Other tech companies – including Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Spotify, Squarespace and Twitter – have joined Apple in taking action against hate groups in the wake of the Charlottesville tragedy. Apple responded by blocking Apple Pay on the websites belonging to white supremacists and other hate groups, and by a company-wide email announcing $2M+ donations to groups opposing Nazis. Other companies are taking a range of actions … Billboard reports that Spotify has removed racist bands from its service after a post identifying 27 of them....

While Apple yesterday warned Chinese customers that their data would be migrated to local servers managed by a government-owned company from the end of February, TechCrunch reports that some U.S. customers are also being caught up in the migration. Apple’s terms & conditions for the transition provide an explanation for the apparent anomaly, while a support document offers a solution … Why it matters If you’ve received the email warning that your data will be migrated, it’s something you’ll want to address....

Puppy Linux is one of the tiniest Linux distros. It loads into RAM and runs from it making it faster than most Linux distributions. Puppy Linux 8.0 “Bionicpup” came out yesterday with a couple of new features and latest software. As the codename ‘Bionicpup” suggests, this release is based on Ubuntu 18.04.​Here is what’s new in the new release –woodenshoe-wis rox filer.rox now has copy and paste!compton compositor set up as default....

Over the last week, we’ve gained a very clear picture of what to expect from the 2021 MacBook Pro update: a slight redesign, more IO ports, the end of the Touch Bar, and the return of MagSafe. Essentially, Apple is undoing the changes it introduced with the 2016 MacBook Pro, an update that proved to be controversial for multiple reasons. With the Apple Silicon transition moving along swiftly and rumors of updates across the entire Mac lineup, it’s a good time to be a Mac fan....

From 9to5Toys: Parallels just launched its Black Friday bundle and in it offers 7 Mac apps free when you upgrade or buy Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac starting at $49/$79. In addition to Parallels Desktop 12, the go-to virtual machine software for running Windows, Android and other operating systems on your Mac, you’ll get a few popular Mac apps for free including the 1Password password manager. If you’re a new MacBook Pro user specifically, 1Password is a must-have app to take advantage of the machine’s built-in Touch ID fingerprint sensor for passwords, and otherwise it’s a handy tool that all Mac users should have installed across all machines....

The original plan for April Ludgate and Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation was meant to be much different than what fans witnessed throughout the NBC series. The pair, played by Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt, grew into one of the primary couples in the show, which lasted from 2009 until 2015. Here’s how the duo’s chemistry made the show’s creators rethink their futures. April was introduced as an intern at the Parks Department of Pawnee....

A few days ago, security researchers at Palo Alto Networks had uncovered a new cyber espionage campaign linked to Iran that targeted several organizations in the Middle East. Threat actors hit numerous organizations in the energy, government, and technology industries, all the victims are located or have an interest in Saudi Arabia. The hacking campaign was dubbed Magic Hound, and according to the analysts, it dates back at least mid-2016....

A patent application describes how the Apple Watch and iPhone could work together to detect medical emergencies like a heart attack, and automatically call 911. While the patent wording doesn’t specifically name either the Apple Watch or iPhone, the meaning of one electronic device cooperating with another one seems pretty clear. Apple says that the setup could detect a range of emergencies, and take appropriate action depending on the severity – ranging from sending an email to a family member at the low end to calling 911 in the most urgent of cases …...

During an analysis, it can be really useful to know some common instructions with which malware, and more specifically shellcodes, achieve their goals. As we can imagine, these sets of common instructions could be used first to locate and later to analyze and/or to identify general threats: embedded or injected code. In this article, we’ll focus on the identification and analysis of Metasploit and some custom shellcodes on the basis of parameters and information coming from brief research and personal experience....

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman has dismissed the person-to-person Apple Pay service coming to iOS 11 later this year. He said that it would struggle to compete against PayPal’s own Venmo app … Schulman made the comments in an interview with the Telegraph. He also claimed that Apple is at a disadvantage as it is not a payment processor itself, having to work with other companies. Schulman’s remarks of course fall into the ‘he would say that, wouldn’t he’ category....

