iOS 14.4 rolled out on Tuesday, and in addition to new features and bug fixes, it also patches three security flaws that Apple says “may have been actively exploited.” One of the security flaws affected the kernel and two others affected the Safari WebKit engine. If you own an iPhone or iPad that can run …
Apple rolled out iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 for iPhone and iPad on Tuesday, January 26th. iOS 14.4 includes a number of fixes and improvements for iPhone, including the ability to recognize smaller QR codes and notifications for non-genuine cameras. The update also adds a Unity watch face for Apple Watch to celebrate Black History …
Twitter just announced Birdwatch, a community-based feature meant to address the misinformation spreading on social networks. Users can sign up for Birdwatch, at which point they’ll be able to annotate tweets spreading misleading news. The service will run separately from Twitter initially and won’t impact the visibility of the tweets that are addressed in Birdwatch. …
A hacker with access to a database of over 500 million Facebook profiles uses a Telegram bot to reveal a Facebook users’ phone number or the Facebook ID associated with a known phone number. The hack took advantage of a security vulnerability from 2019 that allowed hackers to link Facebook IDs to their corresponding phone …
Verizon announced a new prepaid unlimited plan on Monday that costs $75 per month and includes 5G Nationwide and 5G Ultra Wideband where available. Verizon customers can get up to $15 off the monthly cost of the plan by using Auto Pay and by sticking with Verizon for at least nine months after signing up. …
Google announced on Monday it has planned several initiatives and app updates to help with the ongoing coronavirus vaccine efforts. Both Google Maps and Google Search will display more information about vaccination sites going forward, as well as authoritative information about vaccines. Google will invest $150 million to promote vaccine education and transform some of …
GameStop stock surged in premarket trading on Monday, topping $100. The stock was quick to surpass $150 as soon as trading started, more than double Friday’s $65 close. GME has been popular with retail investors for months, even though the stock was being shorted by most professionals in the business. The news that Chewy’s co-founder and …
A new report says that Huawei has been negotiating for months to sell the P and Mate premium phones to a consortium led by Shanghai government-backed investment firms. Huawei is running out of key components that would allow it to continue making new flagship phones to compete against the latest iPhone and Galaxy S devices …
Millions of WhatsApp users are flocking to competing chat services like Signal and Telegram after the company announced changes to the privacy policy. The privacy changes will allow WhatsApp to share more user data with Facebook to enable e-commerce features like instant messaging to businesses. WhatsApp will not lose end-to-end encryption, which is turned on …
Microsoft announced a price hike for Xbox Live Gold on Friday, raising the rates to $10.99 for one month, $29.99 for three months, and $59.99 for six months. Following a wave of public outcry, Microsoft reversed its decision less than 24 hours later, confirming that the price of Xbox Live Gold would not be changing …
