Apple embraces text messaging successor RCS for iMessage
Apple will soon implement the RCS standard in its iPhones, after all. This should make sending text messages via iMessage between iPhones and devices based on other platforms, such as Android, more conform and easier.
Apple plans to eventually implement the Rich Communications Standard Universal... Read more
1Password set to roll out passkey support next month
The popular password management app will allow users to save passkeys and synchronize them across devices and platforms.
Starting from June 6th this year, anyone with a 1Password account will be able to use it to save and manage their passkeys, according to The Verge.
A passkey is a biometr... Read more
OneDrive delivers a safer and faster sign-up experience for iOS
Instead of using a password, the latest update enables the users to use a password sent by a text message to sign up for an account within the OneDrive app for iOS.
Microsoft is launching a new user sign-up experience for OneDrive, especially iOS. After an updated version of 13.13.2, OneDrive wi... Read more
Android malware tricks users into subscribing to costly SMS services
"Grifthorse" has already victimized 10 million people worldwide.
Security researchers have found a massive malware operation that has infected more than 10 million Android smartphones across more than 70 countries since at least November 2020 and is making millions of dollars for its operators o... Read more
GitHub is transitioning users to 2FA
GitHub users are urged by the platform to enable two-factor authentication, as it seeks to change how accounts are protected from attacks.
GitHub’s Mike Hanley posted a blog this week saying that beginning August 13, GitHub stopped accepting account passwords when authenticating Git operations... Read more
Google and Samsung are working on new message app for Android devices
Google and Samsung are working together on a new message app for Android devices. Although few details are known about the partnership and the app, it seems that the two companies want to compete together with the immensely popular WhatsApp.
The new messaging app from Google and Samsung has to offer... Read more