iOS, Safari, and the App Store were already designated as Gatekeeper services under the DMA in September 2023. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Following an almost eight-month investigation into whether Apple’s iPadOS holds enough market power to warrant stricter regulation, the European Commission has now designated the iPad operating system as a
Read MoreAlong the way to a full release, Apple develops several variants of iOS all with a unique purpose and an entirely different set of users. Here’s what they are, when they’re used, and by whom. Apple develops several iOS variants for every release, and each one has a unique purpose The end-consumer version of iOS
Read MoreWhatsApp is a pretty famous instant messaging app. It’s already being used by millions worldwide and is available for Android, iPhone, desktop, and the web. On the WhatsApp web and desktop app, you get all the features you get on the mobile apps. You can exchange texts, share files, make calls, etc. However, since WhatsApp
Read MoreWhen it comes to dimples, bigger really is better. The Glestain gyuto makes it subtly, but palpably, easier to chop and dice.
Read MoreIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Having lost its fight in Congress, TikTok faces a tough battle in US courts and with China’s own export controls. Continue reading…
Read MoreSummer is firmly on the radar, and you might be in the market for a smartwatch to accompany you as you get out and about more. We rate the Google Pixel Watch 2 as the best Fitbit smartwatch, and the fact it looks fantastic doesn’t hurt either. The LTE model of the wearable is down
Read MoreThe University said Quantum Australia will raise awareness on the potential of quantum technology and will bring together some of the country’s leading research institutions, industry partners and quantum companies. Read more: University of Sydney awarded $18.4m to make ‘Quantum Australia’
Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) will now affect the iPad, and Apple could be forced to make some core changes to iPadOS. Through iOS 17.4, Apple rolled out support for alternative app stores, non-WebKit browser engines, and other features on iPhone to comply with the DMA. It’s
Read MoreWe all pick up skills here and there, but how often do we actually acknowledge the abilities we have amassed? Or their potential? Read more: The transferable skills you didn’t know you have
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Read MoreCredit: Oliver Cragg / Android Authority For the first time, the Apple Pencil 3 could support haptic feedback, contributing to a more realistic scribbling experience. Other Apple Pencil 3 rumors hint at squeeze detection, Find My support, a glossy finish, interchangeable tips, and more. The Apple Pencil 3 — along with the iPad Pro 7
Read MoreApple is bringing its HomePod and HomePod mini to both Thailand and Malaysia from May 10. Apple’s HomePod mini (left) and HomePod Apple has announced in both its Malaysian and Thailand newsrooms that its HomePod range will be available from May 10, 2024. That’s just a week shy of the HomePod mini‘s fourth anniversary, and
Read MoreLemon8 shares some of the safety concerns as TikTok, but what is the app and are the concerns justified? It often feels like there are new social media apps every other day, with more and more companies wanting to become the next Meta. One of the more recent entries to the market, launched in 2020,
Read MoreThe investment intends to introduce a number of customer service improvements, including the use of biometric voice tech and enhanced self-service capabilities. Read more: Bank of Ireland announces €34m customer service investment
Read MoreApple TV+ hits “Slow Horses” and “Silo” have two of Britain’s equivalent of the Emmys, the Bafta Television Awards. Gary Oldman in “Slow Horses” (left) and Rebecca Ferguson in “Silo” Following the streamer’s win last year for “Bad Sisters” and “The Essex Serpent,” Apple TV+ has again won awards at the British Academy of Film
Read MoreThe European Commission claims iPadOS is an ‘important gateway’ for business users and that Apple tries to ‘disincentivise’ end users from switching to other tablet operating systems. Read more: Apple’s iPadOS labelled as gatekeeper under EU’s DMA
Read MoreThe collaboration will see the creation and utilisation of an AI suite, to be deployed in pre-clinical pathology assessments. Read more: Deciphex partners with Novartis for AI drug research
Read MoreThe European Union has spoken, and will enforce the rules of the Digital Markets Act on Apple again not because it holds a dominant position in the iPad today, but because it may soon. European Union flags In a press release issued early on Monday morning, The EU says that there are four criteria that
Read MoreWarner Bros is planning to release a Blu-ray box set of all three “Ted Lasso” seasons, making it one of the few Apple TV+ shows to get a physical media release. “Ted Lasso” Apple TV+ drama “Defending Jacob” got a Blu-ray and DVD release in 2021, as did Sofia Coppola’s film “On The Rocks.” Then
Read MoreThere seems to be an ever-growing number of horror games for the Quest 3, it is only a few days since we looked at Nope Challenge. VR is possibly the perfect format for the genre and so it is exciting that we are now going to get, from veteran VR developers at Survios, a licensed
Read MoreA few weeks ago, Redis changed its license from the Open Source Initiative (OSI)-approved BSD 3-Clause license to the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2). This move echoed Elastic’s earlier license change for Elasticsearch, which switched from the Apache License 2.0 to the Elastic License (ELv2). Then, just as OpenSearch was forked from open-source Elasticsearch, Valkey
Read MoreAt the end of March 2024, Mike Stonebraker announced in a blog post the release of DBOS Cloud, “a transactional serverless computing platform, made possible by a revolutionary new operating system, DBOS, that implements OS services on top of a distributed database.” That sounds odd, to put it mildly, but it makes more sense when
Read MoreIndeed and LinkedIn are incorporating more generative AI to improve the recruiting and job-hunting processes. Some recruiters are still unconvinced.
Read MoreIn the rush to embrace coding assistants like Amazon CodeWhisperer to generate new code for developers, we haven’t spent much time asking if that code is any good. By some measures, the answer is clearly “no.” According to a GitClear analysis, “Code generated during 2023 … resembles [that of] an itinerant contributor,” likely caused by
Read MoreNoyb claims ChatGPT shared a false birthday about a public figure and denied his request to access and erase data related to him. Read more: OpenAI faces fresh EU troubles over ChatGPT’s ‘hallucinations’
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