The Dutch antitrust regulator fined Apple €5 million (US$5.65 million) on Monday, Reuters reported. It’s said the company had failed to comply with its order that dating apps providers in the Netherlands should be able to use alternative payment met…
Lees meerThere's a new decentralized messenger app on the market called xx messenger. Developed by cryptographic pioneer David Chaum, it claims to be resistant against quantum decryption. "The question is when, not if, quantum computers will enable governmen…
Lees meerOwners of the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max can join the iPhone Macro Challenge. Share your best macro photos on Instagram and Twitter with hashtags #ShotoniPhone and #iPhonemacrochallenge. Submissions will be accepted beginning at 6:01 a.m. …
Lees meerSigmund Judge of Screen Times joins Charlotte Henry to discuss his passion for the Apple TV box, forthcoming TV+ content, and where Jon Hamm might end up.
Lees meerGoogle Topics will track your browsing and divvy it up into 300 categories for advertising. It replaces Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC). When you hit upon a site that supports the Topics API for ad purposes, the browser will share three topics …
Lees meerA growing number of developers are unhappy with Apple right now over a server issue causing iCloud unreliability. The issue is so bad that apps implementing iCloud support aren’t able to sync properly. The problem’s been around since November 2021, …
Lees meerThe IndexedDB leak that allows Safari 15 to leak your Google ID to third parties will soon be fixed. Last week, Apple distributed Release Candidates of macOS Monterey 12.2 and iOS 15.3 to developers. The Safari data leak is one of the security issue…
Lees meerAn app update for Tweetbot (6.9) is out and adds new widgets and other features. From the release notes: Added a Tweet Stats widget. Added a Followers Count widget. Added a Timeline Image widget. Added an option to share profiles. Added an option to…
Lees meerOn this, day, January 24, in 1984, Steve Jobs launched the first Mac. It was shown to company shareholders at their annual meeting. Steve Jobs Unveils First Mac January 24, 1984 As History Computer noted in its great profile of the first Mac: It …
Lees meeriCloud sync is breaking and developers don't know why. People behind apps such as Tapbots, Cheatsheet, and Streaks vent on Twitter. So far, they say, Apple hasn't publicly acknowledged the issue. iCloud Sync is Breaking Craig Grannell writes about…
Lees meerSarah Perez writes about a new app called Pestle that helps with cooking over FaceTime. It makes use of SharePlay released with iOS 15.1. The result is a well-built recipe app that provides a better experience for the end user, and one which tries t…
Lees meerWorried about crypto taxes? Coinbase has created a tax center on its platform to help. Customers will see all of their taxable activity in one place to determine if they owe taxes, and how much. If they’ve taken more advanced steps like sending or r…
Lees meer[Update 24 January:] Procedures in UK Apple stores began to change over the weekend, as The Mac Observer reported they would. The company's website says that customers can walk in (see picture below). It does also add that masks are required, which …
Lees meerMichael Rankin, an instructor at LinkedIn, wrote a tip last year about finding the word count in TextEdit on the Mac. It's a helpful feature that isn't in an obvious area like it is in Pages. I stumbled upon the tip this weekend after trying to figu…
Lees meerCharlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss changes to the rules around visiting UK Apple Stores and the new “new” head of PR.
Lees meerThe Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) warns in an open letter to Congress about unintended consequences of the Open App Markets Act. ITIF bills itself as a think tank for science and technology policy. Side Effects of the Open…
Lees meerJetPack discovered a backdoor found within AccessPress themes and plugins. Every theme and most plugins contain this malware, but only if downloaded directly from the company's website. Downloads and installation within the WordPress.org directory a…
Lees meerThe second half of season two of Central Park will debut on March 4 on Apple TV+. Three new episodes of the NAACP Image Award-nominated animated show will be released on that day, it was announced Friday. The remaining five new episodes will be rele…
Lees meerJoin the Plaid lawsuit if you've ever used Coinbase, Venmo, Robinhood, or dozens of other apps. Plaid, a middleman connecting bank accounts to other fintech services, says it’s been used by tens of millions in North America. According to the settlem…
Lees meerThere have been plenty of Apple TV+ - both for the service as a whole and trailers for individual shows and movies. Most have been rather serious, seemingly a bid for both the industry and views to take the offering seriously. Well, the tone has cha…
Lees meerEach week, Dave and John come together to solve your problems and answer your questions. This week, that includes lots of great Quick Tips, troubleshooting tools, and ways of ensuring you keep your Mac, iPhone, and other Apple devices as trouble-fre…
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