Can I change or reset my Apple ID? How to do I set up a new Apple ID? And is it possible to delete my Apple ID permanently? You can’t get far in the world of Apple products and services without an Apple ID. Happily, it’s …
New MacBook Pro 2016 review: Hands on with Apple’s new high-end laptop Welcome to our hands-on MacBook Pro 2016 athbhreithniú. If you’d like to read about last year’s models, read our 15in MacBook Pro (2.5GHz, 2015) review, 15in MacBook Pro (2.2GHz, 2015) review and 13in MacBook …
Since February 2015, there have been various reports that Apple is working on a car that will “give Tesla a run for its money” after Business Insider spoke to an Apple employee with knowledge of the subject. This coupled with sightings of cars registered to …
Office for Mac 2016 first launched as part of Office 365 in July of 2015, but Mac users wanting to buy a copy outright, rather than subscribe, had to wait for Microsoft to launch the boxed version. That finally happened in September, when those Mac users …
iPhone 7 review: An attractive smartphone… unless you’ve got an iPhone 6s Welcome to our iPhone 7 athbhreithniú. If you’d rather read about the bigger version, check out our iPhone 7 Plus review. Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 on 7 Meán Fómhair, alongside the bigger iPhone 7 …
NoNotifications is an Ubuntu indicator for temporarily suppressing NotifyOSD (which is used by Unity) notifications. This can be useful for presentations, when working, and so on, to prevent unwanted notifications. The indicator was completely rewritten recently, bringing some new features. With the new version, there’s an …
It looks like Livestreamer is no longer maintained, so a fork, called Streamlink, was created recently. There are no Ubuntu packages for the new fork, so I uploaded Streamlink to the main WebUpd8 PPA. The PPA uses the Livestreamer Debian packaging, renamed for Streamlink, so the …
SafeEyes is an application that tries to protect your eyes from eye strain (asthenopia) by reminding you to take breaks while you’re working long hours at the computer. It was created as a free and open source Linux alternative for EyeLeo, a Windows-only app. SafeEyes is …
WMail is a free, open source desktop client for Gmail and Google Inbox, available for Linux, Windows, and Mac. The application is a wrapper for Gmail / Google Inbox with unlimited account support, on top of which it adds features such as native desktop notifications (notification …
Prime Indicator is an AppIndicator for laptops with Nvidia Optimus, allowing users to quickly switch between Intel and Nvidia graphics. The original Prime Indicator hasn’t been updated since February, 2015. André Brait forked the indicator (while also using code from the Linux Mint version), improving it …
SpaceView is an Ubuntu indicator which displays the file system usage, created as a response to an AskUbuntu question. The AppIndicator displays a list of devices in its menu, and clicking on any of them sets it as default, displaying its free space directly on the …
Yahoo retired its old Messenger protocol in favor of a new one, breaking compatibility with third-party applications, such as Pidgin, Empathy, and so on. Eion Robb, the SkypeWeb and Hangouts developer, has created a replacement Yahoo prpl plugin, called FunYahoo++, that works with the new Yahoo …
Neural networks could create encryption that becomes stronger as you hack it A Google AI system learned how to build its own encryption key, and to make it stronger after being attacked. Google’s deep learning unit, Brain, built two neural networks, ‘Alice’ and ‘Bob’, to …
Social network’s about-turn comes after censoring Vietnam photo Facebook has pledged to not ban images that are newsworthy, even if they break the social network’s community standards. In a blog post, Joel Kaplan, VP of global public policy, and Justin Osofsky, VP of global operations, …
If cyber criminals threaten to take down a bank’s systems, the coins can be used to pay them off Banks and other financial institutions are apparently hoarding Bitcoins, just in case they fall victim to cyber criminals, which could have a detrimental affect on their …
Adobe say the update will patch a significant vulnerability affecting Windows users Adobe has warned its customers to update Flash player software immediately, following the discovery of a ‘critical’ flaw that has already been exploited by malware. The emergency security update released yesterday aims to …
The CoreGraphics bug allowed hackers to take over Apple devices just by showing a picture Apple’s latest update fixes a bug that lets hackers take over iPhones, iPads and Macs after showing a picture to users. The bug, called CoreGraphics, and was disclosed yesterday by …
The processor has been developed to offer greater power and stability Intel has announced its latest range of Atom Processors, designed specifically to bring IoT devices to life and power automotive experiences. The Intel Atom Processor E3900 Series uses 14-nanometer silicon technology to ensure it …
IoT-powered malware may have caused Twitter, Spotify & Reddit outage Mirai, the botnet malware that was made open source at the beginning of this month, was allegedly behind the DDoS attack that took out Twitter, Github and Spotify, among others, on Friday. The attack, which …
The vulnerability applies to Haswell chips installed in Linux, Windows, Android and iOS Researchers from the universities of Binghamton and California claim to have found that Intel Haswell microprocessors running on Linux, Windows, Android and Apple’s iOS and MacOS have a vulnerability that could leave …
