Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores

Due to the surge in cryptocurrency prices, not only hackers but also legitimate websites and mobile apps are increasingly using cryptocurrency miners to monetize by levying the CPU power of your PC and phones to mine cryptocurrencies.

However, Apple w… Continue reading Apple Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Apps From Its App Stores

Russia asks Apple to remove Telegram Messenger from the App Store

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor has threatened Apple to face the consequences if the company does not remove secure messaging app Telegram from its App Store.

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Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account

Nothing comes for free, especially online.

Would you be okay with allowing a few paid services to mine cryptocurrencies using your system instead of paying the subscription fee?

Most free websites and services often rely on advertising revenue to sur… Continue reading Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account

Apple removes VPN Apps from the China App Store

In order to comply with Chinese censorship law, Apple has started removing all virtual private network (VPN) apps from the App Store in China, making it harder for internet users to bypass its Great Firewall.

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Scammers Are Using Fake Apple In-App Subscriptions to Make Lot of Money

In this year’s annual event, Apple announced that the company had paid out $70 Billion to developers in the App Store’s lifetime and that $21 Billion of the amount was paid in the last year alone.

But has all this money gone to the legitimate app deve… Continue reading Scammers Are Using Fake Apple In-App Subscriptions to Make Lot of Money

How A Bug Hunter Forced Apple to Completely Remove A Newly Launched Feature

Recently Apple released a new Feature for iPhone and iPad users, but it was so buggy that the company had no option other than rolling back the feature completely.

In November, Apple introduced a new App Store feature, dubbed “Notify” button — a bright orange button that users can click if they want to be alerted via iCloud Mail when any game or app becomes available on the App Store.

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The Truth I Learned While Online Shopping for Christmas

I learned a lot while online shopping for Christmas — including some of the major warning signs signaling false or malicious mobile apps.

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Apple starts downloading MacOS Sierra automatically to your MacBook — Here’s How to Stop It

Are you experiencing slow Internet speed on your MacBook today? — It’s not just you!

Here’s Why:

Following in Microsoft’s footsteps, Apple has started “pre-downloading” the latest version of its desktop operating system, macOS 10.12 Sierra, in the background, if you are still running OS X El Capitan.
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If you have automatic downloads enabled on your Mac, a large file of around

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China Orders Apple to Monitor App Store Users and Track their Identities

China has long been known for its strict censorship which makes it difficult for foreign technology companies to do business in the world’s most populous country of over 1.35 billion people.

Now, the new law issued by the Chinese government will expand its strict Internet monitoring efforts into mobile apps, targeting operators including Apple. However, Google currently doesn’t operate its

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