Following up on last Wednesday’s story about the massive data leak that appears to have captured the personal data of everyone in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, the situation may be even worse than originally thought. The leak, which was originally estimated to have compromised about 2.7 billion records, and the data itself was hosted […]
Apple has announced that it will be opening up the iPhone’s NFC (Near Field Communication) chip using its Secure Element feature to third-party developers for contactless payments, separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. The feature will debut in a future release of iOS 18.1 and will be available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New […]
If you live in the western hemisphere or the UK, you’re probably not going to like this. Per Bleeping Computer, a massive data leak of some 2.7 billion records may include sensitive personal data for residents of the US, UK, and Canada. The leaked data includes social security numbers, and is said to have come […]
If you’re heading to Japan, this could potentially save your life. Apple has announced that it has extended its Emergency SOS via satellite feature to Japan through the iOS 17.6 update that was released earlier this week. Japanese customers with an iPhone 14 or an iPhone 15 can use Emergency SOS via satellite to get […]
Getting around Canada just got a bit easier. Apple’s Wallet app now supports the Presto transit card used in Canada’s Ontario province. The card can be used for travel in Toronto, Hamilton, and Ottawa, and the digital version includes the Express Transit Pass feature, which allows users to tap in and out without having to […]