iPhone hacks developed by Italian company RCS Lab have been used by law enforcement agencies in Europe, according to a new Google report. The hacking tool used a variety of exploits to allow the firm’s customers to spy on private messages, contacts, and passwords.
However, Apple has patched all six of the exploits used in different versions of iOS (see below), so keeping your iPhone up to date…
A Twitter closed captions button is now available to all users in both iOS and Android apps, following a successful test. The rollout will, however, likely cause some confusion …
Background
As we’ve previously noted, Twitter doesn’t have the best track-record when…
Twitter is giving you the power to switch closed captions on or off on your mobile device. The social network has started rolling out a closed caption toggle to everyone on Android and iOS, a couple of months after it started testing the feature. So long as a video posted on…
Wait, what? Captain America was still using an iPhone 6s? Sure, Cap was frozen in ice for 70 years, but who had Chris Evans using an iPhone 6s in 2022 on their bingo card?
The star of Apple TV+’s Defending Jacob series shared a heartfelt farewell to his Home button iPhone from 2015 on Twitter.
“RIP iPhone 6s,” wrote Evans. “We had a good run. I’ll miss your home button.”
But it…
Google is rolling out Chrome OS version 103, which includes features that will make it easier for users to share things between Chromebooks and Android devices. For one thing, as the company announced at CES, Phone Hub is getting an upgrade. From your Chromebook…
In recent days, YouTube Music has more widely rolled out support for Android 12’s media recommendations feature that prominently surfaces recent albums and playlists to start immediate playback.
Original 6/18: These media recommendations automatically appear after…
After adding the ability to star, Google Tasks will soon let users print out a list of their to-dos on the web.
When using Google Tasks in the Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, etc. sidebar on the web, there will be a new “Print list” option. Tap the three-dot overflow button just underneath the close ‘x’ and you’ll see it underneath “Rename list.”
This will work for both personal and…
Our smartphone cameras continue to get better and better, and Samsung is once again pushing the envelope. This week, Samsung announced a new 200MP camera sensor, but we don’t expect it to show up in a Galaxy device anytime soon.
Announced in a blog post today, Samsung…
Google has unveiled new community-written test suites for Android devices, intended to address power management and other issues.
For years now, Android has had the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS), an automated process that ensures an in-development phone, tablet, or other…
Version 103 of Chrome is rolling out this week, and Google is highlighting several new features on iPhone and iPad that span usability and security.
The three-dot (overflow) menu located at the bottom-right corner of Chrome on the iPhone has been redesigned “to be scannable and to highlight the most important destinations.” It starts with a colorful carousel providing quick access to…
