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Australia rolls out COVID-19 tracking app with privacy concerns

JamesD.Morgan/GettyImages COVID-19contacttracingappsarearrivinginearnest,andit’sclearthatprivacyisasmuchofanissueastheeffectivenessoftheapps.Australiahaslauncheditstracingapp,COVIDSafe,despite
IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
After Math: We're dreaming of escape and DJI drones

IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
China orders TikTok owner to pull work app that bypassed censors

VCGviaGettyImages TikTokownerByteDancehasbeenaccusedofcensorshipabroad,butit’sfacingjusttheoppositeclaimsinitshometerritory.China’sCyberspaceAdministrationhasorderedByteDancetotemporari
IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
'Battlefield V' will get one last standalone update this summer

DICE/EA DICEandEAarebringingBattlefieldV’ssteadystreamofupdatestoaclose.Thedevelopershaveannounced(viaRockPaperShotgun)thattherewillbeonelaststandaloneupdatetotheWWIIshooterthissummer.Itȁ
IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
Multiple antivirus apps are vulnerable to common security flaws

TeroVesalainenviaGettyImages Someantivirustoolsaremoreresilientthanothers,butitappearsthatmanyofthemhadweaknessesincommon.Rack911Labshasrevealed(viaZDNet)that28well-knownantivirusprograms,includingMi
IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
China arrested former Huawei staff for talking about Iran deal online

AlexTai/SOPAImages/LightRocketviaGettyImages HuaweiflatlydeniesbeingundercontroloftheChinesegovernment,butthere’slittledoubtthatChinaiseagertodefenditstechnologicalsuperstar—atleast,wit
IT | 2020-04-27 01:39
The Morning After: Five years of the Apple Watch

Engadget HasitreallybeenfiveyearssincetheAppleWatchmadeitsdebut?NathanIngrahamisreadytotakeyoubackthroughitsunveiling,ourfirstimpressions(wecalleditastatussymbolforiOSdevotees)andkeyimprovementsApple
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
John Legere leaves T-Mobile's board of directors a few weeks early

ASSOCIATEDPRESS NowthattheT-Mobile/Sprintmergerisover,formerT-MobileCEOJohnLegerismakinghisexitcompletealittleearlierthanexpected.LastfallLegereannouncedhe’dstickaroundasCEOthroughtheendofApri
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
Tesla rolls out Autopilot navigation for traffic lights and stop signs

Tesla TeslahasbeendevelopingAutopilotnavigationfortrafficlightsandstopsignsforquitesometime,andnowthefeatureisfinallyreadyforthepublic.AccordingtoElectrek,theautomakerhasreleasedaTrafficLightandStopS
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
Android's upcoming call recording feature could be region restricted

Engadget Earlierthisyear,anAPKteardownrevealedthatGooglewasworkingonaddingacallrecordingfeaturetoitsPhoneapp.Thisweek,XDADevelopersreportedthatitmayhavealreadyrolledouttosomeNokiaphonesinIndia.Now,th
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
Former Apple designer drops Watch trivia on its fifth anniversary

ChrisVelazco/Engadget ImranChaudhri,Apple’sdesignleadforhardwarefrom1995to2016,droppedsomedetailsaboutAppleWatch’shistoryonitsfifthanniversary.WhileChaudhriisnolongerwiththetechgiant,he
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
WhatsApp claims spyware firm launched attacks with US servers

MateuszSlodkowski/SOPAImages/LightRocketviaGettyImages FacebookjustescalateditslawsuitoversurveillancefirmNSOGroup’sWhatsAppcallexploitattacks.TheWhatsAppteamhasfiledaccusationsthatNSOreliedon
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
iPhone SE can take portrait photos of non-humans using an app

Halide TheiPhoneSEoffersmanythingsforthemoney,butapowerfulportraitmodeisn’toneofthem.MuchliketheiPhoneXR,you’restucktakingportraitphotosofpeopleifyouusethedefaultcameraapp—aprobl
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
US blames China for hacks allegedly targeting COVID-19 research

TAMICHAPPELL/AFPviaGettyImages Itprobablywon’tsurpriseyoutohearthatstate-backedhackingisstillgoingonduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,buttheUSisreportedlyconvincedthatonecountryismountingalargecampaig
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50
Twitch has a problem with non-stop 'Valorant' streams

RiotGames ValoranthasbeenahitonTwitch,butit’snowclearthatsuccessisn’talwaysfortherightreasons.KotakuhasdocumentedaslewofTwitchstreamsthatarerunning24/7solelytoattractpeoplelookingforVal
IT | 2020-04-25 20:50