that police must obtain a search warrant to access an individual's cellphone location information. The 5-4 decision new
Health Care Technology
Your Apple Watch workout is about to get way better
CNET - by Vanessa Hand Orellana
Apple announced some great new features for the Apple Watch with WatchOS 5: a Walkie Talkie app, Siri shortcuts and Podcast support. But as someone who uses her Apple Watch mostly for its fitness and features,
App Store
Apple launches new privacy portal, users can download a copy of everything Apple knows about them
9to5Mac - Benjamin Mayo
Apple has today launched its new Data and Privacy website, allowing Apple users to download everything that Apple personally associates with your account, from Apple ID info, App Store activity, AppleCare
How to use your iPhone to create your own passes and ditch your wallet
appleinsider.com - Andrew O'Hara
Tips By You may be closer to getting rid of your wallet than you realize. Here are a series of tips on how we've managed to replace most of our …
There's a hidden shortcut for rearranging all of your iPhone apps at once — here's how to do it (AAPL)
yahoo.com - Kif Leswing
Kif Leswing It's easy to rearrange the apps on your iPhone: Simply hold down until they start wiggling, then move them into the screens and folders of …
Cambridge Analytica
How to Know if Your Facebook Data Was Leaked to Cambridge Analytica
iPhoneLife - Leanne Hays
The numbers in the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal just keep climbing, from an original 55 million to a new estimate of nearly 87 million account holders who have had their data breached. This is
Apple Watch
Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge set for Earth Day, 30 minute workout will unlock eco-friendly animated sticker pack
9to5Mac - Zac Hall
Apple’s second annual Earth Day Activity Challenge for Apple Watch is set to take place in just over a week and a half, and this year Apple has upgraded the sticker pack for Messages with animated designs.
Apple will reportedly ditch Intel chips in Macs as early as 2020
The Verge - Chris Welch
Transition will likely start with MacBooks In a major shift that carries big implications for both companies, Apple will reportedly replace Intel’s processors with the company’s own chips in Mac computers
Hackers steal data of 150 million MyFitnessPal app users
The Guardian - Agencies
Personal details of about 150 million users of the MyFitnessPal app were compromised in one of the biggest hacks in history, its owner has confirmed. US sportswear brand Under Armour said user names, addresses
Alphabet's Outline lets you run your own self-hosted VPN for free
TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Jigsaw, an incubator that’s part of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has launched Outline, an open-source virtual private network (VPN) that you can host on your own server at no charge. As an initiative
IBM's "world's smallest computer" is the size of a grain of salt
TechSpot - Rob Thubron
We’ve seen companies boasting that they’ve created incredibly small computers in the past, but most of these are still massive compared to IBM’s …
Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones
thehackernews.com - Swati Khandelwal
Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile devices …
iOS might have a backdoor that can be used to hack into any iPhone, even the iPhone X
bgr.com - Chris Smith
Apple has been advertising its focus on user data security and privacy for years now. Encryption ensures data security as long as you protect your …
iPhone
Best New iOS 11.3 Features Coming This Spring
iPhoneLife - Sarah Kingsbury
In the 79th episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team shares the best features coming to your iPhone and iPad this spring with iOS 11.3. Learn why this software update will make a difference for you,
How wireless charging could ruin your iPhone battery
TechRepublic - Brandon Vigliarolo
Building a slide deck, pitch, or presentation? Here are the big takeaways: Wireless charging is causing iPhones to burn through battery charge cycles …
Apple
Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor
Recode - Peter Kafka
A message from Apple to big publishers: We like you. Apple is getting into the magazine business — not by buying magazines, but by buying a digital magazine distributor. Apple has purchased Texture, a
iOS
From iOS 12 to watchOS 5: All the new Apple software we expect this year
9to5Mac - Chance Miller
Earlier this week, Zac outlined all of the hardware products Apple is likely to release as this year progresses. Just as important as those hardware releases, however, are the software updates that will
Technology (India)
Amazon flaw costs Apple accessory maker nearly $100k as counterfeiter takes over legitimate listing
9to5Mac - Chance Miller
Amazon has come under fire in the past for its lackluster approach to handling counterfeit products. Now, the online retailer is facing a broader problem, with counterfeiters going as far as to take over
Handy
How to easily change the color of individual folders in macOS [Video]
9to5Mac - Jeff Benjamin
From time to time I like to make certain folders on my macOS desktop stand out. For example, I use automation to move screenshots saved to my desktop directly to a special Screenshots folder. Since I’m
Apps
How to get alerts when iOS games and apps go free
Cult of Mac - Charlie Sorrel
Are you an iOS gamer? Do you love games so much that your iPhone may as well be a pocket games console? And do you also hate paying developers to make those amazing games for you? Then good news! because
How to Add, Remove, and Rearrange Menu Bar Icons in macOS Mojave
MacRumors - by Tim Hardwick
The macOS menu bar is a great place for quickly accessing system and application functions using menu extras or "menulets", but it can get cluttered pretty quickly as more and more icons vie for a space
Apple Watch
This hidden Apple Watch feature tells you if your workouts are doing any good
Cult of Mac - Graham Bower
It’s all very well to know how far you ran, cycled and swam. But the whole point of exercise is not just to clock the miles. It’s supposed to make you more fit. So, how do you know if all those sweaty
Don’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSA
The Verge - James Vincent
The US intelligence community is still worried about Chinese tech giants’ government ties The heads of six major US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens shouldn’t use products and made
Beware of IRS Phishing Scams!
dynamiccyber.com - Ken Haynes
It's tax time again in the USA and time to be wary of phishing emails, phone scams, and identity theft taking advantage of our annual pilgrimage to …
Gumdrop DropTech iPad Pro Clear Case
dynamiccyber.com - Editorial Staff
Bottom Line Up Front:The Gumdrop Droptech Hideaway iPad Pro case receives an overall grade of “A”. A minimalist case that fits the iPad like a glove …
Gumdrop Hideaway iPad Pro 10.5 Case
dynamiccyber.com - Editorial Staff
Bottom Line Up Front:The Gumdrop Droptech Hideaway iPad Pro case receives an overall grade of “A-“. A rugged/durable case with accessible ports and …
Our Store is Finally Open!
dynamiccyber.com - Ken Haynes
So a little online store has been a vision of mine for a while. But like many other starting bloggers I have a time problem…yes a day job and family …
Apple Depreciating Many Essential Services in macOS Server
MacTrast - Chris Hauk
- Jan 30, 2018 Apple is preparing to depreciate a large number of essential network services in macOS Server. The changes are outlined in an Apple …
Apple TV
Apple Releases iOS 11.2.5 With Support for HomePod and Siri Audio News
MacRumors - by Juli Clover
Apple today released iOS 11.2.5, the tenth official update to the iOS 11 operating system that first came out in September of 2017. iOS 11.2.5 comes two weeks after the release of iOS 11.2.2, an update
11 Steps to Protect your Online Privacy
dynamiccyber.com - Ken Haynes
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] Click to download the graphic[/caption] Online Privacy is a critical component of your personal …