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Apple, Goldman Sachs working on Apple Pay 'buy now, pay later' service
Tying it in with Apple Pay opens it up to potential anti-trust problems as the competitors don’t have access to the low level Apple Pay features to offer a competing product.(Not commenting yea or nay on this — just pointing out the potential legal issues that may, wrongly or rightly , come from this)
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Critical Wi-Fi bug fixed in iOS 14.7 developer beta 5
If Android had the same problem it would probably be a huge coincidence. As iOS is probably predominantly ObjC code (at least in existing core functionality), there was probably some sort of code in there similar to this example codeFidonet127 said:Anyone know if Android was affected? As others have pointed out, the bigger issue is why wasn’t this prevented in the first place? My is malformed texts, etc still an issue?[ssidString appendString:@“some sort of format string %d %@“]
[NSString stringWithFormat:ssidString, someNumber, someObject]Ie, they built a format string using the SSID selected and then built another string using their new format string. The new string being some sort of data they needed with the SSID included. My example just used random format codes as an example. Without sanitizing the input SSID string in the first line, removing anything that might look like a fornat specifier , the second line would try and replace those format specifiers with the input that the code assumed was being used by Apple’s added format specifiers, but really were being used on the ones inside the SSID. This would throw an exception — if the types happened to line up then one about not enough input to format. If the types didn’t line up then maybe an exception about improper types or just a crash as data is misinterpreted.
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Users report some original HomePods 'bricking' with software version 14.6 update
I just checked my 2 HomePod OG and my mini and my Apple TV HD. All at 14.6 and all seem functional.For those who get a bricked device through an auto update from Apple (in the US). I’d read up on then UCC (universal commercial code) and see if you can’t find something to action in small claims court. Their update, which they make automatic by default, damaged your property. I am not a lawyer and I have not looked at the UCC recently, but have used the UCC as a basis for small claims against large tech companies in the past (and had them just settle). Most states base their state commercial codes on the UCC.
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GE rebrands smart home business as CYNC, HomeKit support coming soon
In terms of colored bulbs, I think Nanoleaf is the one to beat. With the latest firmware, mine have been excellent with Thread support with fast reaction. I also have a bunch of Hue colored bulbs and they are ok but the Nanoleaf are what I am buying in the future.
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Anker launches new Thunderbolt 4 dock with 12 total ports
Because of comments about the previous Anker, I just want to leave this: I have the previous generation Anker PowerExpand Elite 13-in-1 Thunderbolt dock. (They also make a non elite version which is not TB3 but USB-C only).
I needed something to drive an HDMI enabled 40" 4K TV as a monitor. I also wanted something with an output TB3 port and several 10gbs USB-C ports. It is hooked to a 2017 Intel powered iMac which also has an older Caldigit TB2 (using Apple TB2/TB3 adapter) dock and a Akitio Node Lite Thunderbolt PCIe expansion chassis. I had tried various ports (DP->HDMI etc) that I already had on the existing expansion docks/chassis to drive the 4K 40" over HDMI but nothing worked well (previously I WAS driving a 32" 4K monitor with a pure DP -- DP link) but the Anker has worked fine. I use a TB external storage and a USB-C external storage at the same time and also use the SD slot since the SD slot in the iMac has been flaky since forever. I've been using it since last October or so. I had another brand TB3 expansion dock that did not work well and was returned and the Anker took its place.
The Anker runs hot to the touch, which I guess is understandable with the small and dense size and the amount of stuff running off it. I am not using the charging 85W capacity as I have an iMac. I had been having intermittent troubles with the 40" 4K display not coming back after the display was blacked out by macOS (energy saving setting) and disappearing from the Mac (the monitors settings panel would not show it at all). Unplugging it and plugging it back in would sometimes work, but I often would have to turn the dock off for a while and then back on. It started happening more often recently and I contacted Anker. They had me make some tests (different HDMI cable, etc) and it still was a problem. So they forwarded me a replacement. However, on PRIME day I ordered a new HDMI cable as a backup since it was dirt cheap on lightning deal. When it came I swapped out the one I was using, and since then, I maybe had the problem once or twice, right after the swap (I may have not pushed the cable in all the way or something where the cable had an imperfect connection), and since then, about 1 week straight, it has been flawless. So I may be sending the replacement back to them untouched since my original once seemed to have a problem with the 2 cables I had tried and not the unit itself. I still have the replacement here while I continue the test. I may have bought the 2 "bad" cables at the same time and gotten subpar cables -- I've had them for a while and don't remember when I got them. But the Anker dock has actually been great since the new HDMI cable came. I have no complaints about the Anker TB3 dock of the previous generation and their support has been very responsive and accommodating.
It is interesting that they say this new Apex TB4 dock is not compatible with the M1 series. I wonder why they would make something that is not compatible. I don't know how well or how reliably this new one runs compared to the older model.
