Apple’s vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Pascal Cagni, has taken a seat on the Infogrames board, that’s in addition to his normal duties at Apple. Infogrames chairman Michel Combesof said: “We are convinced that Cagni’s competence, his experience in the consumer technology and internet sectors and his independence will help to strengthen and enrich our board”. Cagni’s response? “I’m delighted to join the exemplary board at Infogrames....
Instead, the update focuses on privacy improvements, such as limiting which photos an app has access to. With the second developer preview, Google is adding even more privacy features to Android 13. Apps are now required to request permission in order to send notifications. While not a direct privacy feature, it’s certainly one that’s long overdue on Android. Even apps that haven’t been updated to Android 13’s runtime will have a system dialog, making notification permissions a staple feature of Android 13, regardless of how old the app is....
Analyst predictions that the Retina iPad Mini would be in short supply in the run-up to the holidays appear to be confirmed by slipping dates for the cellular models at carriers, reports CNET. Apple made store purchase of the new iPad Mini exclusive to personal pickup, though availability of cellular models currently looks very poor. Apple is currently quoting availability of 5-10 days for all four major US carriers for iPad Minis ordered from its own website....
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLgQ22naQhE] Talk over an iPhone 4S security flaw regarding Siri working from the lock screen has made the rounds the past few days, but this “security flaw” is not so much a flaw, but an intended feature from Apple. In fact, Apple allows users to choose to turn off Siri from the lock screen in the iPhone 4S settings menu. Now, a real iOS security flaw has emerged, and anyone with a Smart Cover can break into your “password-protected” iPad 2....
Apple has agreed to pay $24.9M to settle a long-running lawsuit alleging that Siri violated a patent owned by a New York institute and exclusively licensed to a company in Dallas. The patent predates the launch of Siri by four years. The Albany Business Review notes that Apple was sued not by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which holds the patent, but by Dallas-based Dynamic Advances, which licensed it. The company reportedly receives $5M now, and the balance after meeting unspecified conditions....
For IRC enthusiasts like me, it’s just common to encounter IRC bots in underground channels that have integrated functions like port scanning, nmap, SQL Injection Scanners, Remote File Inclusion scanners, Local File Inclusion scanners, Credit Card Checkers, Automatic Vulnerability Scanners that automates shell spawning and many more. These IRC botnets or bots are usually coded in languages like Perl, PHP and Python; and most of them are available on pastebin....
Following the release of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, analysts are diving deeper into the effects the new devices might have on Apple’s financial numbers. Analysts from Deutsche Bank have suggested that the popularity of the lower-cost iPhone 11 might drive down the average selling price of iPhones this year. In a note to investors today, Deutsche Bank explained that the average iPhone selling price could drop by between 4 percent and 6 percent during the fiscal 2020 year....
Update: The job listing has been updated to remove the homeOS mention and replace it with references to tvOS and HomePod instead. An intriguing reference to a previously unknown Apple software platform name, homeOS, has been spotted in a company job listing. The finding is another data point to join the pile of rumors surrounding Apple’s interest in the smart home. Recent Apple product launches in this arena have been somewhat disappointing, such as the discontinuation of the larger HomePod speaker and the release of a very minor Apple TV 4K update....
Image via The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook focused on iPad, Apple’s newest business during an opening segment of his “Let’s talk iPhone” talk at Apple’s Cupertino campus. “We think iPads can change the way teachers teach, and kids learn. Many educators agree with us. In fact, every state in the US, now has an iPad pilot program, or are deploying one,” he said while showing pretty slides depicting a range of different iPad users flashing happy smiles....
Live News on Apple TV and iOS To see it, you will need to be running the most recent version of iOS or tvOS to see the live news content. Which, at the time of this writing is Version 11.2.5 for both platforms. Go into the TV app and stay in the Watch Now section. Then scroll down past the Up Next and What to Watch section and you will see a News section....
