According to a new blog post (opens in new tab) from Cybernews, the incredibly simple “123456,” “12345” and “password” are some of the most used passwords today. Although these passwords are easy to remember, using one of them can put your accounts as well as your sensitive data at risk online. The news outlet’s research team examined 56 million breached and leaked passwords from this year to find the weakest ones....
While it sounds like something only the kitchen of the future would have, it initially inspires as much curiosity as it does concern. After all, if a stovetop is invisible, what’s to stop you forgetting it’s there and accidentally switching it on or burning yourself? Here, we will break down exactly what an invisible stovetop is, as well as assess the benefits and any potential drawbacks. What is an invisible stovetop?...
Beta 6 for iOS 16 became available to developers yesterday (August 15), a week after iOS 16 beta 5 debuted. There was a 12-day gap between the beta 4 and beta 5 releases and an even longer wait between beta 3 and beta 4. Even more noteworthy: iOS 16 beta 6 is already available the public. Usually, there’s a longer wait between the release of a developer beta and a public one....
Fitness is iOS 16’s big newcomer, adding a built-in tool to your iPhone for tracking how much you move during a given day. An activity ring in the Fitness app charts your progress toward meeting your movement goals and lets you earn achievements when you do. You can even share your activity with friends and family, using their progress toward meeting activity goals to motivate you. This will sound very familiar to anyone who owns a wearable on our best Apple Watch list, who already enjoy this app on their smartwatches and can download a companion version of Fitness to their iPhones for a bigger-screen view of their activity and workouts....
In the premium Q&A section of his Power On newsletter, Gurman claimed that iOS will again be the focus of Apple’s WWDC 2022 event in June. He explained that “there should be major changes across the system” and “new ways of interacting”, although didn’t detail what this meant precisely. Gurman also mentioned “fresh Apple apps” in his answer, which has got our minds racing. Perhaps one of these will be the Apple Classical music app that has been rumoured as an orchestral-focused counterpart to Apple Music, and has been found lurking within the current iOS 15....
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro could finally come with an always-on display giving it a feature the best Android phones have been using for years. But the iPhone 14 is tipped to miss out. That’s according to regular and reliable Apple tipster and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who in his Power On newsletter (opens in new tab) mentions a snippet Apple fans will want to pay attention to. “I’m told iOS 16 builds in future support for an always-on lock screen, something Apple was originally planning for last year’s iPhone 13,” claims Gurman....
Another rumor once again tips the Pro models of the iPhone 14 to feature a 48MP camera when they arrive this fall. And that suggests that megapixel counts actually matter again. This tidbit of information about Apple’s iPhone 14 plans comes from Taiwanese analyst outfit TrendForce (opens in new tab), which has the iPhone 14 Pro slated to get a megapixel boost for its main rear camera. And TrendForce is just the latest to make this claim, as similar rumors date back to last April....
Korean news outlet The Elec (opens in new tab) reports that the iPhone 14 will use an older generation of OLED panels, leaving the latest OLEDs reserved solely for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Additionally, this report adds further confirmation that the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max will join Apple’s iPhone lineup in the fall. The article refers to both a 6.1- and 6.7-inch display for the base tier of the iPhone 14....
There’s never been a better time to consider the answer to that question. Both Apple and Google have released their fall flagship phones, joining Samsung’s Galaxy S22 family from earlier this year. We can stack the iPhone 14, Google Pixel 7 and Galaxy S22 side by side by side to compare and contrast their respective displays. For this particular display showdown, we’re considering the entry-level model for each phone — that’s the $799 iPhone 14, $799 Galaxy S22 and the $599 Pixel 7....
Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany (via Ars Technica (opens in new tab)) have claimed to be the first to investigate the security risks of low-power mode chips. The video (opens in new tab) below gives a brief outline of exactly what this means. These LPM abilities can be found in the Bluetooth, NFC and ultra-wideband chips in modern iPhones, and allow them to run for up to 24 hours after you switch off your iPhone or run out of battery (not to be confused with the iPhone’s power-saving mode, indicated by a yellow battery icon)....
