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  1. SpiderGear

    SA weather app I've been working on — feedback welcome

    Hi all Been working on a weather app for SA over the last few months and it's finally in shape to show people. SAWS warnings with push, lightning strike alerts, EUMETSAT satellite, tides, sport fixtures with the weather at each venue, solar generation estimates if you've got panels — and a...
  3. Luis

    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos

    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos A team of researchers used AI to compromise MacOS in an attack that defeats Apple's most powerful hardware security system, which previously blocked all other known attacks. Many security experts consider Apple devices the...
  4. Tsepz_GP

    Apple tops global smartphone market for first time in Q1 2026

    Counterpoint Research has published its latest report on global smartphone shipments for Q1 2026, showing that strong demand for the iPhone 17 helped Apple take the top spot in the market for the first time in a first quarter. Here are the details. Here’s Counterpoint Research on Apple’s...
  5. Tsepz_GP

    iPhone 16 Tops List of World's Best-Selling Smartphones in 2025

    iPhone 16 Tops List of World's Best-Selling Smartphones in 2025 The iPhone 16 has reigned supreme globally on sales for 2025, and despite only being available for 3.5 months in 2025 the 17 series, particularly the 17 Pro Max have already entered the Top 5. Seems the whole AI situation really...
  6. Tsepz_GP

    Apple Reclaiming the Top Spot with Double-Digit Growth in China

    Just came across this from IDC. Despite all the insanely specced Androids coming out of China right now with +7000mAh batteries, huge camera sensors, 165Hz screens, multi folding screens etc… It seems even in China the iPhone reigns supreme, at least in sales growth y-on-y. I have also watched...
  7. O

    Can’t use Gmail as a “share” option anymore on iOS

    Has anybody else had the problem that Gmail suddenly no longer works as an option for sharing a file. For example, if I have a PDF open in WhatsApp and want to send it by email, I used to be able to share to the Gmail icon and it would attach it as an email. Now the screen just flashes and...
  8. D

    iPhone/iPad - Recover deleted images through .ithmb files

    Hey, I have an iPad that has had a photo deleted that I need to recover. I found out there are thumbnail files on the iPad, each file containing hundreds of photos at a specific resolution and an unknown format. In the past, there seems to have been people who have cracked this format, however...
    • ddia
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    • ios recovery of photos technical
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    • Forum: Software
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big privacy questions over Apple's AI software

    Big questions over Apple's AI software Apple, a company known for its longstanding commitment to user privacy, has received flak since unveiling its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. This relates to the centrepiece of Apple Intelligence...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    EU rules stopping new iPhone features — Apple

    EU rules stopping new iPhone features — Apple Apple Inc. is withholding a raft of new technologies from hundreds of millions of consumers in the European Union, citing concerns posed by the bloc’s regulatory attempts to rein in Big Tech. The company announced Friday that it would block the...
  11. O

    “Home Screen” within System Services using ridiculous quantities of data

    Does anybody know what would cause Home Screen within system services on an iPhone to consume ludicrous amounts of data? This has never happened to me before, but it has used something like 2GB in a couple of days and I (1) have no idea how to prevent this (2) have no idea what it could possibly...
  12. genetic

    Backbone iOS game controller

    Item name: Backbone iOS game controller (Lightning) Age and condition: Excellent - unused. 2 days old. Unboxed only Do you include packaging: Yes Warranty: Yes Reason for selling: Not compatible with iPhone 15 / USB-C Price: R1,400 (R1,999 new) Negotiable: No Location: Cape Town Shipping or...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple halts new iOS and MacOS feature development to focus on bugs

    Apple halts new iOS and MacOS feature development to focus on bugs In a rare move, Apple Inc. hit pause on development of next year’s software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and other devices so that it could root out glitches in the code. The delay, announced internally to employees last...
  14. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    PSA: Make Sure to Update, iOS 16.6.1 and macOS 13.5.2 Address Actively Exploited Vulnerability

    https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/07/ios-16-6-1-macos-13-5-2-active-vulnerabilities/ As reported by Citizen Lab, the vulnerabilities are part of a "BLASTPASS" exploit chain that was observed having been used in the wild to deliver NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. Pegasus is of critical concern to...
  15. PeterPan420

    iPhone 15 Rumours & Release Date

    https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-15/ Will you be upgrading?
  16. Jan

    Statcounter South African operating system market share - May 2023

    Most popular operating systems in South Africa Android and Windows are the most popular operating systems (OS) in South Africa, and they have been for some time, according to data from Statcounter GlobalStats. Google's mobile OS held 67.56% of the South African market as of May 2023, while...
    • Jan
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    • android apple chromeos google ios linux macos microsoft nokia samsung statcounter windows
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Apple Personal Voice lets users train iPhones and iPad to mimic their voice in 15 minutes of training

    Apple announces feature allowing iPhone to "speak" in your voice after 15 minutes of training Apple has announced an upcoming new feature that will allow iPhones and iPads to learn and speak the natural voices of their users. Personal Voice is one of several new accessibility-focused...
  18. Jan

    Microsoft launches iPhone-to-Windows 11 syncing to all users

    iPhone-Windows 11 syncing now available to all users Microsoft has announced that iOS support in its Phone Link app on Windows 11 is now available to all users. The company first previewed the feature to Windows Insiders in late February 2023 before beginning a wider rollout around two months...
    • Jan
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    • ali akgun apple ios iphone microsoft windows windows 11
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. OnlyOneKenobi

    Your favourite keyboard on iOS / iPadOS?

    I've been a huge fan of both SwiftKey and Gboard, mainly because of their support for other languages. They also had swipe typing, visual customisability and and other features that were only implemented much later in the standard keyboard. From time to time I'll switch from the one to the...
  20. ronz91

    Budget Android

    Hi gents My mum has been complaining that her Xiaomi Redmi 8A (32gb/2gb) does weird stuff and lags etc. When I checked the phone, I see she is running low on storage, so I assume this to be the main issue. I have put a memory card in but she does not transfer to it so its mostly empty. I could...
    • ronz91
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    • android budget ios iphone
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Android
  21. Jan

    WhatsApp for iOS adds text recognition in images

    WhatsApp adds text detection feature for images WhatsApp has started rolling out a new feature to its iOS app that can recognise and extract text from images, WABetaInfo reports. The Meta Platforms-owned online chat platform previously enabled the feature for certain users of the WhatsApp for...
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