Apple ranked number one in smartphone sales for 2020
This marks the first time since 2016 that the iOS devices reached the number one spot in worldwide smartphone sales.
Worldwide smartphone sales declined 5% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest Gartner smartphone sales report. But thanks to a relatively strong fourth quarter sa...
Google apps on iOS haven’t been updated in months
Google has not released any updates for the vast majority of its apps on Apple's mobile operating system in months. Presumably, Google disagrees with the App Store's new privacy terms.
The last updates for most of Google's apps on iOS were released before 8 December. This is a remarkably long ti...
Microsoft launches password app for Chrome, iOS and Android
Microsoft has made it possible to synchronise passwords stored in Edge with non-Windows devices. To do this, it has released a Chrome extension and added more features to the Authenticator app for mobile devices.
Like any modern browser, Microsoft Edge has the ability to store passwords. These p...
Apple to implement privacy controls on apps “this spring.”
Apple has announced that the company will activate its App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS early this spring. The feature will show a pop-up giving users a choice to share their data for advertising purposes.
The new feature was announced late last year. Apple wants advertisers who collect ...
‘Facebook wants to sue Apple for unfair App Store’
Facebook is said to be preparing a lawsuit against Apple for engaging in unfair business practices in the App Store. Apple would also have closed down their mobile operating system too much.
The Information writes that Facebook wants to sue Apple for several reasons. For instance, Facebook compl...
Apple patches actively exploited vulnerabilities in iOS 14.4 update
Apple has released the latest version of iOS and iPadOS. Version 14.4 brings some minor improvements and patches a number of security holes that may have already been actively exploited.
The remedied security holes are described on an Apple support page. Two vulnerabilities are in the WebKit eng...
Apple’s Silicon M1 Macs can now run Ubuntu Linux
Users of Apple Silicon Macs running the Apple M1 chip, like the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, Macbook Air, and Mac mini, will now be able to boot into and natively run Linux, for the first time. The Linux iteration available here is Ubuntu, with Corellium credited with developing the port.
It...
Apple loses iOS copyright infringement lawsuit
The tech giant lost their lawsuit against a small company that built a virtualized version of iOS for security testing purposes.
This week a Florida judge threw out a charge of copyright infringement filed by Apple against small startup Corellium. Corellium was co-founded in 2017 by husband and...
Facebook criticizes Apple over data privacy changes in iOS 14
Facebook posted full-page ads in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Washington Post, blasting Apple for its upcoming iOS 14 operating system. The ads carried the headline, “We’re standing up to Apple for small businesses everywhere.”
The criticism is against Apple’s decisio...
New iOS version adds support for RAW photography
Apple has released iOS 14.3, iPadOS 144.3 and WatchOS 7.2. The update brings some small new features, mainly in the fields of photography and fitness.
The most important new feature is the ability to take photos in Apple's new ProRAW format. This offers more possibilities to edit photos with pho...
iPhones hackable through WiFi due to severe vulnerability
A security researcher has managed to build an exploit for iPhones that works via their WiFi connections. This does not require any action on the part of the victim, and the victim won't realise that someone was trying to get into his phone.
The researcher Ian Beer explained the possibilities of ...
App Store commission delayed for some apps
Apps in which virtual meetings or lessons can be held are not yet required to make payments through the Apple App Store. The deadline was not until December but has been postponed until June.
Apple announced the postponement via a message on its website. This specifically concerns the participat...