Hilton says smartphone door unlocking used 11 million times without being hacked
A growing number of hotels are now allowing people to use their iPhone (and in some cases, Apple Watch) to unlock their doors. The Hilton hotel group, which first started experimenting with the technology three years ago, says that the security of the system is now firmly proven …
As Apple starts analyzing web browsing & health data, how comfortable are you with differential privacy?
An Apple software engineer recently revealed that Apple is now rolling out its use of differential privacy to cover both web browsing and health data, as it now uses the technique to process millions of pieces of daily information from device users.
Differential privacy has so far flown largely under the radar, so we thought it would be a good time to look at what it does and how it works – and to ask how comfortable you feel about its wider use by Apple …
Latest AI app from Prisma turns selfies into stickers
Prisma’s first AI-powered graphics app impressed us and proved an almost instant hit with iPhone owners, winning App of the Year award for 2016.
The company followed up by adding support for video and downloadable filters, and has now launched its second AI-based app …
Apple hits back at Imagination’s ‘misleading’ statements, disputes timeline
The war of words between Apple and Imagination Technologies seems to be escalating. A few days after Imagination’s annual report accused Apple of making ‘unsubstantiated allegations,’ the Cupertino company has hit back.
Apple says that the chip designer’s response has been ‘inaccurate and misleading,’ and presents a very different timeline of events …
Samsung forecasts record Q2 profits as Apple drives demand for its chips and OLED panels
Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ album now available on Apple Music as Kanye West reportedly breaks ties with Tidal
Tidal owner Jay-Z released his hotly-anticipated new album ‘4:44’ a week ago on his streaming music service. The album launch was a hit, going platinum in five days, but it wasn’t as big a win for Tidal as it first seemed as the exclusivity window only lasted a week.
The album is available now on Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon Music Unlimited although Spotify is notably left out. Tidal continues to struggle in the streaming music market as it tries to compete with bigger players, and it now seems that Kanye West has walked away from his exclusivity deal …
Report: Jawbone shutting down & liquidating its assets after continued struggles
Jawbone, the company behind once popular fitness trackers, is liquidating its assets and shutting down, according to reports from Business Insider and The Information. The death of Jawbone is the latest in the wearable market thanks in large part to increased competition from Apple.
SoundCloud lays off 40 percent of staff as it commits to remaining independent
As its struggles continue, SoundCloud is cutting some 40 percent of its staff according to a new report from Bloomberg. The move comes as the company looks to become profitable amid growing competition from Apple Music and Spotify.
Apple’s bug bounty program faltering due to low payouts to researchers, new report claims
A new report from Motherboard today delves into some details regarding Apple’s bug bounty program, an intitative the company launched last year in hopes of encouraging security researching to submit “high-value” bugs in exchange for money. Today’s report, however, explains that the program isn’t taking off as fast as Apple had hoped…
Instagram acknowledges bug making some accounts appear deleted, says fix is coming
A bizarre Instagram bug is causing some users to think their account has been deleted for no apparent reason, but that’s not actually the case. Over the past 24 hours, a growing number of Instagram users have reported that they have been logged out from their account and are unable to log back in…