MobileNews

French antitrust complaint alleges Apple allows itself to run personalized ads on iOS without getting user consent

March 9, 2021
With the release of iOS 14.5, Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency policies require developers to get explicit consent before being able to share user data with third-party advertising networks. A new French complaint alleges that Apple’s own advertising network is not held to the same standard, as first reported by Bloomberg. Specifically, the complaint says Apple itself is allowed to use…
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Microsoft Office apps on Android to gain a dark theme soon

March 9, 2021
While the Google Docs is our preferred option for a cloud-based office suite, it has one distinct advantage over the still-popular Microsoft Office suite — a dedicated dark mode/theme. According to app tinkerer Alessandro Paluzzi (h/t XDA), Microsoft is working hard…
MobileNews

OnePlus Band fitness tracker can now sync with Google Fit

March 9, 2021
The OnePlus Band went official earlier this year as the company’s first ever wearable. Now, an update to the OnePlus Band companion app is enabling sync with Google Fit. The latest update to the OnePlus Health app brings expanded support for third-party integrations, including Google Fit. That means that OnePlus Band owners can now sync their daily health stats to Google Fit. Data that can be…
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Samsung has updated these phones to Android 11

March 9, 2021
It usually takes Android OEMs a fair bit to get the latest version of the OS on older devices, but Samsung has been getting better and better at this every year. For Android 11, the official update schedule kicked off in early December and continues to expand. Here’s every…
DefenseNews

A radical plan calls for shifting billions to State from Defense

March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON — A new report from the Center for American Progress calls for a radical overhaul of the U.S. security assistance program, including shifting roughly $7 billion in funding streams from the Pentagon to the State Department to ensure stronger, more cohesive oversight. The report, from Max Bergmann and Alexandra Schmitt, argues that the current system of funding for foreign militaries…
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Leica Unveils Women Foto Project Award Winners

March 9, 2021
In honor of International Women’s Day, Leica has announced the recipients of the second-annual Leica Women Foto Project Award which is a part of the Leica Women Foto Project, an ongoing commitment to diversity in visual storytelling to help empower the female point of view…
DefenseNews

Recent Guard UH-60 crashes do not indicate systemic problem, Army official says

March 9, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Army National Guard has seen three UH-60 L-model Black Hawk utility helicopter crashes on U.S. soil in just over a year. Two of those happened within the first five weeks of 2021. But despite the pattern of incidents involving Guard Black Hawks, the Army’s aviation director in charge of operations, plans and training told Defense News in a recent interview that he did not…
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