Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone apps. In most cases you won’t even realize it. And they don’t need to ask for permission. You can assume that most apps are collecting data on you. Some even monetize your data without your knowledge. […]
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Xbox Live is coming to the Nintendo Switch and more
Microsoft is taking cross-play to a new level. The company plans to expand Xbox Live, its online game service, to the Switch, iOS and Android. It would all be made possible by a new software development kit being developed by Microsoft. Read more…M…
View More Xbox Live is coming to the Nintendo Switch and moreXbox Live is coming to the Nintendo Switch and more
Microsoft is taking cross-play to a new level. The company plans to expand Xbox Live, its online game service, to the Switch, iOS and Android. It would all be made possible by a new software development kit being developed by Microsoft. Read more…M…
View More Xbox Live is coming to the Nintendo Switch and moreiOS 12.2 beta includes new Animojis and fake 5G logo
Apple has released a new beta version of iOS 12.2 yesterday. While the final version isn’t available just yet, here’s what you should expect: new Animojis and a fake 5G logo if you’re an AT&T customer. If you have an iPhone X, XS, XS Max or XR, you’ll see new animals in the Animoji collection. […]
View More iOS 12.2 beta includes new Animojis and fake 5G logoCoda’s programmable document editor comes out of beta, launches iOS app
Coda, which is coming out of its limited beta today, wants to reinvent how you think about documents and spreadsheets. That’s about as tough a challenge as you can set yourself, given how ingrained tools like Word, Excel and their equivalents from the likes of Google, Zoho and others are. Coda’s secret weapon is that […]
View More Coda’s programmable document editor comes out of beta, launches iOS appWhatsApp adds support for Face ID/Touch ID biometric lock on iOS
WhatsApp users updating to the latest version of the messaging app on iOS will find a new setting lurking at the bottom of the ‘Privacy’ menu that adds support for Apple’s biometric authentication technologies. Under the new setting, called ‘Screen Lock’, users of WhatsApp on iOS can tap through to another menu to add an […]
View More WhatsApp adds support for Face ID/Touch ID biometric lock on iOSApple issues apology for major Group FaceTime bug, promises a fix next week
Apple’s apology tour continues.
The tech giant has issued an official statement apologizing for the major Group FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to hear a person’s audio before they even picked up the call.
In a statement sent to Mashable, Ap…
Apple fixes FaceTime eavesdrop bug, with software update incoming
Three days after Apple pulled its new Group FaceTime feature offline after users found they could eavesdrop on people before accepting a call, the company says it’s fixed the bug on its end. “We have fixed the Group FaceTime security bug on Apple’s servers and we will issue a software update to re-enable the feature […]
View More Apple fixes FaceTime eavesdrop bug, with software update incomingApple has blocked Google from running internal iOS apps after certificate misuse
Apple has blocked Google from distributing its internal-only iOS apps on its corporate network after a TechCrunch investigation found the search giant abusing the certificates. “We’re working with Apple to fix a temporary disruption to some of our corporate iOS apps, which we expect will be resolved soon,” said a Google spokesperson. A spokesperson for Apple […]
View More Apple has blocked Google from running internal iOS apps after certificate misuseApple’s FaceTime bug will be investigated by New York’s Attorney General
Earlier this week, a bug was found in FaceTime that could let others listen in to your Apple device’s microphone (or, in specific cases, view video from the camera) without you accepting the FaceTime call. Apple disabled the Group FaceTime feature that enabled this bug server-side, thus preventing its future misuse while they worked on […]
View More Apple’s FaceTime bug will be investigated by New York’s Attorney GeneralFortnite adds bluetooth controller support on iOS, Android
Link up any Bluetooth controller to your iOS or Android device and play the game without touching the screen. Read more…More about Android, Ios, Mashable Video, Upgrade, and Bluetooth Controller
View More Fortnite adds bluetooth controller support on iOS, AndroidApple bans Facebook ‘Research’ app, breaks the social network’s internal iOS apps
Facebook and Apple are butting heads again thanks to the social network’s shady “Research” app.
Apple has revoked the certificate that enables Facebook to distribute the app via Apple’s Enterprise Certificate Program, according to Recode. This effectively bans Facebook’s Research app, which was first uncovered by Techcrunch on Tuesday.
Facebook had said it would be removing the iOS app from its program, but it looks as if Apple beat them to it.
According to The Verge, Apple’s ban has also affected all of Facebook’s internal use and pre-release beta iOS applications for not only Facebook, but Instagram and WhatsApp as well. Read more…
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