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Apple acquires weather-focused developer Dark Sky, will discontinue Android and Wear OS versions of its app on July 1st

Because it’s never a bad idea to snag weather-related properties. Software developer Dark Sky announced on Tuesday that the company had been purchased by Apple. The iOS app will be available in the App Store, although the Android and the Wear OS app will be shut down. Existing users and subscribers on the Android and […]

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Slickwraps CEO reports data breach, offers apology to customers

Sometimes these things happen. Accessory maker Slickwraps, which produces a variety of popular wraps and cases for iPhones, Samsung Galaxy phones, AirPods, and other devices, has conceded that the company was the victim of a data breach wherein sensitive user data was accessed. Company CEO Jonathan Endicott offered the following apology to customers: “Slickwraps Users, […]

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Microsoft launches iOS preview of Project xCloud effort

Microsoft could be bringing something pretty nifty to iOS-based gaming. Following its debut of its Project xCloud streaming game service as a preview last fall on Android, Microsoft on Wednesday launched the preview for iOS via TestFlight. The iOS preview is limited to 10,000 testers. Per Microsoft: Ever since we launched the Project xCloud preview last […]

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Google adds accident reporting feature to iOS version of Google Maps

Google announced on Thursday that iOS users will be able to report accidents directly in its Google Maps application. While this has long been a feature on Android, this has finally made its way to the iOS platform. The company is also adding new types of incidents that users can report under both platforms. To […]

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Apple, Google to bring dozens of new, more inclusive emoji to devices via iOS 13 and Android Q

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 […]