Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Duolingo Dynamic Island Ads
Juli Clover: Language learning app Duolingo has apparently been using the iPhone’s Live Activity feature to display ads on the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island, which violates Apple’s design guidelines. According to multiple reports on Reddit, the Duolingo app has been displaying an ad for a “Super offer,” which is Duolingo’s paid subscription option. […]
Logitech Certificate Expiration Breaks App
Tim Hardwick (Slashdot, Hacker News): Logitech users on macOS found themselves locked out of their mouse customizations yesterday after the company let a security certificate expire, breaking both its Logi Options+ and G HUB configuration apps. Logitech devices like its MX Master series mice and MX Keys keyboards stopped working properly as a result of […]
1Password Browser Extension Code Injection
Claudio Wunder (Hacker News): Any Engineer at @1Password here? Your Chrome Extension seems to recently started breaking HTML from certain pages. For example, the Node.js website code snippets break when 1Password Extension is enabled. Evan You: 1Password browser extension is injecting Prism.js globally on every page, which then applies its syntax highlighting logic on all […]
Clicks Communicator and Clicks Power Keyboard
John Gruber (MacRumors): The first is an entire BlackBerry-style phone: Clicks Communicator. It runs Android but ships with a custom launcher that emphasizes messaging and notifications; it has a hardware mute switch and a side button with a color-coded alert light they call the Signal LED. […] The second is the Clicks Power Keyboard. It’s […]
iOS 26.2: Alternative Browser Engines in Japan
Apple (Hacker News): In iOS 26.2 and later, browser engines other than WebKit can be used in two types of apps for users in Japan: Dedicated browser apps that provide a full web browser experience, and apps from browser engine stewards that provide in-app browsing experiences using an embedded browser engine. […] To help keep […]