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U.S. carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint form Mobile Authentication Taskforce, look to replace current SMS-based authentication system

Mobile security could be about to get that much stronger. The The Mobile Authentication Taskforce, which consists of wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint, have released product details for what it calls a “next-generation mobile authentication platform.” The system could be the successor to the current SMS-based authentication method used today. While this method […]

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Apple Watch Series 3 apps begin tracking skiing, snowboarding fitness data

This qualifies as nifty. Apple has announced that a number of Apple Watch skiing and snowboarding apps can use the Apple Watch Series 3 to track their fitness data while hitting the slops. The snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru, and Ski Tracks apps for the Apple Watch have been updated to take advantage of custom […]

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Apple Maps boosts directions, lane guidance in several cities, assorted countries

This could definitely be helpful. Apple on Wednesday boosted its transit directions and lane guidance for its Apple Maps apps. The feature, which originally provided transit directions for Baltimore, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, and around 300 cities in China upon launch added several other […]

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Barclays cites longer wait times for iPhone battery replacements

If you’re looking to snag a battery for an older iPhone with a degraded battery, you may face a longer time than ever per new data shared by Barclays. Average wait times for a new battery have jumped up to 2.7 to 4.5 weeks based on a series of Apple Store checks conducted by Barclays […]