Lockdown Mode to Arrive with iOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura Lockdown mode currently promises protections for messages, web browsing, wired connections, configuration profiles, and Apple services like FaceTime. Once enabled, the mode will block most message attachment types excluding images. You will also miss out on link previews on messages. On the web browsing front, the feature disables “certain complex web technologies” including just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compilation. However, you will have the option to manually exclude your trusted websites....

The Cupertino giant recently shared the detailed paper on the threat analysis of sideloading titled “Building a Trusted Ecosystem for Millions of Apps”. In the paper, Apple explained how sideloading might affect developers as well as end-users and how it might “cripple the privacy and security protections that have made iPhone so secure.” The company cited the massive amount of malware attacks on Android smartphones over the past four years....

As per a recent Reuters report, market research by notable analytics firm Counterpoint Research revealed that the demand for Apple’s compact flagship device has been low in many of the global markets. The research report suggested that, in recent times, people are looking for phones with a larger display to consume multimedia content on the fly. This is resulting in low demand for smartphones like the iPhone 12 Mini that come in a compact, pocketable form factor....

The key attraction in the new addition has to be the ‘Viral Hits’ playlist. It features trending songs from social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram Reels. This way, you no longer have to hum or use Shazam to identify catchy songs. This will be a handy playlist for anyone who likes to stay on the loop with the latest songs. Unlike other playlists that have a predefined update schedule, Apple says it will update the songs in the Viral Hits playlist throughout the week since ‘there’s no schedule for going viral’....

Apple Garners 150 Million New Active Devices According to recent reports, Apple garnered more revenue than ever during the holiday season of 2021, primarily due to the success of its newest iPhone 13 series. As a result, the company was able to add around 150 million new devices to its active-device list, taking the total number of active devices to the 1.8 billion mark. Apple reportedly had more than 1.65 billion active devices in early 2021, which rose from 1....

Apple AR/MR Headset To Arrive Next Year Reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently took to Twitter to share some updates about Apple’s upcoming AR/MR headset. Kuo says that he believes that the shipping date of Apple’s AR/MR headset will be postponed to the second quarter of 2023 due to the lockdowns in Shanghai. In a follow-up tweet, the analyst provided a possible development timeline for the AR/MR headset, stating that it will enter the EVT (Engineering Validation Test) stage sometime in Q3 2022....

According to FlatPanelsHD, the 4K option for YouTube is available on Apple TV 4K boxes running tvOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0.1, and tvOS 14.2 beta. As can be seen in the screenshot shared by the Redditor, users will now get the option to stream 4K YouTube videos in their native resolution, but there’s still no support for HDR or 60fps, which means users will still be stuck with 30fps streaming. Those insisting on a smoother, 60fps frame-rate, will have to drop down to 1440p....

The Apple Watch Series 7 was launched at Rs 41,990 last year, so it’s indeed quite a considerable discount. As for the specs, you have an always-on-Retina display, IP6X dust resistance, ECG functionality, irregular heart rhythm notifications, and much more. You can also measure your blood oxygen level with the Apple Watch Series 7 so in terms of health tracking, it’s an unmatchable watch. Not to mention, the Watch 7’s display is 20% larger and 70% brighter than Apple Watch 6....

Ahead of the official launch, YouTube channel ConceptsiPhone shared a video to show off a concept design of the next-gen iPhone series. The secondary display sits at the back of the iPhone 13 concept on the right side of the triple-camera module. It is the same size as the camera module, and as per the video, can be used to display notifications, incoming calls, and other such content. As you can imagine, it is similar to the cover display on Samsung’s clamshell-style foldable device, the Galaxy Z Flip 3....

Diablo 4 Launches Next Year with Necromancer Class Ever since the release of Diablo 3 more than ten years ago, fans have been waiting for this day and it’s finally here. Blizzard showed off a short gameplay trailer for Diablo 4 at the event today, giving us a first look at the updated graphics and playstyle elements. Also, we get a close look at the large open world, the new class, new social experiences, and more....

Dynamic Island Games Incoming? WaterMinder and HabitMinder app developer Kriss Smolka has teased the concept of Dynamic Island games. The short teaser video showcases a concept game, “Hit the Island” for the iPhone 14 Pro, which is based on the idea of games like Brick Breaker and even Bubble Breaker. The concept is simple; you will have to throw a ball in the direction of Dynamic Island and hit it. Whenever the ball hits the area, the background color and the speed of the ball will change....

The company announced the new QR-code-based payment facility via an official blog post. So, as per Flipkart, pay-on-delivery orders will now come with a unique QR code. Upon receiving a pay-on-delivery order, customers can simply scan the code attached to their purchase and digitally pay for them using a UPI app of their choice. Image Courtesy: Flipkart The said payment facility will not only make pay-on-delivery shipments more secure and easy but also make the delivery contactless....

Get Five Months of Apple Music For Free To claim this offer, the prerequisites are that you should be a new Apple Music customer and should have an iPhone. The validity is capped at 3 months for Android users, which is the standard trial period. Another aspect worth noting is that the offer is valid just for individual subscriptions and not for family sharing. If you’ve never used Apple Music and have an iPhone, here’s how you can claim the offer....

In a recent disclosure document to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Demetrius Comes, the Chief Information Security Officer at GoDaddy, revealed that the company has been hacked. Comes reported that GoDaddy discovered that an “unauthorized third party” was able to gain access to its Managed WordPress hosting ecosystem. The hack exposed various company as well as customer data, including admin passwords for both WordPress sites hosted on the platform and passwords for sFTPs, databases, and SSL private keys....

To browse Stories, users will have to tap on any article of their choice to expand it to full-screen mode, as seen in the GIF below. Users can then swipe right or left to either read the next story or go back to the previous one. In addition to Discover, Google will also surface more Web Stories across its search results globally on mobile. GIF Courtesy: Google To help jumpstart the Web Stories ecosystem, Google says it has worked with a diverse group of publishers and creation tools in the US, India and Brazil this year....

Street View Now on Google Maps Google has introduced Street View in collaboration with Genesys International and Tech Mahindra. The functionality is now available on Google Maps covering over 150,000 km in 10 cities, namely, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. 50 more cities will be added to the list by the end of this year. It is revealed that it’s the first time Google has partnered with third parties for Street View....

New Google Maps Update Released Google Maps will now show estimated toll prices before navigation begins, so that the decision to take a toll road becomes easier. Google will show the information from trusted toll authorities based on factors like the time of the day, payment methods, cost of using a toll pass, toll price expectation at a certain time of the day, and more. In case you don’t want to take the toll route, you always get to see a toll-free route too....

Google recently released the beta version of Google Play Services (v21.24.13), and an APK teardown has revealed that the Mountain View giant is working on a “find device network” for Android. This will essentially allow Android users to locate their devices using a crowd-sourced network, which is how Apple’s Find My network works. The feature was discovered by XDA Developers as they found relevant code strings that suggest the same....

Now, Google is working on bringing support for contactless UPI payments in the Google Pay app. The news comes from the folks over at Android Police who spotted the feature explained in the Google Support pages. With this new feature, you will soon be able to simply tap your phone on payment terminals and complete your payments, without having to scan QR codes or enter contact numbers in your Google Pay app....

Google Pixel 6a First Look As per a popular leakster Steve Hemmerstoffer aka OnLeaks (via 91Mobiles), the Pixel 6a is expected to carry the same design as the Pixel 6 and the 6 Pro. We are likely to see the same huge rear camera hump and a center-placed punch-hole display. You can also see the Pixel 6-inspired dual-color scheme. So… Here comes your very first and very early look at the #Google #Pixel6a!...