Microsoft patches major SQL Server flaw in March update

Microsoft has released fixes for 77 security vulnerabilities across its product portfolio in the March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, including a high-severity SQL Server flaw affecting multiple supported versions. It also disclosed that two of the newly published vulnerabilities were publicly known before patches became available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation so … Read more

iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID

Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone will come with an iPad-style interface that will allow users to view apps side-by-side, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman also reports that the outer display will be around the size of a small iPhone. The inner display will reportedly come with a wider aspect ratio, similar to … Read more

Appdome unveils Threat-Memory to track repeated attacks

Appdome has launched Threat-Memory, a feature that stores threat history inside protected iOS and Android apps and assigns a severity score that updates over time. The product targets mobile fraud and account takeover attempts that recur across multiple sessions or app installs. It records prior suspicious activity on the device and makes it available to … Read more

Apple smart home display rumors now point to a fall launch with iOS 27

The rumored “HomePod with a screen” we’ve heard so much about was reportedly lined up for launch in 2025, and then this spring, and now, according to the latest updates, it’s on the shelf until this fall. Leaker Kosutami posted as much on X last week, and today, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman followed up with … Read more

Charting the vibes in the 2025 Apple Report Card – Six Colors

I’m a Six Colors Subscriber who likes to draw pictures of data. As in previous years, Jason Snell kindly asked me if I wanted to try drawing some additional graphs based on the 2025 Report Card. In prior years, I’ve looked at the questionnaire data in ways that a social scientist might, mostly focusing on … Read more

Borrowing from Kotlin/Android to Architect Scalable iOS Apps in SwiftUI

Key Takeaways Good architecture is platform agnostic.The principles that make Android apps maintainable work equally well on iOS. Action-based ViewModels create a clear contract: routing all mutations through a single method gives you centralized logging, easier testing, and a documented “API” of what your ViewModel actually does. Explicit state eliminates impossible states … Read more

WHAT THE TECH? iPhone features | Local News

You probably use your iPhone every day. You text. You take photos. You scroll. You record video. But your phone has several built-in features that many people have never discovered. Hidden keyboard symbols If you have ever searched for a special character and couldn’t find it, the solution is usually simple. Press and hold certain … Read more

Apple Researchers Introduce Ferret-UI Lite, an On-Device AI Model for Seeing and Controlling UIs

Apple’s Ferret-UI Lite is a 3B-parameter model optimized for mobile and desktop screens, designed to interpret screen images, understand UI elements such as icons and text, and interact with apps by, e.g., reading messages, checking health data, and more. The study centers on building compact, on-device GUI agents capable of directly interacting with graphical user … Read more