Google Smart Lock on iOS now leverages Secure Enclave to enable the iPhone's use as a physical 2FA key to sign in to Google apps via Chrome on nearby devices
here's how it works Buster Hein / Cult of Mac : Google now lets you use iPhone as a physical security key Asif Shaik / iPhone Hacks : You Can Now Use Your iPhone As Google Security Keys for Two-Factor...
Samsung says it is canceling all Galaxy Fold pre-orders placed online through Samsung and will offer customers $250 credit for the Samsung store
and here's to hoping it works Buster Hein / Cult of Mac : Samsung cancels all Galaxy Fold preorders ahead of launch Tweets: Jeff Atwood / @codinghorror : It'll be interesting to see if foldable phones...
San Francisco Pride says Google can still participate in parade after ~100 Googlers petitioned it to drop Google as a sponsor over handling of LGBTQ+ issues
and successful April Glaser / Slate : The Wayfair Walkout Is a Different Kind of Tech Worker Protest Christine Fisher / Engadget : Google employees petition to ban the company from SF Pride Alyssa New...
Some popular apps send sensitive info to Facebook via the company's analytics SDK, such as a user's heart rate, intent to get pregnant, and home listings viewed
Rise of ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ China and Iran Go Hacking, Facebook as ‘Digital Gangster’ NBC News : Use an app to track your period? That data and more could end up with Facebook, WSJ reports John...
Vizio says it is adding support for AirPlay 2 and HomeKit to its SmartCast-enabled TVs, which can now be controlled using Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant
more than 27 million active accounts Rose Behar / Android Police : YouTube TV app now available on all Vizio SmartCast TVs Stefan Etienne / The Verge : LG will bring AirPlay 2 support to its 2019 TVs ...
Instagram Shopping launches personalized Explore channel, expands Stories tags after testing them since June, and lets brands add a shopping bag icon to Stories
but here's how it's trying to woo window-shoppers in its current one Kaya Yurieff / CNNMoney : Instagram just made it a lot easier to shop on the app Robert Williams / Retail Dive : Instagram expands ...
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Watches with larger displays, iPad Pros with Face ID and no Home button, a new low-price laptop, and a Mac mini refresh are coming this fall
The Thinking Behind Broadcom's CA Technologies Acquisition Philip Elmer-DeWitt : Apple's fall product pipeline according to Ming-Chi Kuo Jesse Hollington / iLounge : Apple announces 2018 Back to Schoo...
Apple HomePod review: best-in-class sound for $349 and above, looks great, but Siri only works with Apple Music, bad support for third-party services
I've been testing Apple's new HomePod for the last week … Raymond Wong / Mashable : 10 things you (probably) didn't know about Apple's HomePod Dave Mark / The Loop : HomePod reviews of note. And one n...
Apple says it plans a $350B “direct contribution” to US economy over next five years through repatriating overseas profits, new infrastructure projects, more
does Seattle have room? Anna Hensel / VentureBeat : Relax, Apple's new campus is no Amazon HQ2 Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica : Apple to pay $38 billion in US taxes on overseas cash Brett Samuels / The...
Apple apologizes for inadequately communicating battery management practices that slowed down iPhones with older batteries, will offer $29 battery replacements
and Its Strengths John Keefer / Neowin : iFixit matches Apple's $29 battery swap deal, adds older iPhones, as well Mike Snider / USA Today : Is your iPhone battery causing your smartphone to run slowl...