iOS

Apple’s iPad lineup is arguably something that’s unmatched by any other platform or device maker. The tablets all consistently turn top performance and have 10 hours of battery life, clear and crisp displays, and access to countless apps in the App Store. And with Apple’s announcement of iPadOS last year, …

I do a lot of setting up and resetting of iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. And the other day, I noticed that it’s the same five apps I install on both iOS and Android, in the same order. Spooky, eh? So, what are the apps? And what alternatives are there …

With people practicing social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic Google’s latest effort to boost video-conference capabilities brings group calling on its Duo app to the web.  Duo, which launched in 2016, was originally only for mobile platforms. The company last year added support for one-to-one calls on the web, but …

After starting its gravity-defying comeback with the first bulbous iMac and facing pressure to start integrating then-novel flat-panel display technology, Apple took the next step in 2002 with the iMac G4, the most unusually shaped desktop computer it ever created. Its weighty base encased in a white dome contained the logic …

Marvel’s select­ion of free comics includ­es the Fantas­tic Four, Spider-Man, Black Panthe­r and many more PHOTO: Marvel Unlimited Marvel has announced a line-up of free comics available to read on Marvel Unlimited, a digital comics subscription service. Fans will have free access to some of the most popular comic book series …

Multimedia processing components are one of today’s most dangerous attack surfaces in any operating system. When it comes to managing multimedia files, all operating systems work the same. Any new multimedia file — image, audio, video — that reaches a device is automatically transferred to a local OS library that …

Image: Google Last April, Google announced that users could use the chips inside their Android smartphones as a de-facto security key for their Google accounts. Starting this week, Google has expanded this feature to iPhones. Google users will be able to register their iPhone as a two-factor (2FA) method for …

Bulletproof your latest iOS update following these steps If you are the type that is security conscious, here are some steps you should take to lock down an iPhone running iOS 13.2 and iPad running iPadOS 13.2. Apple on Tuesday launched its own interest-free iPhone payment plan for the Apple …

The rollout of Apple Arcade could have negatively affected the sales of premium games on the App Store. Or not. Between September 19 and October 18, 2019, when Apple’s subscription service launched, paid iOS games generated $34.2 million, which is 13% lower than $39.2 million they brought in between 20 …

Attackers from a group dubbed Poison Carp used one-click exploits and convincing social engineering to target iOS and Android phones belonging to Tibetan groups in a six-month campaign, researchers said. The attacks used mobile platforms to achieve a major escalation of the decade-long espionage hacks threatening the embattled religious community, …