Neowin News Feed for: Crimea

Apple 'taking a deeper look' at how it handles disputed borders

Usman Khan Lodhi — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 07:42:01 +0000

Apple says that it is "taking a deeper look" at how it handles disputed borders after it started showing the Crimea region as part of Russia earlier this week and received condemnation from Ukraine. Read more...

Apple Maps and Weather apps now show Crimea as part of Russia, if you're in Russia

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:00:01 +0000

Apple has updated its Maps and Weather apps for users in Russia to now show Crimea as part of the Russian territory. The change had been demanded by Russian authorities for some time. Read more...

GitHub confirms heavy restrictions in U.S.-sanctioned regions like Iran and Syria

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 13:46:01 +0000

GitHub has verified that its services will be largely limited for developers in U.S.-sanctioned regions like Iran and Syria. These users will only be able to use them for non-commercial purposes. Read more...