World Emoji Day took place on Wednesday, complete with Apple and Google unveiling a slew of new emoji based on the approved characters in Unicode 12 that will be arriving in iOS 13 and Android Q later this year. The theme for this year seems to be inclusion, meaning users of any race, gender, sexual […]
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It’s theoretical, but it’s interesting. A pair of researchers have discovered a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) vulnerability that can affect Apple devices and allow for tracking and data leakage. Researchers Johannes K. Becker and David Starobinski wrote a paper called Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices. They presented it yesterday at the 19th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium in […]
If you’re a Chromebook user needing a tethered 4G connection, this is going to come in handy. A new build of Chromium, and evidence in its upcoming source code, hinted at being able to use a 4G data connection via a USB-connected iPhone, thereby saving power versus tethering over Wi-Fi. While it’s uncertain as to […]
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 against Apple, stating that iPhone users can now pursue their antitrust lawsuit involving the tech giant’s signature electronic marketplace, the App Store. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who wrote the majority opinion, was joined by the court’s liberal justices. The iPhone users argued that Apple’s 30 percent commission on sales […]
This is pretty interesting. Over at the Google I/O conference, Google demonstrated an upgraded version of Google Assistant that will respond to user queries more quickly by performing processing on the device. The next generation of the virtual assistant will be able to switch between apps and help with multitasking in Android than for previous […]