Apple Today, Apple is making some of its original Apple TV + content free for everyone. The company joins HBO, Plex, and Roku by distributing free content while we all stay at home. You can access the shows today via a link in the U.S., and everyone can see the […]
Security Firm Says Over 3 Million iOS Users Installed Expensive "Fleeceware" Trial Apps
Sophos With the rise of smartphones as the primary digital interaction for most people, unscrupulous developers are finding more ingenious ways to defraud people with money. Take the example of “fleeceware”: a technique for registering users for exorbitant recurring subscriptions on almost useless applications. A security company claims that these […]
Google Assistant's New SDK Speeds Up Smart Homes, Works Offline
Josh Hendrickson Increasingly, smart speakers are acting as a smart home hub which controls all of your devices. But true smart home hubs often have a significant advantage over smart speakers: local control. By avoiding the cloud, smart hubs react faster and continue to operate when the Internet is down. […]
Google Built an Unemployment Application Portal for New York
Uladzik Kryhin / Shutterstock Google has worked with New York to create an unemployment application portal for New York. The hope is that the site built by Google will better support the torrent of people claiming unemployment than the current one Ministry of Labour site succeeded. A spike in apps […]
Apple and Google Are Partnering to Build a COVID-19 Contact Tracing System
Justin Duino Apple and Google today announced a joint partnership to build a contact search system. The idea is to follow the spread of COVID-19 through the use of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and applications approved by health organizations. The two companies have published a white paper series detailing […]