Apple News

APPLE NEWS

Apr 2, 2019

Bragi Sells Its Dash Wearable Business to Unknown ‘Third-Party’ Buyer

Smidh

Remember Bragi? The company which was first to the market to release truly wireless Bluetooth wireless earbuds? The company has sold its hardware division to an unnamed "third-party buyer" and will now only be

GMAIL

Apr 1, 2019

Gmail Gains Email Scheduling; Smart Compose Feature Coming to iOS

Smidh

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Gmail, Google today announced some new features that are soon going to make its way to the service. Google first debuted Smart Compose in Gmail with the Pixel 3

APPLE NEWS

Mar 31, 2019

Lead Apple Engineer Who Oversaw Design Development of A-Series Chips Departs

Smidh

The lead designer behind Apple's custom A-series chips A7-A12X, Gerard Williams III, has left the company. Gerard Williams III was the senior director in platform architecture at Apple. He worked at the

APPLE NEWS

Mar 29, 2019

Pour One Out for Apple’s AirPower

Evan Selleck

2017 feels like so long ago, doesn’t it? The iPhone X was brand new, and we were all debating on whether or not that notch was an eyesore or not. But we can’t

APPLE NEWS

Mar 28, 2019

Internal Documents Suggest Apple is Preparing to Comply With Right to Repair Legislation

Evan Selleck

Many have been demanding legislators across the United States to implement right to repair legislation, which would make it easier for device owners to repair their devices. But some companies have been resistant to this

IPHONE APPS

Mar 27, 2019

‘Cardhop’ for iOS Now Available to Streamline Contacts Management

Evan Selleck

In October of 2017, the developers behind the mega-popular calendar app, Fantastical, launched a new app called "Cardhop". Cardhop is meant to do for contacts management that Fantastical did for calendar management: to simplify

MACOS MOJAVE

Mar 27, 2019

GSuite Users Reporting Sign-in Issues with Mail App in macOS Mojave 10.14.4

Smidh

A growing number of Mac users have noticed that after updating to macOS Mojave 10.14.4, the default mail client is unable to sign into their GSuite account. After updating to macOS 10.14.

APPLE NEWS

Mar 26, 2019

Apple Announces Instant Transfer With Fee for Apple Cash Transfers, Ends Credit Card Funded Peer Payments

Smidh

Following the announcement of Apple Card, Apple has gone ahead and made some changes to how Apple Pay Cash will work. The company has effective immediately stopped supporting credit cards for funds transfer to person

APPLE TV+

Mar 25, 2019

Apple’s ‘It’s Show Time’ Event Roundup: Apple TV+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, and Apple Card

Evan Selleck

On Monday, March 25, Apple hosted the "It's Show Time" event. As many had expected, this wasn't meant unveil brand new hardware. Rather, it was all about services. And Apple can certainly call

IOS

Mar 25, 2019

iOS 12.2 Update Released for iPhone & iPad, Download Now (IPSW Links)

Smidh

Apple today released iOS 12.2 for compatible iPhones and iPads. The latest release of iOS 12 comes with a number of new features and enhancements and it is probably the last major feature-packed

APPLE TV+

Mar 25, 2019

Watch Apple’s ‘It’s Show Time’ Opening Film and Every Other Event Video Right Here

Evan Selleck

Apple today had an eventful day, announcing a variety of new services. As usual, the company also had plenty of videos to show off during the event. And now that the fun has ended, Apple

APPLE NEWS

Mar 25, 2019

Apple Announces Original TV and Film Streaming Service, Apple TV+

Evan Selleck

Apple went ahead and announced a brand new Apple TV experience, called Apple TV+ at its event on Monday. Apple officially announced Apple TV+ today. This is a brand new service, designed to share "great

APPLE NEWS

Mar 21, 2019

As Launch Rumors Mount, Apple Finally Earns AirPower Trademark

Evan Selleck

Is Apple going to launch AirPower this week? Maybe! Do we have even more evidence that the launch is right around the corner? We sure do. Back in the summer of 2018, Apple initially tried

APPLE NEWS

Mar 21, 2019

Apple Wants to Help Other Companies Sell Their Streaming Video Subscriptions With Its Own

Evan Selleck

On Monday, March 25, Apple is going to announce its newest effort: a streaming TV service with a variety of original content. But it sounds like Apple's gameplan here might be much different than,

FACEBOOK

Mar 20, 2019

Facebook Messenger Now Rolling Out Message Replies for Threaded Conversations

Evan Selleck

Facebook Messenger saw a major overhaul recently, and even finally welcomed a dark mode, but the changes aren't done. As was first reported this week by VentureBeat, Facebook Messenger is now rolling out threaded

