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      September 12, 2020
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Pensacola investigation – Apple denies another FBI backdoor requestPensacola InvestigationApple denies another FBI backdoor request

Tom Rolfe
January 14, 2020
News
Remember a few years back, when Apple stood up to the FBI by refusing to create a dangerous...
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4.5

Review: Threema – Highly secure messagingThreemaHighly secure messaging

Jon Mundy
June 23, 2019
Apps, Social Networking
Developer: Threema GmbH Price: $3/£3 Size: 75.5MB Version: 4.1.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Threema With the explosion of...
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Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger on iOS – here’s how to enable itMessenger privacyFacebook adds end-to-end encryption to iOS apps

Andy Price
October 5, 2016
News
Concerned about privacy on your device? There's good news for users of Facebook's Messenger app across iOS. The...
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Facebook plans to offer end-to-end encryption in Messenger appFacebook EncryptionMessenger to get opt-in privacy feature

Andy Price
June 2, 2016
News
Facebook is planning on offering end-to-end encryption within its Messenger app. The idea is it'll prevent both Facebook and...
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Apple calls U.S. anti-encryption proposal “unworkable”Anti-encryption billApple labels proposal "unworkable"

Tom Rolfe
April 20, 2016
News
Apple, alongside the other companies that make up Reform Government Surveillance (RGS), has written an open letter warning of...
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Hackers tap Congressman’s iPhone to prove security pointCellphone surveillanceHackers tap Congressman's iPhone

Tom Rolfe
April 18, 2016
News
In the wake of Apple's public battle with the FBI over encryption and privacy, a team of German...
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FBI unlocked iPhone 5c with help from ‘gray-hat’ pro hackersSecurity flawsFBI hired pro hackers to unlock iPhone

Tom Rolfe
April 13, 2016
News
A new report claims that a group of professional hackers – not Cellebrite, as we previously thought –...
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Messaging app Whatsapp adds secure end-to-end encryptionWhatsapp securityMessaging app adds end-to-end encryption

Tom Rolfe
April 6, 2016
Tips & Tricks
Popular messaging service Whatsapp has just taken a big step towards customer privacy by enabling full end-to-end encryption...
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FBI agree to hack more iOS devices in homicide investigationHomicide caseFBI agree to hack more iOS devices

Tom Rolfe
March 31, 2016
News
Recently the ongoing encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI came to an end, as the Department of...
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Encryption saga finally over as FBI breaks into iPhone without AppleFBI hacks iPhoneEncryption saga finally over

Tom Rolfe
March 29, 2016
News
It's over! The big tech news story of the year so far has finally come to an end,...
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Israeli firm helping the FBI hack terrorist shooter’s iPhone 5cHacking the iPhone 5cIsraeli firm helping the FBI

Tom Rolfe
March 23, 2016
News
As we reported yesterday, the FBI has postponed its court hearing with Apple regarding breaking into the iPhone...
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FBI postpone court hearing with Apple, will try to hack iPhone itselfEncryption hearing postponedFBI may be able to hack iPhone itself

Tom Rolfe
March 22, 2016
News
Just a day before a scheduled heavyweight court hearing with Apple, the FBI has asked the courts to...
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Analysis: Why Apple must win its encryption battle with the FBIAnalysis: Apple vs. FBIWhy Apple must win

Kenny Hemphill
March 22, 2016
News
The privacy fight between Apple and the FBI has been raging for weeks now, with the iPhone-maker showing...
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Encryption debate latest: Apple calls FBI request ‘deeply offensive’Encryption DebateApple calls FBI request 'deeply offensive'

Tom Rolfe
March 16, 2016
News
The Apple-FBI encryption debate goes on. Apple's latest filing hits back at the Department of Justice, claiming that...
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John Oliver’s comedic take on the Apple-FBI encryption caseJohn OliverComedic take on Apple-FBI case

Tom Rolfe
March 14, 2016
News
Comedian John Oliver has weighed in on the encryption battle between Apple and the FBI with one of his...
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Apple want encryption case to go to congress as FBI spat continuesApple-FBI spatEncryption case to go to Congress?

