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Popular iOS apps such as Waze, Spotify, and others experiencing crashes under iOS 13 due to conflicts with Facebook SDK

If your Waze and Spotify apps aren’t working on your devices running iOS 13, it could somewhat be Facebook’s fault. Recently, a developer stated in an interview with Business Insider that Facebook’s Software Development Kit (SDK) is likely the source of the problem. Spotify acknowledged the problem in a Tweet: Replies from its support account […]

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Rumor: Apple recently considered purchasing Plessey Semiconductors as part of augmented reality development efforts

Apple is said to have recently considered purchasing British company Plessey Semiconductors, a maker of Micro-LED display for augmented reality devices. The report claims that Plessey has instead reached a licensing deal with Facebook, which in a statement said it wants to build “a glasses form factor that lets devices melt away so we can […]

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Apple shifts WWDC 2020 to online-only format in wake of coronavirus pandemic

Look on the bright side: You won’t have to travel. Apple has announced that while it won’t be canceling this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, it will be shifting to an online-only format in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a recent statement, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller offered the following comments: “…new WWDC 2020 […]

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Instagram CEO defends lack of native iPad app, states “‘We Only Have So Many People, and Lots to Do'”

This tends to stretch the limits of credibility as to why Instagram has yet to create a native iPad app for iOS. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, in an interview with The Verge, answered a number of questions over the weekend. Among these, Mosseri stated that the company “would like to build an ‌iPad‌ app” for […]

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Facebook launches “Facebook Pay” payment system across product base

On Tuesday, Facebook announced the launch of its consumer payment system, known as “Facebook Pay.” Facebook Pay will function as a payment system that functions across Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The company says it will make it easier to shop, donate to causes, and send money to other Facebook users. The company offered the […]