According to TechCrunch, Facebook has been paying teenagers around $20 a month to use a VPN app called "Facebook Research" that allowed the company full access to all of their phone and web activity. The app appears to be a reincarnation of Onavo Pro… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2CUB866 via IFTTT

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When Belgium declared that loot boxes were illegal and amounted to gambling, EA didn't react well — it not only defended the practice, it refused to honor the law and insisted its practice was legal. Authorities saw things differently, however, and… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2SjbjX8 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "EA stops selling ‚FIFA‘ currency in Belgium due to loot box law January 30, 2019 at 12:55AM"

Apple has been happy to tell you how many iOS devices it has shipped, but how many iPhones are there in the wild, really? You now know. As part of a call discussing the company's mixed earnings, CFO Luca Maestri revealed that Apple has an installed… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2SeajDM via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Apple’s iPhone installed base hits 900 million January 29, 2019 at 11:52PM"

Recently unsealed court documents revealed that Facebook employees were aware children were running up massive tabs spending money on games. Now lawmakers have some questions for the social networking giant. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard B… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2DHgyI9 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Senators have questions for Facebook over in-game payment policies January 29, 2019 at 11:21PM"

Many Nest users had problems connecting to their alarms, cameras, thermostats and doorbells on Tuesday afternoon, though it seems the problem has cleared up. Nest says everything is up and running again. from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2G7osfI via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Some Nest services were down all afternoon January 29, 2019 at 11:08PM"

This time of year is usually when Apple posts its crazy holiday sales figures, but things are a little different now. Last November, Apple CFO Luca Silvestri confirmed that the company would no longer breakout sales for individual devices because the… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2DJ9jjb via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Apple’s services help anchor a company rocked by slow iPhone sales January 29, 2019 at 11:00PM"