Former FBI Top Brass Warn Congressional Leaders of 'Imminent' Terror Threat Due to Border Crisis

Gingrich Urges Trump to Employ 'Sandwich' Strategy Now That He's All but Locked Up the Nomination

With the iOS 17.4 beta cycle just getting started‚ Apple is promising one of the most significant updates for iPhone users in ages. Although the biggest change focuses on European users‚ here's everything we know about this upcoming software update. European Union exclusive features European Union users will have the following new features: Marketplaces – or alternative app stores: App developers in the EU can choose to offer their apps in alternative app stores as long as they meet Apple's criteria for customer experience‚ support‚ and fraud prevention‚ among other changes. Notarization for iOS apps: A baseline review that applies to all apps‚ regardless of their distribution channel‚ focused on platform integrity and protecting users. Notarization involves a combination of automated checks and human review.  Default browser options: EU users can choose a new default browser from a list of the most downloaded browsers on iOS devices just after they update to iOS 17.4. NFC third-party access: Banks and third-party payment services can be offered for European iPhones. More access: Developers can ask for additional hardware and software features for Apple. iOS 17.4 beta 1 features Image source: José Adorno for BGR These are the iOS 17.4 features that are going to be available to all users. Gaming app changes: Streaming game apps will be available on the App Store globally‚ which includes Xbox Cloud Gaming and GeForce NOW‚ offering games inside their own apps. Messaging with Siri: Siri can read incoming messages in multiple languages‚ including Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French‚ German‚ and more. Home tab: Apple Music and Podcasts' Listen Now tab is now called Home. Podcasts Transcripts: The Podcasts app now offers transcripts for every podcast episode. New emojis: Over 100 new emojis are available with iOS 17.4. You can discover them here. Stolen Device Protection changes: Apple has added an option that a double authentication can always be required instead of only unfamiliar locations. Wrap up BGR will keep updating this article as we learn more about the upcoming iOS 17.4 changes. Don't Miss: iOS 17: Release date‚ download‚ beta‚ supported devices‚ and more The post iOS 17.4 beta: Everything new for iPhone users appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Fire TV Stick deals for January 2024

I'm this close — pinches fingers — to buying a new iPad‚ and that's because the iPhone 14 Pro's display is too small for some of the things I do. I'm eyeing the iPad mini 6 right now‚ though I might hold out for the iPad mini 7 that should hit stores this spring alongside the larger iPad Air 6 and OLED iPad Pro. I could also go for an iPad Air 5 or the now-old 5th-gen 11-inch iPad Pro‚ considering all the iPad deals that are out there right now.  But I'm certain at this point that I will absolutely not buy the OLED iPad Pro‚ and it has nothing to do with the rumored sky-high price. Well‚ not entirely.  Reports say the 11-inch iPad Pro might start at $1‚500. The 13-inch version could cost $1‚800 to $2‚000. You can get a brand new MacBook for less than that‚ including one of the M3 MacBook Pro that Apple launched recently. The current M3 MacBook Pro sales start at just $1‚399. That's really the big problem with the iPad Pro. As it stands‚ iPadOS can't replace the Mac as my main computer. I'd love it if it were possible‚ but it's not going to happen. Not as long as the iPad runs iPadOS 17.  Continue reading... The post There’s no way I’m buying an OLED iPad Pro‚ and the sky-high price isn’t even why appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Fire TV Stick deals for January 2024

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is challenging the international ban on her competing in elite women's races.

The National Security Agency buys Americans' internet browsing information from commercial brokers without a warrant‚ said Sen. Ron Wyden‚ D-Ore.‚ who is calling on intelligence officials to stop the unlawful use of personal data without their knowledge.

U.S. and Chinese officials will hold high-level talks next week in Beijing about limiting fentanyl from entering the United States as the nation is experiencing record numbers of overdoses during its worst drug crisis‚ according to senior Chinese officials.

In a letter to congressional leadership‚ 10 retired FBI directors and counterintelligence experts warn that the Biden administration's border policies have enabled a "soft invasion" of the United States at the Mexico border by young‚ military-age men.

Sen. Josh Hawley‚ R-Mo.‚ wants the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize the victims of America's nuclear testing as the film‚ "Oppenheimer" is nominated for 13 academy awards.

Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ told House GOP conference members that a rumored bipartisan Senate deal involving Ukraine aid and southern border policy would be "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber.