Windows vulnerability enables remote PC access via iPhone video file

Apple iPhone owners who use Windows-based machines to view and edit video files are potentially at risk to remote hacking thanks to a vulnerability that exists in the way Microsoft's operating system handles HEVC files.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 5

Microsoft to adopt app store guiding principles for Windows, but not Xbox

In a thinly veiled shot at Apple's App Store, Microsoft has adopted 10 guiding principles that it will apply to its Microsoft Store on Windows 10.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 28

Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Go with $899 competitor to MacBook Air

Microsoft on Thursday introduced the Surface Laptop Go, a lighter-weight and less powerful iteration of the company's notebook lineup at a price that undercuts Apple's cheapest MacBook Air.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 20

Parallels Desktop 16 revamped to run Windows faster on macOS Big Sur

The developer says 25 person-years of work was needed to bring Parallels to Big Sur, but won't comment on whether it will support Windows on Apple Silicon.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 25

Windows 10X delayed, devices won't arrive until 2021

Microsoft's initiative to produce Windows 10X has reportedly hit some roadblocks, with a report claiming devices using it won't launch until 2021, with dual-screen devices arriving in 2022.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 32

Rumor: New Apple app for Windows launching soon

Apple is supposedly on the verge of launching a new first-party app for Microsoft's Windows 10, a move that could see the tech giant replace iTunes with standalone streaming apps.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 1

Apple releases beta of ProRes RAW for Windows 10

Apple is making it easier for video editors to work with footage encoded in ProRes RAW within their preferred workflow, by releasing beta software for Windows allowing Adobe video editing tools to use ProRes RAW files on PCs.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 2

Apple working on new media apps for Windows

A recent job listing reveals Apple is looking to grow its presence on Windows with new media-centric apps, potentially hinting at plans to expand beyond the company's current iTunes and iCloud offerings.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 13

How Apple's dramatic rise in computing flipped an OS myth

The history of personal computing is often told in terms of operating systems: the dramatic battle between IBM's DOS PC vs Apple's Macintosh; the emergence of fiefdoms of promising independents such as Amiga OS, NeXTSTEP and BeOS; and ultimately the crushing destruction of any PC OS competition under the homogenous, global and permanent rule of Microsoft's Windows platform. But these stories often resulted in inaccurate conclusions, because the OS platform wasn't the only important factor in picking winners and losers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 65

Apple's iTunes for Windows update closes off ransomware attack vector

Apple has patched an exploit in Bonjour, iTunes, and iCloud for Windows that was an open door for ransomware to attack systems.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 4

Duet Display update will allow Mac users to extend displays to Android tablets

Shortly before Apple releases its Sidecar feature in macOS Catalina to allow Mac screen mirroring and extension onto iPads, the makers Duet Display are soon to release a version that will allow users to use an Android tablet as a Mac display.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 5

How to watch today's new iPhone event live

Wherever you are, and whatever devices you've got with you, you'll be able to watch Apple unveil the new 2019 iPhones live. Here's how.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 13

New Spectre-style Intel chip flaw can leak user data, but only in Windows

PC users and those who are running Windows on a Mac may want to take a moment to update their operating systems, as a new flaw in Intel and ARM chips has been exposed.

Amber Neely 6 years ago 13

How to speed up working on your Mac by making windows snap into position

Get your Mac to rearrange all of those overlapping document windows you've got, and instead make it possible to see what you need, when you need it.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 13

Microsoft's Stranger Things campaign creates a fake legacy for Windows 1.0

Microsoft is running a retro-styled advertising campaign tied into the new third season of Netflix's "Stranger Things" TV series, which is set in 1985. It promotes fake nostalgia for a romanticized Windows launch that in reality was only scoffed at as underpowered, poorly-built vaporware at the time.

Daniel Eran Dilger 6 years ago 39

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