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Apple blocked over $9 billion in App Store fraud in five years
Apple says it blocked over $9 billion in fraudulent App Store transactions over the last five years, with over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent sanctions prevented in 2024 alone. The company’s annual App Store fraud analysis also shows that Apple identified almost 4.7 million stolen credit cards and blocked over 1.6 million accounts from making transactions again. The App Store…
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Apple is ready to replace Game Center with a more Xbox-like gaming app
Apple plans to announce an app focused on video games for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV at its Worldwide Developer Conference next week, according to Bloomberg. The app will let you launch games you’ve installed on your devices and serve as a hub for things like achievements and leaderboards. Apple is expected to launch its gaming app alongside…
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A cybersecurity researcher just discovered a treasure trove of leaked accounts: More than 184 million logins were readily available online, with Google, Meta, and Apple users affected
A cybersecurity researcher has uncovered a mysterious, publicly accessible database containing millions of login credentials from services including Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. The publicly exposed database was not password-protected or encrypted, and contained more than 184 million unique logins and passwords, adding up to 47.42GB of raw credential data. The data included emails, usernames, passwords, and the URL links to…
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Apple Is Finally Making Video Games for the App Store
Apple has bought its first video game studio, and will finally be publishing games. The acquired Vancouver-based studio, RAC7, is a small team founded in 2014 by Jason Ennis and Jesse Ringrose. This represents an important change in how Apple interacts with the gaming industry. While the tech giant has been a big presence in mobile gaming for years through…
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The alternative to Apple Watch Ultra 2
HUAWEI has recently launched several new smartwatches, including two versions of the popular WATCH FIT. The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 4 is the direct successor to the WATCH FIT 3 I reviewed last year. Additionally, there’s the new HUAWEI WATCH FIT 4 Pro, which introduces some intriguing features and aims to compete directly with the Apple Watch Ultra 2. It’s obviously…
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Apple opposes Texas app store age verification bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally intervened in an attempt to stop a Texas age verification bill, The Wall Street Journal reports. SB 2420 — passed by the legislature but awaiting a signature by Governor Greg Abbott — would require app store operators like Apple to verify the age of users accessing their stores. The company’s opposition puts it in conflict…
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Got an iPhone? Apple Will Take More Money For It Right Now
Summary Apple will temporarily increase trade-in values for iPhones until June 18th. Some new trade-in values are higher than before, offering up to $50 more. Trade-in values will revert to normal after June 18th, so take advantage now. Trade-ins are a good option for saving money on a new iPhone. Sadly, though, Apple recently decided to decrease trade-in values towards…
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This hidden army can ease Apple deployment in your business – Computerworld
If you’re a business of any size considering increased deployment of Apple products, perhaps for the first time, you don’t have to go it alone. Apple has a hidden army of experts ready to help you reach the right decision. They won’t force you to do anything, but they will try to help you identify the right solutions for your business.…
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Apple Intelligence to open up to developers at WWDC – Computerworld
It may not be the easiest opportunity for Apple to embrace culturally and would to some extent signify how far behind Apple has fallen in some respects, but it will be a smart way to maintain hardware and software relevance and provide unique services to its customers. Working with others, Apple may be able to deliver a best-in-class AI you…
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Is this how Apple will make AI a choice? – Computerworld
“We’ve received a lot of great feedback from the millions of people using NotebookLM, our tool for understanding and engaging with complex information. One of the most frequent requests has been for a mobile app — for listening to Audio Overviews on the go, asking questions about sources in the moment, and sharing content directly to NotebookLM while browsing,” said…
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