Apple’s new crash reporting service comes with latest Xcode 6.3 beta
Apple has launched their new crash reporting service with the latest beta release of Xcode 6.3. The new service is designed to make it easier to find and fix crashes quickly. Apps submitted with debug symbols to both the TestFlight beta service and the App Store will have their crash log data aggregated into crash reports, according to Apple:
Apps that you’ve submitted with debug symbols to the App Store and to TestFlight will have their crash log data collected and aggregated into crash reports that will automatically download into Xcode. The enhanced Organizer window makes it easy to triage your crashes, jump directly to the offending code, and mark a crash as resolved.
Developers can find out more about Apple’s new crash reports service in Apple’s iOS Developer Library.
Got adware problems? Blame free software download sites
Mac adware is bad. Windows is worse. Who’s to blame? Free software download sites.
Weren’t we just talking about how to get rid of Mac adware? This is a real and malevolent threat on the Mac. We have it easy compared to our Windows using colleagues with horrors like Superfish.
InfoSec Taylor Swift on Twitter recently made me aware of a feature on How-To Geek that explains what’s going on with popular PC download sites like CNET Downloads.
As we’ve shown before, if you make the huge gigantic mistake of trusting CNET Downloads, you could already be infected with this type of adware. Two of the top ten downloads on CNET (KMPlayer and YTD) are bundling two different types of HTTPS-hijacking adware, and in our research we found that most other freeware sites are doing the same thing.
Reagan had the old Russian proverb right: Trust, but verify. Gatekeeper makes this much easier to deal with on the Mac by preventing you from running apps that don’t come from signed Apple developers. Advantage: Mac. If you want to stay even safer, just buy apps from the Mac App Store. If you’re not careful, it’s really easy to catch an adware injection from sites where you might not expect it.
Unless you do something stupid like pirate Mac apps, that is. In which case you deserves what happens to you, jerk.
Lenovo CTO issues open letter about Superfish; talks future security plans
Lenovo CTO Peter Hortensius has issued an open letter today concerning the Superfish software that the company pre-loaded onto some of its notebooks in the latter end of 2014. While a large portion of the letter is dedicated to steps the company has already taken to stop pre-loading the software and help customers remove it form their machines, Hortensius also details steps that the Lenovo is taking to address security issues and software vulnerabilities in the future.
BBM for iOS beta updated to v2.7.0.59 with custom PIN and no ad options
Previously we let you all know BlackBerry was testing custom PIN and no ad options for BBM but they weren’t fully enabled. Now, BlackBerry has pushed a new BBM for iOS beta that opens the doors to those options for some wide testing. As noted in the changes, vanity PIN’s, removable ads and a new avatar badging feature are now up for testing if you have an iOS device and are using BBM on it.
BBM beta for BlackBerry 10 updated with custom PIN and no ad options
In addition to the iOS beta rolling out, BBM for BlackBerry 10 is also getting a beta update, that brings both platforms in line with each other. With that being the case, the change log for the BlackBerry 10 release is almost identical so, BlackBerry 10 users will have the option to create a custom PIN, remove ads and have a special badge on their profile picture in BBM.
Kazam brings the Thunder with 2 new Windows Phones for MWC
European brand Kazam today announced its Mobile World Congress portfolio, which includes no less than 5 Windows devices. Making their debut at the show will be three tablets and two phones.
Kazam introduces 3 Windows 8.1 tablets ahead of Mobile World Congress
Kazam isn’t just announcing new Windows Phones today, it also has a trio of tablets to announce ahead of next weeks Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The L7, L8 and L10 are all Windows 8.1 tablets with the numbers referring to the sizes, 7-, 8-, and 10-inches respectively.
Sprint gets in on the ‘six appeal’ with Galaxy S6 teaser
Not to be outdone by AT&T and T-Mobile, Sprint has gotten in on the Galaxy S6 teasing action today, too. The carrier in yellow has published an email sign-up page featuring a side view of the device and the words “Six Appeal.”
Tweetbot for iPhone updated with support for viewing Twitter videos and GIFs
Popular Twitter app Tweetbot for iPhone has scored an update today, bringing it up to version 3.5.2. As far as new features are concerned, it’s a bit light, but users will gain support for playing Twitter-hosted videos and GIFs, along with the usual helping of bug fixes.
Here’s the full breakdown of what’s new and improved in version 3.5.2:
- Support for viewing Twitter videos
- Better support for Twitter GIFs
- Various bug fixes
Twitter videos were recently added to the micro-blogging service at the end of January, and enable users to upload videos directly to Twitter itself, rather than going through third-party services such as Instagram. While this most recent update to Tweetbot doesn’t allow uploading of videos, the ability to view them within the app is sure to be a welcome change.
If you want to grab the update, feel free to hit up that store link below to start trolling for videos.
- $4.99 – Download
How to use the Microsoft Band keyboard
The Microsoft Band received an update earlier today and one of the cool new features is the virtual keyboard. You can type your replies from your Band. While it sounds silly, it works really well. The keyboard uses Microsoft’s World Flow technology, which predicts commonly used words and phrases. Want to see it in action? Go watch our hands-on video.
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