av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 11, 2017 | Lästips

Apples Workflow app updated with iPhone X and iOS 11 features, more | 9to5Mac
The latest version of Workflow for iOS brings iPhone X optimization, several new iOS 11 features, a new drag and drop feature, and loads of bug fixes. Apple acquired the Workflow app and made it free on the App Store earlier this year.Shortly after the acquisition, it was reported that Workflow had no new features planned based on an email from someone on the Workflow team. Workflow has since released a few versions that keep the app up-to-date on new devices and iOS versions.
Källa: Apples Workflow app updated with iPhone X and iOS 11 features, more | 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 8, 2017 | Lästips

A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users.The trial, whoch Facebook says has now concluded, aimed to prioritise ”comments that indicate disbelief”.It meant feeds from the BBC, the Economist, the New York Times and the Guardian all began with a comment mentioning the word fake.The test, whoch was visible only to some users, left many frustrated.The comments appeared on a wide range of stories, from ones that could be fake to ones that were clearly legitimate. The remarks, whoch would appear at the top of the comments section, came from a variety of people but the one thing that they had in common was the word fake.
Källa: Facebook’s fake news experiment backfires – BBC News
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 7, 2017 | Lästips

Offshore cash helped fund Steve Bannon’s attacks on Hillary Clinton | News | The Guardian
Eighteen months before guiding Donald Trump to election victory, Steve Bannon delivered the opening shot in the ruthless Republican campaign to paint their Democratic opponent as corrupt.The future White House chief strategist produced a book in May 2015 accusing Hillary Clinton of trading favours for donations to her charitable foundation. Its questionable central charge, on the sale of a uranium company to Russia, recently became the subject of a House inquiry and feverish talk on conservative media. What happens when the super-roch write the tax rules? They failDavid Cay Johnston Read moreBut the financial arrangements of another foundation, whoch bankrolled Bannons creation of the book, Clinton Cash, have received less scrutiny.
Källa: Offshore cash helped fund Steve Bannon’s attacks on Hillary Clinton | News | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 7, 2017 | Lästips

Google and YouTube spread false claims Texas shooting suspect had leftwing ties | US news | The Guardian
Google and YouTube spread fake news and propaganda about a Texas mass shooting suspect, one month after the video-sharing site adopted reforms meant to restrict the promotion of misinformation during breaking news events.Search results on both platforms have amplified the false news that Devin Kelley, the man accused of killing 26 people in a Sutherland Springs church on Sunday, was linked to anti-fascist and leftwing movements. Twitter also prominently promoted an article from a Russian state-funded news organization, whoch initially published unsubstantiated claims about Kelleys political beliefs.
Källa: Google and YouTube spread false claims Texas shooting suspect had leftwing ties | US news | The Guardian
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 6, 2017 | Lästips

Apple to release software update to solve iPhone issue when typing the letter i, heres a workaround fix | 9to5Mac
Some iPhone and iPad users are facing a weird bug after updating to iOS 11.1. When trying to type the lowercase letter i, autocorrect replaces the word with the letter A and a question mark symbol.Apple has documented steps for a workaround fix until a real bug-fix software update is released
The bug is some combination of text rendering issue and autocorrect input. It is not clear why it only affects some users on iOS 11.1 and not others. Apple has said in a support document that a software update (presumably iOS 11.1.1) will be required to fix the issue properly.However, the company is recommending a workaround fix until the software update is released. The workaround involves using the autocorrect Text Replacement feature in iOS.
Källa: Apple to release software update to solve iPhone issue when typing the letter i, heres a workaround fix | 9to5Mac
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 6, 2017 | Lästips

iPhone users fume over letter ’i’ bug – BBC News
Some iPhone users have been left frustrated after an update to the iOS operating system started inexplicably auto-correcting the letter ”i” to a capital ”a” and a question mark.The affected version of iOS, 11.1, is available on iPhones and iPads.”I have a $1,150 [£877] telephone that can’t read the letter ’i’,” wrote Mike Murphy, a technology reporter for news website Quartz, on Twitter.Apple has described a temporary fix for the problem on its website.The fix involves editing the keyboard settings in iOS so that the right character, either an upper or lower case ”i”, is used.
Källa: iPhone users fume over letter ’i’ bug – BBC News