Category: technology
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Android Users’ Location Information Is Always Being Sent to Google
Quartz’ Keith Collins: Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services, haven’t used any apps, and haven’t even inserted a carrier SIM card? Even if you take all of those precautions, phones running Android software gather data about your location and send it back to Google…
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Make iPhone Ringtones in Garageband
Most people have stopped syncing their iPhone with iTunes but the one big loss from that is loading your own custom ringtones, 9to5Mac’s Benjamin Mayo has a workaround using the free Garageband app from Apple. This process should really be easier.
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Nick Heer on the iPhone X
There are plenty of reviews out there now, but few had much time with the iPhone X before it was released because Apple chose to not give reviewers an opportunity to spend much time with it. Nick Heer: The iPhone X is a product that feels like it shouldn’t really exist — at least, not…
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Uber Had the Opportunity to Monitor Everything on Your iPhone’s Screen
Daniel Jalkut: Yesterday, Gizmodo reported that Uber had been granted an entitlement for their iOS app that allowed them to capture an image of an iPhone’s screen at any time, even when the Uber app was not the active app on the phone. This is a big deal, because users don’t typically expect than an…
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iOS 11 Out Today; Here’s How to Check If You Have Any Apps That Won’t Run
iOS 11 is going to be available today. If you’ve been reading Nuclear Monster for a while you already know that some apps won’t be compatible with iOS 11 as Apple drops the 32bit software layer. Developers have been expecting this change for a long time, and it’s unfortunate that some haven’t been able to…