That’s according to the official iPhone SE product page (opens in new tab) on Apple’s website, which indicates that the next available delivery date is estimated to fall on the 28th or the 29th of March at the earliest. When we tried entering different details at checkout, we found that it appears to be the case regardless of your zip code and the chosen configuration as well as the color of the phone....
But the best thing to happen to the iPhone in 2022 was an enhancement that just about everyone could enjoy, whether you bought one of the best iPhones joining Apple’s lineup or you held on to your current handset. The arrival of iOS 16 in the fall added the ability to customize your iPhone lock screen, including the addition of lock screen widgets. And that introduced an immediate change to how I interact with my iPhone....
If you’re in the market for a new smartphone, Verizon phone deals have been hot since the start of the holidays. And now Big Red is back with a killer deal that’s available today only. Currently at Verizon, buy a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro and you’ll get a free Pixel 6 (opens in new tab) of equal or lesser value for free. You’ll need to make your purchase via monthly installments and the phones must include an unlimited plan....
Leeds are at rock bottom right now, in terms of confidence if not quite league position. They’ve lost five league games in a row, conceding 18 and scoring just two. That cost manager Marcelo Bielsa his job, with American Jesse Marsch taking over for the 1-0 defeat against Leicester last weekend. That poor recent record has coincided with an improvement from Burnley, who could overtake them if they win their game in hand....
Manchester City and Liverpool have been dominating English football between them for the last five years, but now the two rivals find themselves in very different positions. City are in rude health, fresh off a 4-0 win over Southampton they remain the only undefeated side left in the division and are just a point behind leaders Arsenal. New signing Erling Haaland has redefined Premier League goal-scoring statistics with a record-breaking 15 goals in just nine games and midfielders like Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden have also been in fine form....
A well-known Android banking Trojan has developed a frightening new twist: It can factory-wipe your phone after it’s done cleaning out your bank account. The BRATA malware, or Brazil Remote Access Tool, was first spotted as spyware (opens in new tab) in Brazil in 2019. It has since spread through Latin America and jumped the Atlantic to attack Italian and Spanish bank customers. In a report posted yesterday (Jan. 24), fraud-fighting firm Cleafy (opens in new tab) said BRATA is now targeting the UK and Poland and may be setting its sights on China....
Given Lucid is very new on the scene, it hasn’t actually delivered very many cars. In fact, the automaker has confirmed that the recall affects every single one of 2022 Lucid Air delivered to customers so far. According to the recall notice posted with the NHTSA (opens in new tab), the issue is with unsecured wires that could cause the car’s displays to switch off. According to Lucid this is down to the possibility that the wires connected to the display weren’t secured properly during the assembly process....
The first shoe to be released, named ‘Blissfeel’, is said to have been based on scans of the feet of more than a million women, to give a better fit and feel on the run. The shoe is available in ten different colorways, in sizes ranging from a US 5 to a US 11 (including half sizes). ‘Blissfeel’ will cost $148, putting it at the more everyday range of the running shoe market, where performance shoes can cost upwards of $200, and will be available in stores and online from April 5, 2022....
We know this because we’re currently testing an XPS 13 Plus with an Alder Lake Intel Core i7 CPU that Dell sent us for review. That means we’ll be updating our Dell XPS 13 Plus hands-on review within the next week or so with a full evaluation of Dell’s thinner, lighter spin on an XPS 13, but some of our testing results were so intriguing that we couldn’t wait until the review to share them....
The choice is now more complicated thanks to the multiple models available in the lineup. There’s the MacBook Air M1 and the entry-level MacBook Pro M1, which were released in 2020 but still deliver excellent performance thanks to the M1 chip. There’s also 2021’s $1,999 MacBook Pro 14-inch, which offers M1 Pro/M1 Max chips that are more powerful than the M1 in the 13-inch MacBook Pro, a larger mini-LED display, more ports and a sharper 1080p webcam....
