Are you looking for a smartwatch? Blackview’s new X1 is currently available for only $35. I’m quite a fan of Blackview’s rugged smartphones, especially the new BV9800 Pro with built-in FLIR Lepton thermal camera, so I...
With people practicing social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic Google’s latest effort to boost video-conference capabilities brings group calling on its Duo app to the web. Duo, which launched in 2016, was originally...
I do a lot of setting up and resetting of iPhones, iPads, and Android devices, and the other day I noticed that it’s the same five apps I install on both iOS and Android, and in the same order. Spooky, eh? So, what are the apps?...
Apple on Wednesday released a developer preview of iOS 13.5 that includes the first version of its upcoming COVID-19 contact-tracing feature. The update is only available through the developer portal. Apple and Google announced a contact...
Multimedia processing components are one of today’s most dangerous attack surfaces in any operating system. When it comes to managing multimedia files, all operating systems work the same. Any new multimedia file — image,...
While the coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of things to change, it doesn’t seem to have put a stop of iPhone and iPad updates. It’s time to fire up your iPhone and iPads and download the latest updates. For the iPhone,...
More than 3.5 million iOS users have installed “fleeceware” apps on their devices, UK security firm Sophos warned in a report published earlier this week. The term fleeceware is a new addition to the cyber-security jargon...
Last week marked the 10th anniversary of when Apple started shipping the iPad. The realization that I’ve owned and used an iPad for a decade wasn’t a surprise, but it did give me a chance to reflect. There have been times I’ve...
Microsoft has released a new public preview of its Power Apps mobile app for iOS and Android that runs both ‘canvas’ and ‘model-driven’ apps. Microsoft’s Power Apps is an example of a ‘low-code’...
For a company generally lauded for its user interfaces, Apple has a big hole in its UI design: discoverability. The word refers to the ease – or lack – of users finding a feature. How do we know it is a problem? Pick any...