Monday
Nov202023

Apple executive joins Oura Ring to lead healthcare strategy

Oura

Oura, the maker of a smart ring that tracks sleep quality and other vital signs, has hired Jason Oberfest, a former Apple health executive, to boost its credibility in the healthcare sector. Oberfest joined Apple in 2018 from Mango Health, a startup that helps people manage their medications. He was a key member of Apple’s health team.

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Monday
Nov202023

Apple Vision Pro launch pushed back to March 2024, says report

Apple

It looks like Apple is still working on the Apple Vision Pro, its first headset introduced at WWDC 2023. The company said it would ship in early 2024 but did not specify a date. According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, the headset could be delayed until March 2024.

Gurman says that Apple is still finalizing the device testing and the distribution plans for the headset. The Apple Vision Pro will be very limited in availability, starting in the U.S. and expanding to other countries gradually.

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Monday
Nov202023

OnePlus 11 gets Android 14 update

OnePlus

OnePlus has started rolling out Android 14 to its flagship OnePlus 11 phone. The update is coming to India first, its biggest market. But we should expect it to arrive in other markets soon after. Phone makers like to roll out new Android updates slowly. And for now, this "stable" release is opt-in via the beta program. 

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Sunday
Nov192023

Nothing Chats app removed after shocking security flaws revealed

Nothing

Nothing and Sunbird withdrew their insecure iMessage bridge after it was revealed that Sunbird not only logged and stored messages, vCards, and other data but also allowed others to download the user data. The app raised suspicions within days for its apparent lack of encryption and its use of plaintext HTTP to send login credentials over the internet.

Android app developer Dylan Roussel discovered some alarming facts about the app that showed how unsafe it was for its users. In a thread, Roussel claimed that Sunbird had access to every message and file sent through the app and that Nothing Chats did not use end-to-end encryption at all.

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