Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government license in order to be listed on the China App Store, as the company joins rival app stores that adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations (via Reuters). Apple last Friday began requiring an “internet content provider (ICP) filing” […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft is closing the loophole that allowed older Windows product keys to activate Windows 10 and Windows 11. This loophole has existed since Windows 10 first launched as a “free” upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. That free upgrade was supposed only last a year, but remained open […]
Read MoreHuawei might be planning to return to the USA smartphone market by the end of the year. But if it succeeds, will it matter? And even if the brand overcomes its bad reputation after its network technologies were deemed a security threat by the USA and Europe, will Huawei have what it takes to become […]
Read MoreApple this week suspended its Apple Pay service for the Mir card payment system in Russia, effectively closing a loophole that had allowed Russians to continue to use the Apple Pay service. According to Reuters, Mir had remained connected to Apple Pay even after Apple restricted the use of the payments service in Russia on […]
Read MorewatchOS 8.5 fixes a security vulnerability in the Mail app that could leak a user’s IP address when downloading remote content, security researchers have found. Last year, it emerged that Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection feature was undermined by a lack of Apple Watch support. Mail Privacy Protection was a new feature introduced with iOS 15, […]
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