Apple’s plan to scan iPhones and Macs for child abuse can be used to frame people
Someone who wishes to frame you can set up a anonymous email account and email illicit photos to you. Apple will detect these photos and turn you over to the…
Chinese app publisher limits children’s use of games at night via facial recognition
Bad feeling about this – we seem to be gradually adopting all of these methods in the West, over time. Tencent, the world’s largest Chinese video game publisher, has taken…
Facebook says most app usage on iOS and Android is of pre-installed apps
The majority of apps used by iPhone and Android users are made by Apple and Google, according to a study commissioned by Facebook that was shared with The Verge. Source:…
Yes, kind of: “Don’t bother with Android tablets – CNET”
Commentary: I love Android phones, but Android tablets stink as an investment. Source: Don’t bother with Android tablets – CNET We recently replaced my wife’s Nexus 7. Unfortunately, nearly all…
Workaround: Barnes and Noble Nook e-reader app no longer available for PC, Mac #BarnesAndNoble
I discovered after a Mac OS X update that my very old Nook e-reader app for Mac OS X no longer works – and that Nook discontinued the app for…