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Mac WindowsJan 13, 2021

Flash is finally dead – Adobe now blocks Flash content from playing

Adobe Flash has finally reached the end of life. This means that if you try to load any Flash content, be it games or videos, in any browser, Adobe’s Flash Player will block it from running. December 31, 2020, was…

iPhoneJan 13, 2021

Oppo Find X3 Pro blatantly copies iPhone 12 Pro’s camera layout

Imran Hussain

Oppo Find X3 Pro, a new Snapdragon 888 powered flagship smartphone that is expected to release soon, has blatantly copied iPhone 12 Pro’s camera layout. This is not the first time that Oppo has copied Apple’s products, and something tells…

Apple Watch iPhoneJan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021

Apple partners with Biogen to search for digital cognitive health biomarkers via Apple Watch and iPhone

Rida Imran

Apple has partnered with Biogen for a multi-year observational research study to investigate the use of the Apple Watch and iPhone to detect declining cognitive health. Launching later in 2021, the primary aim of the research is to develop “biomarkers…

iOS iPad iPhoneJan 13, 2021Jan 25, 2021

Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon, a co-op dungeon crawler, comes to Apple Arcade

Usman Hussain

Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon is now available on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac. The game expands on the Oceanhorn universe and offers support for up to four players in local multiplayer. Oceanhorn features a 16-bit rogue-lite dungeon…

Jan 13, 2021Sep 6, 2021

Europe’s ‘Right to Repair’ rules seek to make repairs more accessible to combat e-waste

Asma Hussain

In early 2020, the European Commission announced plans for new ‘Right to Repair’ rules covering smartphones, tablets, and laptops in 2021, as part of a larger plan to combat e-waste and aid Europe on its path to obtaining climate neutrality…

FacebookJan 13, 2021Jan 17, 2021

WhatsApp clarifies its privacy policy saying it does not read your messages

Imran Hussain

WhatsApp has addressed the news and rumors surrounding the massive change to its privacy policy which involves sharing data with Facebook. The company has announced on social media, and on its website, that it does cannot read private messages, or…

Jan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021

CBS teases Apple’s new announcement coming tomorrow, “Its not a product”

Rida Imran

CBS hints at an upcoming announcement coming tomorrow by Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook. Running the short segment on the Capitol Hill riot of the new interview, host Gayle King explained that the interview with Cook is not about the recent…

iPadJan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021

Leaked CAD images of 2021 iPad Pro reveal new design changes

Usman Hussain

A series of leaked CAD images of Apple’s alleged fifth-generation iPad Pro reveal a few design changes compared to the current generation of iPads. Tech blogs 91mobile and MySmartPrice have just posted a series of leaked factory CAD images for…

iOS iPad iPhoneJan 13, 2021

Office for iPad gets mouse support for Word, split view for Excel, presenter coaching for PowerPoint

Imran Hussain

In the latest round of updates, Office for iPad apps have received a number of new features including mouse and trackpad support for Word, split view support for Excel, and presenter coaching for PowerPoint. With trackpad and mouse support, users…

Android iOSJan 13, 2021Jan 13, 2021

Salaat First, a Muslim prayer app, caught tracking and selling user location data

Rida Imran

A recent report by MotherBoard reveals that Salaat First, a Muslim prayer app, with over 10 million downloads, tracks and sells user’s location data to controversial data collecting company, Predicio. Salaat First actively tracks user’s location to send prayer reminders,…