On Tuesday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm Oligo revealed what they’re calling AirBorne, a collection of vulnerabilities affecting AirPlay, Apple’s proprietary radio-based protocol for local wireless communication. Bugs in Apple’s AirPlay software development kit (SDK) for third-party devices would allow hackers to hijack gadgets like speakers, receivers, set-top boxes, or smart TVs if they’re on the same Wi-Fi network as the hacker’s machine. Another set of AirBorne vulnerabilities would have allowed hackers to exploit AirPlay-enabled Apple devices too, Apple told Oligo, though these bugs have been patched in updates over the last several months, and Apple tells WIRED that those bugs could have only been exploited when users changed default AirPlay settings.
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The AirPlay SDK flaws in home media devices [...] may present a more practical vulnerability for hackers seeking to hide on a network, whether to install ransomware or carry out stealthy espionage, all while hiding on devices that are often forgotten by both consumers and corporate or government network defenders. “The amount of devices that were vulnerable to these issues, that's what alarms me,” says Oligo researcher Uri Katz. “When was the last time you updated your speaker?”
Apple’s App Store review yet again let at least one unofficial mobile port of a hot new game slip through – this time, for Blue Prince. But shortly after we published this article, the port that we found disappeared from the App Store.
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Apple has previously allowed copycats of games like Wordle and Palworld to appear on the App Store.
This seems like the sort of thing that could be fixed through automation. Scammers want users to find these games, so they can make a quick buck. As a result, the name of the game is often identical to what you’d find on the Steam, Xbox, or PlayStation stores. It strikes me that a combination of automated searching for the top games on each store, combined with an analysis of how quickly a game is moving up the charts would catch a lot of this sort of thing, flagging it for reviewers who could take a closer look.
On iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, the Voice Memos app includes a recording feature that lets you record a second audio layer – like vocals, narration, or an extra instrument – over an existing memo, all without needing headphones. Keep reading to learn how it's done.
“With Aperture gone, I spent some time trying out alternative apps like Lightroom and Capture One but they’re too focused on photo editing. There wasn’t anything else that put metadata on the forefront like Aperture did. Really, there’s a lot of great photo editing apps out there, but there’s nothing that lets you glue them together with a comfortable workflow,” Sarwat Khan from Brushed Pixel Software tells PetaPixel.
“So we made Musebox to substitute for Aperture. That means that when it comes to managing a library of photos, its closest competitor is Lightroom. But unlike Lightroom, it has a native Mac user interface, one that some passionate photo enthusiasts will find very comfortable.”
Adobe has released Lightroom Classic 14.3, featuring a new landscape selection tool. The AI-powered Select Landscape automatically selects and creates individual masks for various landscape elements, including mountains, water, natural ground, artificial ground, architecture, and more.
The Elgato Stream Deck sits on the desk of your favorite Twitch and YouTube streamers, just off camera. It's there, trust me. I know, because using its customizable LCD buttons is one of the easiest ways to launch and manage apps without disrupting what you're doing. In other words, what makes the Stream Deck useful for streamers also makes it a powerful productivity tool.
Taiwan's Pegatron, an important supplier to Apple and Dell, said on Monday that President Donald Trump's tariffs were confusing U.S. customers and risked leading to shortages of consumer electronics in the United States.
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"Within two months, shelves in the United States ... might resemble those in third-world countries, where people visit department stores and markets only to find empty shelves, all because everyone is waiting and seeing," Tung said.
I look around my house, and I think all my devices that can do AirPlay are all bearing an Apple logo that are still receiving regular OS updates from mothership?
Technically, can a Mac or an iPhone scan all the AirPlay devices on the same network, and warn me whether there are any unpatched AirPlay devices?
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