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Instagram 8.2 now supports direct photo sharing from iOS apps

Following an update on Monday, Instagram now allows users to share photos and videos directly to Instagram on iOS without having to first launch the app. Instagram version 8.2 includes an iOS extension that lets you share both photos and videos from Photos and other iOS apps directly to Instagram. The feature also lets you […]

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Google releases Gboard, a third-party keyboard app, for iOS

Google is now offering a third-party keyboard for iOS. Since iOS 8, Apple has supported third-party keyboards for iOS, each with their own unique features. As such, Google has released Gboard for iOS, a third-party keyboard that also incorporates a search functionality. Third-party keyboards can be accessed from any app and Gboard features a dedicated […]

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WhatsApp arrives for OS X

WhatsApp has arrived for OS X. The popular messaging app now has a desktop Mac version of the client, the launch coming a few months after the Facebook-owned service launched a web interface and a month after it rolled out end-to-end encryption for all communication. Much like the web client, the WhatsApp Mac application relies […]

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Justice Department cites Apple as “having raised technological barriers” in San Bernadino iPhone unlocking case

This is probably the next step in the escalating war between Apple and the Justice Department. The Justice Department on Thursday issued a statement claiming Apple’s rhetoric of privacy protection in the San Bernadino iPhone 5c unlocking case to be “false”. Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained a court order requiring Apple to […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes White House policies towards encryption

In spite of how well received last night’s State of the Union was, Apple CEO Tim Cook still had harsh words for the Obama administration regarding encryption last night. Cook, who’s currently in favor of unbreakable encryption, offered the following statement: “The White House should come out and say ‘no backdoors’ Cook said. That would […]