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It looks like there’s a way to stop the latest EU-mandated iPhone change from taking effect on your (or your kids) iPhones — and it’s hidden in the parental control settings.If you’re worried about the kinds of apps that your kids could install or the payments that they could make now that third-party app stores are available in the EU following the iOS 17.4 update, Apple has an answer. According to an Apple support document, you need only hop onto the parental controls and change the content and privacy settings.Avoid…

that had been left of charge to find the cable had "melted some of the plastic, left burn marks on the body and stuck the metal part of the USB-C port into the phone."  On removing the charred remnant of the cable, they discovered that the "entire inside is blackened, and most importantly, it doesn't charge with a cable charger anymore."Also: The best USB-C cables for the iPhone 15: What the experts recommendThe iPhone was being charged using a "travel adapter and a USB-C cable from Amazon," and according to the…

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched to strong reviews last week, but fans and critics have given the game's PC version a thumbs down for its technical issues. Now, modder PureDark has crafted their own take on Nvidia's DLSS functionality, and it doubled the game's frame rate from 45 to 90fps, showing what the game might look like when it has better PC performance via an official update. To be clear, this mod is far from an official implementation of DLSS, and it's not publicly available at the…

Apple has been forced to file an amended tax return in Japan to the tune of 13 billion yen ($98 million) after authorities discovered bulk sales of iPhones and other products that were incorrectly exempted from Japan's consumption tax. Nikkei Asia reports that Apple has filed the amended tax return after it emerged that customers had been making bulk purchases of devices like the iPhone 14 in order to resell those handsets. Japan allows tax-free shopping for visitors who spend less than six months in the country on items…

In 2012, when Disney first bought Lucasfilm and its sprawling Star Wars universe, there were those who thought the $4bn price tag represented something of a gamble. If it was, it’s a bet that’s paid off handsomely for Mickey Mouse and Co. By 2018 they’d already recouped their outlay by releasing four new Star Wars films which together brought in $4.8bn, leading CNBC to call the deal: “One of the smartest acquisitions ever made in corporate America.”However, a decade is a long time in the heady business of intergalactic…

Google’s office collaboration tools Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings will now show a warning banner when you open potentially malicious files from the web, the search giant has announced. This banner already appears when dodgy files are accessed from within Drive, as well as from suspicious links within separate Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings files. The broader rollout should help protect users in a wider range of situations. Confusingly, Google’s January 20th announcement post said that the banner already…