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US Army iOS app among thousands that unknowingly used Russian code

November 14, 2022
A potentially sensitive US Army iOS app is among thousands of iOS and Android apps to include user-profiling code from a Russian company that pretended to be an American one – raising both privacy and security concerns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also used the code in seven of its apps. Both organizations have now removed the code, but it remains present in thousands of…
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Canon EOS R6 Mark II Initial Review

November 14, 2022
Sigma has announced the 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lens for Fujifilm X-mount camera systems. This lens is effectively identical to Sigma’s existing 18–50mm F2.8 DC DN lenses for Sony E-mount and L-mount camera systems. Sigma’s lens, which offers a roughly 27–75mm full-frame equivalent zoom range, is constructed of 13 elements in ten groups, including three aspherical elements and one Super…
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Google Play Store tests advertising apps in search over history

November 14, 2022
Advertising in app stores is the norm, but Google is now testing surfacing apps directly in Play Store search. At the moment, tapping the search bar brings up the keyboard and shows your four most recent queries. On one device today (running version 33.0.17-21 of the Play…
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These iOS 16 apps offer support for the new Lock Screen widgets

November 13, 2022
As we’ve covered extensively, one of the leading features of iOS 16 is the ability to customize your iPhone’s Lock Screen for the first time. There are new wallpapers, font choices, colors, and filters that you can apply. The biggest change, however, is that iOS 16…
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Nest Wifi Pro issue limiting speeds to 50Mbps for some, Google says fix incoming [U]

November 13, 2022
The Nest Wifi Pro has only been available for a few days now, but some customers are already seeing an issue that limits their download speeds to 50Mbps. Update: Google has provided a timeline for when this issue will be fixed. Nest Wifi Pro comes with the promise of Wi-Fi 6E, which is intended to enable high-speed connectivity, both within your home network and when using the internet. For some…
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How 2022 became the year of generative AI

November 13, 2022
Check out the on-demand sessions from the Low-Code/No-Code Summit to learn how to successfully innovate and achieve efficiency by upskilling and scaling citizen developers. Watch now. There has been a lot of excitement (and hype) surrounding generative AI (artificial intelligence) in 2022. Social media platforms such as Twitter and Reddit are filled with images created by generative machine…
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