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In a quest to extend the battery life of iPhones as much as possible, Apple aggressively handles apps running in the background. A side effect of this can be that notifications from selected apps can be delayed. It is actually quite common for iPhone owners to complain about getting delayed notifications from WhatsApp. This can […]
In early 2019, it was reported that Facebook wanted to merge the underlying platform of Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp into one. More than a year later, the company has taken the first step towards this process. Instagram users in the U.S. are being greeted to an update screen titled “There’s a New Way to Message […]
Many people want to use their iPad as a desktop or laptop replacement. Depending on your use case, that’s perfectly possible as well. But the one thing you will need for that is a keyboard case with a trackpad for a proper typing and browsing experience. Apple does sell a Magic Keyboard with a trackpad […]
Over the last year or so, Apple has been criticized for its App Store policies by some major developers including Spotify, Tinder, and more. However, Epic Games is taking the fight to Apple in public by first releasing an update for ‘Fortnite’ on the App Store with a direct payment system in violation of the […]
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This is not the first time Apple is being criticized for its App Store fees. Epic Games put up a display of resistance by bypassing App Store commissions on Fortnite. Apple acted swiftly and removed Fortnite from the App Store. Other companies have now joined Epic Games and are publicly criticizing Apple. Facebook has joined […]
Epic Games has decided to take Apple head-on for its App Store policies. The first casualty of this has been Fortnite which Apple removed from the App Store after Epic Games added a direct payment method to it. The removal means that you cannot download the game on your iPhone or iPad. This has even […]
When news broke that a mistaken match from a face recognition system had led Detroit police to arrest Robert Williams for a crime he didn’t commit, it was late June, and the country was already in upheaval over the death of George Floyd a month earlier. Soon after, it emerged that yet another Black man, […]
The Trump Administration is coming down heavily on Chinese apps. Trump has already issues executive orders against WeChat and TikTok. Now, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Trump’s executive order casts a broader net, and it might not just be the two apps that will be banned. WeChat ban is expected to hit Apple […]
Ryan Beard was sitting in front of his keyboard, taking song requests on a live stream on the last Friday of July, when he saw a message from a viewer pop up in the chat: “tik tok is officially getting banned ” Beard, 22, has more than 1.8 million followers on TikTok. He spent a […]