Apple announces Worldwide Developers Conference for June 5th
New OS versions and possibly the AR/VR headset
Apple has officially set the date for its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023, which will be held on June 5th, 2023.
UK regulator concerned at money Google is paying Apple
Aiming to discourage Apple competing with Google
A UK watchdog is concerned that Google has been shelling out money to Apple to make sure that Jobs Mob does not want to start competing with Chrome on iOS.
Firefox and Chrome might appear on iOS
Apple considering letting through rivals
Mozilla and Google have apparently sent their teams back to work developing separate versions of their existing browser apps in the hope that Apple might lift its restrictions on side apps rather than declare a "special operation" on the EU.
iOS exploit used to give users the font they want
No jailbreak required
A developer managed to use an exploit found in iOS 16 to change the default font of the system without jailbreak.
Russians pretended to be Americans to get US army work
8,000 iOS and Android apps contain code developed in Russia
A Russian data company pretending to be an American one developed code for the United States Army, as well as for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
iOS apps track you even when ask them nicely not too
So much for paying Apple protection money
While users pay Apple a fortune for protection money to stop app store apps tracking them, independent research shows they still do -- including Apple's own apps.
Apple comes up with a new iOS scheme
Buy now and we will add features later
Fruity cargo-cult Apple has come up with a wizard scheme which will sell iPhones without having to provide any new features.
Apple’s iOS is holy
Comes with more holes than swiss cheese
The Tame Apple Press is scratching its head to come up with a reason why its favourite software maker’s latest operating system iOS is so borked that the company has had to release an update a couple of months before it is going to unveil iOS 16.
Apple developers revolt against iOS browser restrictions
Good luck with that
A group of software developers launching a group called Open Web Advocacy "to help online apps compete with native apps and to encourage or compel Apple to relax its iOS browser restrictions.
Apple releases new “improvements” to OS
We can’t call them bug fixes because Apple is not saying what they are
Apple released several new operating system updates to the public: iOS 15.3, iPadOS 15.3, macOS Monterey 12.2, watchOS 8.4, tvOS 15.3, and HomePod Software 15.3 but while we know that they are bug fixes and security updates, Jobs’ Mob is only giving vague details.