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Apple launches Apple Music Radio

Apple today launched two new live global radio offerings on Apple Music, now available to music fans in 165 countries. Beginning today, Beats 1, the flagship global radio station, will be renamed Apple Music 1, and two additional radio stations will launch: Apple Music Hits, with songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, and Apple Music Country, spotlighting country music.

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·5 years ago

Telegram for Android and iOS Brings Video Calling

Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing an alpha version of video calling on both Android and iOS. You can start a video call from your contact's profile page, and switch video on or off at any time during voice calls. Like all other video content on Telegram, video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.

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·5 years ago

Apple removes Fortnite from App store and Epic sues

Apple has removed Epic Game's flagship game Fortnite from the App store, after a Fortnite app update that allowed players to buy in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought direct from Epic, bypassing Apple.

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·5 years ago

TikTok reportedly Collected Device Data in Android App

TikTok collected device-specific addresses of users’ smartphones via its Android app for at least 15 months, using a technique that Google has banned developers from using without user consent, a Wall Street Journal analysis has reportedly found.

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·5 years ago

Armour Comms launches AES 256 bit encryption solution SigNet by Armour

Armour Comms has launched its AES 256 bit encryption solution, SigNet by Armour. Originally previewed at DSEI 2019, SigNet provides secure voice, high resolution video, messaging, group chat, file attachments and Message Burn (self destructing messages).

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·5 years ago

Microsoft and Samsung bringing Android apps on Windows

Microsoft and Samsung are teaming up to let users tap into the power of Your Phone app with Link to Windows integration on select Samsung devices to instantly access your phone’s mobile apps directly from your Windows 10 PC.

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·5 years ago

BlackBerry Releases Free PE Tree Tool to Reverse Engineer Malware

At Black Hat USA 2020 Monday, BlackBerry released a free open-source tool for cybersecurity professionals, called PE Tree that significantly reduces the time and effort required to reverse engineer malware.

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·5 years ago

Trump to ban TikTok in the US

In the United States, President Trump has said he will take action to ban TikTok from the US. It comes after United States intelligence bosses fear the popular Chinese-owned video app presents a possible national security risk.

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·5 years ago

Canada launches COVID-19 exposure notification app

Canada has launched a nation-wide exposure notification app to help inform Canadians when they may have been exposed to COVID-19, part of a broader effort to contain the virus as businesses and public spaces reopen across the country.

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·5 years ago

Microsoft shutting down Cortana on Android and iOS

Microsoft is to discontinue all third-party Cortana skills on September 7, and in early 2021 the company will stop supporting the Cortana app for iOS and Android devices.

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·5 years ago

Microsoft Translator for iOS Adds Auto Mode

Microsoft has released an update to Translator for iOS, bringing Auto Mode for One on One Conversations.. With Auto mode, there’s no more need to push the microphone button when it’s your turn to talk—just select the languages, turn on the mic, and start the conversation.

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·5 years ago