Researchers have found a vulnerability in iTunes for Windows that lets users escalate system privileges, and Windows users should update the app.iTunes on Windows has a security flawIn late 2022, the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) discovered a security vulnerability within the Windows version of the iTunes app. Exploiting it can lead to local privilege escalation to achieve system-level privileges. Read more...

New figures from the UK's television ratings service says while most other streaming services saw small declines, Apple TV+ had a slight growth in the country.In June 2022, the UK's Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) put the number of UK homes with access to streaming services at 19.57 million. Now the latest BARB figures show that overall streaming access has declined to 19.08 million homes.Surveying the change in streaming access between Q4 2022 and Q1 2023, BARB says that only Apple TV+ and UK-only NOW TV avoided a decline. Read more...

Apple developers have achieved unprecedented financial success through the App Store in its fifteen-year existence, surpassing a remarkable milestone of earning over one trillion in 2022.App Store developers generated $1.1 trillion in 2022The most recent research conducted by economists at Analysis Group provides valuable insights into the growth of Apple's App Store ecosystem. Moreover, the findings shed light on the evolution of this app marketplace over the years. Read more...

Over the last ten years, there has been a growing trend of Android users moving to iPhones, and it's not just because of iMessage.Here's why Android users switch to iPhoneA previous report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) in May found that Android users have been steadily switching to the iPhone in the past decade, and this rate has fluctuated between 10% and 15% in recent years, with a slight upward trend observed in the past few quarters. Read more...

Apple's iPad now commands half of the US tablet market, as it saw more than 20% growth in Q1 2023 year-over-year, while all other vendors declined.Apple's range of iPadsRecently, Canalys claimed that Apple more than doubled its iPad sales in China in Q1 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Now the same research firm reports that US iPad sales in the same period were dramatically better than for any other tablet. Read more...

Macworld It’s looking more and more like Apple’s next big thing won’t be something that fits in your pocket or a bag. Rather it could be another wearable device–specifically an Apple headset that provides augmented and virtual reality. This strongly rumored Apple VR headset has been dubbed “Reality Pro”, but nobody knows for sure what Apple will call the headset, or for that matter, what the Apple headset will do, but a combination of VR and AR looks likely to be offered. Analyst Ming Chi-Kuo said back in 2021 that Apple’s “goal is to replace the ‌iPhone‌ with AR in 10 years.” Here’s everything we know so far about Apple’s rumored mixed-reality headset which could arrive in 2023–perhaps as soon…