Well, we all live in a digital world and one of the digital world’s so-called fastest growing technology is smartphones, right? We can’t even imagine more than half a day without it. They are more than smartphones, who can even replace sometimes computers in their performance and work. Even though, data matters a lot in all these devices. We save our contacts, photos, and even videos in these. But let me ask you a fine question, what if you lost it?...

Photoful, an app for taking, editing, and sharing photos and albums, has been updated with full support for the new features in iOS 7. The app has undergone a complete redesign and features a new icon, but the changes go well beyond the appearance. One of the biggest features in the new version is iPad support. Photoful is now a universal that runs natively on all of Apple’s mobile devices. The update also includes several new sharing options, such as Dropbox, Tumblr photosets, and AirDrop....

One of the more popular utility apps for the Mac has always been BetterTouchTool. The utility gained popularity for bringing a variety of new options and power to the Mac’s trackpad and keyboard, and we’ve highlighted it several times in the past. Now, BetterTouchTool is adding supporting the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar. We’ve already seen a handful of utilities for using the Touch Bar in ways Apple didn’t intend. Some useful, some not so much....

It caters for businesses of all sizes – from small businesses to agencies and freelancers, to franchisors and multi-locational brands. You can use it to schedule and share posts with all the major social networks, including importantly for such a visual app, Instagram, and Pinterest. You can set a posting schedule for different types of posts. PromoRepublic suggests a suitable posting schedule for each of your social networks, but you can easily modify this to however you want your posting to go....

Those who’ve bought a lot of movies from the iTunes Store got a pleasant surprise during last week’s keynote. Any movies which iTunes makes available in 4K will be available at that resolution to existing HD purchasers at no extra cost … But MacRumors noticed an important piece of small-print in an Apple support document. 4K movies are only available for streaming. If you’re watching on the new Apple TV 4K, the difference will be academic to anyone whose broadband speed is fast enough to cope....

What is Configuration Management? Configuration management is the process of maintaining software and computer systems (for example servers, storage, networks) in a known, desired and consistent state. It also allows access to an accurate historical record of system state for project management and audit purposes. System Administrators mostly perform repetitive tasks like installing servers, configuring those servers, etc. These professionals can automate this task, by writing scripts. However, it is a difficult job when they are working on a massive infrastructure....

In this Python tutorial, you will learn: Python count Python List count() Example 1: List Count Example 2: Find the count of elements (Duplicates) in a givenlist Python List count() The count() is a built-in function in Python. It will return you the count of a given element in the list. Syntax: Parameters: element: The element you want to find the count. ReturnValue: The count() method will return an integer value, i....

In this tutorial, we will guide you on installing the stock ROM flash file on Oppo F7 CPH1821. The device came out of the box with Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by MediaTek MT6771. If you are looking to fix your device’s common issues like boot loop, remove pattern lock, bypass FRP lock, repair IMEI, or extract DA (download agent) file, then this guide is for you. To install the firmware flash file on Oppo F7 CPH1821, you need to download the software called SP Flash tool (also known as Smartphone flash tool)....

The 2019 Oscars are almost here, but what time does the ceremony start and how can cinephiles watch it? After all the campaigning, nominating, and debating, the only thing left to do is hand out the awards. Many people will be ecstatic to bid this awards season goodbye, as it generated one bad headline after another. In an attempt to revamp the broadcast and make it more appealing for general audiences, the Academy tried to introduce a number of changes to the show, but ultimately backtracked on all of them due to intense backlash from various corners of the film industry....

Parallels, the company behind the popular virtual machine software, has today released the latest iteration of its popular Mac app. Parallels 11 ($79.99 retail, $49.99 upgrade) is available now with many of the features that were accidentally leaked by the company last month. Top features are of course support for both Windows 10 including Cortana and OS X El Capitan, as well as a variety of enhancements that improve the virtualization experience…...