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Yesterday, TechCrunch discovered that multiple popular iPhone apps from major companies are using intrusive analytics services that capture data ranging from taps and swipes to full screen recordings, all without customers knowing about it. Today, Apple has informed app developers that this kind of screen recording analytics code needs to be clearly disclosed to customers or removed from iOS apps. From an Apple spokesperson’s email to TechCrunch: “Protecting user privacy is paramount…

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Apple recently added obstetrician Dr. Christine Curry to its health team, reports CNBC. With this hiring, Apple is said to be looking in to how to bolster its efforts in women’s health. Curry comes to Apple from a stint at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City, California, which is located not too far from Apple’s Cupertino campuses. Apple employs dozens of doctors at its “AC Wellness clinics” designed for Apple employees. Sources that…

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Netflix today announced the launch of a new Smart Downloads feature that’s designed to streamline the process of downloading content for offline viewing. With Smart Downloads, when you finish viewing an episode of a TV show that you’ve downloaded, Netflix will delete it and then automatically download the next episode. Smart Downloads is designed to download content only when you’re connected to Wi-Fi so it’s not using your cellular data plan. Netflix…

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Multiple popular iPhone apps from major companies are using intrusive analytics services that capture detailed data like taps, swipes, and even screen recordings without customer knowledge, reports TechCrunch. Apps that include Abercrombie & Fitch, Hotels.com, Air Canada, Hollister, Expedia, and Singapore Airlines are using Glassbox, a customer experience analytics firm that lets developers use “session replay” screen recording technology within their apps. Session replays let developers screenshot or record or a user’s…

Back in September, iOS and macOS email app Newton were shut down, much to the disappointment of Newton Mail enthusiasts. At the time, Newton parent company CloudMagic said that though the company tried various business models, it wasn’t able to figure out how to maintain profitability and growth over the long term. A couple of months later, Essential, a smartphone company owned by Android co-creator Andy Rubin, purchased CloudMagic and the Newton…

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Apple has once again reclaimed the title of most valuable publicly traded company marking the first time the Cupertino company has held that title since December. As noted by CNBC, Apple surpassed Microsoft and Amazon this afternoon with a closing price of $174.24, for a market capitalization of $821.59 billion. That beats out Microsoft’s market value of $813.48 billion and Amazon’s market value of $805.70 billion. Earlier this week, Apple also briefly…

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Apple today announced that its retail store at the Natick Collection shopping mall in Natick, Massachusetts, near Boston, will reopen on Saturday, February 16 at 10:00 a.m. local time. The store had been closed for renovations since May 2018. In line with other remodeled Apple Stores, this location should expand in size and feature a modernized design. Apple Natick Collection prior to renovations The reopening date was shared in the Apple Store…

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Following the release of iOS 12.1.3 on January 22, Apple has stopped signing iOS 12.1.1 and iOS 12.1.2 the previous versions of iOS that were available to consumers. iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch owners who have upgraded to iOS 12.1.3 will no longer be able to downgrade to iOS 12.1.1 or iOS 12.1.2. iOS 12.1.3, available for all iOS devices able to run iOS 12, was a minor bug fix update that…

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Transit directions for Apple Maps have recently expanded to encompass the entirety of multiple states and countries, Apple today confirmed in an update to its Feature Availability page. Transit directions are now available across all of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas. In many of these locations, transit information has been available for a few…

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For the last few years, Razer, known for its gaming PCs and accessories, has been making the Razer Blade Stealth, an ultrabook that’s quite sleek and snazzy. We went hands-on with the latest version of the Razer Blade Stealth, released in 2019, to see how it compares with Apple’s MacBook options. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Razer Blade Stealth, for those unfamiliar with it, is a 13-inch…