Apple announced on Wednesday it will loosen some of its App Store policies, allowing media apps to steer customers directly to their websites without paying commission. The change, to be implemented early next year, is being introduced to end an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission. The modification will spare so-called reader apps that provide digital content such as newspapers, books, music or video from having to use the App Store payment system and thus avoid paying a 30 percent commission. “We have great respect for the Japan Fair Trade Commission and appreciate the work we’ve done together, which…
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The police authorities in Kaduna state say they have arrested two suspects in connection with the abduction of 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Public Relations officer of the command, Mohammed Jalige, told reporters in a telephone interview that the suspects were arrested around Askolaye area of Nnamdi Azikiwe bypass in Kaduna metropolis on Tuesday. He noted that police operatives were able to arrest the two suspects through credible intelligence information following the incident, which occurred in March. The police spokesman also said that the suspects are in…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed 15 bandits and arrested 66 criminals alongside their collaborators within the North-West Zone in the last three weeks. 9 Defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while giving an update on the operations of the armed forces across the country on Thursday in Abuja. General Onyeuko while stressing that the figures are for operations between 12th August and 2nd September 2021, further disclosed that no fewer than 33 kidnap victims were rescued by troops during the period. He added that two armed robbers were neutralised and 13…
Police in Katsina State have arrested 18 suspects in connection with banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, and other related crimes. One of the suspects simply identified as Abdullahi Mai-Rafi is a notorious bandit who according to the police conspired with two others and disguised as government officials to commit armed robbery and indulged in the rustling of cattle numbering up to 20. Prior to his latest arrest, Mai-Rafi had allegedly repented from his old ways and was working with the state government under the office of S.A on Security matters, Ahmad Ibrahim Katsina. While parading the suspects before the command headquarters…
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been fined a record 225 million euros ($267 million); by Ireland’s data watchdog for breaching EU data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Thursday; that WhatsApp did not tell citizens in the European Union enough about what it does with their data. The regulator said WhatsApp failed to tell Europeans how their personal information is collected and also used; as well as how WhatsApp shares data with Facebook. It has ordered the platform, which is used by 2 billion people worldwide; to tweak its privacy policies and how it communicates with users so that it complies…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, in its custody. Lawyer to the detainees, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed their release on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. The detained persons have been in the custody of the security agency 61 days after they were arrested by security operatives in early July. Those released on August 30 are Abdullateef Onaolapo, Tajudeen Irinloye, Diekola Ademola, Ayobami Donald, Uthman Adelabu, Olakunle Oluwapelumi, Raji Kazeem, and Taiwo Tajudeen. The DSS, however, refused to release the remaining four…
Yesterday, we wrote how Microsoft’s Windows 11 won’t technically leave millions of PCs behind;— the company told us it won’t actually block you from installing Windows 11 on a PC with an older CPU; so long as you download and manually install an ISO file all by yourself. But it turns out even that technicality has a technicality. Microsoft is now threatening to withhold Windows Updates from your copy of Windows 11 — potentially even security updates — if you take that route. We’re not sure why the company didn’t mention it in our original briefing; but Microsoft has…
China’s regulators announced a new set of tighter regulations over the country’s games industry, including limiting the number of hours that minors can play. The new rules are aimed at curbing excessive indulgence in games and protecting minors’ physical and mental health. Online game providers can only offer services to minors for an hour on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Xinhua reported, citing a notice released by National Press and Publication Administration. They can also play only an hour a day during holidays. The new rules are part of a broader government crackdown on technology companies in the country. Tencent Holdings…
Finally a fun iPhone 13 rumor! If Apple holds to its traditional schedule we’re mere weeks away from a new iPhone; and until now the rumors have been slight and, dare I say boring. Yet noted Apple prognosticator and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is now claiming the iPhone 13 could have the ability to make satellite calls built right in, according to MacRumors. In a note to investors, Kuo claims that; the iPhone 13 will be able to connect directly to low earth orbit (or LEO) satellites thanks to a customized Qualcomm X60 baseband chip. LEO satellites are probably best known…
Clubhouse began rolling out a iOS app update on Sunday that enables spatial audio support. The Android update is “coming soon,” according to the company. The feature works by introducing subtle spatial cues that position speakers on Clubhouse calls into three-dimensional space around your head, making the remote listening experience a better approximation of being in a room full of people. It works best with headphones, either Bluetooth or wired. Clubhouse tweeted out a video allowing you to hear for yourself how it sounds. Hear ye, hear ye spAAaAaAatial audio on Clubhouse! It’s like surround sound, but w/ your own…