iOS
The $149 Smartphone That Could Bring The Linux Mobile Ecosystem to Life
The low-cost PinePhone isn’t a perfect device, but the nuanced ecosystem it’s going to build for Linux-based smartphones is going to be amazing.
Apple Is Having a Really Bad Time With iPhone Security Bugs This Year
A week after iOS 14.5, there's a new emergency update to fix two new serious vulnerabilities.
Update Your iPhone So You Can Tell Apps to Stop Tracking You
Apple is rolling out iOS 14.5, one of the iPhone’s most important updates in terms of user privacy.
Facebook Catches Palestinian Hackers Targeting Users with Malware
Facebook caught two groups of hackers, one of which may be working for Hamas, targeting politicians and human rights activists in the region. Hackers were using Android, iOS, and Windows malware.
The Unlikely Journey of China's Souls-Inspired 'Pascal's Wager'
How one designer went from believing making video games wasn't a real job to ending up on the stage of an Apple press conference.
'Cozy Grove' Is OK Telling Players to Log Off. It's Delightful.
The Animal Crossing-like game only wants to be in your life for 20 minutes or so, and that's absolutely refreshing.
A Security App’s Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into ‘App Store Optimization’
The CEO of pEp purchased fake reviews to bolster his app’s ratings on the Google Play Store and the Apple’s App Store.
Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks
Multiple exploit developers tell Motherboard an upcoming change in iOS could make zero-click exploits harder to pull off.
A Spyware Vendor Seemingly Made a Fake WhatsApp to Hack Targets
Technical analyses by Citizen Lab and Motherboard found links between a fake version of WhatsApp and Cy4Gate, an Italian surveillance firm that works with cops and intelligence agencies.
The Best Way to Understand the Complexity of Games Is Playing Them With a Kid
'Alba: A Wildlife Adventure' is a simple game that allowed me to connect with my four-year-old in a new way.
Original Jailbreak App Store Cydia Sues Apple for its Monopoly
The first-ever iPhone app store argues that Apple has a monopoly on distributing apps by not allowing third-party app stores on its operating system.
Mysterious Bugs Were Used to Hack iPhones and Android Phones and No One Will Talk About It
Google found at least seven critical bugs being exploited by hackers in the wild. But after disclosing them days ago, the company has yet to reveal key details about who used them and against whom.