Christopher Lee

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Google reveals iOS bug that could render iPhones virtually useless

Google reveals iOS bug that could render iPhones virtually useless

Christopher Lee · Jul 8, 2019

Although Google originally created Project Zero mainly to track down zero-day weaknesses in Microsoft Windows, it also hunts down vulnerabilities in Apple products. This is how it discovered a bug in Apple’s iMessage that can render an iPhone totally unusable. It even survives hard resets – leaving owners no choice but to carry out a […]

Has Apple solved one of the oldest video chatting problems?

Has Apple solved one of the oldest video chatting problems?

Christopher Lee · Jul 5, 2019

Everyone familiar with video chat via FaceTime will know that it can be hard to keep eye contact while looking at the face of the individual you are talking to on the screen. This is, of course, because you have to look straight into the camera to make eye contact, not at the other person’s […]

Apple denies it restricts content for original television shows

Apple denies it restricts content for original television shows

Christopher Lee · Jul 4, 2019

Apple’s head of streaming services, Eddy Cue has been speaking to the media recently to provide some sort of idea of what to expect from the company’s new TV service. In a discussion with GQ Britain, he denied reports that Apple was busy interfering with producers over the content of television shows. He claimed that […]

Several countries request Apple to remove apps from App Store

Several countries request Apple to remove apps from App Store

Christopher Lee · Jul 3, 2019

Yesterday, Apple released information about the number of requests that it has received to remove apps from the App Store. In a new transparency report, which is the first that it has ever published, the firm revealed that it received 80 requests from 11 different countries for the removal of no less than 634 apps […]

Defective MacBook Air logic boards to be repaired for free

Defective MacBook Air logic boards to be repaired for free

Christopher Lee · Jul 2, 2019

If you own a 2018 MacBook Air that is not switching on, then you might be offered a no-cost fix if you head to a nearby Apple Store. The firm has reportedly discovered that what it calls a “very small number” of MacBook Airs are having problems with their logic boards. Malfunctioning logic boards could […]

Apple News Plus facing complaints from both subscribers and publishers

Apple News Plus facing complaints from both subscribers and publishers

Christopher Lee · Jul 1, 2019

Apple is betting heavily on Apple News Plus because the $10 a month service is a major part of its drive into digital services. A new Business Insider report, however, reveals that publishers are not particularly impressed with the platform at this stage and the company has promised various improvements. The report claims that publishers […]

Apple buys autonomous shuttle firm, hires top chip developer

Apple buys autonomous shuttle firm, hires top chip developer

Christopher Lee · Jun 27, 2019

Apple this week confirmed that it has bought Drive.ai, an autonomous shuttle company. Tech news site The Information unveiled earlier in June that the company was considering making the move in an attempt to get some of its engineering talent on board and strengthen its self-driving car division. One of the numerous start-ups in the […]

Apple unexpectedly cancels crucial iPhone upgrade

Apple unexpectedly cancels crucial iPhone upgrade

Christopher Lee · Jun 26, 2019

This is not a good time for Apple. Not only are iPhone sales plummeting, but the company is also embroiled in bitter legal battles – and leaked previews of this year’s new iPhone models show very little to get excited about. To top it all, British newspaper the Telegraph this week reported that Apple has […]

Apple-Samsung dispute could bring OLED to MacBooks and iPads

Apple-Samsung dispute could bring OLED to MacBooks and iPads

Christopher Lee · Jun 24, 2019

Apple seems to be stumbling from one catastrophe to the next. After it recently became known that around 1.4 billion iPhones and iPads globally are vulnerable to being hacked, the company made the right decision to withdraw its 5.8-inch iPhone. Now, however, an ETNews report has revealed that Apple could face fines of hundreds of […]

Apple recalls MacBooks with faulty batteries, warns government over tariffs

Apple recalls MacBooks with faulty batteries, warns government over tariffs

Christopher Lee · Jun 21, 2019

On Thursday, Apple voluntarily recalled certain 15-inch MacBook Pro units that it says are fitted with a battery that could possibly overheat and therefore pose a safety risk to owners. The devices involved include an older generation of 15-inch units that were sold mainly between September 2015 and February 2017. They can be identified via […]

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