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Tag: AirDrop

Google launches unauthorized Pixel-to-iPhone file sharing via Apple’s AirDrop

Friday, November 21, 2025 12:01 pmMonday, November 24, 20255 Comments

Google, owned by Alphabet Inc., has announced that its newest Pixel phones can now send images and other files directly to iPhones…

Apple knew AirDrop users could be ID’ed and tracked as early as 2019, but did nothing – researchers

Friday, January 12, 2024 12:33 pmFriday, January 12, 20247 Comments

Researchers warned Apple as early as 2019 about vulnerabilities in AirDrop that Chinese authorities claim they recently used to track users…

China claims to have found way to identify AirDrop senders

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:05 pmTuesday, January 9, 20244 Comments

A Chinese state-backed institution claims to have devised a way to identify users who send messages via Apple’s popular AirDrop feature…

Some iOS 17 features won’t be available upon initial release

Friday, July 28, 2023 2:06 pmFriday, July 28, 20232 Comments

iOS 17 will be released in September with a variety of new features, including upgrades to Messages, major improvements to autocorrect…

China’s CCP censors take aim at Apple’s AirDrop

Thursday, June 8, 2023 2:36 pm4 Comments

China’s Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) proposed draft regulations that would include Apple’s AirDrop as well as derivatives in…

Apple limits AirDrop in China to aid CCP censorship, thwart protestors

Thursday, November 10, 2022 9:56 amThursday, November 10, 202213 Comments

Apple has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters opposed…

Cyber flasher’s AirDropped nudes nearly cancel Southwest Airlines flight

Thursday, September 1, 2022 10:16 am17 Comments

A Southwest Airlines pilot threatened to turn the plane around and involve security over a cyber flasher who was AirDropping nudes aboard…

Apple’s next-gen ‘iPhone 12’ may support 802.11ay Wi-Fi

Monday, February 24, 2020 4:27 pmMonday, February 24, 2020No Comments

Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 12” series may support a new Wi-Fi standard known as IEEE 802.11ay, the follow-up of IEEE 802.11ad, quadrupling…

Apple’s AirDrop and password sharing features can leak iPhone numbers

Friday, August 2, 2019 3:36 pm2 Comments

The information disclosed may not be a big deal in many settings, such as work places where everyone knows everyone anyway, but it may be creepier in public places…

Apple’s AWDL protocol plagued by flaws that enable tracking and man-in-the-middle attacks

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:26 amNo Comments

NAN, commonly known as Wi-Fi Aware, is a new standard supported by Android which draws on AWDL’s design and, thus, might be vulnerable to the similar attacks…

Flight evacuated after image of suicide vest AirDropped to Apple devices

Monday, July 22, 2019 4:50 pmMonday, July 22, 20195 Comments

A flight out of Newark was evacuated when someone sent an image of a suicide vest to multiple Apple devices…

Southwest Airlines passenger’s iPhone bombarded with nude photos, explicit videos via Apple AirDrop right before take off

Monday, June 17, 2019 10:37 am22 Comments

A woman on a Southwest Airlines flight says a stranger bombarded her with nude and explicit photos right before take off…

Apple debuts new ”iPhone Can Do What?’ features page

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 3:30 pmWednesday, March 6, 2019No Comments

Apple recently added a new features page to its website, which offers an in-depth look…

Apple AirDrop assaults on the rise as criminals ‘cyber flash’ strangers with lewd images

Thursday, December 6, 2018 5:35 pmThursday, December 6, 201822 Comments

Cyber-flashing is the act of sending lewd pictures to unsuspecting victims…

Texas woman stalked in a car chase, and her iPhone settings may be why

Monday, March 5, 2018 4:55 pmMonday, March 5, 201818 Comments

Last month a Texas woman was chased in a car by a complete stranger…

How to add an AirDrop folder to your Mac’s Dock

Friday, February 23, 2018 1:27 pmFriday, February 23, 20185 Comments

AirDrop is the fastest and easiest way to shuttle files and photos between iPhones and Macs…

How to prevent creeps from using Apple’s AirDrop to ‘cyber flash’

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 11:27 amTuesday, August 22, 201713 Comments

A creep on my flight kept trying to AirDrop photos of his anatomy to my laptop…

That video of an iPhone AirDropping images to a second plane at 35,000 feet was a hoax

Monday, August 7, 2017 9:25 amMonday, August 7, 201726 Comments

Singapore Airlines told IBTimes UK that the AirDrop stunt definitely didn’t happen…

