UPDATE [Wednesday, November 9, 10:15am ET] Adobe has confirmed the news in a blog post, saying “HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively” (perhaps a not-so-subtle hint at iOS?) The unthinkable could happen this morning, if there’s any substance to ZDNet’s report asserting that Adobe is about to cease development on Flash for mobile devices in order to refocus its efforts on HTML5 while suggesting that Flash developers re-package their content as AIR apps....

Update: Shortly after publishing, the app has been pulled from the store. Original story below. A free-to-play app called Zoshy+ has been gradually climbing up the Puzzle game charts on the App Store. Based on its screenshots and app description, the app looks like an innocuous Sudoku client. Zoshy+ is listed under the developer account with the name “Ha Miller,” the individual’s only published app. This app appears to have circumvented App Review by taking advantage of server-side controls....

Plex today announced a major overhaul of its application for Apple TV. The new version is available now to beta testers and focuses on making it easier access content from different sources, while also unifying the experience across all platforms. Plex says the goal of its new app on Apple TV is to simplify the navigation process while also unifying the Plex experience across all platforms. At the center of the updated design is a new sidebar that makes it easier to jump between your different media types, including movies, music, TV shows, and more....

IM + Pro 7,a feature-rich messenger app, has been redesigned to reflect iOS 7’s user-interface style. Today’s update also adds several new features and become a universal app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It allows users free texting, sending photos, videos and voice messages. It supports a dozen IM services including Skype, Facebook, Twitter DM, AIM, iChat, ICQ, MSN, LiveMessenger, Jabber, Yahoo, Google Talk, and MySpace. It supports Group Chats in Skype, AIM, ICQ and Neighbors....

One business that has been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown is photography – but a British photographer has come up with an innovative solution: taking remote portraits via FaceTime. Tim Dunk’s main business is wedding photography, and that has completely dried up as all mass-gatherings are banned, forcing people to postpone their weddings. The idea of taking portraits via FaceTime is not quite as crazy as it sounds …...

Garth Ennis is having a moment on television this summer. The acclaimed comics writer currently has two of his most well-known properties available to television viewers, though one of them, The Boys is just beginning its run, while the other, Preacher, is beginning the end of what will be its four-season run on AMC. Though they’re filtered through the vision of their respective showrunners (Sam Catlin on Preacher and Eric Kripke on The Boys) and writing staffs, both series remain committed to the author’s irreverent tone, something that’s readily apparent as Preacher’s final season gets underway with ‘Masada,’ an episode that uses almost every single one of the show’s various tricks with varying degrees of success....

There are several apps in the App Store for people who like to keep a personal journal on their iPhone, and recently, I found a new app called Punkt. The app makes it easy and fun to register what you’ve been doing every day with different categories of emotions and more. Instead of making you think about what you’re going to write, Punkt simplifies the process by asking you to describe your day in just one sentence....

I’ve written a lot about the podcast ecosystem on iOS. I think that Overcast is an absolute gem of an app. Castro is also a top-notch app as well. I manage a few podcasts for some clients of mine, and I know that despite the incredible third-party podcast apps, Apple Podcasts is podcasting to the vast majority of people out there. That withstanding, the Apple Podcast app isn’t perfect, but it’s come a long way from version 1 many years ago (the tape player UI)....

Just a few weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on why the 2018 iPad Pro is one of the best products Apple has ever made and talked about how it was “one of the most future-proof computers ever made.” The key point I was trying to convey was that the 2020 iPad Pro wasn’t worth upgrading to for most 2018 iPad Pro users. Apple didn’t really give even the most diehard iPad users a reason to upgrade last year....

Today there is There is great demand for gaming and other multimedia purposes. This requires the smartphone to have an efficient hardware. Not every device packs high-end hardware and software to run heavy programs like games. We already know about Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology for hardware acceleration. Now Oppo is going to introduce something similar. This technology is called Hyper Boost. The Chinese OEM has rolled out the press invites for an event....

