iOS

Microsoft has released a new public preview of its Power Apps mobile app for iOS and Android that runs both ‘canvas’ and ‘model-driven’ apps.  Microsoft’s Power Apps is an example of a ‘low-code’ tool that lets non-coders build business apps without knowing a language like C#.  A canvas app allows ...

For a company generally lauded for its user interfaces, Apple has a big hole in its UI design: discoverability. The word refers to the ease – or lack – of users finding a feature.  How do we know it is a problem? Pick any Apple product, and search on “hidden ...

Image: Nobbby Starting today, with the release of Safari 13.1 and through updates to the Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) privacy feature, Apple now blocks all third-party cookies in Safari by default. The company’s move means that online advertisers and analytics firms cannot use browser cookie files anymore to track users ...

New design, more colors: Microsofts gives new look to 100 mobile apps icons Microsoft also gives Windows 10 a new take on the classic four square grid. Microsoft has followed up this week’s one billion monthly active user milestone for Windows 10 with a video showing off the new Start ...

Windows Insiders: How its feedback shaped Windows 10 The program has over 16.5 million participants. Microsoft has launched a flashy new website dedicated to WinUI, its developer toolset for building Fluent Design user interfaces for Windows 10 and Windows 10X devices.  The company took the wraps off a WinUI 3.0 ...

Certain PIN codes are blacklisted on iOS. For example, iOS recommends you don’t use 0000 or 0011, but doesn’t have a problem with 0001 or 1001. But what combination of numbers are blacklisted, and does having this blacklist this improve security? Also, is a six-digit PIN better than a four-digit ...

Apple settles lawsuit over slowing down iPhones The class-action lawsuit in the US claims that Apple artificially degraded iPhone performance to boost upgrades. Apple and Google are rejecting coronavirus-related mobile apps from independent developers in an attempt to prevent the spread of misinformation.  While there are developers out there who ...

Why is Windows Defender so successful? Microsoft claims it rules the Windows antivirus world, with Defender on over half a billion PCs. Microsoft has announced the public preview of Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) antivirus for Linux, as ZDNet reported it would at some point in 2020.  The new ...

Do you wear your AirPods during sex? 17 percent say they do. ZDNet’s Chris Matyszczyk and TechRepublic’s Karen Roby sit down to discuss if Apple users need their own sweet music while they make sweet music? Read more: https://zd.net/2LuD1wh Regular readers will know that I’ve been testing a lot of ...

Bulletproof your latest iOS update following these steps If you are the type that is security conscious, here are some steps you should take to lock down an iPhone running iOS 13.2 and iPad running iPadOS 13.2. iPhones and iPads are, out of the box, quite robust and secure platforms. ...