Apple has issued an update to fix FaceTime. However, iOS 12.1.4 is also fixing two relatively severe zero-day vulnerabilities.
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Apple sued over iMessage, FaceTime encryption patent infringement
Finnish company MPH Technologies got Apple sued over patent infringement. iMessage and FaceTime are infringing its patents.
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Apple removes Group FaceTime calls from iOS 12, will deliver “later this fall”
Those of you waiting for the Group FaceTime feature to reach your Apple devices with iOS 12 will have to wait longer as Apple delays the feature.
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Apple’s giving a new camera (and some tongue) to Messages and Memoji
Animoji can now capture you sticking out your tongue. You can also FaceTime with up to 31 of your closest friends in just a single call.
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Apple’s giving a new camera (and some tongue) to Messages and Memoji
Animoji can now capture you sticking out your tongue. You can also FaceTime with up to 31 of your closest friends in just a single call.
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Patent troll wins another $500 million+ from Texas jury, but Apple is unlikely to pay
Notorious patent troll VirnetX has one more reason to celebrate, being awarded more than half a billion dollars by a US jury in its seemingly never-ending dispute with Apple. But the decision will be appealed.
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iPhone and Android cameras don’t care for Vic Gundotra | #PNWeekly 264 (LIVE at 3pm Eastern)
Are Android phone camera experiences really "years behind" the iPhone experience? That's what one former executive Googler said. We dive in on our show.
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Apple can’t convince judge to dismiss class action lawsuit alleging intentional FaceTime crippling
That FaceTime-related class action lawsuit is getting serious, as Apple fails to win over judge in attempt to relinquish all accusations of wrongdoing.
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Class action lawsuit points the finger at Apple for intentionally crippling FaceTime on iOS 6
Yet another class action lawsuit alleges intentional Apple damage of FaceTime functionality on iOS 6 a few years back to force iOS 7 updates.
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A tale of iMessage on Android and of Apple opening source
Remember when iMessage might’ve been hot for Android this year? We did, too. And we didn’t forget about it. Apple might have decided against the idea of exporting what some might consider to be its most valuable user magnet because it would have driven customers away from valuable ...
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Patent hoarder VirnetX defeats Apple in Texas retrial, but appeals could change everything… again
While the nearly decade-old smartphone patent wars between the industry’s heavyweights have largely drawn to an end, making way less headlines than they used to in any case, a few tech giants still need to face frequent copyright infringement allegations from much smaller companies with only one purpose.Apple is perhaps the easiest target of all, and the likeliest to settle ...
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Coup in Turkey: presidential FaceTime, T-Mobile calls
Part of the military of Turkey is staging a coup on the government headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. While the core of action has been in the capital of Ankara, there have been major moves on the digital front that have affected the entire country.Shortly after the coup was announced, Erdogan made a FaceTime call from an undisclosed location to an anchor at private television network CNN Turk.BREAKING Turkish President Erdoğan blames
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Oppo F1 Plus vs iPhone 6S: Selfie Camera Battle
Not our usual camera showdown, but the folks at Oppo describe the new F1 Plus as a “selfie expert” phone. While rear mounted cameras are usually higher quality, and are the preferred tools for most people when we discuss mobile content creations, we can’t deny the selfie phenomenon. There’s a distinct smartphone consumer who might never use that rear camera, but depends on a front camera to capture their important moments.The F1 Plus is a curious beast for us smartphone camera snobs. The rear camera is a fairly ...
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Apple owes $626 million in damages to patent holding company
The saga between VirnetX and Apple has been running since about the start of the decade. It’s now come to a blow against Cupertino.The Arizona-based patent holding company has successfully argued that Apple infringed four of its patents concerning VPN and FaceTime interfaces. An attorney for VirnetX said that the award was “well-deserved” while an Apple representative said “cases like this simply reinforce the desperate need for patent reform.”Apple requested for the judge to ...
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iOS 6 users on iOS 7-compatible devices must upgrade to use FaceTime
Even though many of us complained harshly at how Apple slept in its laurels with iOS 6 and all its previous variations during more than seven years, you’d be amazed at how many people still prefer it. Surely Apple has boasted how fast people have adopted iOS 7 in recent months, but that doesn’t mean this is what everyone wants. iOS 7 has been met by some polarizing acceptance, and some of us even feel that it’s the sloppiest version of iOS yet, but it seems that if you decided to stay away from it, Apple wants you using it whether you like it or not. Apple has recently ...
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