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Security demo reminds iOS users that any app (or widget) can read the clipboard silently

A new demo from researchers at Mysk shines a light on the free, unrestricted, access all apps have to the iOS clipboard. In the video, the developers create a dummy app that simply prints out the information gleaned from the clipboard. When the user copies an image, the app can immediately see the image content and the metadata like the location of where the photo was taken. This becomes a little…
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Five staple iPhone apps that I use each day

I have quite a few third-party apps installed on my iPhone, but there are several staple apps that I use regularly that I’d have a hard time doing without. These apps include Apollo, the excellent full-featured Reddit client, NetNewsWire, a legendary RSS reader reimagined…
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Apple’s latest Shot on iPhone video highlights the iPhone 11 Pro’s Ultra Wide lens

Apple continues to showcase the iPhone 11 Pro camera through its Shot on iPhone series of videos. In a new video today, Apple showcases the Ultra Wide camera capabilities of the device. The video was shot with an iPhone 11 Pro and is called “A journey into the Valley of Fire.” Here’s what Apple says about the video: See how iPhone 11 Pro captured the otherworldly 4K video using the Ultra…
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The best Android and iPhone gimbal

By Signe Brewster If you like filming video with your smartphone and are comfortable spending a little more than $100 to achieve more professional-looking results, a smartphone gimbal might be right for you. A gimbal is a handheld mechanical stabilizer that can help you…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: Admire it, don't buy it

To date, every foldable you could buy has been the subject of at least some drama. Royole’s FlexPai felt barely finished. The original Galaxy Fold wasn’t much more than a prototype, with glaring design issues that were fixed in later production runs.
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Galaxy Buds+ review: Samsung finally has a worthy AirPods alternative

I really wanted to like the original Galaxy Buds. They’re some of the best-designed true wireless earbuds I tested last year. They’re tiny, which makes them comfortable (well, as much as earbuds can be), and they came with a wireless charging case at a time when that still wasn’t a standard feature. However, the audio quality was disappointing, call performance was subpar, and…
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HTC's Project Proton is a preview of its next-gen VR headsets

While HTC is betting its VR future on the modular Vive Cosmos for now, it’s also been working on next-gen lightweight headsets, under the title “Project Proton,” that CEO Yves Maitre said will resemble “really, really close to normal glasses.” Well, judging by the renders we received, this is debatable, but these wearables certainly seem more compact than the current…
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