Apple

With iOS 11, Apple Leaves 32-bit Apps Behind for Good

One of the advantages of Microsoft Windows is its generally excellent approach to backwards compatibility. Thanks to a mixture of virtual machine support and native OS capabilities, you can generally run x86 apps from any era in a modern system. There are exceptions to this, but backwards compatibility works very …

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Hackers Can Unlock Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Using Fake Irises

For years, proponents of biometric authentication have advertised new and elaborate systems for ensuring that your computer knows it’s “really you” attempting to unlock it. For years, hackers have demonstrated that these biometric authentication systems are woefully inadequate in many situations. They also don’t protect you in certain legal ways …

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ExtremeTech picks: the best gaming gift cards

So you want to give a gift card to a gamer. How do you know which gift card is the best one to get for your giftee? Whether you’re considering a present well in advance or standing in Best Buy scratching your head, ExtremeTech is here to cut through the …

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Imagination Technologies’ share price collapses as Apple dumps company

Ever since Apple launched the original iPhone, it’s worked closely with Imagination Technologies. Even after Apple began building its own GPU architecture, it relied on Imagination for other building blocks of its total solution. Apple, however, appears to be bringing that relationship to an end, and Imagination Technologies’ stock has …

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Opinion: Apple just made its best iPhone even better

Last year, Apple launched the iPhone SE. It’s the company’s last remaining 4-inch device, and it uses the same chassis as the iPhone 5s, but packs iPhone 6s hardware into the form factor. The diminutive smartphone was reviewed extremely well, but for one aspect of its design: Its low-end model …

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