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Apple has included a key iOS security change with its latest iOS 17.3 beta for iPhone users aimed at keeping potential thieves from accessing pertinent personal data. When the new Stolen Device Protection feature is toggled on, it makes it to where the user has to use Face ID or Touch ID to gain access to critical...
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It didn’t take long for Apple to figure out a way to block a new Android app designed to circumvent its blue bubble of solitude, a move that promptly caught the ire of a US Senator. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts put the tech giant on blast via her X/Twitter account following the news of Apple blocking the...
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Apple iPhone users should check whether their phone harbors an unassuming keyboard app in Settings. There's a new third-party keyboard that's designed to collect everything they type and send that information to cybercriminals.
British cybersecurity company Certo Software just detailed how keyboard-based iPhone...
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As Android smartphone owners wait for Apple to implement RCS support to its iPhones, they can take advantage of an app called Beeper Mini that will get rid of the green bubbles when texting with an iPhone user. Beeper Mini: Chat With iPhones brings many of the features of iMessage to an Android phone, and without...
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A couple was sadly robbed and had their truck stolen in a pair of brazen thieves right outside their Washington D.C. apartment. While occurrences like this happen way too often, what's bizarre about this theft was in the midst of the robbing, the perpetrators took one look at the victim's Android phone and decided to...
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If you've acquired a new Apple product recently this shopping season, you'll want to pay special attention to the latest critical update that has been released. While the plethora of new iPhone, iPad, and Mac buyers are enjoying their brand new devices, a potential danger lurks underneath.
Apple has a new patch...
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Apple has announced the winners of its 2023 App Store Awards, with the winner of the iPhone App of the Year telling its competition to take a hike (somewhat literally). The 14 App Store Award winners were chosen from nearly 40 finalists that all delivered what Apple called “exceptional technical innovation, user...
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The Oakland Sherriff’s Office in Michigan is warning parents about the NameDrop feature of Apple’s iPhones. This feature is found on the smartphone maker’s latest iOS release, iOS 17. Apple says that “NameDrop allows users to easily share contact information by simply bringing their iPhones together, or by bringing an...
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Apple’s efforts to transition away from using modems made by Qualcomm Inc. are not going as well as the company had hoped. The smartphone giant no longer expects to be able to switch over to using its own in-house 5G modem by its initial projection of springtime of 2025. Apple is now hoping it can make the switch by...
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It appears as if Apple is ready to move on from the Dynamic Island display feature it introduced just last year with the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. According to Majin Bu, someone known for Apple rumors and leaks, Apple is internally testing a version of the upcoming iPhone 16 with a hole-punch cutout design...
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Google and Epic Games head to court this week in a battle over whether Google's digital payment processing system in its Play Store has been illegally increasing prices for consumers and developers. The epic battle begins with Google still embroiled in a US antitrust trial.
Last week, Google posted an open letter...
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A tiny device that's well known amongst the hacking community, known as the Flipper Zero, is wreaking havoc for some iPhone users. The device can be utilized for DoS (Denial of Service) attacks and spam all nearby iPhones.
Infosec user Jeroen Van der Ham noticed while on a train ride that his and other people's...
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Apple posted financial results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter (for the period ending September 30, 2023), with CEO Tim Cook boasting an all-time high in Services revenue and a quarterly high in iPhone sales. Along with its other product offerings, Apple generated a cool $89.5 billion for the quarter, resulting in...
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Despite consumers complaining that Apple devices are a pain in the neck to repair, Apple has announced that it will back a US right-to-repair bill. The bill is part of President Biden's attempt to promote competition and end "junk fees" and other actions that increase the price of products for customers.
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Google is ramping up its effort to publicly shame and pressure Apple into supporting the Rich Communications Service (RCS) messaging protocol on its iPhone devices. To help #GetTheMessage out, Google's Android channel on YouTube posted a video for a faux iPager device, comparing Apple's refusal to embrace RCS to using...
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As some iPhone owners await the arrival of their new and shiny iPhone 15, they will have the opportunity to take iOS 17 for a test drive ahead of receiving their new device starting later this week. Apple's iOS 17 brings new updates to things such as incoming calls, FaceTime, Messages, and AirDrop.
To the surprise...
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As Blackmagic Design announces its feature-rich Blackmagic Camera app, content creators who own an iPhone have another reason to celebrate. This new app allows creators access to professional features used for feature films, television, and documentaries right in their pockets.
Content creators are always looking...
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France is demanding Apple withdraw its iPhone 12 from the French market due to recent studies completed by the Agence nationale des fréquences (ANFR), showing the smartphone exceeds the specific absorption rate (SAR) the EU allows. The agency tested 141 mobile phones, including the iPhone 12.
On the same day Apple...
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Apple's efforts to develop 5G modem hardware for its iPhone devices is apparently taking longer than expected. That's great news for Qualcomm, though, which announced an agreement to continue supplying Snapdragon 5G modem-RF systems for future iPhone launches through at least 2026. Assuming Apple sticks to its current...
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Over the last couple of years, Apple has slowly walked the line on consumers' right to repair their own devices. It started out as a comically complex and expensive program with thousand-dollar deposits to get the company's blessed repair tools, but the company's current phone lineup is more repairable than it has been in a long time. What
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Smartphones have improved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years, but there's one thing lagging behind: batteries. Apple got in hot water a few years back when it throttled iPhone performance on devices with degrading batteries. Now, the Silicon Valley tech giant is preparing to pay up to the tune of $500 million...
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Apple is testing a small iPhone UI change that could have major implications on a user's muscle memory. The change is currently being tested in iOS beta 17 and moves the button utilized to hang up a call, along with other major changes.
One of the most simultaneously hated and beloved aspects of owning an iPhone is...
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