While iOS 8 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is set for a September launch, Apple is planning to bring its next-generation Mac software, OS X Yosemite, into the wild a month later, in October, according to several sources. Apple plans to continue releasing OS X Yosemite Developer Previews every two to three weeks until a final Developer Preview is seeded on September 29th, according to the people. Apple is then expected to finish up work on Yosemite in early October and release a golden master build around October 10th, the sources said....

Following the retail launch of its Bluetooth smartwatch at Best Buy earlier this month, Pebble is for the first time disclosing how many units its sold since its extremely popular Kickstarter campaign. Pebble is now at 275K orders to date, 190K of which came from its website after initially selling around 85k to its Kickstarter backers. Pebble also announced it has now hit over 1 million app downloads on the platform and plans to implement new features for iOS including email notifications and Gmail and iMAP support :...

1. Widespread phishing attacks using open redirects Microsoft warned of a widespread phishing campaign that leverages open redirector links in email communications as a vector to trick users into visiting malicious websites while effectively bypassing security software. Attackers combine these links with social engineering baits that impersonate well-known productivity tools and services to lure users into clicking. Read more » 2. LockFile ransomware bypasses protection using intermittent file encryption A new ransomware family that emerged last month comes with its own bag of tricks to bypass ransomware protection by leveraging a novel technique called intermittent encryption....

Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 is a significant turn-based strategy game that is developed by Firaxis and published by 2K Games. The game has been receiving widespread acclamation since its release since 2016 for Microsoft Windows. Following its release, the game was ported to other major platforms that include Xbox One, Play Station 4 and Nintendo Switch. The response was overwhelming. However, the level of gamers’ frustration started to uprise as the players got stuck on the Civilization 6 retrieving host information while trying to connect or host multiplayer games....

Kid-focused podcasts are a fun way to pass the time during summer travel, and one of my favorite new ones is Treasure Island 2020. Sam Payne, a host at BYUradio and producer of the show, called it a “reimagining” of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 “Treasure Island.” BYUradio has teamed up with Gen-Z Media to produce Treasure Island 2020. My family listened to the show on the way to vacation, and my kids were immediately drawn into the story....

Prince Harry had reportedly lost many close friends who became resentful after Duchess Meghan became pregnant. Apparently, some friends grew frustrated with Prince Harry pulling away and prioritizing his family. Since the couple announced last week on January 8th, that they would be stepping aside from their senior duties, Buckingham Palace has been trying to figure out how to fix their sticky situation. Prince Harry and Markle have not been living the fairytale dream that most assumed would follow after they were married....

John Carpenter’s highly underrated 1987 film Prince of Darkness is easily his weirdest to date, and here’s what inspired that strangeness. When it comes to horror, Carpenter is definitely a filmmaker worthy of the genre’s hall of fame, if such a body existed. Even if Carpenter’s contribution to the horror genre began and ended with 1978 masterpiece Halloween, he could still claim to have made an enormous impact. But it didn’t end there, with terrific films like The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, and The Fog still to come....

Both Prince William and Prince Harry have united to deny allegations that bullying led to their royal rift. Despite speculation, the brothers say that things aren’t quite as bad as they might appear. The royals have always been admired, holding up centuries of traditions and pride in the UK. Before Meghan Markle entered the picture, Prince William and Prince Harry were inseparable. The two famous brothers performed most of their royal duties side by side and enjoyed picking on one another - as siblings do....

It’s unlikely that too many pros with the budget to invest in the upcoming Mac Pro will be looking for an Apple Pro Display XDR alternative, but for any that are, Asus thinks it has an interesting option. The Asus ProArt PA32UCG specs put it into close competition with Apple’s professional monitor, not matching the forthcoming XDR on resolution but beating it on refresh rate… The Verge got to try it....

Fight for the Future, the protest group that organized demonstrations in support of Apple outside its retail stores, plans to hold a demonstration outside the next Apple/FBI court hearing on March 22nd. Re/code reports that the group has created a website inviting people to voice their support for secure iPhones, comments from which will be displayed outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Riverside, California. Fight for the Future has so far had mixed success with its protests …...