Researchers have shown why any iPad owners running an iOS older than 9.3.1 should update immediately. Image: Cliff Joseph/ZDNet Now would be a good time to update to the latest version of iOS, with researchers now revealing how to brick any iPad, and possibly any iPhone, on the same Wi-Fi network. It turns out that […]
Last week, my ZDNet colleague Jason Perlow penned a piece examining how Apple is going to face increased challenges over the coming decade as the iPhone market share is eroded by the competition. It’s an excellent piece, and I encourage you to read it. He makes some very good points. But the piece is also […]
Box and IBM ally for business software for iOS IBM and Box are joining forces to bring corporate software for Apple devices. The alliance will produce software for iOS and OS X for the enterprise market. IBM released its iOS Expert Seller app for corporate sales teams and it is built on top of Box’s […]
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user who also uses Microsoft’s Office 365 platform, then the newly-released Hub Keyboard for iOS is well worth taking a look at. What’s special about the Hub Keyboard is that it allows you to get stuff done directly from the keyboard, which means that you spend less time switching […]
IHS The iPhone SE might not be flying off the shelves, but Apple’s figured out how to squeeze maximum revenue from the device. By reusing a number of components found in older existing iPhones, Apple was able to dramatically slash the price of the iPhone SE. This is the finding of an IHS teardown of […]
(Image: CNET/CBS Interactive) A security flaw in Apple’s newest iPhones lets anyone bypass the phone’s passcode and access personal information. The bug, posted on the Full Disclosure mailing list, is limited to the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, which land with the new 3D Touch feature, and is present on iOS 9.2 and later — […]
Apple puts a lot of thought into making its products simple to use, but the Settings app in iOS is one of those places where you have to put function first. And that means it can be quite daunting for users. Fear not. Here’s a simple trick that will let you become an instant iOS […]
The LG G5 is now available and after using one for most of March, I shared my thoughts with Kevin on MobileTechRoundup show #369. Kevin also now works for Google and was able to share the news with all of us. Image: ZDNet Matt’s thoughts on the LG G5 and friends Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S […]
Since iOS 9, Apple has raised the bar for trusting enterprise apps. Image: Apple Researchers at security firm CheckPoint have discovered a new way to attack iPhones and iPads using a twist on previous methods that rely on rogue enterprise developer certificates to install a malicious app. Apple offers enterprise certificates to allow businesses to […]
Apple releases iOS 9.3.1 In response to a bug in iOS 9.3, Apple has already released 9.3.1 that “fixes an issue that caused apps to be unresponsive after tapping on links in Safari and other apps,” according to Apple. Source: ZDNet Closing iPhone apps has no benefit Leaving one iOS app to run another sends […]