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Pokémon Unite Releasing on Mobile Devices in September

Mobile phone users can finally rejoice as Nintendo and TiMi Studio Group announced on Wednesday that Pokémon Unite would be coming to mobile phones next month. RELATED: Pokémon Unite Update Buffs Greninja, Adds Blissey The hit multiplayer online battle arena game will be making its way to mobile devices on September 22, 2021. Preregistration for the… Read More »

iPhone keyboard for blind to shut down as maker cites Apple “abuse” of developers

Enlarge / FlickType iPhone keyboard. reader comments 81 with 55 posters participating Share this story An iPhone keyboard for blind users will be discontinued, according to the app’s developer, who alleges that “Apple has thrown us obstacle after obstacle for years while we try to provide an app to improve people’s lives.” FlickType includes an… Read More »

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Coming to Apple Arcade

After years of waiting, fans will finally be able to play Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, as Konami announced that the game would soon be coming to iOS, tvOS, and Mac via Apple’s Apple Arcade subscription service. MORE: How Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy Influenced Marvel’s Avengers’ Black Panther Initially announced in 2018, Grimoire of Souls was soft-launched on… Read More »

Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images

reader comments 227 with 121 posters participating Share this story Shortly after reports today that Apple will start scanning iPhones for child-abuse images, the company confirmed its plan and provided details in a news release and technical summary. “Apple’s method of detecting known CSAM (child sexual abuse material) is designed with user privacy in mind,”… Read More »

Apple under pressure over iPhone security after NSO spyware claims

NurPhoto | Getty Images reader comments 176 with 102 posters participating Share this story Apple has come under pressure to collaborate with its Silicon Valley rivals to fend off the common threat of surveillance technology after a report alleged that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was used to target journalists and human rights activists. Amnesty International,… Read More »

Connecting to malicious Wi-Fi networks can mess with your iPhone

reader comments 33 with 25 posters participating Share this story There’s a bug in iOS that disables Wi-Fi connectivity when devices join a network that uses a booby-trapped name, a researcher disclosed over the weekend. By connecting to a Wi-Fi network that uses the SSID “%p%s%s%s%s%n” (quotation marks not included), iPhones and iPads lose the… Read More »

The Big Door Prize: Apple Orders Series Adaptation from David West Read

Apple has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to the half-hour comedy series The Big Door Prize from Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek writer and executive producer David West Read, according to Deadline. The project will be produced by Skydance Television and CJ ENM/Studio Dragon (Parasite). RELATED: Physical Trailer: Bridesmaids’ Rose Byrne Stars in New Apple TV+ Series… Read More »

Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting

reader comments 56 with 42 posters participating, including story author Share this story Apple’s new M1 CPU has a flaw that creates a covert channel that two or more malicious apps—already installed—can use to transmit information to each other, a developer has found. The surreptitious communication can occur without using computer memory, sockets, files, or… Read More »

No, it doesn’t just crash Safari. Apple has yet to fix exploitable flaw

reader comments 35 with 25 posters participating, including story author Share this story Apple has yet to patch a security bug found in iPhones and Macs despite the availability of a fix released almost three weeks ago, a researcher said. The vulnerability resides in WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari and all browsers that… Read More »