Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei says he takes inspiration from Apple, saying his company won’t share user information with others (via CNBC). Huawei’s Privacy Mr. Zhengfei says that users control their data, not his company: Data is owned by our…
Lees meerIn an interview, Bill Gates talked about Steve Jobs, saying he was a master at “casting spells” to keep Apple from dying. Kind of odd to see a businessman like him use language like “casting spells” but I guess that’s analogies for you. While it’s r…
Lees meerApple is testing biometric login for iCloud.com. If you’re a beta tester for iOS 13, iPadOS, or macOS Catalina, you can go to beta.icloud.com and login with Face ID/Touch ID. Web Login So far, iPhone and iPad users haven’t been able to access iCloud…
Lees meerHuawei’s presence in the UK 5G network has long been controversial. The Observer reported that mobile operators are ignoring security fears and working with the Chinese firm. The Observer understands that Huawei is already involved in building 5G ne…
Lees meerI’m fascinated by the rise of creators and influencers. Such people dominate platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Instagram. However, sometimes they get called out for doing something wrong. The Verge published an interesting look at how people like …
Lees meerBBC Sounds has been updated with CarPlay compatibility, giving users access to podcasts, music mixes, and radio whilst driving.
Lees meerThe UK Information Commissioner intends to issue a £183.39 million to British Airways for a data breach involving 500,000 users.
Lees meerIf you use your internet service provider’s default DNS, they can see everything you do on the web. It comes as no surprise that ISPs don’t like privacy tools like Mozilla’s DNS over HTTPS (DoH) technology in Firefox. The UK Internet Services Provid…
Lees meerWhile Samsung is stilling working to get its foldable phone released, others are trying to find new form factors. Techradar reported on rumors that Sony is developing a rollable phone. Considering the lack of solid evidence to back up these claims, …
Lees meerApple’s London flagship store got a rainbow makeover as the city celebrated Pride, with a number of major tech firms joining the parade.
Lees meerWe here at The Mac Observer are taking Thursday and Friday to spend with our friends and families while we celebrate Independence Day here in the USA. Because I love the way perspective skews each of our individual realities, I’ll share this related…
Lees meerBBC News has published a very readable/viewable explanation of biockchains. (Something you should know about.) Enthusiasts say blockchain could become as disruptive as the internet, comparing the technology to the World Wide Web in the 1990s. At tha…
Lees meerFor the first time in 15 years, John has had a Mac product fail utterly. The experience confirms the observations of others.
Lees meerIn a letter to U.S. senators Amazon said it keeps your Alexa voice recordings indefinitely unless you manually delete them. In the letter to Coons, Amazon noted that for Alexa requests that involve a transaction, like ordering a pizza or hailing a r…
Lees meerApple 2019 revenue for the first half of this year is up 15% from last year, topping US$39 billion from the App Store. According to a new report from Sensor Tower, the iOS App Store and Google Play combined brought in $39.7 billion in worldwide app …
Lees meerDave Hamilton and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont to talk about APFS and the new ways files will be managed by macOS in Catalina.
Lees meerYi-Chi Shih, an electrical engineer, faces up to 219 years in prison for smuggling U.S. military chips to China.
Lees meerEarth Alliance aims to help address threats to the earth like climate change. Laurene Powell Jobs joins Leonardo DiCaprio and Brian Sheth.
Lees meerA group of Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee wrote a letter asking Facebook to stop its Libra cryptocurrency plans.
Lees meerGo64 is a free piece of software that checks your Mac for 32-bit apps, which won’t work after macOS Mojave. Although you can do this manually with System Report, Go64 goes further. It takes an inventory of the apps on your Mac and see which ones are…
Lees meerFuturebook is a parody social media website by Open Rights Group. It aims to give people an example of what a future without privacy would look like. Yeah, even less privacy than we have today. Futurebook is a parody social media website designed to…
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