Tom Rolfe
February 24, 2016
News
Apple v.s. the FBI. Privacy v.s. Justice. Goliath v.s. another Goliath. However you slice it, Apple's refusal to write new...
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FBI argue iOS backdoor would not create ‘dangerous precedent’FBI open letterArgument with Apple over iOS backdoor continues

Tom Rolfe
February 22, 2016
News
The saga continues: FBI director James Comey has responded to Apple CEO Tim Cook's open letter about privacy...
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Tim Cook says Apple will fight the FBI on ‘dangerous’ backdoor proposalTim Cook v.s. FBIApple will fight 'dangerous' backdoor proposals

Tom Rolfe
February 17, 2016
News
Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued an open letter to customers in a bid to explain why the company...
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Tim Cook meets with White House over encryption lawsEncryption lawsTim Cook meets with White House

Tom Rolfe
January 13, 2016
News
Apple's CEO Tim Cook met with White House officials, intelligence agency personnel and some of his Silicon Valley contemporaries...
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US government backs down over privacy disputeApple won't share encrypted dataUS Government backs down over privacy dispute

Tom Rolfe
October 12, 2015
News
The Obama administration has agreed not to force technology companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft to provide access...
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    Photoroom – easily remove photo backgroundsPhotoRoomEasily remove photo backgrounds

    Andy Price
    September 19, 2020
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    Sound Waves – experimental motion-controlled audio toySound WavesExperimental motion-controlled audio toy

    Andy Price
    September 11, 2020

  • Making memories – the best apps to relive good timesMaking MemoriesThe best apps to relive good times

    Craig Grannell
    September 10, 2020
  • 4.0

    Truberbrook – sci-fi mystery game hits iOSTruberbrookBeautifully designed mystery thriller

    Andy Price
    September 8, 2020
  • 4.0

    Reface – futuristic face masking sillinessRefaceFuturistic face-masking silliness

    Andy Price
    August 29, 2020

  • Get Things Moving – 6 animation and stop-motion appsGet Things Moving6 animation and stop-motion apps

    Craig Grannell
    August 28, 2020
  • 3.5

    PUNCHGOLF – a fist-powered platform gamePUNCHGOLFA fist-powered platform game

    Andy Price
    August 21, 2020
  • 3.5

    Reflex – video weirdness at your fingertipsReflexVideo weirdness at your fingertips

    Andy Price
    August 17, 2020

  • Best Web Apps – great apps, no App Store requiredBest Web AppsGreat apps, no App Store required

    Craig Grannell
    August 10, 2020
  • 3.5

    Knighty Knight – who knew chess could look like this?Knighty KnightWho knew chess could look like this?

    Andy Price
    August 8, 2020
  • 4.0

    Quickart – automatic creative image editingQuickartAutomatic creative image editing

    Andy Price
    August 7, 2020
  • 3.5

    Deadword – word-based apocalypseDeadwordWord-based apocalypse

    Andy Price
    August 3, 2020
  • 4.0

    RTRO – throwback video filters from MomentRTROThrowback video filters from Moment

    Andy Price
    August 2, 2020

  • Replacing the gym – four great apps for home exerciseReplacing the gymFour great apps for home exercise

    Craig Grannell
    July 31, 2020
  • 4.0

    Golf On Mars – side-on golf game that’s out of this worldGolf On MarsSide-on golf game that's out of this world

    Craig Grannell
    July 30, 2020

  • Make your own games – 10 great games with level editorsMake Your Own Games10 great games with level editors

    Craig Grannell
    July 17, 2020
  • 4.0

    Trivia Royale – battle 1000 quizzers for supremacyTrivia RoyaleBattle 1000 quizzers for supremacy

    Andy Price
    July 8, 2020
  • 4.0

    Ancestry – trace your family tree with easeAncestry Trace your family tree with ease

    Andy Price
    July 4, 2020

  • Reviews Retrospective – Craig’s three all-time favoritesReviews RetrospectiveCraig's three all-time favorites

    Craig Grannell
    July 2, 2020
  • 5.0

    Breathwrk – make your breathing work for youBreathwrkMake your breathing work for you

    Andy Price
    June 16, 2020
  • 4.0

    DoubleTake – shoot with two cameras at onceDoubleTakeShoot with two cameras at once

    Craig Grannell
    June 3, 2020
  • 4.5

    Samsara Room – another Rusty Lake mystery gameSamsara RoomAnother Rusty Lake mystery game

    Andy Price
    May 31, 2020
  • 4.0

    Trips – the travel blog app from Lonely PlanetTripsThe travel blog app from Lonely Planet

    Andy Price
    May 26, 2020
  • 4.5

    Vellum – a curated, artistic selection of wallpapersVellumA curated, artistic selection of wallpapers

    Andy Price
    May 25, 2020
  • 4.0

    Viamaker – free all-in-one video editorViamakerFree all-in-one video editor

    Andy Price
    May 23, 2020

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