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Counterfeit iPhone and iPad repair scheme costs Apple over $6 million, authorities say

Counterfeit iPhone schemes have popped up several times over the last year, and now we have another one to add to that list. More than a dozen people have been charged in what is being referred to as “the biggest fraud of its kind.” The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California announced today that at least 14 people played a role in a scheme that saw…
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MobileNews

Facebook updates iOS app to fix issues that let the camera open in the background

This month, some users of Facebook’s iOS app found that that, in at least two situations, the app appeared to be activating the camera in the background without a user’s knowledge. Facebook said yesterday that it was submitting fixes for the issues to Apple, and the company tells us that, as of this morning, the updated app is now available for download on the App Store. I’ve downloaded…
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MobileNews

Stadia interface on Android/iOS and televisions

In addition to demonstrating how games are casted, Google during the Stadia AMA revealed more of the Stadia interface for Android, iOS, and Chromecast-connected televisions. Highlights include the setup process, homescreens, and settings. From the Home tab of the Stadia app…
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YouTube for Android tests radical comments redesign

YouTube seems to test new UI changes more often on its Android app than most other Google products. Now, we’re seeing a radical redesign to the comments section of the YouTube Android app. A Reddit user reports that a server-side update hit their device which revamps the comments section completely. In the app currently, the comments are placed at the very bottom of each video underneath…
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GamingNews

Epic Games’ Battle Breakers launches for PC and mobile

Epic Games has officially launched Battle Breakers today for PC and mobile. Battle Breakers is a tactical role-playing game. The title had a soft launch in select countries back in 2017. Now the free-to-play game is available for everyone. This is the first game Epic has…
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Adobe Lightroom for iPad and iOS will directly import photos

It’s been a long time coming, but you can finally import photos directly from your SD card or USB drive into the iOS version of Lightroom. Previously, users had to import images to their camera roll, then copy them over into Lightroom’s library. This doubled the amount of storage that the photos occupied, so taking the additional step of going back to your camera roll and deleting the…
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