Month: March 2019

Sony brings PS4 Remote Play to iPhone and iPads

Dan Uff March 7, 2019 0

Early Thursday, Sony announced that it has launched a free Remote Play app for iOS that allow PS4 owners to stream there games to an iPhone or iPad when a user cannot play on a TV.

But, there is a catch. A number of requirements are involved. The app demands iOS 12.1 or later, a PlayStation Network account, and the latest PS4 software. It will also only connect over a home Wi-Fi network, which is preferable anyway because the latency of a cellular connection might make action games difficult or impossible.

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Pixar posts a dream job for Apple-loving nerds

CompuScoop Staff March 6, 2019 0

Pixar is looking for a good Mac nerd to join its support team,” Bister Hein writes for Cult of Mac. “If you’ve ever dreamed of working for one of the most iconic animation companies in the world, but don’t have any actual animation skills, this might be your best chance.”

“Pixar says it is looking for someone to join its Mac Team as a Frontline Support Manager,” Hein writes. “If you’re hired you would help deploy and support hardware and software for macOS, iOS, and tvOS operating systems for all Pixar employees.”

As Apple Watch dominates market, Fitbit launches cheaper watch

CompuScoop Staff March 6, 2019 0

“Fitbit Inc launched its cheapest smartwatch on Wednesday to defend its position as the second-largest seller of smartwatches after Apple Inc.,” Stephen Nellis reports for Reuters.

“San Francisco-based Fitbit said the Versa Lite smartwatch will cost $160, down from $200 for the full version,” Nellis reports. “While still tracking workouts and heart rate, it will lack some features such as the ability to store music directly on the watch.”

“In 2018, Fitbit sold 5.5 million smartwatches, behind the biggest seller Apple Inc’s 22.5 million units, but just ahead of Samsung’s 5.3 million units, according to data firm Strategy Analytics,” Nellis reports. “But Samsung overtook Fitbit on a quarterly basis in the last three months of 2018.”

Hackers using iPhone prototypes to probe security and develop iOS Exploits

Dan Uff March 6, 2019 0

Web site Appleinsider is reporting that it has found out that hackers have somehow gotten a hold of iPhone prototypes and am using them to see what they can exploit and then develop ways to get around any security enhancements for future exploits.

Hackers are taking advantage of "dev-fused" iPhones, meant only for internal usage within Apple, to discover how systems and sensitive components in the smartphone function, with the publicly-unavailable variant now a highly prized tool for security researchers searching for vulnerabilities in the hardware and in iOS.

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