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Chrome 108 for Android, Mac, Windows enables passkey support

December 9, 2022
Google started rolling out passkey support in October, and availability has now entered Chrome’s stable channel with version 108.  You can use passkeys to sign into sites and apps that support them. Signing in with a passkey will require you to authenticate yourself in the same way that you unlock a device. With Chrome 108, Google is “enabling passkeys on Windows 11, macOS, and…
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FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard merger

December 9, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust complaint in a bid to block Microsoft’s planned $68.7 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. The FTC started looking into the deal and its potential impact on the video game market soon after it was announced in January. Evidently, the agency was concerned enough to try and pump the brakes on the buyout. The FTC said that, were the deal…
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How to turn on end-to-end encryption for iMessage, iCloud, iPhone backups in iOS 16.2

December 9, 2022
Apple is launching a big security enhancement with iOS 16.2 that brings the long-requested feature of full encryption for iMessage in iCloud, iPhone backups, and eight other apps/categories. As part of the process, you’ll need to set up a recovery contact/key – here’s how to turn on iPhone end-to-end encryption for iMessage, iCloud, device backups, Notes, Safari, Photos, and more. iOS…
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Pixel 7 Pro gets macro mode and new Macro Focus settings with Google Camera update

December 8, 2022
The Pixel 7 Pro launched with version 8.7.165 of Google Camera, and 8.7.250 is now rolling out with the addition of Macro Focus settings but also with the removal of the double-tap action gesture. At launch (on version 8.7.165), Google turned on Auto Macro so that “Camera uses Macro Focus automatically when taking photos at a close range.” It appeared in Settings under Composition and was…
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