Stories by Nehal Malik
Google Project Zero Researcher to Join Apple to Improve iOS Security
According to a Reddit thread and his Twitter feed, well-known security researcher and vulnerability sleuth Brandon Azad (previously of Google's Project Zero), will soon be joining the Apple Security team. https://twitter.com/_bazad/status/1312116414816239617 Project Zero is a band of security researchers at Google working to find, study, and disclose security vulnerabilities in both the hardware and the software used by the public...
Apple Exec Explains Inner Workings of the iPad’s Handwriting Recognition
As reported by Popular Mechanics, iPads running on iPadOS 14 can very accurately recognize anything you write or draw by hand using an Apple Pencil, and convert it into typed text using Scribble. Apple executive Craig Federighi shared more details about the feature with the publication. The recently released iPadOS 14 makes use of machine...
Windows XP Source Code Leak Reveals Unreleased Mac-Like Theme
According to The Verge's Tom Warren, Microsoft created a Windows XP theme back in 2000 that, by the looks of it, was based on Apple's Aqua interface for the Mac. A recent leak of Windows XP's source code made some of the early work Microsoft did public, and this included some themes that were never publicly...
Apple Acquires Russo Brothers’ Film ‘Cherry’ Starring Tom Holland
According to Deadline, Apple Original Films has just purchased the worldwide rights to the Russo brothers-directed drama film 'Cherry', starring fan-favourite Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo, in what is said to be a deal worth $40 million USD or so. Apple has, for long, made its intentions to compete for awards in film and television with...
Xbox Remote Play Coming Soon to iOS Says Microsoft
Gone are the days of using intricate hacks to play Xbox games on your iPhone or iPad - Microsoft is bringing you an official solution. According to Engadget, mere days after releasing the remote play feature to Android users, Microsoft confirms the feature is currently being tested on iOS devices. In the latest beta of...
