Enlarge / A privacy notice appears on an iPhone 12 under the new iOS 14.5.1 operating system. Developers of an application have to ask for the user’s permission to allow cross-app tracking. (credit: Picture Alliance | Getty Images) Apple has allowed app developers to collect data from its 1 billion iPhone users for targeted advertising, […]
Enlarge / A man walks by the building entrance of Israeli cyber company NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert on November 11, 2021, in Sapir, Israel. (credit: Amir Levy | Getty Images) Apple is suing NSO Group Technologies, the Israeli military-grade spyware manufacturer that created surveillance software used to target […]
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 7 is virtually indistinguishable from the Series 6 (less so with a light-colored watch face), and it doesn’t add much, but it’s still the best smartwatch you can buy. (credit: Corey Gaskin) Apple has pushed out two small software updates for its platforms—one for iPhones, and the other for […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) In September, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple must allow iOS developers to direct users to external content-purchasing mechanisms outside of the App Store’s built-in In-App Purchases. Tuesday night, Rogers refused Apple’s request to stay that ruling, setting the stage for it to go into […]
Enlarge / Apple’s Software Engineering SVP Craig Federighi speaks at Web Summit 2021. (credit: Web Summit) Apple executive Craig Federighi, who is responsible for the company’s iOS software for iPhones, delivered a lengthy speech intended to alarm listeners about what might happen if Apple is forced to allow users to sideload apps. The speech was […]
Enlarge / Mozilla’s current logo for Firefox. (credit: Mozilla) Today, Mozilla updated the mobile versions of its Firefox web browser on iOS and Android with an overhauled home page and a new tab management feature. Mozilla wrote in a blog post today announcing the update that the mobile version of the browser is specifically designed […]
Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Timed with the launch of macOS Monterey, Apple today pushed out new versions of iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 most notably add SharePlay, a flagship feature intended for iOS 15 that didn’t make the annual release’s launch last month. SharePlay […]
Enlarge / Widgets on iPadOS 15’s home screen. (credit: Samuel Axon) Last year, Apple released a meaty iOS update for iPhones, but some of the biggest changes didn’t make it over to the iPad. This year, the iPhone update is modest—so does that mean that the iPad update is the big one this time around? […]
Enlarge / A few apps that received significant updates in iOS 15. (credit: Samuel Axon) Every year, Apple releases a major update to its operating systems for the iPhone and iPad that sets the stage for a year of changes to come. This year, iOS 15 brings new FaceTime and Messages features, tweaks to existing […]
Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren’t at each other’s legal throats. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images) Weeks after Epic’s apparent “win” against Apple in the Epic Games v. Apple case, Apple issued a letter denying Epic’s request to have its developer […]