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You may remember stories from a few years ago that described how iPhone theft was becoming a serious problem. New York mayor Michael Bloomberg even claimed thatiPhone thefts had contributed to an overall rise in crimein New York City in 2012. The problem prompted Apple toteam up with Google, HTC and others to help put anti-theft measuresin place on smartphones. Apple’s own anti-theft measures appear to be working, asThe New York Timesreports that police in New York, San Francisco and London are finally seeing a decline in theft of the iPhone....

The Season 5 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 arrives on August 30. The mid-season patch introduces new changes, weapon balancing, bug fixes, and content to the game. All New Weapons in Warzone & MW2 Season 5 Reloaded All three weapons can be unlocked via the Season 5 Battle Pass. You’ll be able to get these weapons viaSector E0 of the Battle Passby completing their unlock challenges, which I’ve discussed below....

We know quite a lot about the iPhone 5s’s fingerprint scanner, Touch ID. The advanced sensor works seamlessly and learns more about your prints over time so it continues to expand your fingerprint map as additional overlapping nodes are identified with each use. It can match prints in any orientation, unless your fingers are greasy or wet, or there’s some dirt or debris on the Home button. There’s a 1 in 50,000 chance of a successful random match with someone else’s print, which is much better than the 1 in 10,000 odds of guessing a typical four-digit passcode....

An unpatched vulnerability in macOS Mojave permits attackers to completely bypass the Gatekeeper security feature. Apple was first informed about the flaw on February 22, butlast week’s macOS 10.14.5 updatehasn’t fixed the vulnerability even though it was supposed to. Gatekeeper is a security feature of macOS that enforces code signing and verifies downloaded apps before you open them, which reduces the likelihood of inadvertently executing malware. According to security researcherFilippo Cavallarin who discoveredand reported this security oversight in macOS to Apple, viaAppleInsider, a rogue app would exploit the fact that Gatekeeper considers both external drives and network shares as “safe locations....

Users who downloaded iOS 11.1 - and couldn’t type the letter “I” as a result - now have a permanent fix. Apple recently rolled out asoftware update to iOS 11in order to deliver new emoji characters and a fix for the KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability, but it appeared to have broken something in the process. Users onTwitterandRedditnoted that the letter “I” autocorrected to an “A” with a “[?]” symbol (or Apple’s predictive keyboard suggested a character like “A”, “#”, or “!...

John Gruber wrotean interesting articleon Daring Fireball last week about iPhoneweb appsas an alternative to the App Store. Gruber starts by quoting Peter-Paul Koch who thinks that developers should just bypass the App Store by creating web apps instead of native apps: to release an iPhone application without having to submit it to Apple’s insane App Store process, developers could just use Web technologies and create Web apps instead of native apps....

While Sony has been teasing the prospects ofBad Boys 3for quite some time, everyone was shocked to learn that bothBad Boys 3andBad Boys 4are gearing up for production. The studio even issued confirmedrelease datesfor both films, with the first sequel to hit in 2017, and the second to arrive in 2019. We’ve yet to hear manydetailson either project. And what many fans are wondering isWill Smith’s level of participation. Bad Boys 3just wouldn’t beBad Boys 3withoutWill Smithsomehow involved....

Bella Ramsey speaks on potential MCU role and it’s obvious who they should play Pedro Pascal recently made his MCU debut as Reed Richards inThe Fantastic Four: First Steps, and now his Last of Us co-star Bella Ramsey has spoken about joining, saying they “could be Spider-Man” – but there’s another superhero they should play instead. Let’s not get it twisted, Ramsey’s comment was tongue-in-cheek. They were asked byVarietywhether they’d spoken to Pascal about a role in a futureMarvelmovie, to which Ramsey replied, “I don’t know about that....

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2introduces players to different classes with its Operations and Eternal War modes. Who knew Space Marines could be further categorized by classes? There are several classes in the game, and each class holds a different arsenal of weapons, abilities, perks, and loadouts. So, there will be different power levels for classes, and here are the best ones for Operation mode in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2....

Almost everyone loves the thrill of a good fight, especially when you don’t have to shell out your hard-earned cash. Thesefighting gameswill have you hooked from the very first punch. From epic showdowns in magical arenas to street brawls that allow you to turn any random object into a weapon, these games cater to every kind of fighter. 10 Roguelikes With The Most Satisfying Combat If you’re looking for a randomized game with an in-depth combat system, there are plenty of roguelikes to sate that desire, and these are the best....

Call of Duty just broke unwanted record ahead of Verdansk’s return With Season 3 and thereturn of Verdanskright around the corner in Black Ops 6 and Warzone, Call of Duty just broke a worrying record. It’s no secret that Call of Duty, and particularly Warzone, has been struggling in recent months. Ongoing bugs and issues with hackers have caused the devs to shift focus, meaning that new content has been minimal in the last couple of major updates....

The next generation of Call of Duty: Warzone is finally here, bringing some huge upgrades over the old Warzone and wiping the slate clean on progression and stats. Modern Warfare 2 is also out now, so the transition is well and truly complete, and we can all now tuck into the next version of Warzone at long last. Here’s everything you should know about the game. Warzone 2.0 release date Call of Duty Warzone 2....

Quick Links The Xbox Series X is the most powerful games console on the planet - end of. That’s quite a boast to be able to put next to your console, and it’s one that Xbox has been trying to make the most of since its monolithic box launched. The growth of Xbox Game Pass alongside a bunch of exciting games means that the Series X has a wide range of incredible titles to offer up, and we’ve gathered a heap of lists and articles for you right here, to help you make the most of it....