Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology

11 April 2020 • International, News • No Comments

Across the world, governments and health authorities are working together to find solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, to protect people and get society back up and running. Software developers are contributing by crafting technical tools to help combat the virus and save lives. In this spirit of collaboration, Google and[…]

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Apple and Samsung sued over ‘cancer risk’ from cell phone radiation

26 August 2019 • International, News • No Comments

Apple and Samsung have been hit with a class-action lawsuit over claims that their phones expose users to radio frequency emissions up to 500 percent beyond federal limits. Meanwhile the health debate around smartphones heats up. Filed following an investigation by the Chicago Tribune, the lawsuit alleges that the Radio Frequency[…]

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FBI cracks iPhone of San Bernadino shooter

29 March 2016 • International, News • No Comments

The FBI says it has successfully used a technique without Apple’s help to hack into the iPhone used by a gunman in a mass shooting in California . Monday’s announcement effectively ended a pitched court battle between the Obama administration and one of the world’s leading technology companies. The government[…]

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Apple falls victim to first ransomware attack

7 March 2016 • International, News • No Comments

Apple users have fallen prey to ransomware for the first time ever. The ‘KeRanger’ malware appeared hidden in the popular BitTorrent application, Transmission. Users’ Macs were infected upon downloading the latest copy. A ransomware is malicious code, like any other type of malware. The way it works is usually by[…]

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Muslim directory app launched

7 July 2014 • News, VOC News • No Comments

A new mobile application aimed directly at the Muslim community has launched. The Muslim Directory App is available of the Android and Apple platform and is free for any one who has a smart phone, tablet or an iPhone. Mohammad Amra, the brains behind the new app, aims to make[…]

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