It was a surprise to the Mac community when Apple hired security researcher Jonathan Zdziarski last month, and many wondered what might happen to his app Little Flocker. Now TechCrunch reports that the security utility for the Mac will have a new home… Little Flocker is described as a “utility for keeping your personal data safe from malware, trojans, back doors, misbehaving applications, and other threats” to your Mac. Now F-Secure, a 25-year-old cyber security firm, is adding Little Flocker to its portfolio....

Today’s best deals include the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro from $900, plus Beats Powerbeats Pro and Solo Pro, and a fresh batch of iPhone SE promotions. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at $900 Today only, Woot offers Apple’s 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro from $900. That’s down from the original $1,299 price tag and a match of the best we’ve tracked all-time....

Windows OS is the operating system that runs on the greatest laptop by Microsoft, named the Surface. This laptop is an immensely great device that is leading the competition now. Talking about most of the major apps inside this operating system, users know that system apps are preinstalled by Microsoft only. But as Windows can install these party apps, almost every user will be going for this option. Among the web browsers, Google’s Chrome is most probably the first choice of users....

Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman’s hit DIY series Making It is back for season 2, and now the cast has been revealed. The winner of season 1 was Khiem Nguyen. The premise of the show is to gather Makers from across the country, and give them a number of crafting competitions that will then be judged. Offerman and Poehler are both thrilled to be returning for a second season. “I’m so happy to be back in the barn for Season 2 of Making It with my pal Nick, where the Makers create masterpieces and everyone continues to aggressively like each other,” Poehler said....

Microsoft says it created the term to describe an emerging category of malware spawned by the growing (but volatile) market capitalization of digital assets, aka cryptocurrency, which peaked at almost $3 trillion in 2021. Cryware is a type of info-stealer malware that targets online passwords stored in a browser but also seeks to harvest private keys from internet-connected cryptocurrency ‘hot wallets’ stored on a device (versus cold wallets that hold cryptocurrencies offline)....

First of all, download DroidStats from Google Play Store which is available for free. When you launch it the first time, it asks to import the details from Android system. Tap on Continue and Import to begin the sync process. The application has four tabs: Overview, Call, SMS and Data. In the overview tab, it shows the details of free minutes, free SMS and free allocated data along with the usage details....

The Mandalorian and Stranger Things are among the nominees for the top TV publicity campaign of the year. Both are flagship programs for dueling streaming services Disney+ and Netflix, respectively and were two of the most anticipated TV shows of 2019. The Mandalorian is noteworthy for being the first live-action Star Wars television series, fleshing out the franchise’s rich mythology in fascinating ways the films can’t always accomplish. Stranger Things just ran its third season on Netflix, setting viewership records days after it premiered....

From 9to5toys.com: Bundlehunt offers any 10 out of a choice of 50 Mac Apps for a total price of $22 bucks. Even better, Bundlehunt gives you $22 to spend at $5.50 increments over the next year making the bundle somewhat ‘free’. There are a significant amount of notable apps from a wide variety of categories, many of them which retail above the $22 asking price alone, including: Swift Publisher Versatile desktop publishing app with many templates....

Think about all the COVID-related scams we’ve seen over the past few months alone. There have been tons of vaccine scams, stimulus check scams and even disinformation campaigns targeting people looking for vaccine information. This COVID vaccine scam is particularly nasty – here are the signs to watch for. That’s not even touching upon other recent non-pandemic cybercrimes that have been going around, and yet another one is luring in victims as we speak....

Earlier today, Google announced that it will start rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Nexus 7 (2012/2013) and the Nexus 10. Some lucky Nexus 7 (2013) owners have managed to get the OTA update on their device, and to the delight of fellow users, have managed to grab the OTA update download link as well. With the OTA update download link available, it becomes easy for tinkers and advance users to flash the update manually without unlocking the bootloader or voiding the warranty of the device....

But has some serious ambitions for Cardboard, creating an SDK for third-party apps promoting different versions of its build-it-yourself viewer. The newest Cardboard tool puts a virtual reality experience right inside of the Maps Android app. en you enter Street View, you’ll see a “look around” button on the lower-right area of the screen. Double-tap it the screen splits, with both sides tightly focused on what’s in front of you....

Here’s the announcement from AWS: US East (North Virginia) US East (Ohio) US West (Oregon) EU (Ireland) Asia-Pacific (Singapore) EC2 Mac instances enable customers to run on-demand macOS workloads in the AWS cloud for the first time, extending the flexibility, scalability, and cost benefits of AWS to all Apple developers. With EC2 Mac instances, developers creating apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Safari can provision and access macOS environments within minutes, dynamically scale capacity as needed, and benefit from AWS’s pay-as-you-go pricing....

They have no specifics, and are just going on rumors. However, they see the screen going down to where the button currently resides and offering a more permanent dock. We don’t think this is going to happen for a number of reasons, but it is certainly a creative thought. Assuming that the workspace remains of 960 × 640 pixels , Apple could increase the height of the screen to about 1,148 × 640 pixels (more or less, of course)....

Bloomberg is quoting a report from the major Chinese business paper 21st Century Business Herald that the iPhone 6 may not go on sale in China this year due to regulatory delays. Apple was unable to confirm a launch date in the country. Apple may have to wait until next year to get approval for new iPhones in China after failing to reach agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology this month, the 21st Century Business Herald reported today, citing an unidentified person close to Apple....

This was a good move by Microsoft as the company has made Windows 8.1 easier to use for traditional desktop users. However, some of you might like to use the Modern UI and would rather have Windows boot to the Start screen like it did before the update. If you’re one of those folks, here’s a look at how to make it boot the way it used to. Boot to Modern UI in Windows 8....

A man who spent $1.4 million on MMORPG Justice Online to build up their character is now suing their friend who sold the avatar for a paltry $552 at a later date using the title’s in-game marketplace, a sale that happened quickly thanks to the character’s real worth. Justice Online is a martial arts MMO that is based on the novel The Four Great Constables, and features over six classes that center around realistic combat representation and a world that is completely PvP....

Digitimes previously reported that manufacturers have already begun preparing for production of the iPhone 5 and iPad 3, which would be unveiled in September and reach customers as early as October. Now, adding more weight to these claims, Macotakara is reporting that an iPhone 4S variant along with a new iPad will arrive in the same timeframe. According to the rough translation, it appears sources have provided information on a possible iPhone 4S based on the current CDMA iPhone 4....

The latest version is the 11.18.3 update. Maps will factor such stops into your overall trip. Give you helpful details like local points of interest, eco-friendly routing, and Live View. Maps will also recalibrate your journey to factor any detours into the trip. This way, you don’t need to reenter your destination details and start the entire navigation event from scratch. You can do a general search for points of interest even if you’re not using the navigation....