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Apple pulls Vybe Together from App Store, states app promoted secret parties during ongoing pandemic

You really can’t argue with Apple’s decision to yank this one from the App Store. Apple has pulled an iOS app from its App Store that encouraged users to organize secret underground parties despite social distancing measures and U.S. pandemic restrictions. The app, which was called “Vybe Together,” billed itself as a place to organize […]

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Los Angeles COVID-19 vaccine recipients will be eligible to receive a digital record stored in their Apple Wallet app

This is interesting, and it could be a sign of things in the months ahead. Residents in Los Angeles who receive a COVID-19 vaccine will also receive a digital record they can add to Wallet on iOS. The record will ensure that vaccine recipients can get the second shot of the two-shot vaccine regimen. This […]

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Apple releases COVID-19 Exposure Notifications for older iPhones running iOS 12, iOS 13

If you have an older iPhone, this is important. Older iPhone users with devices that don’t support iOS 14, including the iPhone 6, can now access COVID-19 exposure notifications. As of Tuesday, Apple released iOS 12.5 for older iPhone models, thereby enabling devices like the extremely popular iPhone 6 will now be able to switch […]

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Apple expands PRODUCT(RED) contributions to help support HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 relief efforts

You may not always love what Apple does, but with any luck this could be really helpful. Apple on Tuesday announced that it is expanding its partnership with (RED) to offer treatment and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Until June 30 2021, 100 percent of eligible proceeds from (PRODUCT)Red purchases will help fund the Global […]

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Google Maps updated to version 5.56, includes new COVID-19 safety data, takeout/delivery stats for local areas

This could definitely help. Google Maps on Tuesday received three new pandemic-related features as well as an expansion of its live transit “crowdedness” status information. The crowdedness data offers the real-time state of transit lines, is crowdsourced, and relies on in-app feedback from users. Prior to the new version, Google Maps only showed the data […]