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Scam iOS apps latest: a VPN that charges $9.99/week, uses ‘Recommended by Apple’ pop-ups

April 7, 2021
FlickType and Fleksy founder Kosta Eleftheriou has been pretty busy over the past few months exposing scam iOS apps, some of them bringing in millions of dollars of revenue. The latest of these is a VPN app that is promoting itself as “recommended by Apple” and which is estimated to be earning a million dollars a month. Eleftheriou highlights six eye-opening aspects of the app, which not only…
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Tweetbot for iOS adds a new dark theme, PiP video player, more

April 7, 2021
Tweetbot for iOS has received another notable update with version 6.1 now available on the App Store. With this update, Tweetbot for iOS brings a redesigned video play with picture-in-picture support, a new set of custom icons, a high-contrast Light theme as well as a new…
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Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS): Electric Last Mile Solutions

April 7, 2021
Today Electrek turns its spotlight to the up-and-coming EV company, Electric Last Mile (ELMS), which is targeting one of the hottest EV markets: commercial fleets. While most new EV companies are years away from production, ELMS, headquartered in the suburbs of Detroit and solely focused on the commercial space, plans to launch the first Class 1 EV later this year at a price point of $25,000 after…
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iOS 14 adoption surpasses 90% according to Mixpanel

April 7, 2021
Apple announced in December 2020 that 81% of iPhones introduced in the last four years were already running iOS 14, which is the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system. Now the analyst company Mixpanel says that iOS 14 adoption among iPhone and iPad users has already surpassed 90%. According to recent data from Mixpanel, 90.45% of iOS users have already installed the latest…
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Quick Charge Podcast: April 6, 2021

April 7, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Fujifilm introduces stylish Instax Mini 40 instant camera

April 7, 2021
Fujifilm has introduced the retro-styled Instax Mini 40, its latest instant camera. The Mini 40 is essentially the Mini 11 in a different body, which means that you’re getting a 35mm equivalent lens, auto-exposure, a built-in flash and selfie mirror. The Mini 40 is priced at $100 and will be available by the end of April. Alongside the Instax Mini 40 is a new film: Contact Sheet…
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