World Emoji Day took place on Wednesday, complete with Apple and Google unveiling a slew of new emoji based on the approved characters in Unicode 12 that will be arriving in iOS 13 and Android Q later this year. The theme for this year seems to be inclusion, meaning users of any race, gender, sexual […]
Category: Android
It’s theoretical, but it’s interesting. A pair of researchers have discovered a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) vulnerability that can affect Apple devices and allow for tracking and data leakage. Researchers Johannes K. Becker and David Starobinski wrote a paper called Tracking Anonymized Bluetooth Devices. They presented it yesterday at the 19th Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium in […]
If you’re a Chromebook user needing a tethered 4G connection, this is going to come in handy. A new build of Chromium, and evidence in its upcoming source code, hinted at being able to use a 4G data connection via a USB-connected iPhone, thereby saving power versus tethering over Wi-Fi. While it’s uncertain as to […]
This should be nifty if you’re living in Japan. iPhones running iOS 13 will be able to scan NFC chips in Japanese identity cards thanks to Apple’s inclusion of broader access to NFC chips via third-party apps. As a result, Japanese citizens will be able to scan their identity cards, storing the information on their […]
As one might expect, digital magazine service Texture, which Apple acquired last year, has shut down, Texture now pushing users towards Apple’s News+ news service. Apple’s plans to shut down Texture were first detailed back in March, with the company setting a March 28th closure date for the service. Starting this week, Apple is prompting Texture […]