Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has begun celebrating the arrival of the first Nostr iPhone app, Damus, in Apple’s App Store. Nostr (an acronym of “Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays,”) functions as a decentralized network based on cryptographic keypairs and that is not peer-to-peer. It also allows anyone to create their own social network […]
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While the COVID-19 pandemic may not be over, Apple is apparently making changes to its COVID-19 policy. Zoë Schiffer has offered the following about the situation in a recent tweet: Apple is making changes to its Covid-19 policy, and will stop mandating employees test before coming into the office. It’s also rolling back its special […]
The ongoing feud between Apple and Epic Games continues, and in addition to a new age restriction, Fortnite on iOS and macOS will not let users spend V-Bucks following an upcoming server-side update. Apple removed the game from its App Store in 2020 after Epic Games sidestepped the App Store commissions fee. The final version […]
This could come in handy. Apple on Wednesday began selling Kensington’s locking kit for the Mac Studio desktop, complete with everything needed to secure the computer to a desk or other surface, including an adapter, a combination lock, and a braided carbon steel cable with a nylon cover. Kensington has stated that the kit was […]
Monday was a day for updates, as Apple released its iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 updates. The new version bring support for the newly-announced HomePod and physical security keys used for two-factor authentication. Following a beta period that started on December 14, the update for iOS 16.3 is now downloadable to iPhone. It doesn’t appear […]