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      Your Meta Quest 3 is getting a free Windows PC upgrade – and it could change how you work

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      Kerry Wan/ZDNETIf you’ve been itching for a mixed-reality version of Windows, your time is here. At its 2024 Ignite event this week, Microsoft announced it’s bringing “full capabilities of Windows 11” to mixed reality headsets, starting with the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Also: The end of ChromeOS is a new dawn for cheap Android laptopsThis feature allows you to access your local Windows PC or Windows 365 Cloud PC from a Quest headset. It only takes a few seconds to connect, Microsoft says, and get a private, high-quality, multiple-monitor workstation with huge screens. This doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to run Windows on your Quest, but you will be able to stream your PC or virtual cloud PC to your headset. Watch Microsoft’s short video about the new feature below. [embedded content]The ability to take a computer screen to a VR headset was previously one of the biggest differences between Meta’s headset and Apple’s Vision Pro. At Meta Connect 2024, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that all you need to do to connect your Quest headsets to Windows 11 PCs is “just look at the keyboard.” He didn’t elaborate on whether we would see Vision Pro-style gesture controls.Also: Amazon just launched a huge Echo Show 21 and a brand new Echo Show 15Casting is already available to a degree in the Meta Horizon Workroom app, with Meta’s Air Link, or through a third-party app, but now you don’t need any new software or apps. More

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      Update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now to patch these serious zero-day security flaws

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      Maria Diaz/ZDNETApple has rushed out emergency patches for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac that squash a couple of serious security bugs. The two zero-day vulnerabilities may have already compromised Intel-based Macs in the wild, but the updates are designed for iPhones and iPads as well.Three new support documents describe the bugs: one for iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1, another for MacOS Sequoia 15.1.1, and a third for Safari.Also: I replaced my M1 MacBook Pro with a base model M4 – and it blew my $3,000 laptop awayThe update for iOS and iPadOS is aimed at the Phone XS and later, the 13-inch iPad Pro, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd generation and later, the 11-inch iPad Pro 1st generation and later, the iPad Air 3rd generation and later, the iPad 7th generation and later, and the iPad mini 5th generation and later. The update for MacOS is designed for any computer compatible with MacOS Sequoia.Labeled CVE-2024-44308 and titled JavaScriptCore, the first flaw is defined as: “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.” This means that a malicious website designed to exploit the vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of your device. In resolving the issue, Apple said only that it was addressed with improved checks.Known as CVE-2024-44309 and titled WebKit, the second flaw is defined as “processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.” This one means that an attacker who injects malicious scripts into an otherwise safe website could compromise or steal sensitive data. The fix here, according to Apple, was to resolve a cookie management issue. More