After deploying a fix for its notorious FaceTime bug, Apple is compensating the boy who discovered it in the first place. A 14-year-old high school student named Grant Thompson from Tucson, Arizona was the first to pick up on the FaceTime bug. Thompson...
Popular Facebook-owned chat service WhatsApp has updated its iOS app, on Tuesday, 05 February with support for biometric authentication, allowing users to ‘lock’ the app with Face ID or Touch ID. To activate the new feature, you’ll need to head to the...
A bug in Apple’s FaceTime video-calling application allows a caller to hear audio on the receiving end before the call is actually answered. Considered a major privacy issue, many users fear that this could be used for malicious intent because you can...
January 16, 2019 •
Online & Social •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Android gets Twitter’s reverse-chronological feed
Android, we got you. Starting today, tap ✨ to switch between latest and top Tweets. pic.twitter.com/7rXo3BNEJ6 — Twitter (@Twitter) January 15, 2019 After bringing back the reverse-chronological timeline to iOS in December, Twitter is doing the same for...
To simplify the lives for multi-Instagram account owners, the company has begun rolling out a new feature that lets ‘grammers posts their pics to multiple accounts simultaneously. In a recent interview with TechCrunch, a company spokesperson stated that...
This week Giphy revealed an extension for its mobile app that brings a GIF keyboard to all multimedia-supporting applications. Giphy has udpated its iOS app to include a new sticker-making tool and a keyboard extension that you could incorporate into text....
In June 2018, Google launched the For You recommendations section in Maps for Android, and in October 2018, the Pixel 3 lineup came with Lens already integrated into the default camera app. Google has now announced the roll-out of both features coming to iOS....
To deepen its commitment to open source projects in addition to making their own Edge compatible with more websites and platforms like macOS, Microsoft is rebuilding its browser based on the Chromium Project. Microsoft Windows Corporate VP Joe...
2K and Cat Daddy Studios have announced that the all-new NBA 2K Mobile is now available for free on iOS and is coming soon to Android. NBA 2K Mobile delivers console quality graphics and lifelike NBA 2K action on the go. “NBA 2K Mobile presents an all-new...
If you’ve got an Amazon Echo device, you’d soon be able to call your friends and family on Skype via Alexa – no matter what device they are using. Microsoft, announced this week that Amazon’s Echo lineup will support basic calling on Skype;...
October 19, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Spotify launches app for your smartwatch
Spotify has launched a new app for smartwatches running WearOS by Google. Users can, at long last, control their playlists from their wrists! The application functions similarly to the already existing, but very limited, Wear OS Galaxy Watch app version,...
LinkedIn announced that it is adding voice messaging to its social network. LinkedIn is letting users communicate with contacts by recording and sending voice messages of up to a minute long. According to LinkedIn, the function has been developed to help...
August 1, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Draw inspiration anywhere with Affinity Designer for iPad
Affinity Designer for iPad brings professional vector graphic design to the iPad for the first time. Developed with input from a team of leading professional graphic designers and based on Apple Design Award-winning technology, Affinity Designer is the most...
August 1, 2018 •
Features •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Five tips for pentesters in iOS
As our phones play an increasingly essential role in our lives, releasing secure applications has become a necessity for protecting end users. As a result, the role of pentesters has gained importance in identifying unwanted behaviors, such as allowing data...
Apple announced a range of new developments at their annual Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC, this week. The conference kicked off on Monday June 4, with a two-hour presentation from Apple in which top executives took the stage at the San Jose Convention...
The Core Group has launched Fitbit’s first smartwatch in South Africa. Fitbit Ionic, a cross-platform high-end smartwatch, is available immediately from a variety of retailers across South Africa at a Recommended Retail Price of R5499. Fitbit Ionic was...
