Function in Android Allows Companies to Check What We Have Installed on Our Phone
One of the features of the Android operating system enables third parties to collect information about applications installed on the users' smartphones. This is the so-called IAM - an element of the programming interface, also known by its full name - Installed Application Methods.
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Bart Swiatek
March 27, 2020
Edward Snowden Warns - Threat of Surveillance is More Permanent That the Virus
Edward Snowden, the protagonist of the affair with the disclosure of secret documents of the American NSA, expressed his concern about the government's moves in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. A former CIA employee believes that politicians may have a problem with giving up, among other things, surveillance of citizens with the help of artificial intelligence after dealing with the current crisis.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 26, 2020
PS5: Dolby Corrects False Info From Road to PS5
Dolby, a well-known sound technology company, has decided to correct one of Mark Cerny's statements from Road to PS5 about the capabilities of Dolby Atmos.
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Bart Swiatek
March 24, 2020
Industry Expert on Why Plague Inc. was Banned in China
Daniel Ahmad, senior analyst at Niko Partners, gave three reasons why Ndemic Creations' Plague Inc. was removed from distribution in China. The reasons included the lack of a proper license.
video games
Milosz Szubert
March 17, 2020
Apple Gets Landed With a Billion Euro Fine
Apple has been fined $1.1 billion. The French Competition Authority has reported abuses in the distribution and sale of the Californian company's products.
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Peter Doron
March 17, 2020
Former Employee on the Secret of Naughty Dog's Success
Another former employee of Naughty Dog spoke about working conditions in the studio. According to Jonathan Cooper, the company has many talented but inexperienced creators, which causes delays in production and crunch. He also claims that the success of the team is primarily due to Sony funding.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 13, 2020
Scientists Dispel Doubts: 5G Does Not Harm Your Health
Independent scientists affiliated to the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) have concluded that, based on current scientific knowledge, the 5G communication standard does not represent a risk to human health.
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Bart Swiatek
March 13, 2020
The Last Of Us 2 Devs are Said to be Crunching Hard
Jason Schreier's latest text reveals that the development of the second installment of The Last of Us was burdened with a considerable crunch among Naughty Dog employees. A similar situation took place during work on previous projects of this studio.
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Paul Wozniak
March 12, 2020
„Your Game is Piss Poor” - NFS Heat Dev Responds to Attack
Yesterday, one of the developers of Need for Speed: Heat answered to a rather aggressive Twitter post. Author of the post said the production remains „piss poor”, and EA employees should actually start working.
video games
Paul Wozniak
March 12, 2020
Google Chrome Tracks Us Even When We Use VPN, TOR or Are Logged Out
There has been a change in Google's privacy regulations. Chrome browser monitors user traffic even if the user is not signed in to their account or is using a proxy server.
Tech
March 12, 2020
DuckDuckGo Provides a Great List of Websites That Track Us on the Web
DuckDuckGo has released Tracker Radar - a huge database of websites that track Internet users. The company hopes that this will increase the privacy of web browser users. In addition, it was revealed which companies most often collect information about our online activities.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 6, 2020
Former Pro CS:GO Player Sentenced to 116 Years in Prison
Retired professional CS:GO player Shayene „shAy” Victorio has been sentenced to 116 years in prison for fraud committed by her and her ex-husband's company between 2013 and 2017. More than a hundred customers have never seen the goods they have ordered. The woman claims her ex-partner is to blame.
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Bart Swiatek
March 5, 2020
11-year-old Played Too Much GTA, so the Family Gave Him a Real Car
British police have reported the arrest of an 11-year-old boy who was driving a car in one of the car parks in Lancester. According to the information, he was allowed to do so by a relative who was fed up with the fact that the child was spending the whole day in front of a console, playing GTA.
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Paul Wozniak
March 4, 2020
Apple Will Pay up to $500 Million for Slowing Down Old iPhones
Apple has reached a settlement in the trial concerning the slowing down of old iPhones - the devices from series 6 and 7. The company will spend between 310 and 500 million dollars on compensation for customers - only in USA.
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Bart Swiatek
March 3, 2020
Dead or Alive 6 Microtransactions Pushed to Ridiculous Levels
PS4's Dead or Alive 6 has now a new option - we can change the character's hair colour. However, this did not please the players, because it involves a controversial system of microtransactions.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 2, 2020
FIFA 20 - Rock, Paper, Scissors Decides on Winner of E-sports Match
During FUT 20 Champions Cup qualifications two players decided to settle the match by playing „rock, paper, scissors” due to problems with the servers. In recent days, connection errors have also been reported by the players of other Electronic Arts titles.
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Paul Wozniak
March 2, 2020
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Plague Inc. Removed From Chinese App Store for „Illegal” Content [Updated]
Plague Inc. was removed from the Chinese App Store. The reason for this is „content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China”. For the time being we do not know the exact reasons for such a decision, although it can be assumed that it is related to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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Paul Wozniak
March 2, 2020
Epic Games on Fortnite's Revenue Drops: The Data is Inaccurate
Epic Games has criticized the SuperData group for reporting Fortnite's revenue. The company disputes the data provided by the analysts, even though it referred to them in the previous month.
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Jacob Blazewicz
February 28, 2020
Game Refunds on GOG - Developers Share Their Concerns
The new refund policy at GOG.com has triggered a wave of online discussions about the validity of this solution. Developers, especially the independent ones, are mostly against. The feelings of the players are extremely mixed.
video games
Peter Doron
February 28, 2020
EA Bans a Youtuber in All its Games and Services
Electronic Arts resorted to the harshest penalty in a violent conflict with the player known as Kurt0411. He got banned in all the games and services of this publisher.
video games
Adrian Werner
February 25, 2020