Category: Mobile Apps

US Navy bans TikTok social media app from government phones

Jorge Gonzalez
TikTok social media app ban - US Navy

The Navy said the popular video clip application represents a “cybersecurity threat”. The United States Navy has banned government devices from downloading and using the popular TikTok social media app. It called the application a “cybersecurity threat”. This short video mobile app has become explosively popular over the last few months. The Navy issued a bulletin last week. A Facebook page serving military members posted it to show personnel that TikTok must be removed from all government smartphones and other mobile devices. The bulletin explained that military members who use…

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ToTok messaging app is very popular and also an Emirati spy tool

Jesse Collins
ToTok messaging app - person using messaging app on cell phone

The mobile application has been downloaded into millions of phones since it launched. The ToTok messaging app has become known as a simple and secure tool to communicate with friends and family by text and video. It is popular even in the United Arab Emirates, where other popular applications in that category – such as Skype and WhatsApp – have been banned. American officials recently identified this application as a spy tool for the UAE. According to an investigation in the New York Times which included American officials familiar with…

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iPhone Night Shift may be keeping you awake, not helping you sleep

Stephanie Beck
iPhone Night Shift - Woman using phone in the dark

New research shows smartphone blue light filters may be doing more harm than good. The iPhone Night Shift feature meant to help reduce evening eye strain and make sure blue light doesn’t inhibit sleep may not be working as hoped, according to new research results. Blue light filters have become very common among iOS and Android device users. Apple first launched the iPhone Night Shift feature in January 2016. It was meant to decrease the amount of blue light emitted by a device screen. The idea was to decrease eye…

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Apple rejects PewDiePie’s Poopdie app for being too gross

L. Green
Poopdie - Felix Kjellberg - PewDiePie at PAX 2015

Ultra-popular YouTuber Felix Kjellberg’s new game application is available only on Android. YouTube celebrity Felix Kjellberg, otherwise known as PewDiePie, released a free game last week called Poopdie. That said, Apple deemed it too disgusting for its App Store, so iPhone users won’t be playing it, as of the writing of this article. That said, Android device users still have access to this poop-oriented mobile gaming app. Poopdie is essentially a gross-out game that appears to have certain components inspired by The Binding of Isaac. While the user plays the…

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Google Chrome QR code generator is headed to a future browser version

Jennifer Goula
Chrome QR Code Generator - mobile phone - Chrome symbol - QR code

The tech giant has chosen to work quick response codes into an upcoming version of its browser. Google is working on adding a Chrome QR code generator to an upcoming version of the popular browser. The idea is to provide a new and simple way to send websites directly from a desktop or laptop screen onto a mobile device. Using quick response codes makes it possible for a quick scan to send a desktop site to a phone. Typing a URL into a mobile device is an inconvenient task. After…

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