Apple Arcade games Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories are set to launch on the Vision Pro headset tomorrow, adding two additional popular games to Apple's first head worn device. In Crossy Road Castle, players can progress through tower levels with pinch and flick gestures. Up to four players can play at one time, though there's also a solo version of the game. Crossy Road Castle for Vision Pro has the same features as the other versions of the game, including characters and hats...
Steam's newest policy introduces a nuanced approach to refunds, particularly concerning Early Access and Advanced Access titles.
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp today announced that it is rolling out support for passkeys on iOS, a feature that will let WhatsApp users log in to their accounts on iOS devices using Face ID, Touch ID, or their device passcode. Passkeys serve as a replacement for a traditional password, and because device authentication is required, passkeys put a stop to online attacks like phishing. With a passkey, there's no password to steal, and no one-time SMS or authentication code that can...
Arseny Moskvichev dreams of the day he can have a meaningful conversation with artificial intelligence. “By meaningful, I mean a conversation that has the power to change you,” says the cognitive and computer scientist. “The problem,” says Moskvichev, “is that LLMs are complete amnesiacs. They only have so much context they can attend to. If you’re out of this context, they forget everything you spoke about with them.” Even the most advanced chatbots can only process about 16,000 words of text...
Two Dutch claim organisations are starting a legal case against Apple for deliberately slowing the operating systems for the iPhone 6, 7 and first generation SE iPhones. The models were released between 2016 and 2018 and ConsumentenClaim says, Apple provided users with software updates that reduced performance and concealed an underlying battery defect. “This means the iPhones were slower and did not work as they should. And Apple users were not told,” the foundation said, which is working with...
Apple gave up on offering leather accessories for its mobile devices in September of last year, replacing them with a "FineWoven" material that is made from 68% post-consumer recycled polyester. It's been selling $59 FineWoven iPhone cases and MagSafe Wallets, $35 FineWoven AirTag holders, and $99 FineWoven Apple Watch bands ever since. According to a new report from the same leakster who initially told us about these FineWoven accessories last year, Apple has now terminated production for all...
The Cyberspace Administration of China demanded Apple remove the WhatsApp and Threads apps from its online store in China due national security concerns, Reuters reported.
Apple Inc. said on Friday in a statement cited by The Wall Street Journal that the Chinese cyberspace administration ordered it to remove WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in the country."We are
Winning can provide an instant rush — and although 8 in 10 gamers prefer immediate access to their winnings, less than half of gamers now have access to instant payouts. That is one key takeaway from “Generation Instant: Gamers and Winnings,” a report PYMNTS Intelligence created in collaboration with Ingo Payments. However, the report — which is […]
A sunshine law for the Sunshine State: Florida's police have no expectation of privacy when conducting official duties, meaning the public can record them without their consent, an appeals court ruled last week. The court threw out five felony wiretapping convictions against Michael Leroy Waite, 63, who had taped conversations with cops from Citrus County Sheriff's Office. — Read the rest
Encrypted apps Telegram and Signal are also unavailable in the China app store, according to a censorship tracker.
Apple said it removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. The US company was ordered to do so by the state government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram remain available, as well as other popular US social media apps like YouTube or X (formerly Twitter). Apple stated that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront. "We are obligated to...