According to new data from Nielsen, Americans now spend more time using mobile web and apps on their smartphones than they do online on their PCs, reports Engadget. TV viewing is also declining, though people still spend more than twice as long watching live TV as accessing the net. The figures show that almost two-thirds of Americans now own a smartphone, at 65 percent, up from just 44 percent two years ago – with the average American owning four ‘digital devices,’ which include TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones....
Vivo X20 Plus launched on January 2018. Here we will discuss the release of Android 9.0 Pie update for Vivo X20 Plus. Google finally released the 9th iteration of Android OS called Android 9.0 Pie. The update has rolled for Pixel supported devices and few other OEM supported with Android Beta. After putting Android users through four beta updates of Android P, Google has named Android 9.0 as Android Pie. It is expected that in the coming months all the devices that had been signed up for the Android P beta program including the OnePlus 6, Oppo R15 Pro, Vivo X20 Plus and more will receive the Android P update first....
What are broadcast receivers? A broadcast receiver is another important component of the Android system. Broadcast receivers are registered for specific events to occur. When the event occurs, the receiver gets invoked and performs tasks, such as showing a message to the user. What we can do with broadcast receivers is up to the creativity of the developer, as a lot of stuff can be carried out with them. Security risks To understand the security risks associated with the broadcast receivers, we should know how the events are broadcasted....
MobSF is an open-source and intelligent tool that can be used to perform both static and dynamic analyses on Android and iOS platforms. It can also assist with Web API Security testing with its API Fuzzer, which can perform the following functions: Information Gathering; Analyze Security Headers; Identify Mobile API specific vulnerabilities such as XXE, SSRF, Path Traversal, IDOR; Monitor other logical issues that are related to both Session and API Rate Limiting....
You might not realize it, but Android is loaded with a hoard of powerful security specs. The majority of those inbuilt features are set to on by default, while some are a little out of the way. They are not always easy to understand, while security is what everyone seeks in modern times. Just google the number of cyberattacks hackers implemented this year. Sure, if you are lazy enough, you can appeal directly to some service and pick the one from the best android antivirus selection....
Deciding whether to play Anthem on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One is a tough decision for anyone that happens to own both consoles. Regardless of which is chosen, consumers will be forced to download a massive day one update for Anthem in order to address several issues that have been present throughout the game’s prelaunch period. While both consoles share that patch in common, there are a number of differences that gamers will want to be aware of before committing to a platform....
The AirPort Extreme will come in a single configuration and the Time Capsules will keep the 2TB configuration and add a 3TB model for the first time. According to the part number information, all three wireless router configurations will feature price drops. The Time Capsules are rumored to include a new software update caching feature that will store Mac OS and iOS updates on the device’s hard drive for installation on any networked Mac/iOS device....
. Do you remember the iTunes/App Store overhaul we talked about a few days ago? Yeah, Apple is not doing that 100 percent organically like the barley at Cafe Macs. Turns out, it is bringing some outside talent to help with the job. TechCrunch learned that a startup founded by Ben Keighran called “Chomp” is now part of Apple: Chomp currently powers Verizon’s Android market, but it might be time for Big Red to look for a new technology partner....
Not considerably enough, though, if you’re a small, family owned business. Even with some of the best solutions coming down to a more accessible range of $500 - $800 a month—that’s still more than a small business can swing in most cases. There have been, in the past couple of years, several attempts at low-cost influencer marketing platforms. This is especially true with marketplaces, which don’t need to rely that heavily on advanced algorithms and AI, and are more well suited to pay-as-you-go type plans....
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdTZOFeWiTI] Rovio has announced that their wildly popular Angry Birds game series has passed one billion cumulative downloads. This one billion download mark is a total for all versions of the game on all platforms. AllThingsD notes that Rovio just announced over $100 million in profit, and Rovio also says that they have not decided if or when they will file for an IPO. The game company also provides more specific Angry Birds statistics:...
