iOS App Store Prevented More Than $1.5 Billion of Potential Fraud in 2020

Apple says that it last year stopped upward of $ 1.5 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in the App Store. In a stats-heavy Newsroom post, Apple writes that threats in this domain have ramped up in both size and sophistication since the App Store was first launched approaching a decade-and-a-half ago. To match the scaling […]

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Blender Was Downloaded More Than 14 Million Times in 2020

Anyone that’s shown interest in 3D modelling has likely heard of Blender. Despite criticisms that it isn’t very beginner-friendly, the software seems to be getting more attention now than it ever did. Blender Boasts Big Numbers in 2020 Blender has dropped its annual report for 2020 [PDF], and in it, we learn that the 3D graphics software was […]

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Scammers Impersonated Microsoft and Zoom the Most in 2020

You’ve likely seen those emails where a scammer pretends to be a specific company, but have you ever wondered which companies are the most impersonated? As it turns out, 2020 was the year of Microsoft and Zoom-related scams after the effects of COVID-19 changed how we used the internet. Why Scammers Loved Microsoft and Zoom […]

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MediaTek Shipped More Mobile Chips Than Qualcomm in 2020

When you think about the processor battle, you probably think about Intel and AMD in the computer space. But there’s another battle raging between Qualcomm and MediaTek that’s just as important. While most people tend to think of Qualcomm as the company behind some of the best flagship chips on the market, MediaTek actually managed to […]

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Figma Dominates Other Design Apps in 2020 UX Tools Survey

User experience (UX) designers don’t get enough credit. Not only do they mold products to provide meaningful and relevant experiences to users, but they oftentimes have to get involved in user interface (UI) design as well. Naturally, every designer has their own tool of preference. The UX Tools’ Design Tool Survey shows us what the most used apps are, […]

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