To celebrate International Women’s Day, Apple will recognize female developers, musicians, artists, photographers, coders and entrepreneurs in the App Store for the entire month of March. At select Apple Stores around the world, visitors can attend more than 60 sessions in the “Made By Women” series. The March 17 session will be an App Lab …
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New York officials are seeking explanations following an allegation that Facebook collects personal data from apps including weight, alcohol consumption, menstrual cycles, heart rate and blood pressure. According to the Wall Street Journal, one app even allowed a person to record “sexual activity” as exercise and sent that data to Facebook. The New York Department of Financial Services sent letters on Wednesday …
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Today, you can operate almost everything in your house from your phone. But, like most technology, nothing is perfect. While smart lightbulbs themselves aren’t dangerous, the apps and platforms that control them might be. Last month, Dark Cubed, an American cybersecurity company, released its State of IoT Security report and detailed potential security threats in smart home devices. Dark Cubed said …
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In case simply watching the news on your TV or phone isn’t enough, CNN added its app to the Magic Leap One AR headset Friday. The integration into the headset gives you the power to “go there,” CNN said, through what the company calls a “robust interactive experience in mixed reality.” If you’re a Magic Leap One owner, you can …
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Popular video and livestreaming app TikTok, which has reportedly reached more than 1 billion downloads, is facing some criticism over user security. To try to make the lip-synching app safer, TikTok launched a new educational video series Wednesday called “You’re in Control.” The series puts safety guidelines in videos instead of in text. In a blog post, TikTok said the …
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YouTube on Wednesday disputed claims that the alleged Momo Challenge is appearing on the giant video site. “We want to clear something up regarding the Momo Challenge: We’ve seen no recent evidence of videos promoting the Momo Challenge on YouTube,” the company tweeted. “Videos encouraging harmful and dangerous challenges are against our policies.” We want to clear something up regarding …
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Popular video and livestreaming apps like TikTok are under fire from children’s charities in the UK. “We know that a significant amount of children are being contacted via popular livestreaming apps, such as TikTok, by abusers who are using them as a hunting ground,” a spokesperson for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said this …
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Samsung revealed its Galaxy S10 lineup this week and it comes with a feature that’ll likely make many people happy, Bixby Key Customization. That’s the company’s way of saying you’ll finally be able to use the Bixby button for more than launching the digital assistant. “Now, you can customize the button to launch Bixby with either a single or double …
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If you log on to Google Fit’s website today, you’ll be greeted by a yellow banner saying web support for the health tracker is coming to an end. The Google Fit site will shut down on March 19, Google said in its announcement. If you want to keep track of your activities and continue your health goals, Google suggests you …
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Facebook appears to have pulled its controversial Onavo mobile VPN app from the Google Play Store. The app, called Onavo Protect, will immediately stop pulling user data for market research, TechCrunch reported Thursday, but will remain as an active VPN while users look for a replacement. The app will eventually shut down, according to the report. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to …
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