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1. A warranty fraudster tricked Apple into replacing 1,500 fake iPhones
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Apparently, some counterfeit iPhones are good enough to fool Apple itself -- especially if they can't be switched on. Quan Jiang, a Chinese national living in Oregon, allegedly took advantage of that ...

2. Apple pledges to notify users of potential iPhone slowdowns
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Apple became more upfront with iPhone users after it was compelled to admit that it deliberately slowed down iPhones in older devices to balance out performance and battery life. Now, the tech giant has ...

3. In less than one second, a malicious web-page can uniquely fingerprint an Iphone, Pixel 2 or Pixel 3 without any explicit user interaction
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In a new paper for IEEE Security, a trio of researchers (two from Cambridge, one from private industry) identify a de-anonymizing attack on Iphones that exploits minute differences in sensor calibration: ...

4. Mexico City residents carry fake iPhones to turn over to muggers
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An increase in armed muggings have caused a spike in sales of dummy smartphones that on first glance look real. (You can buy one from Amazon for around $20.) Apparently they were first sold as display ...

5. Enter for your last chance to win an iPhone XS Max and AirPods
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... a 256 GB iPhone XS Max, along with AirPods. And while "free" is tough to beat, it's worth noting that there are some other great deals out there for Apple and iPhone accessories. First up, there's the ...

6. iPhone: Apple vuole un Touch ID nello schermo?
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Apple potrebbe includere in iPhone la scansione delle impronte nello schermo, nonostante la presenza di Face ID: lo svela un nuovo brevetto. The post iPhone: Apple vuole un Touch ID nello schermo? appeared ...

7. Valve releases Steam Link app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV
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PC gaming is ready to meet iOS, now that Valve's Steam Link app is available for Apple's devices. You can evne play them on your TV easily via the Apple TV, streamed right from your PC. Apple ...

8. Discovering whether your Iphone has been hacked is nearly impossible thanks to Apple's walled garden
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This week, we learned that the notorious Israeli cyber-arms-dealer NSO Group had figured out how hijack your Iphone or Android phone by placing a simple Whatsapp call, an attack that would work even if ...

9. iPhone XE: confermati i colori lavanda e verde
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Emergono nuovi dettagli sui colori di iPhone XE, il successore di iPhone XR: confermati il lavanda e il verde, addio al corallo e al blu. The post iPhone XE: confermati i colori lavanda e verde appeared ...

10. Lawyer involved in suits against Israel's most notorious cyber-arms dealer targeted by its weapons, delivered through a terrifying Whatsapp vulnerability
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... stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of SRTCP packets sent to a target phone number." Practically speaking, that means that someone who initiates a Whatsapp call to your Iphone ...

11. Apple: The App Store isn't a monopoly 'by any metric'
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This morning, the Supreme Court decided to allow iPhone owners to proceed with a lawsuit against Apple. The plaintiffs claim that Apple has a monopoly through the App Store. Apple tried to argue that developers ...

12. Apple Pay will support NFC stickers on scooters and parking meters
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Apple is reportedly working on a new NFC feature that will allow iPhone users to make Apple Pay purchases by tapping special, NFC-equipped tags. That means retailers won't need bulky terminals, and ...

13. Apple's redesigned TV app arrives today
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If you've been patiently waiting for Apple's redesigned TV app, which was revealed back in March, today is your lucky day. The company is now rolling out the updated application to iPhone, iPad, ...

14. Supreme Court rules against Apple in App Store price fixing case
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The Supreme Court has ruled against Apple in a long-standing case over price fixing in the App Store, in a decision that allows iPhone owners to proceed with a lawsuit against the company. The court heard ...

15. iPhone XR diventerà iPhone XE
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Il successore di iPhone XR potrebbe chiamarsi iPhone XE: è quanto rivela Mark Gurman nel pubblicare le scocche dei futuri smartphone Apple. The post iPhone XR diventerà iPhone XE appeared first on Webnews. ...

16. iPhone XR: addio al corallo, presto altri colori
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Il successore di iPhone XR dirà addio alle colorazioni blu e corallo, per sposare nuovi tinte: ecco quali sono le strategie di Cupertino per lo smartphone. The post iPhone XR: addio al corallo, presto ...

17. iOS 13 abbandonerà iPhone 6S e SE? Forse no
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Secondo un sito francese, iOS 13 abbandonerà molti device come iPhone SE e iPhone 6S: l'universo iPad, tuttavia, smentisce una simile previsione. The post iOS 13 abbandonerà iPhone 6S e SE? Forse no appeared ...

18. iPhone XI: dai case la fotocamera “quadrata”
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Appare online la prima custodia di iPhone XI: il case conferma l'alloggiamento quadrato per le tre fotocamere, una disposizione davvero singolare. The post iPhone XI: dai case la fotocamera “quadrata” ...

19. iPhone XR 2019: i render con doppia fotocamera
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Emergono online i primi leak di iPhone XR 2019: oltre alla doppia fotocamera, è presente un alloggiamento quadrato per le ottiche identico a iPhone XI. The post iPhone XR 2019: i render con doppia fotocamera ...

20. Uno Drum is a $250 drum machine loaded with features
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IK Multimedia surprised many last year expanding beyond its normal niche of portable MIDI controllers and iPhone recording interfaces by launching an actual synthesizer. And, not only that, it turned out ...

21. WhatsApp, stop su questi iPhone e Windows Phone
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Arriva un nuovo aggiornamento direttamente da WhatsApp riguardo gli iPhone e Windows Phone su cui non funzionerà più. The post WhatsApp, stop su questi iPhone e Windows Phone appeared first on Webnews. ...

22. iPhone XS e Pixel 3a: Google punzecchia Apple
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Google confronta la fotocamera di iPhone XS con quella dei nuovi Pixel 3a, ma lo smartphone di Cupertino vince su altri fronti: i dettagli. The post iPhone XS e Pixel 3a: Google punzecchia Apple appeared ...

23. Google shows Apple and Samsung how ‘lite’ flagships are done
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In recent years, the price of flagship phones has skyrocketed. What used to cost about $700 now goes for $1,000, albeit with more advanced features packed in. At the time of this writing, the iPhone XS ...

24. The Morning After: Microsoft, Linux and Windows 10
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... big news about Linux, and the first new iPhone game we've s... Read all  ...

25. Apple's first iPhone game in over a decade stars Warren Buffett
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... a newspaper-tossing iPhone game, but it turns out that... Read all  ...