Jan 17, 2022

Apple pays tribute to MLK

There are only two days of the year when Apple removes products from the front page of its website: the day Steve Jobs died and Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Apple again today marked the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader with a homepage takeover.

“Today and every day, we honor his life and legacy of service,” reads today’s full-page tribute to King.

It’s a rare and heartfelt tribute.

– Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple website pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Apple dedicated its website to Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to mark the holiday that commemorates the late civil rights activist’s birthday. The Apple homepage features a large photo of King, as well as a quote from his 1967 speech at a Philadelphia high school.

Safari bug leaks your browsing activity and Google account details

The newly discovered vulnerability stems from Apple’s implementation of IndexedDB, a storage API widely supported by most modern browsers. And the problem affects users on Mac as well as iPhone and iPad. Here’s what you need to know.

UK plans dramatic ‘publicity attack’ against encryption

The country apparently hopes to sway public opinion before taking further steps to crack down on the security feature.

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Submit your best shots for 2022 iPhone Photography Awards

You have from now until the end of March to enter your most amazing iPhone or iPad photographs to compete in the 15th annual iPhone Photography Awards.

Furby-loving animator trades 3-monitor PC gaming rig for cozy Mac station [Setups]

Gamer and 3D animator Jazinity said she’d been a Windows user for most of her life before M1 Macs caught her eye. Then she made a nearly wholesale switch, going from a tri-display PC gaming station to a “cozy but productive” M1 MacBook Air situation.

Tweet o' the day

Tim Cook

@tim_cook

Dr. King could paint a powerful vision in dark times, reminding us that we could “hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.” May his words continue to inspire us to bind up our nation’s wounds and protect the civil rights of all who call it home. #MLKDay https://t.co/VVhOnWfc25

9:37 AM - 17 Jan 2022

One more thing ...

“The only way to move forward is to move forward together. I recall something Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said 50 years ago: ‘If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.’ This advice is timeless, and a reminder that we only do great work and improve the world by moving forward.” – Tim Cook

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