iPhone, Mac users vulnerable to WiFi hacking attack; Apple issues fix

Apple has issued "critical" security patches for iPhone, iPad and Mac users after reports emerged of a dangerous WiFi security threat.

USA Today reports iOS and MacOS devices are vulnerable to Broadpwn, where hackers could compromise users through a bug within Broadcom's Wi-Fi chipsets. Security researcher Nitay Artenstein of Exodus Intelligence exposed the flow, which allows hackers to "execute arbitrary code on the Wi-Fi chip" if within range.

In other words, Fortune says hackers could take over your device via WiFi chips embedded in the device's main processor.

The National Vulnerability Database, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, gave Broadpwn a severity score of 9.8 out of 10, or "critical."

Apple issued a fix over the weekend. iPhone, iPad and Mac computer users are urged to download the latest updates as soon as possible to protect their security.

For iPhones, iPads and other mobile devices, users should download the latest iOS update. Go to Settings, General and then Software Update to install iOS 10.3.3.

For Mac, users should click the Updates tab within the Mac App Store and install the macOS Sierra update to version 10.12.6.

Google had a similar vulnerability to Broadpwn and issued its own security patch for Android devoices earlier this month.If you ever lost or accidentally deleted data from your iOS device, you can use the professional Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery software to retrieve important data from iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch even without backup.

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Is Your iPhone Camera Not Focusing? Here’s How You Can Fix It!

Why Is Your iPhone Camera Not Focusing?

This issue was mostly reported in the iPhone models 6 Plus, 5 or 4s. The primary reason behind this issue is the new iOS update and loose lens position.

How Can You Fix This Issue?

Here’s how you can fix an iPhone camera that is not focusing.
Fix 1: Tap your iPhone
Using the palm of your hand, touch the iPhone’s top (rear camera lens end). This fix solved the issue for many iPhone users.
Fix 2: Push and grip the iPhone camera button
Keep holding the iPhone camera button until the camera focuses. Let go of the button when an image appears clear.
Fix 3: Take off the iPhone case
Sometimes, your iPhone case keeps the camera from focusing and makes images blurry. Taking it off while you’re using camera to shoot pictures and videos will solve this issue.
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Apple paid $2 billion cash to Nokia

After a patents row that escalated between Nokia and Apple in December last year and was settled in May, Nokia has received a $2 billion upfront cash payment from Cupertino-based tech company as part of the settlement terms.

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The new details of the settlement, which was first announced back in May without the disclosure of a financial amount or the new licensing terms, were spotted in Nokia’s second quarter earnings release by the blog Nokiamob.

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Talking about the settlement, Nokia said during its earnings report, “We got a substantial upfront cash payment of €1.7 billion from Apple, strengthening further our cash position.”

Elaborating the statement Nokia Said "Instead of a simple patent licensing agreement, we have agreed on a more extensive business collaboration with Apple, providing the potential for a meaningful uplift in our IP routing, optical networks, and digital health business units over time. Hence, the value of the agreement will be reflected partly as patent licensing net sales in Nokia Technologies, and partly as net sales in other Nokia business groups."

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The two companies filed lawsuits against each other last December after failing to reach an agreement on patent licensing payments. Nokia said it spent years trying to reach an agreement, while Apple said Nokia was asking for payments that were too high.If you ever lost or accidentally deleted data from your iOS device, you can use the professional Gihosoft iPhone Data Recovery software to retrieve important data from iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch even without backup.

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More than 30 patients were involved in the lawsuits covering technologies in Apple’s mobile devices going back as far as the iPhone 3GS. Apple had been paying licensing fees for Nokia’s patents but failed to reach a new agreement when the earlier contract expired.