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Apple is ready to allow other payment services, such as PayPal and Venmo, to use the NFC chip on its iPhone and Apple Watch devices if the EU finds this a sufficient measure to resolve the antitrust dispute. This was reported by Reuters. Last year, the European Commission accused Apple of violating EU antitrust laws, […]
Apple has patented an external modular flashlight for the Apple Watch, and it may appear in future versions of the smartwatch. Your trusty Apple Watch is just great, isn’t it? Not only does it have an incredible amount of health tracking capabilities such as ECG, blood oxygen, stress, and sleep monitoring, but it also has […]
Insider Mark Gurman says that Apple is going to introduce 6G support in its devices. The work is currently at an early stage, macrumors reports. For example, the company recently opened a vacancy for a software architect for modem systems. This specialist will have to coordinate the design and modeling of the 6G reference architecture. […]
Unknown governments are monitoring smartphone users on both Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS via push notifications. This was stated by US Senator Ron Wyden in a letter to the US Department of Justice, Reuters reports. Wyden claims that foreign officials are demanding data from Alphabet’s Google and Apple. Without elaborating, the senator described the way […]
Google and Apple have removed apps from their stores by Russian banks that have been sanctioned by the US and EU. This was reported by Mediasat, citing the Russian newspaper Vedomosti. Applications such as: “Pochta Bank; “Home Bank; “Russian Standard; “Absolute; “All-Russian Bank for Regional Development. These apps were also removed from the App Store, […]
Apple has recently introduced a new version of iOS 17.2 beta 4, which includes several important innovations for iPhone and iPad users. One of the key changes is the ability to change the default notification sound, which is a novelty for the iOS operating system. This feature allows users to customize the sound of notifications […]
Back in September, 9to5Mac reported that enthusiasts managed to hack several iPhones and iPads using a popular hacker’s “tamagotchi” device called Flipper Zero, but Apple has not yet attempted to fix the vulnerability in its gadgets. With the help of Flipper Zero, hackers can connect to an iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth to send a […]
Apple has been developing its own 5G modem for a long time to break an expensive deal with Qualcomm. Initially, this modem was expected to be released in 2024, but now the deadline has been postponed. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the company has encountered development problems, which has resulted in the modem’s release being […]
The social network X (formerly Twitter) and its owner Elon Musk have been caught up in a serious scandal this week. And the consequences were not long in coming: the largest companies are stopping advertising on the social network. Recently, one user wrote on the social network that Jewish communities support “dialectical hatred of whites.” […]
Apple has announced the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. This feature will be launched via a software update “later next year” and will simplify messaging between iPhone and Android users. Apple’s decision came under pressure from competitors such as Google and Samsung, as well as regulators. In a statement to 9to5Mac, […]