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Apple’s new ‘Tracked’ ad promotes iPhone privacy [with video]
Apple today released a new advertisement that promote the superior privacy features that iPhone users enjoy…
Apple’s legal battles set to heat up in the European Union
The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued a reminder that the tech giant’s legal battles across the…
Apple to migrate legacy iCloud Documents and Data to iCloud Drive
In May 2022, iCloud Documents and Data, Apple’s legacy document syncing service, will be discontinued and completely replaced by iCloud Drive
How to detect compromised passwords on your iPhone
Today is World Password Day, as good a day as any to check the various passwords you use. Your iPhone can detect compromised passwords …
Facebook encourages iOS users to allow themselves to be tracked so app stays ‘free of charge’
Facebook has added a notice within its iOS app encouraging users to allow themselves to be tracked because the information it collects…
Camo app lets you use your iPhone as a Mac webcam
Reincubate’s Camo app launched last summer to give users the ability to use modern iPhones as 1080p HD Mac webcams. Now…
Switching apps and using background app refresh on your iPhone and iPad
You can quickly switch apps from one app to another on your iPhone, iPad, oriPod touch. When you switch back, you can then pick up…
Discord blocks iOS users from joining and accessing NSFW servers due to App Store rules
Discord, the gaming-focused social networking app which lets users create public or private servers to chat via text, image, voice, and…
Sony plans to bring more PlayStation franchises to iPhone and iPad
Recent job advertisements indicate that Sony intends to adapt many PlayStation franchises to be playable on iPhone and iPad in the future…
Apple to pay $3.4 million over iPhone throttling in Chile
In the first such settlement in Latin America, Apple has agreed to pay Chilean consumers $3.4 million in a lawsuit over iPhone throttling …
Apple update will make users choose male or female Siri voice
Apple product users will be asked to choose their preferred voice, male or female, from four choices when they set up Siri in iOS and iPadOS…
Adobe launches Adobe Design Mobile Bundle with Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco, and more for 50% off
Adobe has launched a new iPad app bundle that debuts at 50% off. The Adobe Design Mobile Bundle is a collection of leading apps…
Apple updates iWork apps for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS
Apple today updated the company’s iWork apps — Pages, Numbers, and Keynote — for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. The iWork apps…
Hackers used 11 zero-day exploits, compromised websites to infiltrate iOS, Android, and Windows
In a highly sophisticated attack, a group of hackers leveraged a total of 11 zero-day vulnerabilities along withf compromised websites to…
Lawyers in Apple ‘iPhone throttling’ class action settlement land $81 million in fees
The $87.7 million by class counsel Cotchett and Kaplan Fox in a $310 million class action settlement over “iPhone throttling” with Apple…
Apple grateful for French watchdog decision to not suspend privacy feature
Apple on Wednesday welcomed a French competition authority decision (CNIL) to reject a request to suspend its iOS privacy feature…
Apple’s iOS app economy supports 330,000 UK jobs
Apple’s App Store now supports more than 330,000 jobs in the UK — an increase of more than 10 percent over the past year…
Jamf stock is a value play on Apple’s growing enterprise sales
Software developer Jamf recently reported on its 2020 fourth quarter earnings and some of its data showed Apple continues to pick up market…
How Apple will protect against AirTags being used for stalking
Reports have suggested that the AirTags will be attached to things so iPhone users can locate them, which raises concerns of stalking …
Apple hit with another lawsuit over alleged iPhone ‘planned obsolescence’
In another episode of the unending “Batterygate” saga, Apple is facing a new lawsui over “planned obsolescence” with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S…
Apple makes it easier to unlock your iPhone when wearing a mask
Not being able to unlock your iPhone with Face ID while wearing a mask can be pretty annoying, so Apple is making it easier to unlock your…
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ top U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps
YouTube, Tinder, and Disney+ topped U.S. consumer spending for iOS subscription apps in 2020. Worldwide consumer spending grew…
Apple Glasses with Smart Keyboard would create a ‘3D document editing system’ and GUI
A “3D document editing system” that would work with the widely-expected smart AR glasses (“Apple Glasses”) and a Smart Keyboard or iPad…
Court evidence shows FBI accessed Signal texts on locked iPhone
Court documents obtained by Forbes indicate the FBI has a way of accessing Signal texts even if they’re behind the lockscreen of an iPhone …
A cappella group sings classic iPhone ringtones
South Korean a cappella group Maytree has released a video of their vocal interpretations of iPhone classic ringtones …
Looming Apple privacy changes worry Snap despite revenue growth
On Thursday, Snap Inc., maker of the photo-messaging app Snapchat, warned that upcoming privacy changes by Apple could hurt Snap’s ad…
Google explores ‘less stringent’ knockoff of Apple’s anti-tracking privacy feature for Android
If there’s anything Google focuses almost as much as being an online advertising broker masquerading as a search engine, it’s copying Apple…
Apple CEO Tim Cook condemns Facebook’s privacy-trampling business model
Tim Cook discussed Apple’s commitment to privacy and basically condemned Facebook’s privacy-trampling business model…
Facebook preps antitrust lawsuit against Apple for allowing users to protect their privacy
Facebook is preparing to launch an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for alleged anticompetitive behavior, particularly regarding…
Most Google iOS apps still do not have Apple App Store privacy labels
Since December 8, Apple has been requiring developers submitting new apps and app updates to provide privacy labels…
Apple’s App Store had gross sales of at least $64 billion last year
Apple’s App Store grossed more than $64 billion in 2020 while other data shows consumer spending on the store hit $72.3 billion…
Google expects to update its iOS apps with Apple’s privacy labels as soon as this week
As of December 8th, Apple requires developers to publish privacy labels for their apps as they’e updated. Currently, the last time Google…
Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue of Google’s Play Store in 2020
Apple’s App Store has once again captured the bulk of the revenue generated between the two major platforms, iOS and the derivative Android…
Apple loses copyright lawsuit against Corellium
A U.S. federal judge Tuesday dismissed Apple’s copyright infringement lawsuit against cybersecurity startup Corellium …
Facebook – Apple fight stretches back more than a decade
Facebook launched an ad campaign last week blasting Apple for protecting iPhone users’ privacy. The latest battle is the culmination of…
EFF applauds Apple on privacy; blasts ‘laughable’ Facebook
Facebook has recently launched a campaign touting itself as the protector of small businesses. This is a laughable attempt from Facebook, EFF…
Apple reiterates commitment to users’ privacy in face of Facebook assault
Why is Facebook free? Because Facebook users are Facebook’s product. Facebook sells access to users’ data to advertisers. Apple wants…
Google Stadia is now available on Apple’s iPhone and iPad
A few weeks after announcing that support was on the way, Google’s cloud gaming Stadia service now supports the iPhone and iPad …
Facebook ads blast Apple for protecting iPhone users’ privacy
Facebook is running ads Wednesday that blast Apple for protecting iPhone users’ privacy. Facebook claims giving iPhone users more privacy …
Cydia, the app store for jailbreakers, hits Apple with antitrust lawsuit over App Store
Cydia, a once-popular app store for iPhone jailbreakers that launched in 2007 prior to Apple’s App Store, has filed a lawsuit vs. Apple …
Survey: 8 in 10 iPhone users want Touch ID to make a comeback (due to face masks)
According to a new survey, in the COVID-19 pandemic face mask era, 79% of iPhone users want Apple’s Touch ID to make a comeback…
