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Parcels – Track Your Packages app apparently creates botnet, violates user privacy

And now there’s a parcel tracking app that works to track everything else around it. The app, entitled “Parcels – Track Your Packages”, currently holds a 4.7-star rating in the App Store and is distributed by Russian developer Pavel Tisunov. It’s free with an optional subscription of $3.49/year or $0.99/month. The same app is also […]

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Apple releases macOS 10.14.1 Mojave update

If you’ve been hankering for the first major update to macOS 10.14 Mojave, it’s here. Apple on Tuesday released its macOS 10.14.1 Mojave update. The update, a 6.00 gigabyte download through the App Store’s “Update” tab, offers the following fixes and changes:

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Google’s Call Screen feature highlights current iOS, Siri shortcomings for Apple

Sometimes you have to acknowledge a good idea, even if it’s from one of your competitors. This is the core point in an excellent article written by TechCrunch’s Sarah Perez, in which she points out that Google’s new Pixel 3 flagship Android smartphone is the first to introduce a new call screening feature that leverages […]

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Microsoft adds call recording feature to macOS, iOS versions of Skype

On Tuesday, Microsoft added call recording functionality to its Skype voice and video calling services, a much-requested feature that had been in demand for some time. With the latest version of Skype for iOS and Mac, users have the ability to capture and share calls for the first time since the ubiquitous chat service launched […]

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iOS 12 to include new feature to help cull unwanted texts, calls

This could definitely come in handy. As outlined on its developer webpage, iOS 12 will include a notable update for handling spam messages and calls. That being said, app makers can now create an app extension that allows users to report unwanted messages and calls as spam. The documentation cites that the feature will allow […]