[ad_1] Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People are now spending three hours and…
[ad_1] Riana Pfefferkorn Contributor The debate over encryption continues to drag on without end. In recent months, the discourse has largely swung away from encrypted smartphones to focus instead on end-to-end encrypted messaging. But a recent press conference by the heads of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) showed…
[ad_1] Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019, according to App…
[ad_1] Apple is disputing the accuracy of this week’s report that found attackers have been exploiting an unpatched iOS bug that allowed them to take full control of iPhones. San Francisco-based security firm ZecOps said on Wednesday that attackers had used the zero-day exploit against at least six targets over a span of at least…
[ad_1] A newly discovered bug will crash your Apple iPhone or iPad for merely receiving a text notification. The bug occurs when an iOS device user receives a string of text written using Sindhi characters. Sindhi is the official language of the Sindh province in Pakistan and is spoken in India, as well. This type…
[ad_1] ZecOps A critical bug that has lurked in iPhones and iPads for eight years is under active attack by sophisticated hackers who are using a zero-day exploit to hack the devices of high-profile targets, a security firm reported on Wednesday. The exploit is triggered by sending booby-trapped emails that, in some cases, require no…
[ad_1] A newly disclosed iPhone vulnerability gives hackers yet another reason to love email. According to the San Francisco-based security firm ZecOps, bad actors have discovered a way to attack iOS devices via their default email app. And here’s the real kick to the guts: In some cases, you don’t even have to be tricked…
[ad_1] Those with access to Apple Maps will soon be able to use the app to find COVID-19 testing sites. First spotted by 9to5Mac, the tech giant is allowing healthcare providers, hospitals, and other businesses to submit an application for their specific testing locations. Once a location is approved, it’ll appear right on Apple Maps.…
[ad_1] Google In a bold and ambitious collaboration, Apple and Google are developing a smartphone platform that tries to track the spread of the novel coronavirus at scale and at the same time preserve the privacy of iOS and Android users who opt in to it. The cross-platform system will use the proximity capabilities built…