After releasing iOS 17.3 with a handful of new features, Apple is starting the testing cycle of iOS 17.4 with beta 1. With this software update, the company is finally enabling App Store sideloading for European users.The testing starts now because Apple needs to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which will make…
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Today, Apple announced one of the most drastic changes to iOS with iOS 17.4. When this operating system is available, it will add alternative marketplaces and payments, changes to Safari, and more to the iPhone in Europe.For Apple, “the new options for processing payments and downloading apps on iOS open new avenues for malware, fraud…
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Alongside the drastic changes coming to the EU with iOS 17.4, Apple is also adding new emojis for iPhone users. Once iOS 17.4 is available to everyone in March, you’ll be able to use new emojis.As revealed last year, Emojipedia announced 108 new emojis, including skin tone modifiers and gender variants. The new emojis include…
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iOS users in Europe will be able to download Fortnite on iOS later this year. The move will come as Epic Games prepares to release the highly acclaimed video game through its own Epic Games Store app on iOS devices.For those who haven’t followed the ongoing saga of Epic Games and Apple’s App Store showdown,…
As part of the final segment of Intel’s “Intel Client Open House Keynote” at CES this afternoon, Intel EVP and GM of the Client Computing Group, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, also offered a brief update on Intel’s client chips in the work for the second half of the year. While no demos were run during the…
As convenient as mobile payment apps may be for online shopping and paying back friends or family members, they can also pose a severe risk if you aren’t careful. To that point, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg sent letters to Venmo, Zelle, and Cash App this week demanding increased protections for users amid a growing…
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It’s official: iPhone sideloading, third-party app stores, third-party payment systems, lower fees (with a twist), Apple Pay alternatives, game streaming apps, and better support for alternate browsers are coming to iPhone with the iOS 17.4 update.This sounds amazing until you actually start reading Apple’s press release and developer documentation. These features will only be available…
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Last month, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit paused an import ban on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 as it considered Apple’s request to continue selling the smartwatches during the appeal process. This week, the court officially denied Apple’s request. As a result, imports of the Apple…
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At least one streaming service seems to be skeptical about Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computer. On Wednesday, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Netflix has no plans to make a native visionOS app for the upcoming mixed-reality headset.Not only is Netflix choosing not to design an app for the Vision Pro, but the company won’t even…
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That was fast; the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 were banned again after a short reprieve. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit paused the initial import ban. It then decided not to extend a stay on the ban. As a result, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra…
