The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem. Apple has removed the Current Time app from the Russian version of its App Store, telling its developer that local authorities say it contains “undesirable” content. Current Time is an independent Russian-language media service and website run by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). It was…
Pixalate According to Pixalate’s latest open programmatic vMVPD research, an estimated 79% of open programmatic global ad spend on Samsung Smart TV devices went to vMVPD apps in Q3 2024; Hulu is No. 1 top grossing vMVPD app on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV devices London, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE…
macOS file and folder security. Apple provides security features in macOS to give apps access to files on your local storage and removable drives. Here’s how to configure them. Years ago, Apple added the ability for macOS to restrict which apps can access your files and folders stored on local volumes attached to your Mac. …
The macOS Dock displays apps you add to it or that you run. Here’s how to make it display only apps that are currently running on your Mac. The macOS Dock app originated in macOS’s early OS precursor NeXTStep and OpenStep, which were created at Steve Jobs’ other company, NeXT Computer. In 1997 Apple bought…
Republican Presidential candidate Trump has called for Apple to help the FBI unlock iPhones and “foreign apps” belonging to people accused of plotting to assassinate him. As predicted by AppleInsider back in July 2024, former President Trump has weighed in on the long-standing disagreement between Apple and the FBI. Repeatedly, the FBI will call for…
The iPhone Action Button is more powerful than you may think. The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it’s possible to use the Action Button to trigger up to eight applications…