Amaya Toman This week, the company released Apple new Invitations app, and it also came out with its first update. In addition to this topic, today's summary will talk about, for example, removing malicious apps from App Store and how the iPad is doing in the tablet market.
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Invitations are coming Apple
Company Apple last week introduced a new application called Invitations AppleThis application is intended for planning events such as birthday parties, graduations or even vacations, and allows users to create, share and manage digital invitations for various events.
Users can add event details, select a background, or generate images using AI on compatible devices. The app integrates with native Maps, provides daily weather forecasts, and allows you to add multimedia content via Apple Music and photo albums. Invitations can be shared with friends who can get all the informationmaceo event, RSVP, and add it to your calendar. This includes Android users who can access invitations through the web version of the app at iCloud. Com.
The app is available for iPhone users with iOS 18 and newer.
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How are iPads doing in the tablet market?
Apple continues to maintain its dominant position in the tablet market, reaching a 2024% global share in the fourth quarter of 42,3. According to latest news from Canalys Apple It shipped approximately 16,9 million iPads during this period, up from 14,8 million units in Q4 2023.
The closest competitor Applu remains Samsung, which shipped 7 million tablets in the same period, giving it a 17,8% market share. Other market players were Lenovo, Huawei and Xiaomi, which took third, fourth and fifth place.
For the whole year 2024 Apple shipped approximately 57 million iPads, representing 38,6% of the total market share. Compared to Samsungem, which shipped only 2024 million tablets in 27,8, is Apple maintained a significant lead, shipping more than twice as many devices as its largest competitor.
To success AppThe new models that the company introduced in 2024 also contributed. The iPad Pro line added a powerful M4 chip, iPad mini was updated to the A17 Pro chip and the iPad Air received the M2 chip. These innovations strengthened the attractiveness of the products Apple and helped the company consolidate its leading position in the market.
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Apple rids App Store applications with malware
Company Apple recently removed from App Store several applications containing new malware called SparkCat. InformacThis threat was published by the security firm Kaspersky, after which Apple promptly removed the affected apps from the store.
The infected apps included ComeCome, WeTink, and AnyGPT. A total of 11 apps were removed, but when checked Apple found that 89 other apps contained the same malicious code. These apps had previously been rejected or removed for policy violations Appregarding fraudulent behavior. Once Apple identifies an app as fraudulent, automatically terminating the account of the developer who uploaded it to the store.
According to Kaspersky's analysis, these applications used a malicious OCR (optical character recognition) framework designed to extract sensitive information.macfrom images and screenshots saved on iPhoneThe attackers' primary target was crypto wallet passphrases, which allowed them to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, the malware could also seek out other sensitive data, such as passwords.
Apple By default, it blocks apps from accessing a user's photos unless they explicitly grant them permission. If a user allowed apps to access their photo library, the malware was able to search images and search for keywords predefined by the attackers.
