NameDrop: iPhone’s NameDrop feature is not a risk to your security, here’s why

NameDrop: iPhone’s NameDrop feature is not a risk to your security, here’s why

In recent weeks, there has been a flurry of concern surrounding Apple’s new NameDrop feature for iOS 17. Several US police departments have issued warnings, urging parents to disable the feature on their children’s iPhones, citing potential privacy risks.It started with the City of Chester Police Department in Pennsylvania posting on Facebook. The police department …

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IPhones: iPhones getting RCS: Nothing CEO Carl Pei quotes former Apple chief Steve Jobs

IPhones: iPhones getting RCS: Nothing CEO Carl Pei quotes former Apple chief Steve Jobs

Apple has announced that it will start supporting RCS – the latest messaging standard – on iPhones from next year onwards. The move comes after competitors like Google, Samsung and, most recently, Nothing pressurised the company by various means into adopting the messaging standard. Soon after the company announced it, Nothing CEO Carl Pei posted …

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Android: Nothing Chats will allow users to send ‘iMessages’ from Android

Android: Nothing Chats will allow users to send ‘iMessages’ from Android

Nothing is set to become the first Android brand to offer Apple’s iMessage-like features available exclusively on iPhones. The London-based smartphone maker has introduced a new messaging platform called Nothing Chats that will be available for Nothing Phone (2) users. The Nothing Chats app will be initially launched for the Nothing Phone (2).In comparison, other …

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Apple: Apple and Amazon’s competition ‘ad’ deal

Apple: Apple and Amazon’s competition ‘ad’ deal

Apple has made a deal with Amazon to remove ads from competitors’ pages for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, and other products. This agreement results in cleaner search results and product pages for Apple devices compared to those of its rivals, according to a report from Insider.The pages for Apple products have relatively fewer ads, without any …

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