Tag: Apps
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‘Universal’ MS Office App Coming To Phones
Microsoft Office is more complicated than it used to be, with new versions coming out left right and center. Office 365 exists online for users with a paid subscription, Outlook has transitioned into a web mail client as well as a native PC app, and of course Office 2016 is also on the way. Let’s…
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Virus Holds Video Games To Ransom
A tricky computer virus has been discovered which amazingly manages to hold people’s video games at ransom in exchange for extortionate amounts of money. The virus is a variant of crypto-ransom software TeslaCrypt, which notoriously hold people’s computers to ransom for massive amounts of money by locking out their programs. File extensions associated with games,…
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uTorrent May Install Apps Without Consent
Uh oh, it looks like uTorrent has been caught red handed. The popular torrent service apparently has been installing applications on people’s computers without the user’s permission. The service has already been promoting the cryptocurrency mining software EpicScale, but some users have said that the software has appeared stealthily on their computers without warning. According…
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Flip Phones Still Huge In Japan
Whilst it doesn’t seem to correlate with the current smartphone trend, Japan’s obsession with flip phones isn’t going to die out soon – fans of anime would be able to tell you that straight away. Whilst the devices appear a lot in Japan’s famous cartoons, in real life the older flip phone is still growing…
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Devs Arrive at Apple HQ to Test Watch Apps
Apple Watch app development has been underway for a while now, as major app developers were given exclusive access to the development platform when the watch was announced, and also other smaller third party developers have had access to the WatchKit development tool following its earlier release. Now, Apple is inviting the biggest app devs…
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Apple Doubles iOS App Size Limit
A lot has been said about the amount of space found on the iPhone, particularly the models with smaller 16GB storage options which have been criticized for their lack of free space following the installation of the large iOS 8 update. Apple’s latest announcement that their app size limit will be doubled won’t be very…
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Possible Apple Watch Battery Life Revealed
We’ve been hearing a lot from both Apple and fans about the speculated limits on the battery life of the new Apple Watch. The device is loosely claimed to need a recharge overnight following a full day of use, with Apple employees themselves speaking of what might be frustratingly short battery life on the device…
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Crimean App Devs Hit By Sanctions Crisis
The ongoing sanctions crisis in the Crimea is the result of last year’s violent conflict within the Ukraine, and as a result of the intervention of Russia and the following acquisition of the small region of the Crimea, sanctions were put in place on the huge nation. The thing about the situation that most worries…
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Cameron Proposes Ban On Encrypted Apps
As messaging and social media apps become more receptive to recent claims of government snooping, app makers are using new encryption methods in order to protect user data and conversations. however, a recent claim by UK Prime Minister David Cameron that such encrypted services may be banned in the UK is causing uproar in the…
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Apple’s Minimum Price for Apps Raised
Following the new implementation of local collecting of VAT in Europe, which sees online transactions being taxed in the country of origin, Apple has raised the minimum price of apps on their service in the UK up from 69p to 79p. The EU, Canada, Norway, Iceland and Russia have also been affected, with Apple adjusting…
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Google Maps Lane Navigation Hits Europe
One of my personal pet peeves is people who are in the wrong lane at a roundabout and then cut you up last minute, making out you were in the wrong! Well, before I start myself off on a rant, I’ll cut to the chase – Google Maps Lane Navigation has finally reached Europe, including…
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Cortana Updated in Windows 10 Leak
A new Windows 10 version has been leaked by testers, who have been able to access the new operating system for a while now. So far we’ve see a whole host of new features, and previous leaks have confirmed the inclusion of the classic Start Menu, Live Tiles and Virtual Desktops. The new leak, WIndows…