Trust Wallet, a crypto wallet provider, has issued a warning for Apple users to disable Imessage, based on “credible intel” about a zero-day exploit available on the dark web for $2 million, which could allow hackers to take control of users’ Iphones without any interaction needed. The alert was met with skepticism by some in […]
The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an iPhone, and 86 percent plan to purchase an iPhone as their next smartphone. While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an iPhone and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...
VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of Indian news aggregator app Dailyhunt, has acquired the popular digital newsstand platform Magzter, the two said Thursday. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup has fully acquired Magzter, a New York-headquartered firm that counted Singapore Press Holdings among its backers. VerSe didn’t disclose the financial terms of the deal. The acquisition of Magzter, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has penned a letter signed by other Republican lawmakers accusing Bank of America (BofA) of potentially discriminating against Christians.
US Senator Elizabeth Warren did not mince her words when she said Apple has a "monopoly on smartphones," as evident with the iPhone iMessage.
Apple is nearing the production of next generation M4 computer processors and plans to update every Mac model with it, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The company is aiming to release the updated computers beginning late this year and extending into early next year, the report said. They will include new iMacs, a low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro, high-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, and Mac minis - all with M4 chips, the report said, adding that...
The European Union is investigating Apple’s response to a Spotify complaint, to determine whether the anti-steering changes made by the Cupertino company are sufficient to comply. Update: GamesFray had suggested that this amounted to a fourth DMA non-compliance investigation into Apple, but it’s now my understanding that they have misinterpreted remarks made by a regulatory risk company more
The Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 are embroiled in an ongoing ITC situation, which briefly barred the devices from being sold in the United States last month. This comes after the ITC ruled that the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen sensor infringes on two patents held by medical device company Masimo. As it stands right now, Apple is still selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the United States, but with the blood oxygen features disabled due to the ITC ruling. Last...
Apple now allows gaming emulators on the App Store at the beginning of this month, but the first one to be published has quickly been pulled. For a brief period of time the iGBA app enabled Game Boy Advance game ROMs to be enjoyed on an iPhone, but because the app fell foul of Apple's strict App Store guidelines and was quickly removed. Pay just £64.99 for the Logitech POP Keys mechanical wireless keyboard The Logitech POP Keys mechanical wireless keyboard stands out...
Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican nomination, has indicated a willingness to take on his […]
Apple News is testing a new game for iOS 17.5 called Quartiles, which requires players to organize a grid of 20 syllables into 5 four-syllable words. Spotted by Gadget Hacks, the interface for Quartiles looks a lot like the New York Times’ newest hit, Connections. Did Apple News sherlock the New York Times? Okay, Quartiles […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
On Thursday, ABC News moderators Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar took to The View to spew disinformation about Republicans on national television during an election year. The lies included accusations of being “afraid of history,” being communist and “in the bed” with Russia, and wanting to make women property again. Goldberg lashed out at “these little snowflaky people” and, without evidence, accused them of being “the ones that are afraid of information. They're the ones who are afraid of...