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New report claims Apple’s Mail app is vulnerable to hacks A new security report claims Apple’s Mail email app for iPhone and iPad contains a flaw that makes it vulnerable to hackers.ZecOpssays that “The vulnerability allows remote code execution capabilities and enables an attacker to remotely infect a device by sending emails that consume significant amount of memory.” The report also claims that the flaw has been in Mail since iOS 6 in 2012 meaning there has potentially been eight years of successful hacks, but that researchers only found evidence of an attack ‘in the wild’ in January 2018 on iOS 11....

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip has a new YouTube split screen mode Samsung says there is anew update to the YouTube appthat’ll allow it to enter split screen mode when used on the Galaxy Z Flip. Called ‘Flex Mode’, it’ll intelligently kick into action as soon as the hinge on the Z Flip is slightly bent, moving the video to the top half and the rest of the video info to the bottom half, so you can still scroll through comments and other video suggestions while the action remains up top....

The Surface Neo release date should be an exception – not the rule The expectation that Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Neo will be put back to 2021 will not come as a surprise to many. After all, the company revealedas early as Februarythat the Surface line was seriously affected by coronavirus, and the crisis has deepened significantly since then. Interestingly, the Surface Duo is still currently scheduled for release before the end of the year....

Vivaldi launches Android app and 3.0 browser with tracking blocker Vivaldi, the privacy-minded browser company, has updated its desktop browser to version 3.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux to include built-in tracker blocking. The company alsoannouncedthat its Android app is out of beta and available to download from the Play Store. Vivaldi was founded by former Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner and is a privacy-focused browser product that differentiates by claiming it is the most customisable....

Zoom 5.0 introduces more features and boosts security Zoom has announced Zoom 5.0, an update to its product largely focused on security, privacy, and stopping the new cultural phenomenon that is ‘zoombombing’. The update is part ofZoom’s self-imposed 90-day planto improve its service after a tidal wave of backlash against its integrity. Thanks to the stratospheric rise in use of Zoom, a product previous sued almost exclusively by enterprise businesses, many people realised they could easily drop in (or ‘bomb’) on random Zoom meetings across the world easily as chats are not password protected....