The most recent Facebook hack is way worse than you probably realize
Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s vice president of global marketing solutions, was as ominous as she could be during an Advertising Week panel today in describing whoever …
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Google Maps adds new Commute tab that shows your bus or train in real time
With the latest Google Maps update, Google wants to improve your commute, especially if you’re using a combination of personal and public transportation to get …
Spotify kills test that required family plan users to share GPS location
Subscribing for Spotify Premium for Family with your friends sound like a genius move, but it’s also something the music streaming giant doesn’t appreciate. To …
7 paid iPhone games you can download for free on September 27th
Whether you have a shiny new iPhone XS or an older iPhone model, you’re still constantly in search of nifty new apps to fill up …
Video shows overcomplicated iOS 12 bypass that allows access to some apps on locked iPhones
iOS 12 was released about a week ago and the early impressions have been mostly positive thus far. And with good reason: Apple with iOS …
WhatsApp is getting ads next year, but will it lose end-to-end encryption?
An interview with one of WhatsApp’s co-founders earlier this week confirmed that Brian Acton and Jan Koum left Facebook over huge differences with Mark Zuckerberg …
New Google Maps feature will make planning events with your friends actually fun
Going out with your gang can be incredibly annoying sometimes, especially when it comes to planning events. Picking a place, and agreeing on it isn’t …
Everybody beats up Facebook over fake news, but Siri can help Safari surface plenty of it too
At the time of this writing, in the late afternoon on Tuesday, if I swipe to the right on my iPhone 7 Plus and type …
Facebook scolds police: Stop making fake profiles to ‘friend’ and monitor activists
I live in Memphis, just like Bob Smith, and even though we’ve never met I happen to know a lot about him. I know, based …
Analyst: Apple Music is turning free users into subscribers at almost 3x the rate of Spotify
Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster is out with a new analyst note today that adds some context to Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent claim about …
With founders out, Instagram is poised to turn into Facebook 2.0
If you’re a fan of Instagram, and many hundreds of millions of you are, there are plenty of reasons to be worried about a pair …
Google Chrome change sets off firestorm with ‘serious implications for privacy and trust’
Google’s latest Chrome release has set off major privacy alarm bells. In a blog post over the weekend, cryptographer and Johns Hopkins University professor Matthew …
Google is going to start rolling out a new Stories format like basically everybody else
Hundreds of millions of people interact with the now popular Stories format in some way every day, whether through the lens- and filter-covered Stories on …
This Siri shortcut quickly prepares your phone to record the police if needed
Reddit user Robert Petersen has taken advantage of the new Shortcuts automation app in iOS 12 to create a Siri shortcut that’s particularly resonant in …
8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on September 24th
We’re kicking off the new week with a fresh roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. You’ll find a …
Brave Frontier, Cube Escape, Warhammer, and the best iPhone games of the week
Despite having been around for about three and a half years, I feel like not nearly enough people know about the Cube Escape games. These …
6 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on September 21st
A couple of the paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free that we shared with you in yesterday’s post are actually still available …
More changes are coming to Instagram, including gifs in the DMs and maybe even hideable hashtags
Those of you who drown your Instagram captions in hashtags to rack up all those sweet, sweet likes for your photos (#and #you #know #who …
Google Maps will now suggest a parking spot when you’re close to your destination
Google has been testing parking features in Google Maps for a while now, since parking is obviously such a crucial part of the entire driving …
Google clarifies that it still lets outside apps scan all your Gmail messages
Google announced last year it would finally stop scanning all of your Gmail messages for the purposes of targeting more personalized ads to you, finally …
The first iOS 12.1 public beta with Group FaceTime is available right now
iOS 12 was released to the masses last week, so as per Apple’s tradition, we’re getting our first look at the next version of iOS …
7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on September 20th
Yesterday’s roundup of the best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free was one of the best ones we’ve had in a while, …
You’ll finally be able to turn off Gmail’s annoying Smart Reply feature soon
One of the features Google included in the massive Gmail update it released a few months ago was the “Smart Reply” feature that was already …
Apple says it now tracks and scores your calls and email habits to prevent fraud
Apple has been advocating for unbreakable encryption and total user privacy for years, even if that put it at odds with governments around the world. …
iOS 12 just fixed the most annoying thing about the iPhone X
If you’re already an iPhone X user, then you’ve probably stumbled upon what is likely one of the most annoying things about it, the screenshot-taking …
Users aren’t exactly racing to upgrade to iOS 12, according to these install numbers
We’re already on record praising iOS 12 as such a strong refresh of the operating system that it’s making some users question whether they want …
6 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on September 19th
We rounded up a bunch of nifty paid iPhone and iPad apps for you yesterday that were on sale for free, and some of the …
8 paid iPhone apps you can download for free on September 18th
We have a great roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for you to check out on Monday. It includes eight …
The first iOS 12.1 developer beta is available for download right now
Apple only released iOS 12 to the general public yesterday, but seemingly no one takes time off at the iOS development HQ. The first decimal-point …
Touch-based blood pressure readings via iPhone and Apple Watch might one day be a thing
The commentariat is still generally positive about Apple’s unveiling last week of the newest model of Apple Watch, which comes packed with new and potentially …