Video: iPhone sends images to second plane at 35,000 feet via Apple’s AirDrop

Friday, August 4, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, August 4, 20178 Comments

Taking peer-to-peer direct wireless transfers to new heights, a new video…

How to share content with AirDrop on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Friday, March 3, 2017 12:55 pmTuesday, August 22, 201716 Comments

With Apple’s AirDrop, you can instantly share your photos, videos, locations, and more…

Hackers reveal method to use Apple Macs to steal iPhone photos

Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:58 pmThursday, July 28, 20167 Comments

Apple makes some of the most user-friendly products on the planet but that sometimes…

9 ways to share files between Macs

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 2:01 pmWednesday, April 6, 201610 Comments

If you have more than one Mac, you probably need to exchange files between the two computers from time to time…

Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 8:20 amWednesday, November 25, 20157 Comments

The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?

Everything you need to know about Apple AirDrop

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 5:29 pmWednesday, May 6, 201529 Comments

One of the best aspects of the ubiquity of technology in our lives is the ability to share…

Apple iBeacon finds its way into McDonald’s and sandwich sales increase

Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, December 18, 201416 Comments

Ever since iBeacon made its debut on the iPhone in 2013…

So, what’s going on with Apple’s iBeacon tech?

Monday, December 8, 2014 11:27 amMonday, December 8, 201412 Comments

Apple continues to disrupt consumer culture…

Maddening OS X Yosemite Wi-Fi issues could be caused by AirDrop

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 1:55 pmTuesday, December 2, 201417 Comments

I’ve narrowed down the issue to the use of Apple’s Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) that is used for AirDrop…

Using AirDrop to transfer files between your Mac and iPhone, iPad

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1:29 pmTuesday, October 28, 201410 Comments

AirDrop now works beautifully between a Mac and an iPhone, or a Mac and an iPad..

Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?

Monday, October 6, 2014 2:02 pmMonday, October 6, 201410 Comments

here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…

Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything

Friday, August 22, 2014 9:26 amFriday, August 22, 201413 Comments

Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…

Apple and the omnichannel: 9 industries already using Apple’s iBeacon

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:58 amTuesday, July 29, 20145 Comments

Apple’s quiet introduction of iBeacon is shaping up to be a foundational release…

Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor roll out Apple’s iBeacon tech across North America

Monday, July 28, 2014 10:57 amMonday, July 28, 20144 Comments

Apple’s iBeacon technology delivers targeted content and offers to consumers…

inMarket: iBeacon increases in-store app usage, retention, and brand engagement

Monday, June 16, 2014 3:27 pmMonday, June 16, 20144 Comments

The first public stats about iBeacon impact on the shopping experience

Google wants in on Apple Inc.’s iBeacon party

Monday, June 9, 2014 8:49 pmMonday, June 9, 201433 Comments

Over the past year, Apple’s iBeacon has gained a lot of media attention…

Apple expected fully unveil iBeacon plans at WWDC today

Monday, June 2, 2014 8:55 amMonday, June 2, 20141 Comment

Apple Inc.’s latest product to carry the ‘i’ prefix…

GE integrates iBeacon into new LED light fixtures, Walmart installing in stores worldwide

Thursday, May 29, 2014 1:02 pmThursday, May 29, 201432 Comments

Up until now most retailers have been deploying Apple’s iBeacon technology…

Walgreens and Walmart testing iBeacon, Motorola Solutions launches iBeacon marketing platform

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 5:33 pmWednesday, May 7, 201415 Comments

Walgreens-owned drugstore chain Duane Reade announced today…

Virgin Atlantic trials Apple iBeacon tech for iPhone users at London Heathrow Airport

Friday, May 2, 2014 5:30 pmFriday, May 2, 20147 Comments

Virgin Atlantic has chosen London Heathrow Airport to be the first airport in the world…

New York City bars to use Apple’s iBeacon for pub crawl promo

Monday, April 28, 2014 5:35 pmMonday, April 28, 201414 Comments

Companies continue to find new and interesting ways of implementing Apple’s iBeacon tech…

New sunglasses with iBeacon notify you when lost, act as beacons in retail

Monday, April 28, 2014 1:31 pmMonday, April 28, 20148 Comments

The first set of eye glasses with embedded iBeacon technology…

Privacy-sensitive Germans not biting into Apple’s iBeacon, yet

Friday, April 11, 2014 2:01 pmFriday, April 11, 201411 Comments

Since revelations that the U.S. spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone…

Not For Commerce: As Apple declines support, more retailers drop NFC

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:31 pmMonday, March 2, 201513 Comments

Apple’s refusal to support NFC on the iPhone…

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