Newest version of Google News is out

After being shown to the public during the last week's I/O 2018 conference, Google has released the updated version of Google News to the public. It can now be downloaded for free via the App Store. What new features does it hold? Google News 5.0's interface has been divided into four sections: For You, with the five newspieces that were deemed most ...

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Beta version of iOS 11.4 is now out

Although for now it is only available to application developers; public beta tests should begin soon. Other than fixing multiple lesser and greater glitches, iOS 11.4 beta also offers a variety of new functions: support for AirPlay 2 (wireless sound), iCloud messages and ClassKit framework as well as, last but not least, new Siri commands. Other ...

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Latest iOS causes issues in some iPhone units

Namely in those that have been, at any point in the past, repaired with third-party screens. The exact nature of the glitch is unknown; what we know is that the microchip of many of the 3rd party-repaired iPhones are suddenly not working anymore. The issue was first reported (at least in media) by Motherboard, who spoke about it with the CEO of an US iPhone ...

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Chinese Job, or how smartphone smuggling gang was caught trying to smuggle $80 million worth of iPhones

People trying to smuggle iPhones out of Hong-Kong (where these devices are much less expensive than in the rest of China) are nothing new; just lately a guy trying to smuggle $150 thousand worth of iPhones has been caught in an airport. Today's news, however, is something a bit more impressive. Slightly before the holidays, as reported by Reuters: ”Authorities ...

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