Stories by Usman Qureshi
WeChat May Bring Back its “Tipping” Feature After Agreement with Apple
The feature was pulled from the WeChat iOS app last year over an App Store rules dispute with Apple.
iPhone 7 Plus Ranked as Second-Best Selling Smartphone in China
Apple was the only foreign brand to have a smartphone in the top 10 best-selling handsets in 2017.
Foxconn to Get More MacBook Orders from Apple in 2018
The company will shift a major portion of its MacBook orders from Quanta Computer.
iOS 11.2.2 Spectre Fix Reportedly Slowing Down Some iPhones
Benchmarks show the update has a significant impact on performance on some devices.
Vivo Phone Debuts the First Ever In-Display Fingerprint Scanner
In-display fingerprint sensors could become one of 2018's biggest phone trends.
Apple Pay Cash and More Detailed in Revised iOS Security Guide
Apple Pay Cash transactions are processed in a fashion not unlike standard Apple Pay.
Google Reveals How it Protected Gmail from Spectre and Meltdown
The company deployed anti-Spectre and Meltdown solutions which users didn't even notice.
Apple Warns its Chinese Users Not to Dodge the New Data Law
Users in China are creating Apple IDs overseas to circumvent a new law.
Former Apple Employee Shares How Designing Emoji Changed Her Life
Catch the story of how an intern and her mentor designed Apple’s original emoji set.
Apple Could Get a $4 Billion Benefit from GOP Tax Bill Loophole
Other companies like Microsoft and Cisco could also take advantage of the potential loophole.
Dropbox Has Made a Confidential Filing for U.S. IPO, Says Bloomberg
The file-sharing private company is currently valued at $10 billion.
FBI Forensic Expert Curses Apple for Making iPhones So Hard to Hack
The expert called the company “jerks” and “evil geniuses” at a Cyber security conference.