Explore Tokyo with newly available Apple Maps step-by-step walking guidance in AR
Apple Maps has released a new step-by-step walking guide in augmented reality (AR) in Tokyo, found by Ata Distance. This feature gives you in-depth details on how to get to your destination by walking.
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Apple tax increases delayed until 2024, as OECD says global tax deal behind schedule
Apple tax increases in Ireland and elsewhere were expected to take effect in 2023, but will now likely be delayed until 2024 as a result of slow progress on agreeing a global digital tax deal.
The delay is good news for Apple, whose European headquarters is based in Ireland, where it currently pays a tax rate of just 12.5% …
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Catalyst Black battleground game now available for iOS and Android
Super Evil Megacorp, the company behind the popular Vainglory game, teased earlier this year its new battleground game Catalyst Black. Now the game is officially available for iOS and Android users around the world.
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DuckDuckGo caught giving Microsoft permission for trackers despite strong privacy reputation
DuckDuckGo is known for its privacy-first commitment to users on iOS, Android, browsers, and soon with its own Mac app. Now, a report puts in check the company’s privacy focus due to a search agreement with Microsoft that let the Redmond company continue tracking users on the browser.
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IKEA unveils smart home hub with Matter support, revamped ‘Home’ app
IKEA has launched a number of smart home products over the last eight years including blinds, lights, and more powered by its HomeKit-compatible TRÅDFRI gateway. Now the company has announced it has an all-new smart home hub with Matter support plus a redesigned “Home” app on the way.
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Mac mini clone offered to developers as Microsoft embraces ARM chips
Microsoft has revealed what looks very much like an M1 Mac mini clone during its developer conference, Build 22. The device is known as Project Volterra.
The resemblance is more than skin-deep: the machine is ARM-based, and effectively plays the same role as Apple’s Developer Transition Kit (DTK), offered back in 2020 …
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Research details how App Store Small Business Program is creating new jobs around the world
Apple on Wednesday published the results of two independent studies showing the impacts of the App Store Small Business Program, which allows developers to qualify for a commission rate of 15% if they earn up to $1 million. Based on the analysis, the program has been contributing to the creation of new jobs around the world.
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See how hard browsers have to work to identify a fake apple.com website
Way back in 2017, a security researcher created a fake apple.com website where the URL looked completely correct. The trick was that the domain he registered used a unicode character that looks like an “a” but is in fact a Cyrillic character.
Browsers were updated to detect this kind of fakery, but it’s far from a simple process – as a new video (below) illustrates …
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See how hard browsers have to work to identify a fake apple.com website
Way back in 2017, a security researcher created a fake apple.com website where the URL looked completely correct. The trick was that the domain he registered used a unicode character that looks like an “a” but is in fact a Cyrillic character.
Browsers were updated to detect this kind of fakery, but it’s far from a simple process – as a new video (below) illustrates …
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Beats Studio Buds get special edition with Daily Paper collab
Released last summer, Beats Studio Buds just got a new special edition, this time in partnership with the Amsterdam clothing brand Daily Paper. In this version, the Buds have a graffiti-looking case with white earbuds and a Daily Paper sign in red.
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