Google If you’re a Google Home user, pay attention because Google just released several new features you’ll want to know about. The spring Home update gives you a better way to see your cameras, more customizable favorites, improved automations, and more. While some of the features are available now, some are only available if you opt […] More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The finder tag is equipped with a rechargeable battery, so you won’t have to throw away old button cells It features a bright LED for finding things in low light. The tag is on the pricier side. –> At Best Buy, the Pebblebee Clip Bluetooth tracker<!–> is on sale for $28, a […] More
Alexander Farnsworth/Getty Images Denmark’s Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage, has announced that the Danish government will start moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice. Why? It’s not because open-source is better, although I would argue that it is, but because Denmark wants to claim “digital sovereignty.” In the States, you probably haven’t heard that phrase, […] More
The big story with iOS 26 and all the other operating system updates announced at WWDC this year is the new Liquid Glass appearance. Inspired by the physicality of VisionOS, app icons, settings, and other various user interface elements now have a translucent, glass-like design.Also: What is Liquid Glass? Here’s everything we know about Apple’s major UI overhaul at WWDC”Experiences are more expressive and personal, from the Lock Screen and Home Screen, to new capabilities across Phone and Messages that help users focus on the connections that matter most,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering.With the optical quality of glass and the fluidity that Apple hardware can achieve, the new software design reacts to how you tap, swipe (with some interfaces minimizing or expanding), and even hold your phone. The colors of Liquid Glass react to the various colors on your screen.To accommodate the design change, popular app icons like Messages, Phone, and Camera have received visual updates. More generally, toolbars and tabs have been redesigned into rounded menus instead of the usual drop-down lists. This promotes a less intrusive and distracting experience when navigating the software.Lastly, building on the foundation of iOS 18’s icon themes, Liquid Glass introduces a transparent icon finish. More
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Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETWindows users who don’t always install the updates rolled out by Microsoft each month for Patch Tuesday will want to install the ones for June. That’s because the latest round of patches fixes a flaw that could allow an attacker to control your PC through bootkit malware.Designated as CVE-2025-3052, the Secure Boot bypass flaw is a serious one, according to Binarly security researcher Alex Matrosov, who discovered the vulnerability. In a Binarly blog post published Tuesday, he described the problem as a memory corruption issue that exploits Microsoft’s Secure Boot. Also: Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more”Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run unsigned code during the boot process, effectively bypassing Secure Boot and compromising the system’s chain of trust,” Matrosov said. “Because the attacker’s code executes before the operating system even loads, it opens the door for attackers to install bootkits and undermine OS-level security defenses.” Crafty and dangerous malwareBootkit malware is especially crafty and dangerous. By running before your PC boots up, it’s able to skirt past your usual security protection and evade detection. Plus, such malware can allow attackers to control your PC, infect it with additional malware, or even access your confidential information. The irony here is that Microsoft implemented Secure Boot on Windows PCs specifically to prevent malware from loading during the boot-up process. This security feature has been available on PCs that use Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware as a more modern replacement for the older BIOS firmware. Also: Apple, Google, and Microsoft offer free password managers – but should you use them?In this case, however, the flaw lets an attacker bypass Secure Boot by signing a vulnerable UEFI application with Microsoft’s third-party certificates, essentially giving it carte blanche to run. Though the flaw itself has not been exploited in the wild, the vulnerable application has been around since late 2022, and was uploaded to the VirusTotal security site, which is where Matrosov discovered it. More
Maria Diaz/ZDNETLast year, Apple announced a redesigned Photos app, touting it as “the biggest-ever redesign.” Over the past year, we’ve seen users complaining about the redesign and wanting to go back to iOS 17’s Photos app. Apple seems to have listened to all the feedback and fixed its Photos app with the new iOS 26 update.Also: Everything announced at Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote: Liquid Glass, MacOS Tahoe, and more”Many of you missed using tabs in the Photos app,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, in his keynote at WWDC 2025. “Photos now features separate tabs for Library and for Collections,” he added. With the new Photos app on iOS 26, Apple is keeping the best of both iOS 17 and iOS 18. More
<!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The OnePlus Pad 3 starts at $699 for the 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage configuration. It’s got a larger battery and display this year, as well as an updated Qualcomm chipset. The tablet is an OLED panel, a fingerprint scanner, and a floating keyboard case away from perfect. –> […] More
