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Comment: Apple’s rant against app sideloading on iOS contradicts itself thanks to macOS

November 4, 2021

Apple has been facing a huge battle with developers recently, as the company is accused of forcing strict rules on the App Store — the only way to deliver apps to iPhone and iPad users. While the company argues that app sideloading is a bad thing because it helps cybercriminals, macOS has always been based on having third-party apps installed from anywhere. So what is the problem? During a…

Google Search celebrates Diwali with an easter egg [Updated]

November 4, 2021

In preparation for Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, Google Search has crafted a lamp-lighting easter egg. Diwali, a festival of lights traditionally celebrated by some Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists, uses lamps and fireworks to symbolize “victory of light over…

Google’s code-free ‘Tab Maker’ tool lets you make extensions that customize Chrome’s New Tab Page

November 4, 2021

The Chrome New Tab Page on desktop (Mac, Windows, Linux) and Chrome OS can be customized by third-party extensions so that users “discover something new every time [they] open a new tab.” Google’s new “Tab Maker” tool lets anyone create such an extension with “no…

Google Doodle pays tribute to Charles K. Kao, the ‘father of fiber optics’

November 4, 2021

The latest Google Doodle celebrates what would have been the 88th birthday of the late Charles K. Kao, the pioneering engineer behind fiber optic communication widely used by the internet today. Charles K. Kao and fiber optics Charles Kuen Kao was born on November 4, 1933 in Shanghai, and from a young age he learned English and French, along with studying the Chinese classic texts. In 1948…

Google Play will allow alternate IAP billing in South Korea, charge reduced service fee

November 4, 2021

In late August, South Korea passed a law requiring alternate in-app payment systems in Google Play and the iOS App Store. Google today detailed what steps it will be taking to comply. Android phone and tablet applications distributed via the Play Store can soon surface…

Hands-on: How to edit PDFs with iPhone and iPad in the iOS 15 Files app

November 4, 2021

One under-the-radar feature that comes with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is found in the Files app. Follow along for a look at how to edit PDFs on iPhone and iPad, including the option to rotate, insert, scan, remove pages, and more. Up until iOS 14, the Files app has offered the…

Grammarly rolls out full set of features to iPhone and iPad users

November 4, 2021

Grammarly today announced the release of its “comprehensive support” for mobile iOS devices, which means iPhone and iPad users can finally take full advantage of the app. With version 2.0 of the app, users can access Grammarly Editor, Grammarly Keyboard, and its Safari browser extension with easy installation. This update includes: Editor for iPhone and iPad: Provides writing feedback on…

Craig Federighi vehemently speaks out against iPhone sideloading in Web Summit keynote: ‘Sideloading is a cybercriminal’s best friend’

November 4, 2021

Last month, it was announced that Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi would attend and speak at Web Summit 2021, which takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. In a keynote delivered today, Federighi vehemently spoke out against legislation that could force Apple to open the…

Unenroll your Pixel from the Android 12 Beta Program to get November’s update immediately

November 4, 2021

The November security patch was announced on Monday as the first update to Android 12 following its launch a few weeks earlier. This update includes a series of bug fixes, but Pixel owners that are still on the Android Beta Program have yet to receive the November release…

Google Tensor deep dive shows the Pixel 6 chip’s Exynos roots, ‘beastly’ but hindered GPU, more

November 4, 2021

Google Tensor is the company’s first chip for smartphone, and in real-life use on the Pixel 6, it puts out an impressive show, even against flagship chips from Qualcomm. However, there are still plenty of details about Google Tensor that the company didn’t really get into, but a new deep dive shows the Exynos roots of the product, gives better numbers on how the chip compares to others, and…