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Facebook iOS iPhoneMar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021

New iOS 14 ATT update will put Facebook’s digital advertising and networking systems in jeopardy, say former employees

Apple is about to replace the iOS IDFA tracking system with the new App Tracking Transparency feature which will allow iPhone users to opt-out of tracking across third-party apps and websites. And out of all the digital advertisers, Facebook has…

Mar 12, 2021Mar 13, 2021

Spotify ignores iTunes contribution in stopping music piracy in a podcast

by Rida Imran

In a podcast discussing its history and protecting music artists from piracy, Spotify completely ignored Apple’s iTunes contribution. Verge spotted that the Swedish music streaming service proclaimed itself as the second digital platform to buy music, after Napster. Apple and…

Mar 12, 2021Jul 3, 2026

Chrome for macOS now uses 1GB less memory and shows 65% better energy efficiency

by Imran Hussain

The Google Chrome team has been hard at work to improve its browser on various platforms, after years of well-deserved criticism regarding its CPU and memory usage. Despite being one of the most popular and perhaps the best cross-platform web…

iOSMar 12, 2021

Apple denies Parler appeal to rejoin App Store, due to ‘highly objectionable content’ like derogatory terms and Nazi symbols

by Asma Hussain

Controversial free-speech app Parler has been denied its request to rejoin the App Store. Apple banned the social network app after law enforcement learned that the attack on the US Capitol on January 6 had been planned on the social…

iPhoneMar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

2023 iPhones could feature Apple’s own 5G cellular modem – Report

by Usman Hussain

A new report claims that Apple will begin using its own 5G cellular modem on all the 2023 iPhones. The report says that chipmakers Broadcom and Qorvo will benefit from Apple’s switch to its own modems and away from those…

iOS iPhoneMar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

New ‘Silence Unknown Caller’ prompt is discovered in iOS 14.5 Beta 3 code

by Rida Imran

A new ‘Silence Unknown Caller’ prompt is discovered in the latest beta update, which will allow users to quickly mute calls from unknown or unwanted callers. The feature to silence unwanted calls was introduced in iOS 13, which directed unwanted…

Mar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

Australian government puts Google in its crosshairs and puts Apple under the microscope to investigate default search engine deal

by Usman Hussain

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the impact of Google being the dominant web search engine on most devices, including Apple’s Safari. The agency is trying to find the link between which browsers and search engines consumers opt…

iPhoneMar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

Apple adds new support page to shows Carrier offers to save money on new iPhone 12 models

by Rida Imran

Apple has launched a new support page on its website to show carrier offers to save money on the new iPhone 12 purchase online or at the Apple Store. Now, directly from Apple, users can not only find the right…

iOSMar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

Apple launched a new ‘Privacy-Label’ support page to show privacy policies of all of Apple’s apps

by Rida Imran

Apple has launched a new ‘Privacy-Label’ support webpage for all of its apps. The new page is designed to bring transparency by showing how users’ data is used by the company’s native apps across devices. The new addition is made…

TwitterMar 12, 2021Mar 12, 2021

Twitter executive talks about new Super Follow feature and says, “we’re not in the business of getting around platform rules”

by Usman Hussain

Recently Twitter announced Super Follow, a new feature that will allow Twitter users to provide exclusive or additional content like videos, view stories, badges, community groups, tweets, newsletters, and more for a fee to change the revenue generation method on…