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Apple has reportedly introduced a software feature that causes a warning message to pop up if an owner replaces the battery on an iPhone XS, XS Max or XR. The aim is clearly to deter phone owners from installing batteries that were not supplied by an official Apple repair service. The feature basically locks down […]
About a week ago, Apple News abruptly disabled the LifeSite channel and deleted all its content from the platform. On Tuesday, however, the Apple News team wrote to LifeSite saying that its channel has been “re-evaluated” and that all content is accessible on the Apple News app again. For those readers not familiar with the […]
Most messaging apps with VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) functionality are set to remain “always on”. Running in the background enables them to reply to calls faster. Apple has, however, now decided to put an end to that practice. According to The Information, Apple will implement the change with the upcoming version of its mobile […]
According to a report by the Mainichi newspaper earlier today, Apple is being investigated by Japan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) over its alleged pressure on that country’s parts manufacturers and whether it violated anti-monopoly rules by abusing its power. The investigation comes after Japanese regulators found in 2018 that Apple may have broken anti-trust rules […]
Apple Card is about to be released in the US, and it now seems that there will be quite a few restrictions on what users are allowed to do with it. In fact, the “not allowed” list is surprisingly long. Goldman Sachs recently published the Apple Card User Agreement on its website. This states that […]
In the struggle for market share in the smartphone market, Apple’s iPhone is not doing particularly well. After 12 generations of iPhones, it could only manage to capture around 11% of the global market share during Q2 2019. This means that it was beaten by Samsung, with 22%, and Huawei, with 17%. For its third […]
A team of Google software experts has released details of five bugs in Apple’s iMessage software that might place its devices at risk of attacks. In one of these cases, the flaw in the software was so bad that there was only one way to save a targeted iPhone: delete every bit of data on […]
For dedicated Apple fans, September is usually a time of the year to look forward to, because that is when the new iPhone range is announced. However, many experts expect that this year’s models will disappoint many people. In fact, some expect it to be downright dreary. Later today, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook will announce […]
It started with Amazon, and Google followed soon afterwards. And now also Apple. It would appear that just about all companies with digital assistants such as Siri use real humans to listen to and evaluate the conversations that owners are having with their smartphones and speakers. A whistleblower recently contacted the Guardian about this practice […]
According to an announcement issued by Apple and Intel yesterday, the former will buy a majority share in the latter’s phone modem business for $1bn. Apple will also take over equipment and IP from Intel. The deal should be finalised by the end of 2019. Intel is not leaving the modem business completely. It will […]
For many years, Apple has been accused of enjoying a monopoly with its App Store, which gives it an advantage over third-party developers. For those who own iPhones and iPads, the App Store is, for all practical purposes, the only way to install apps. On top of that, Apple takes a 15-30% cut of all […]
Apple seems to be developing a mixed reality headset that might include sensors to track owners’ eyes, facial features and hands. It has now become known that the company filed a patent for such a product in March this year. The official description is “Display System Having Sensors.” This is a clear indication that Apple […]
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