Apple confirms unencrypted kernel intentional ↦

Featured articles from around the web. by Dan Moren TechCrunch has confirmed that Apple deliberately left iOS 10’s kernel unencrypted to help make it easier to spot security vulnerabilities and to speed up the OS: “The kernel cache doesn’t contain any user info, and by unencrypting it we’re able to optimize the operating system’s performance … Read more

The best uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Featured articles from around the web. A UPS is one of those unsexy things you don’t know you need until you need it. If you live in an area with spotty power or frequent weather-related outages (I live in an old apartment building that frequently has power outages for seemingly no reason), a UPS can … Read more

NASA launches Apple TV app

Featured articles from around the web. NASA PR: The agency released on Tuesday its popular NASA app for a new platform, the fourth-generation Apple TV. This version joins the app’s other versions available for iOS in iPhone and iPad versions, Android and Fire OS. The NASA app has been downloaded more than 17 million times … Read more

Early 2001: The iMac G3 goes psychedelic

Featured articles from around the web. At Macworld Tokyo 2001, Steve “Business Suit” Jobs showed off what would be the last two new iMac G3 designs: Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power. Like Sage and Ruby before them, Blue Dalmatian and Flower Power were used for just one generation of iMac: the Early 2001 models. According … Read more