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Ads are everywhere on Apple devices and it’s not a good look

[ad_1] Apple gets so much right about the user experience, often highly important aspects like user security. There are, however, still some things it gets comically wrong. You can complain about Siri, and you can complain about autocorrect, but for the Macalope’s money, there is nothing more antithetical to the Platonic ideal of the Apple […]

Apple releases fix for Siri Remote disconnection problem

[ad_1] Apple has rolled out tvOS 16.3.3, a software update for the Apple TV that includes a fix for a long-running problem with the Siri Remote. For several months, owners of the latest Apple TV 4K model have complained that their Siri Remotes regularly disconnect from the device without explanation, often while playing something. This […]

Two security flaws in the TPM 2.0 specs put cryptographic keys at risk

[ad_1] Facepalm: The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) secure crypto-processor became a topic for public debate in 2021 when Microsoft forced TPM 2.0 adoption as a minimum requirement for installing Windows 11. The dedicated hardware controller should provide “extra hard” security to data and cryptographic algorithms, but the official specifications are bugged. Security researchers recently discovered […]