The UK Government has dropped controversial plans for a ‘porn blocker’ law, BBC News reported. It was going to introduce stringent age verification checks intended to stop under-18s viewing porn online. It said the policy, which was initially set to…
Lees meerThe European Union Commission has been going after big tech recently, and now it is looking into antitrust concerns about Apple Pay.
Lees meerAnother day, another lawsuit against Apple. The latest class action lawsuit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accused Apple of a variety of offenses, including iPhone throttling, AppleInsider reported. Amon…
Lees meermacOS 10.15 Catalina is available for download, and, as usual, Dr. Mac warns not to install it just yet.
Lees meerFoursquare CEO Jeff Glueck called on Congress to regulate the use of consumer location data in an op-ed published by The New York Times. He further said such regulation should include three principles: 1.) Location data requests in apps be tied to a…
Lees meerApple and NBCU have come to an agreement to extend the company’s exclusive right to sell ads for Apple in Apple News.
Lees meerThe company said the service would be down from 6:00 AM PDT on October 20th, for “up to 8 hours.”
Lees meerSo far, Apple has added features like new emojis, being able to opt-in to human reviews of Siri interactions, more camera controls, and more.
Lees meerWe have a deal on a pair of TREBLAB Z2 Bluetooth 5.0 Noise-Cancelling Headphones. This is an updated version of the TREBLAB Z2 headphones, with an all-black design and support for Bluetooth 5, as well as the active noise cancellation.
Lees meerBryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont to discuss breaking up “big tech” companies, and Apple as a media company.
Lees meerJust as the show celebrates its premiere, Apple has commissioned a second series of For All Mankind on Apple TV+.
Lees meerAI technology is improving at an amazing rate. However, video is still a significant challenge. Wired reported on a development that may improve things, whilst also using less processing power. A group from MIT and IBM developed an algorithm capable…
Lees meerElizabeth Warren announced Tuesday that she is not going to accept any more big campaign donations from execs at big tech firms. The contender to be the Democratic-presidential nominee said all contributions over $200 will be rejected, Fast Company …
Lees meerApple’s much speculated upon self-driving car might have a radar system hidden within the bodywork. That’s according to a patent granted Tuesday and uncovered by AppleInsider. In Apple’s design, it suggests the use of antennas to transmit a radar be…
Lees meerEarlier this month the developer Blix sued Apple, claiming that Sign in With Apple copies technology used in its Blue Mail application.
Lees meerApple held a star-studded premiere for forthcoming Apple TV+ show For All Mankind in California on Tuesday night.
Lees meerSome readers have sent John reports of macOS Catalina install problems. Scary stuff.
Lees meerThe spot stars John Kransinski using first generation Siri to get answers and find things, and it was posted by Sam Henri Gold.
Lees meerApple’s Beats By Dre announced Solo Pro on Tuesday, the company’s first on-ear, noise-canceling headphones. They also include support for “Hey Siri,” Apple’s voice assistant. According to the company, Solo Pro offers an “exceptional frequency respon…
Lees meerSometimes the best thing you can do is to not overthink a solution… and sometimes it happens anyway! Join your two favorite geeks to learn about Catalina tweaks, AirPods tips, iOS scanners, and more. Plus, listen as John and Dave troubleshoot a netw…
Lees meerApple updated AirPort Utility to version 1.3.6 on Tuesday, the first update to the software in a year. The patch notes specify little or nothing, but it’s a safe bet it was updated to better work with iOS 13 (which was updated to iOS 13.1.3 Tuesday,…
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