Tim Cook App Developers Claim Apple's iOS 13 Location Tracking Changes Are Anti-CompetitiveMacRumors - by Juli CloverApple in iOS 13 made changes to the way location tracking permissions work, and there's no longer an option for apps to ask to "Always Allow" location tracking. Instead, Apple allows users to select "Allow
Apple Card Why Apple will (probably) announce the new iPhone on Sept. 10CNET - by Lynn La We predict the exact date when Apple will unveil the iPhone 11, 11R and 11 Max.
iOS Developers criticize Apple’s changes to location permissions in iOS 13 as ‘anti-competitive’9to5Mac - Chance MilleriOS 13 introduces a number of changes for how developers are able to use user locations. Now, a group of app developers have joined forces to call the changes anti-competitive, and are taking their complaints
Apple Pencil iPhone 11 rumors: Everything Apple could announce in SeptemberCNET - by Justin Jaffe How will Apple's next iPhone stack up with the new Galaxy Note 10?
Technology Google discloses its acquisition of mobile learning app Socratic as it relaunches on iOSTechCrunch - Sarah PerezGoogle publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support for the company’s AI technology and its relaunch on iOS. The acquisition
Apple Maps How to get around with Apple Maps’ Look Around in iOS 13Cult of Mac - Charlie SorrelLook Around is Apple’s answer to Google’s Street View, and it’s about one zillion times better — if you have coverage that is. Look Around is just getting started, and covers very few places. Street View,
Instagram How to make and share your own Instagram face filtersThe Verge - Grayson BlackmonA tool that lets you create custom face filters and other excellent effects for Instagram, Spark AR Studio is now available to all users. Previously, it had only been available for Facebook and beta testers.
iPhone Apple iPhone 11 pre-launch impressions, from Business Insider readersBusiness Insider - Dave SmithWe're coming up on the end of August, which can only mean one thing: New iPhones are almost here. Apple typically holds in an event in early to mid-September to announce its new iPhones. This year, we're
Wear OS Runkeeper kills WearOS app, citing 'buggy experience'androidpolice.com - Hagop Kavafian 2019 has been a sad year for WearOS, as the platform witnessed the death of several apps over the past few months. Runkeeper is the latest company to …
Technology Google Android Adware Warning Issued To 8 Million Play Store UsersForbes - Kate O'FlahertyGoogle Android malware has been under the spotlight frequently over the last few weeks. Today is no different: Security researchers at Trend Micro have revealed that the Google Play Store hosted 85 app
Artificial Intelligence Google open-sources Live Transcribe’s speech engineVentureBeat - Emil ProtalinskiGoogle today open-sourced the speech engine that powers its Android speech recognition transcription tool Live Transcribe. The company hopes doing so will let any developer deliver captions for long-form
Huawei Huawei Mate 30 Pro to be unveiled just before the iPhone 11 hits storesbgr.com - Chris Smith We’re reasonably confident that the iPhone 11 will hit stores on September 20th, considering all the recent leaks, including a revelation that comes …
Mobile Technology Google pulls 85 Android apps with particularly obnoxious adwareEngadget - Marc DeAngelisGoogle has removed 85 apps from the Google Play store after security researchers at Trend Micro found a particularly annoying adware scheme hiding inside.The adware, called AndroidOS_Hidenad.HRXH, was
Google Drive Google Drive will introduce long-asked-for file shortcuts featureArs Technica - Samuel Axon It's coming to G Suite in beta first, but may reach more users at a later date. Soon, Google will add one of the most commonly requested features to …
Corellium Apple sues Corellium for creating virtual copies of iOSbgr.com - Yoni Heisler Apple this week filed a lawsuit against Corellium, a company that offers users a virtual replica of the iOS user experience from within a web …
Social Media Companies It's Hard To Notice, But Marketers Are Absolutely On TikTokbuzzfeednews.com - Lauren Strapagiel TikTok's viral, user-generated nature makes it easy to obscure what started as a paid campaign. In a world of influencers hawking laxative teas and …
Corellium Apple sues startup for creating a software copy of the iPhoneThe Verge - Russell BrandomFor more than a year, a company called Corellium has been offering hackers a virtual iPhone. For a price, you could summon up a virtual iPhone on your computer, changing the model or iOS version through
Play buttonHuawei Huawei may challenge Google Maps’ dominance with its own mapping techThe Verge - Jay PetersHuawei is developing a “mapping service,” according to a report by state-run news outlet China Daily, seemingly designed to challenge Google Maps — but not the way you might expect. The service is apparently
Palm Tiny Palm phone gets equally tiny $5 planslashgear.com - Eric Abent As of today, the teeny tiny Palm smartphone can be purchased unlocked for use on most networks in the US. We knew this day was coming, as Palm opened …
Wear OS Runkeeper is killing its Wear OS appandroidcentral.com - Jason England • Runkeeper will end support for its Wear OS app starting with version 9.13 of the app. • The app is being canned due to bugs, difficulty to maintain, and …
Microsoft Microsoft's firmware updates are throttling the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 to 400 MHzTechSpot - Humza Aamir A hot potato: A firmware update issued earlier this month is causing problems for owners of Microsoft's Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2. Reports …
Technology Twitter testing compromise way to hide abusive direct messages9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyTwitter is testing a new way to hide abusive direct messages that should be particularly useful for those whose account is set to accept messages from anyone, not just those you follow. The social network
Mobile Technology Google study says people are still using old passwords after being compromisedTNW - Ravie LakshmananMore than 300,000 users continue to utilize credentials that have been previously compromised, with people visiting entertainment and porn websites most at fault. That’s according to a new study by Google,
Motorola Motorola’s One Action tries to stuff a GoPro into a smartphoneThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergMotorola introduced its line of “One” budget phones last year, and today it’s announcing the latest model: the Motorola One Action, which (per the name) looks to stand out from the crowd by offering action-camera-like
Technology Don't be duped by these phone and email scamsFOX Business - NerdWallet.comSome of us in the personal finance realm have a weird little hobby: We try to scam the scam artists. We’re not out to steal their money — just their time. When fraudsters call to say we’re about to be
Mobile Technology Oppo Reno 2 to launch this month, complete with 20x zoom, quad camerasAndroid Authority - Hadlee SimonsThe Oppo Reno 10x Zoom Edition set a high bar for smartphone zoom, boasting a similar periscope zoom camera as the Huawei P30 Pro. Oppo thinks there’s plenty of room for improvement though, as it’s just
Motorola Motorola’s 5G Moto Mod now works with its two-year-old Moto Z2 ForceThe Verge - Jon PorterMotorola’s Moto Z2 Force is now compatible with the 5G Moto Mod, meaning you can add 5G compatibility to the two-year-old phone on Verizon’s 5G network. In a blog post, Motorola said the functionality
Siri Siri Answers 83% of Questions Correctly in Test, Beating Alexa But Trailing Google AssistantMacRumors - Juli CloverIn an annual test comparing Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa on smartphones, Loup Ventures' Gene Munster found that Siri was able to correctly answer 83 percent of questions, beating Alexa but trailing
Mobile Technology Hands-on: The Unihertz Titan is a delightful homage to the BlackBerry PassportTNW - Matthew HughesPhones are interesting again. Manufacturers, predominantly Chinese in origin, are designing quirky devices that target select, often narrow, demographics. A great example of this is the Unihertz Titan,
