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Apple plans to restrict how apps implement internet voice call functionality, which currently could allow mobile software to collect data while running in the background. An upcoming change in iOS 13 that limits data collection practices using VoIP APIs will impact apps like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, forcing them to be redesigned, reports The Information. […]
Disney will offer a bundle package of its three streaming services Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month starting on November 12th. Disney previously hinted at a bundle for all three services, but CEO Bob Iger made it official during the company’s investors call today. At $12.99, the bundle is cheaper than or on […]
The 20-second trailer shows a video game mockup being played on a smartphone that features a small video game controller icon and a camera, before a second screen folds out to show a map with a route to the company’s IFA press conference. Finally the device closes, revealing what appears to be a third, smaller […]
Samsung continues to stay ahead of the pack by beginning production of the industry’s first 100-layer V-NAND aimed at enterprise SSDs. Samsung has started mass production on solid state drives (SDDs) that feature the company’s sixth-generation 256GB three-bit vertical NAND memory. This means the drives come with an industry first 100 layers of NAND cells, […]
Amazon’s home security division Ring is reportedly coaching police on how to get people to hand over their surveillance footage without a warrant, according to Motherboard. Over the past month, multiple reports have emerged about the partnerships between police departments across the US and the Amazon security company, which produces a range of app-controlled home […]
8chan has gone dark after web services company Voxility banned the site and also banned 8chan’s new host Epik, which had been leasing web space from it. Epik began working with 8chan today after web services giant Cloudflare cut off service, following the latest of at least three mass shootings linked to 8chan. But Stanford […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Apple Card would arrive in August on the company’s last earnings call, and here it is Apple’s new credit card, issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs, will begin a “preview rollout” today, and then become broadly available to all iPhone owners in the US later this month. Sign-up invites […]
Comcast’s Xfinity internet service is suffering nationwide outages in regions across the US, according to Down Detector, tweets from multiple users. Service is either completely dead or only working partially in major parts of the northwest, California, New York state, Illinois, Michigan, Texas and Florida, according to Down Detector. The first outages were reported around […]
CafePress had 23 million user records swiped reportedly back in February and this morning triggered a mass password reset, calling it a change in internal policy. Details of the security breach emerged when infosec researcher Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned service which lists websites known to have been hacked, allowing people to check if […]
SpaceX announced a new business strategy on Monday that indicates the company wants to adapt: It’s establishing a “rideshare program” for small satellites. Under the new initiative, SpaceX will dedicate “regularly scheduled” launches of its mighty Falcon 9 rocket to carrying large batches of smallsats, rather than focusing on one large, primary payload. SpaceX is […]
Google has vowed to use recycled materials in all products from its main hardware line by 2022. The pledge to sustainability will be enforced across its Made by Google range, which includes the likes of the Pixel smartphone, the Google Home speaker, and Pixelbook laptop. Starting in 2022, 100% of Made by Google products will […]
HTC has stopped selling phones through its UK website while a patent issue plays out. Its handsets are all listed as out of stock, including the Exodus 1 blockchain phone, though the company is still selling them in other nations. They’re also available through Amazon’s UK site. HTC has been involved in a long-running dispute […]
Spotify on Monday announced a partnership with AT&T in which select wireless subscribers and certain AT&T customers can get Spotify Premium for free as part of a new partnership between the streaming service and phone carrier. AT&T “Unlimited & More Premium” customers can choose a Spotify Premium subscription as their entertainment option that comes with […]
Google Assistant has long had the option to read your SMS messages aloud, but that hasn’t done much good if your conversations lived in third-party apps. That shouldn’t be an issue for long. Both Android Police and 91mobiles have noticed that Google is rolling out the option to read messages from non-Google apps like WhatsApp, […]
The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is offered in two sizes 40mm and 44mm diameters to complement its two styles lightweight aluminum with a fluoroelastomer band or premium stainless steel with a leather strap. That works out to a 1.2-inch, 360 x 360 resolution Super AMOLED display on 40mm models and a 1.4-inch, 360 x 360 […]