After their regular shopping hours ended on Friday, Apple temporarily closed more than 20 of its retail stores in multiple US states over spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases. The details …
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Do You Need To Stop Using Facebook Messenger After Sudden WhatsApp Backlash?
If you’re one of Facebook Messenger’s 1.3 billion users, then the sudden WhatsApp backlash should serve as a stark warning. Yes, Messenger’s data harvesting is significantly more alarming than …
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WhatsApp says you shouldn’t worry about it sharing personal data with Facebook. Experts say you should switch to ‘highly trusted’ Signal.
Although WhatsApp won’t share message content, it will share who, where and when you talk to people, experts told Insider.
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The best iPhone apps (January 2021)
Are you looking for the best apps for your iPhone? We take a deep dive into what the App Store has to offer, finding you the best options sorted by category.
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Apple is closing even more stores across three states due to COVID
In-store retail has taken an obvious hit due to the pandemic, and even tech giant Apple isn’t immune. Apple is closing more than 20 stores in North Carolina, Texas, and Georgia, Bloomberg reports, …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Parler Can Return to App Store If It Ups Moderation
The social media site has also been suspended from the Google Play Store and Amazon’s AWS website hosting service.
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WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid user backlash
WhatsApp said that it would delay a planned privacy update to give users more time to review what it planned to do as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem backlash by users worried about …
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The best LiDAR apps for you iPhone 12 Pro or iPad Pro
The best LiDAR apps for you iPhone 12 Pro or iPad Pro The Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanner in the iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro …
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Apple is blocking Apple Silicon Mac users from sideloading iPhone apps
Apple has turned off users’ ability to unofficially install iOS apps onto their M1 Macs (via 9to5Mac). While iOS apps are still available in the Mac App Store, many apps, such as Dark Sky and Netflix, …
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‘We don’t consider that free speech’: Apple CEO Tim Cook defends removing Parler from App Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook defended his company’s decision to remove the social media app Parler from its store, claiming that there were concerns over potential threats of violence by its users.
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Apple’s Tim Cook says Parler must tighten up moderation to get back on App Store
Parler could return to the App Store if it improved its moderation, Apple boss Tim Cook told Fox News in an interview segment Friday. The conservative social networking app was banned by Apple, Amazon …
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Wimkin, a free speech network, says it was hit with a ‘massive’ DDoS attack after being banned from Apple’s App Store
Hackers are being blamed for a DDoS attack on Wimkin after Apple and Google removed its app. The network allowed free speech with no fact checking …
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3 Things You Need To Know Before Quitting WhatsApp For Signal Or Telegram
As the self-inflicted WhatsApp backlash continues, millions have turned to Signal and Telegram instead. But how much do you know about these rival messengers? Given the headlines, you’d assume they’re …
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Evernote Note-Taking App Launches ‘Home’ One-Stop Information Dashboard
Popular note-taking app Evernote today unveiled a major redesign to its interface that it’s calling Home, a dashboard interface that aims to …
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Apple Planning to Bring Music and Podcasts Apps to Microsoft Store
Apple is working to bring Music and Podcasts apps to the Microsoft Store, according to a report from 9to5Mac that cites unnamed sources. Apple …
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Apple working to release Music and Podcasts apps on Microsoft Store
Apple began hiring engineers to “build the next generation of media apps for Windows” in 2019, which resulted in the Apple TV app for Xbox last year. 9to5Mac has now learned that the company is …
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Apple’s App Store Removes Social Media Platform Wimkin Over Calls to Violence
Wimkin founder says he had removed incendiary posts before Apple ejected the platform from the App Store.
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