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Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s takeaways Privacy-centric messaging app Signal has a message backup option. The free tier stores up to 45 days of messages. You can pay $1.99 a month if you want to store more than 45 days. Signal is offering its first-ever […] More

ICEYE Move over, GPS. A more advanced mapping solution is going to change the way humans can see, anticipate, and navigate the world.  A new initiative called Project Orbion is creating a digital twin of earth by bringing together various technologies and companies in a collaboration that is promising to deliver a next-gen 3D mapping […] More

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If you’re familiar with previous iOS versions, you likely noticed that Apple skipped from iOS 18 to iOS 26. After years of sequentially numbering software updates for all its devices, Apple rebranded all its operating systems with 26. That doesn’t mean that this is the 26th generation of Apple’s yearly update cycle; Apple simply rebranded its software versions to use the upcoming calendar year, much like car models. Also: You should update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac ASAP to fix this dangerous security flawRenaming the software versions to the upcoming calendar year was definitely a branding move, as Apple unified its OS versions across all its platforms. You’ll now have iPadOS 25, MacOS 26, WatchOS 26, etc. This alignment goes along with the Liquid Glass finish across all devices, which reflects the unified upgrade.  More

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