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FaceTime bug allows people to see, hear through your phone - KRIS Corpus Christi News

Posted: 29 Jan 2019 03:27 AM PST

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Ever feel like your phone is listening to you?

A newly discovered bug in the iPhone’s FaceTime app lets people hear through someone else’s phone, and even see through their front-facing camera, without that person picking up the call.

The bug was found in the Group FaceTime feature that was launched last year.

It is activated when you call someone via FaceTime, swipe up to add another person to the call, and add your own phone number. The person who initiated the call is then able to hear the live audio on the other person’s phone, even though the recipient has not accepted the call.

Apple said in a statement Monday night that it has identified a fix for the problem and will release it in a software update later this week. Apple’s website states Group FaceTime is unavailable, and the company confirmed it has started disabling the Group FaceTime feature for all users.

To avoid falling victim to the bug, disable FaceTime on all your devices until Apple’s software updates have been released.

On an iPhone or iPad, go to Settings -> FaceTime, and toggle off the green button at the top of the screen. To turn it off on a Mac, open the FaceTime app and go to FaceTime on top of the screen, then select “Turn FaceTime Off.”

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China giant NetEase acquires 'minority stake' in David Cage's Quantic Dream - Destructoid

Posted: 29 Jan 2019 06:00 AM PST

More money, more emotions

Although it's easy to think of Quantic Dream as a Sony subsidiary (kind of like one might erroneously ponder Next Level Games and Nintendo), it's actually been a completely private company based out of Paris since 1997. That changes today.

NetEase and Quantic Dream have jointly announced this morning that the former has acquired a "minority stake" in the latter, primarily for the purposes of "further[ing] the development and distribution of global online games." According to the duo. Quantic Dream will be able to operate independently under David Age and Guillaume de Fondaumière's leadership. Ethan Wang, VP of NetEase, notes that the deal allows them to secure "partners that compliment [NetEase] in the development and creation of next generation games." It's all a bit vague, but Quantic Dream is no longer 100% independent and there is certainly room for NetEase to increase their pull as time goes on in the company.

The global ownership wars are well underway. Tencent fired the warning shots with aggressive investments in companies like Epic Games (yep, Tencent is poised to win big from the potentially huge burgeoning Epic Games store). NetEase has also thrown money at Bungie prior to their departure from Activision. Who knows where this will all go, but it'll be fascinating to watch in the next few years as those two battle it out.