Apple warns users in over 90 countries on mercenary spyware attacks

Apple warned users in 92 countries they might have been potential victims of “mercenary spyware attacks”, according to a threat notification email sent to targeted users. Attackers tried to compromise the iPhone, according to the email seen by Reuters. These attacks are more sophisticated and specifically targeted instead of being regular cybercriminal activity or malware. […]

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Apple Warns Users in 92 Countries About Mercenary Spyware Attacks

Apple on Wednesday sent threat notifications to users in 92 countries warning that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks, likely because of who they are or what they do. According to TechCrunch, Apple sent the alerts to the individuals at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, delivered via email and iMessage using the contact […]

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Apple Watch Series 9 Now Available on Apple’s Refurbished Store in Select Countries

The Apple Watch Series 9 is now available in Apple’s refurbished store in Australia and New Zealand for the first time since the device launched in September. These are the first countries where Apple offers refurbished Series 9 models. Availability will likely extend to Japan and the UK soon, as Apple recently added a grayed-out […]

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Galaxy S21 FE gets March 2024 security update in more countries

Samsung has released the March 2024 security update to the Galaxy S21 FE in more countries. The new security update has already been released to phones in European countries and the US. Other regions could get the new update soon. Galaxy S21 FE gets March 2024 security update in Asia The new software update for […]

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Galaxy S22 gets March 2024 security update in more countries

Samsung is expanding the reach of the March 2024 security update for the Galaxy S22 series. A few days ago, the update was released to the Galaxy S22 in Eastern Asia, Europe, and the US. Now, the update has been released in South East Asian and Australian regions. Galaxy S22 gets March 2024 security update […]

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YouTube Premium now available in 10 more countries

YouTube users in 10 countries woke up to find that they can now subscribe to YouTube Premium. This paid service removes ads (without having to fight Google’s anti-ad blocker tricks), but also allows you to download videos for offline play and to listen to videos with the player in the background. Here are the 10 […]

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Apple Vision Pro Likely to Launch in These Nine Countries Next

Apple will soon add 12 new languages to the virtual keyboard on the Vision Pro, based on code discovered by MacRumors. Right now, the Apple Vision Pro keyboard only supports English (US) and Emoji, which makes sense as it is limited to the United States. To bring the Vision Pro to new countries, Apple needs […]

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Galaxy S20 March 2024 update is live in some countries

The Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are receiving a new update in some markets today. This update brings the March 2024 security patch to the trio and comes almost exactly a month after the February update was released for the lineup. The March update comes with a firmware version that ends with the characters […]

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Spotify Begins Rolling Out Music Videos in Beta Across 11 Countries

Spotify today announced support for music videos, a new feature the streaming service describes as a “beta” with a limited catalog that is available in 11 markets. Music videos for supported tracks will show up in the Now Playing screen for Spotify Premium users in the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, […]

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YouTube picture-in-picture coming to free users in more countries

In the United States, Google has been offering picture-in-picture (PIP) on YouTube for free since 2022. However, in other regions, the company still offers this feature as a part of the Premium subscription. Well, that seems to be finally changing. According to Android Police and reports on Reddit, Google has been offering picture-in-picture on YouTube […]

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February 2024 security update rolling out to Galaxy S22 in more countries

Samsung has released the new security update more widely to the Galaxy S22 series. The update is now available in Asian countries, Australia, and Latin American countries. The February 2024 security update was first released to the Galaxy S22 in Europe and then expanded to North America. Galaxy S22 gets February 2024 security update in […]

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Apple Now Selling Refurbished M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro Models in More Countries

Apple today added 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with the M3 Pro and/or M3 Max chips to its certified refurbished store in Canada and select European countries, such as the UK, Germany, and Italy, for the first time since the laptops debuted in October. Availability in the U.S. began earlier this month. As usual […]

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Kuo: Apple Vision Pro on Track to Launch in More Countries Before WWDC in June

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated his belief that the Apple Vision Pro will launch in additional countries before Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC in June. The headset first launched in the U.S. earlier this month. Apple will likely expand the Vision Pro to more English-speaking countries, such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the […]

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BREAKING: Galaxy S24’s first software update live in more countries

Samsung is expanding the availability of the first software update for the Galaxy S24 series this week, following the update’s debut in South Korea a few days back. The update is rolling out in European countries with firmware version S92xBXXU1AXB5 and a download size of 746.5MB. It should arrive in many more markets over the […]

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More countries getting Galaxy A53 February update

Last week, Samsung released the latest security update for the Galaxy A53 in the USA. Now, the update is now out in Europe. The A53’s February update started rolling out earlier today and shouldn’t take long to become widely available in the region. The firmware version accompanying the update is A536BXXS8DXA1. It doesn’t bring any […]

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Gemini is now available on Android phones in more countries and languages

Last week, Google announced that it is renaming Bard to Gemini. It also announced the launch of Gemini for Android and iOS, but it was only available in the US and in the English language. However, within a matter of days, Google has expanded the availability of Gemini to Android smartphones in more countries. Gemini […]

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Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their Coasts From Erosion

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When governments find themselves fighting the threat of coastal erosion, their default response tends to be pretty simple: If sand is disappearing from a beach, they pump in more sand to replace it. This strategy, known as “beach nourishment,” has become […]

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Both Samsung and TSMC will be keeping 2nm chip manufacturing in their home countries

Leading chip manufacturers Samsung and TSMC are already drafting plans for their respective 2nm manufacturing. According to a recent report by the SCMP (South China Morning Post) and the Korean Times, Samsung is planning to start 2nm manufacturing in South Korea next year. The company is also investing a total of KRW 500 trillion ($371 […]

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Galaxy A34 getting January 2024 security update in more countries

Last week, Samsung released the January 2024 security update to the Galaxy A34. However, the update was limited to the European countries. The South Korean firm has now expanded the availability of the new security update to the Galaxy A34 in more countries worldwide, including Asia. Galaxy A34 gets January 2024 security update in Asia […]

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These Are the Countries Where You Can Install Apps Outside of the iOS App Store

Apple today completely overhauled its app system, introducing changes that allow developers to distribute their apps through alternative app stores and use alternative methods of payment in iOS 17.4. Unfortunately, these changes are limited to countries that are in the European Union, and they won’t be implemented worldwide. There are 27 EU countries: Austria, Belgium, […]

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