ShopeePay, the integrated mobile wallet of the e-commerce giant, is now available as a payment method for Apple services.

That means in the Philippines, one’s ShopeePay account may be used to pay for App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV app, and iTunes Store purchases, iCloud storage and more.

Using ShopeePay as an Apple ID payment method eliminates the need for a credit card while still having a secure and easy way for one-tap purchases from iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more.

Customers can manage their Apple ID payment information in Settings on iPhone and iPad, or on their Mac or PC.

On the Shopee app itself, ShopeePay has been a convenient payment option for users to buy products, as well as to pay bills, top-up load, and more.

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A lot of smartphones are currently at the mercy of hackers. Project Zero, a team of cybersecurity analysts from Google, has just announced a major vulnerability still present in a number of devices rocking Exynos modems including the Galaxy S22 series.

According to a recent report from the team, some Exynos modems created by Samsung carry eighteen vulnerabilities. Even more concerningly, four of these vulnerabilities are dangerous enough to allow internet-to-baseband attacks. Malicious parties need only a user’s phone number to gain access to a smartphone.

The list of affected devices is lengthy. Project Zero lists the following devices with the affected Exynos modem:

• Mobile devices from Samsung, including those in the Galaxy S22, M33, M13, M12, A71, A53, A33, A21s, A13, A12 and A04 series
• Mobile devices from Vivo, including those in the S16, S15, S6, X70, X60 and X30 series
• The Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series of devices from Google
• any vehicles that use the Exynos Auto T5123 chipset

Naturally, Samsung’s devices are most affected by its own modem. However, other brands have also purchased the vulnerable modem for their own handsets including Google’s own devices. According to Google, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series are already rolling out patches for the vulnerability. (However, at the time of this writing, the Pixel 6 series has not received the update yet.)

Other brands have yet to release their own updates. Interestingly, these reports usually come out after an update has already been released. This is one of the rare times that a report has come before an update, leaving a host of users vulnerable. The reported vulnerabilities have already lapsed their 90-day deadline, meaning it’s up to the brand to roll out the update as soon as possible.

In the meantime, Google suggests turning off Wi-Fi calling and Voice-over-LTE while an update is in the works. Of course, doing so will drastically reduce the performance of the device, but it will come with the benefit of more security.

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The budget vivo Y16 has just received a PhP 1,000 price cut for its 4GB+64GB variant, making it an even more affordable smartphone at just PhP 6,999.

The entry-level device has an ultra-slim body, a 5,000mAh battery for long usage, and a 13MP main camera for basic captures. The phone also sports a 6.51-inch Halo FullView display.

Performance-wise, the phone has a Multi-Turbo 5.5 feature which allows it to be more dependable for gaming and heavy usage. It also supports 4GB of RAM expansion.

The vivo Y16 is available in the Drizzling Gold and Stellar Black colorways via the brand’s official website, Shopee, Lazada, and TikTok stores, and physical kiosks and shops nationwide.

The variant with a larger 128GB storage capacity, on the other hand, retails for just PhP 8,999.

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