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Facebook also faces Apple over payment systems on iOS

  Apple has blocked the latest Facebook update due to the information is included in the percentage of revenue that is taken with each purchase. The  payment system in iOS is being discussed from different fronts .  A couple of weeks ago the controversy began, when Epic Games decided to incorporate an alternative system to skip the  30% that Apple takes , which  caused the blocking of Fortnite on ios Facebook  has decided to incorporate in its latest update an  informative notice when making purchases , in it, it is noted that Apple will take 30% of the expense made by the customer.  This movement has caused  Apple to decide to block the new version of Facebook . It should be remembered that from Facebook  new shopping options   are being implemented , be it for products or tickets, but of course,  obtaining benefits can be very limited  if Apple takes such a percentage with each movement.  Facebook has decided to in...

WhatsApp prepares its own search engine

  WhatsApp's advanced search engine will allow you to find photos, videos, links, gifs, audio and documents in chats, although at the moment it is only available in beta. The  good news of WhatsApp for Android  has been long in coming, but it's finally here. In the last month, the messaging app has been developing  a new advanced search function  (  Advanced Search mode  ) that, at the moment, is only available for certain  very specific  beta testers , but it will not take long to reach all devices.  For now,  as  Wabetainfo  has advanced ,  the search engine will include photos , videos, links, gifs, audio and documents . These types of activations, executed from the central WhatsApp server, are partial - hence it is only available for a handful of betas - and are usually slow since they  require time, tests and corrections to check the effects of the new feature. in the app .  In these cases, it is bette...

SPC presents two new plugs to make any device smart at home

  SPC, a company specializing in home automation , includes two new plugs in its catalogue to turn a house into a connected home that can be controlled from a remote telephone. Smart plugs have reached the market to make each of the appliances we have at home a device connected to our mobile.  With them, it is not necessary to spend more money on  a coffee maker with a WiFi connection or a lamp.   SPC with its Power line for the connected home offers the possibility of turning every corner of the house into an active space with which to interact remotely from work or on vacation.  Today it presents two sockets, the  Clever Plug Dual and the Clever Plug USB .  As their own names indicate, they are two plugs with connection to the home WiFi network.  One has  two AC ports  to connect two devices to the same 16A socket each and independently configurable.  Its  maximum power is 3,680W .  The USB Plug integrates a  10A A...

What data are we providing when we install Covid Radar on our mobile?

 We already have at our disposal the application to warn of possible coronavirus infections, Radar COVID. Let's see what its installation means and the data that is given when activating it. There have been many months of waiting until the Radar COVID application has been ready. After its launch, it was requested that it not be used in order to carry out tests on its reliability in La Gomera. Now it seems that everything is ready to work and will soon be encouraged to install it on the mobile phones of citizens. In principle, whether on iOS or Android, its installation does not require any major complications and can be activated or deactivated as desired. The operation is as announced from the first moment: people with whom you have been for at least 15 minutes and within 2 meters are detected via Bluetooth. This will remain in the memory and in case someone alerts that they have been infected, the people who have fulfilled that requirement of proximity will be notified. Both its...