One Day Remaining: Even the US Government Doesn’t Like QuickTime
We made it to the weekend, but Apple QuickTime is going through Mondays. Only if you are running software on Windows that is no longer updated despite new security vulnerabilities.
- Since Apple quietly ended support for QuickTime for Windows and no longer updates the player, the Department of Homeland Security advised users to remove the software . Security researchers at Trend Micro recently discovered two potentially damaging vulnerabilities that led to this recommendation. Luckily, I received all the recommendations for my applications from DHS. [Reuters]
- Apple is also ending iTunes Allowances , which allow parents to donate a certain amount of money per month to their child’s account. They recommend that you use Family Sharing or Gift Cards. (Of course, unused perks will not go away, but they will stop replenishing.) [Fortune]
- There’s another Apple crunch in this news test: there are now live streams on the Apple TV . They’re tied to existing subscriptions, so it’s not just free TV, but for the time being, CBS, ESPN and Disney XD are participating. [Rumors Mac]
- If you use Sprint and live in New York, you’re in luck: the carrier has turned on their LTE Plus service , which they say offers download speeds of 100 Mbps. The service is available in 191 markets. [The Verge]
- If you are on Windows and use TweetDeck, today is the day of the apocalypse of TweetDeck desktop applications . The Windows app no longer works and you need to go to the web version. It is essentially identical, but lives in the web browser. Which annoys me because when I click on the link it opens on top of the TweetDeck and not in a new window. It looks like I need a life hack from this situation.