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Apple has vowed to make it easier for iPhone users to switch to Android. The tech giant has announced that by autumn/fall 2025, it will be easier to transfer data between the two devices. This is all part of the changes Apple is making to adhere to the new Digital Markets Act to avoid Big Tech companies becoming a monopoly. It said: “Apple plans to make further changes to its user data portability offering. “Third parties offer migration solutions that help users transfer data between devices with different operating systems. To build on those options, Apple is developing a solution that helps...
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Apple has tightened iMessage's security to prevent future quantum computing hacking. The PQ3 protocol is a brand new defence algorithm built by the tech giant to keep sensitive and critical data protected. Apple wrote in a new blog post: “More than simply replacing an existing algorithm with a new one, we rebuilt the iMessage cryptographic protocol from the ground up. “It will fully replace the existing protocol within all supported conversations this year.” It works by generating encryption keys for an iMessage text, which is sent to Apple's servers, where a fresh key is made so that locks ha...
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The European Commission has announced it won’t regulate Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft’s Bing, or Edge’s web browser as part of the new Digital Markets Act. Following a probe, it was decided that none of the above platforms are "dominant" and will not need to comply with the legislation that is being brought in next month. Apple will, however, have to allow iPhone and iPad users to download and install apps outside of the App Store through alternative app marketplaces. Meta, meanwhile, will have to adhere to the interoperability rules for WhatsApp and Messenger. The Commission said on Tuesday (13...
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Apple Vision Pro users no longer have to visit a physical Apple Store to get their passcode reset. The pricey immersive headset - which costs $3,500 and is currently only available in the US - needed the owner to get one of the Apple Gurus to reset their device if they had forgotten their passcode. However, Monday's (12.02.24) first update, visionOS 1.0.3, it's now possible to do it yourself. Apple said: “This update provides important bug fixes and adds an option to reset your device if you’ve forgotten your passcode.” Meanwhile, Google recently confirmed a YouTube app for the headset is "on ...
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ChatGPT is now available on the Apple Vision Pro. Since its launch on February 2, the immersive headset has slowly been getting more apps, and now OpenAI's chatbot has entered the equation. ChatGPT announced alongside a demonstration GIF on X/Twitter: "chat has now entered the 3D world. you can find it in the visionOS App Store. (sic)" This means users will be able to use the ChatGPT Voice instead of typing. The new addition comes after Google confirmed a YouTube app is "on our roadmap". This is a massive U-turn, as just a few weeks ago, it was claimed that YouTube and Spotify had no plans to ...
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Nokia has inked a multi-year 5G patent license agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Vivo. The latest deal follows the Finnish telecommunications giant's other licensing agreements with the likes of Apple, Samsung, OPPO, Honor, and Huawei. Nokia said: "The agreement resolves all pending patent litigation between the parties, in all jurisdictions. The terms of the agreement remain confidential as agreed between the parties." It added: "Nokia has now almost completed its smartphone license renewal cycle." Towards the end of last year, Nokia said it was planning to axe 14,000 jobs to cut ongoin...
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Zoom is heading to the Apple Vision Pro headset. When the mixed-reality headset lands on February 2 in the US, it will come with the video-conferencing app. Users will be able to use Personas to create realistic-looking avatars of themselves and the "Spatial Zoom experience", an immersive office space where it looks like you are in the same room as your co-workers. Zoom also has some other functions that will launch at a later date, including 3D object sharing, giving creative and technical industries the ability to work together on 3D model designs, Team Chat messaging, and Real World Pinning...
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Apple has begun reimbursing iPhone users in the US after it was sued for slowing down devices. The tech giant was forced to fork out a whopping $500 million (£394m) settlement after it was found to have made older devices batteries slower. Apple profusely denied the claim but agreed to the payout. Across the pond, in the UK, Apple could end up paying a further £1.6 billion in compensation. Consumer rights champion, Justin Gutmann filed a claim with the Competition Appeal Tribunal accusing Apple of intentionally hiding a power management tool in software updates, a process called throttling. Mr...
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Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to spend her New Year’s Eve getting into her pyjamas by 8pm. The Goop founder, 51, who recently said she is so clean-living she has virtually no vices left to give up, added she would only indulge in an eggnog with brandy to ring in 2024 and wrap up warm to watch her TV producer husband Brad Falcuk’s new show. She told her fans in a Goop newsletter: “I’m looking forward to our New Year’s Eve traditions at home: I always make this brisket from Leah Koenig’s ‘Jewish Cookbook’. (I like to double the amount of tomato and honey in the recipe.) It’s the best. “And leading...
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Apple is to suspend sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. The tech giant is facing a ban on selling the smart watches after medical tech firm Masimo claimed Apple copied the patents for the built-in blood oxygen sensors. The International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered a ban on Series 9 and Ultra 2 imports into the US in October. Apple was accused of using Masimo's pulse oximetry technology in some Watches. And if President Joe Biden signs off on a ban, Series 9 and Ultra 2 imports will be prohibited from December 25. An Apple spokesperson told Reuters at the time: “Masimo...
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