APPLE NEWS

Mar 20, 2019

Report Says Apple Approved Production of AirPower Earlier This Year After Missing Initial 2018 Launch

Evan Selleck

When is Apple going to launch its wireless charging mat, AirPower? We still don't know. But it's starting to sound like it's coming soon (finally). The Wall Street Journal is reporting on

AIRPODS

Mar 20, 2019

AirPods (2nd Gen) Was to Go on Sale Last Year, New AirPods with Noise-Cancellation Still In the Works

Smidh

The 2nd generation AirPods are going to leave a lot of people disappointed. While they do bring some improvements to the table, most interested customers were hoping for a bigger upgrade and they are going

AIRPODS

Mar 20, 2019

First Generation AirPods Compatible with New Wireless Charging Case

Smidh

Alongside the 2nd gen AirPods, Apple has also started selling a Qi-compatible wireless charging case for the earbuds. Apple is not bundling the wireless charging case with the new AirPods and is instead selling

APPLE NEWS

Mar 18, 2019

Many Pilots of the Grounded Boeing 737 Max Were Trained on an iPad

Smidh

Last week was quite a roller coaster for the airline industry across the globe. Following an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash which killed all 157 passengers and crew members onboard, airlines around the world

APPLE NEWS

Mar 8, 2019

New 7th Gen iPod Touch Icon Discovered in iOS 12.2 Beta 4 With Full Screen Design

Smidh

A new system icon discovered in iOS 12.2 beta 4 points to Apple working on a new 7th generation iPod Touch with a full screen display. The new system icon is found alongside the

APPLE NEWS

Mar 6, 2019

Fitbit Unveils the $160 Versa Lite

Smidh

Fitbit today announced a 'lite' version of the Fitbit Versa which skips on some features found on the regular model. Dubbed Fitbit Versa Lite, the fitness-oriented smartwatch is priced at $159.95. Fitbit hopes

APPLE NEWS

Mar 5, 2019

Samsung Galaxy S10’s Display Sets a Bunch of New Records, Most Color Accurate Smartphone Display Tested

Smidh

Ever since Apple switched to OLED display with the iPhone X in 2017, it has been involved in the race for the best smartphone display with Samsung. Since the iPhone X, every new iPhone release

APPLE NEWS

Mar 4, 2019

When it Comes to Streaming Original Content, Apple Needs to Get Out of Its Own Way

Evan Selleck

Apple has made a name for itself for a variety of reasons over the years. Top-tier devices and software. Burgeoning services. And also being ridiculously tough behind-the-scenes. Apple executives have been known

APPLE NEWS

Mar 4, 2019

Convert Pictures of Printed Data Table into Editable Excel Spreadsheet with Microsoft Excel iOS App

Smidh

If you are a heavy Microsoft Excel user on mobile, you are going to love a new feature that the mobile app is going to gain soon. The next time you want to create a

APPLE NEWS

Mar 3, 2019

Samsung Sends Foldable Display Samples to Apple and Google

Smidh

Samsung has usually reserved the best OLED panels for itself. However, it looks like for its foldable OLED panels, the company is making an exception. The Korean company has sent out samples of its foldable

AIRPODS

Mar 3, 2019

AirPods 2 to Come With Apple Pencil 2-like Surface Coating, Fast Wireless Charging

Smidh

The latest leak surrounding the AirPods 2 point to the wireless buds coming with fast charging technology. The AirPods case and the AirPods themselves will charge wirelessly from 0-100 percent in just 15 minutes.

APPLE NEWS

Mar 2, 2019

5 iPhone Features That Help Reduce Screen Time and Why You Should Use Them

Rohan Naravane

With the digitization of everything in our lives, it’s hard to not spend most of your waking day facing a screen. It all starts by scrolling through notifications on your phone after you’ve

APPLE NEWS

Feb 28, 2019

Report Says Tim Cook is a ‘Consensus-Builder’ and ‘Avoids Meddling in Product Decisions’

Evan Selleck

Apple's current Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook, has a decidedly different approach compared to the late Steve Jobs. At least, that's based on anecdotal evidence provided by unnamed sources at Apple, and put

APPLE NEWS

Feb 27, 2019

The Energizer 18K Pop Smartphone Features an 18,000mAh Battery, 2.5x Thicker than iPhone X

Smidh

Want a phone with week-long battery life? Energizer -- the company known for making batteries -- has unveiled a phone at MWC 2019 featuring a massive 18,000mAh battery. Dubbed P18K Pop, the phone also has

IPHONE XS AND IPHONE XS MAX

Feb 26, 2019

Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs iPhone XS Max Battery Life Compared

Smidh

We have already seen the Galaxy S10+ beat the iPhone XS Max in a speed test. Now, the phone has managed to repeat its impressive performance in the battery life department as well. As per