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IOS APPS

Jun 1, 2019

Apple Will Limit Third-Party Tracking in Kids Apps in iOS 13

Rajesh Pandey

A WSJ report details that many popular iOS apps for kids are silently tracking and sending their private data to marketing and other such companies. In a bid to prevent this, Apple is going to

IOS 13

Jun 1, 2019

Apple Adding Support for AR Headset in Internal iOS 13 Builds

Rajesh Pandey

Ahead of WWDC early next week, Mark Gurman for Bloomberg has revealed some interesting tidbits about what we can expect at the event. The report reiterates that watchOS 6 will help the Apple Watch in

APPLE NEWS

May 31, 2019

Parental Control App Developers Demand Screen Time API from Apple

Rajesh Pandey

Apple and a number of developers behind popular parental control apps are currently engaged in a war of words. Many developers have accused Apple of forcing them to remove certain features from their apps after

IPHONE NEWS

May 31, 2019

Apple Quietly Increases iPhone App Store Cellular Download Limit to 200MB

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has silently increased the mobile data download limit for App Store to 200MB. Up until now, iPhone and iPad users could only download apps weighing around 150MB from the App Store when they were

APPLE NEWS

May 31, 2019

Apple’s Smart Battery Case for iPhone XS, iPhone XR Won’t Ship until July

Rajesh Pandey

It looks like Apple is facing a bit of a supply issue with its Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone XS series and iPhone XR. As reported by MacRumors, new orders of Smart Battery Case

APPLE NEWS

May 31, 2019

Apple Poaches Longtime Disney Executive for Apple TV+

Rajesh Pandey

Ahead of the launch of Apple TV+ later this year, Apple has poached Chiara Cipriani, a Disney veteran, as the director of video services in London. Cipriani worked at Disney for about a decade and

NEWS

May 31, 2019

Target Recalls ‘Heyday’ Lightning Cable Over Shock and Fire Hazard

Rajesh Pandey

If you purchased a 'Heyday' Lightning cable from Target, you should stop using it immediately. The retailer has announced a recall of all the Heyday lightning cables sold due to fire and safety hazard. The

IPHONE APPS

May 30, 2019

Snap a Picture of a Data Table and Import it As Excel Spreadsheet on Your iPhone

Rajesh Pandey

A couple of months ago, Microsoft teased that iPhone and Android owners could use the Excel app to click a picture of a table and automatically convert it into a spreadsheet. After rolling out the

APPLE NEWS

May 30, 2019

Apple Helps in Japan Display Bailout By Reducing Repayment Rate for Owed Money

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has decided to wait for the money that Japan Display owes to it in a bid to help the struggling display maker with its bailout. Japan Display has been a long time LCD supplier

MACOS

May 29, 2019

macOS 10.15’s Music and TV Apps Leak in Screenshots

Rajesh Pandey

Following leaked screenshots of iOS 13, 9to5Mac has now released screenshots of the Music and TV app that will be a part of macOS 10.15. macOS 10.15 will come with new Music and

APPLE NEWS

May 29, 2019

Apple Shuts Down Texture, Pushing Users to Subscribe to Apple News+

Rajesh Pandey

A couple of months after the release of Apple News+, Apple has now officially shut down Texture. Apple had acquired Texture in 2018 and used it as a base to launch Apple News+ subscription service

NEWS

May 29, 2019

Unc0ver Jailbreak 3.1.3 for iOS 11 – iOS 12.1.2 With Bug Fixes Released

Rajesh Pandey

The @Pwn20wnd team is out with a new release of Unc0ver jailbreak with some bug fixes. The last update to Unc0ver jailbreak was a big one that introduced massive performance and stability improvements. In comparison,

APP STORE

May 29, 2019

Apple’s Defends Monopolistic App Store Behavior By Highlighting Competing Apps

Rajesh Pandey

Over the last couple of months, Apple has come under a lot of criticism for its App Store practices. After Spotify launched the 'Time to Play Fair' campaign, Apple received another blow when the Supreme

APPLE STORE

May 29, 2019

Apple’s Former Head of App Store Reviews Reveals How the Review Process Works

Rajesh Pandey

Bloomberg has posted an interview with Phillip Shoemaker, the former head of App Store reviews for Apple from 2009 to 2016. The extensive interview talks about why apps are rejected from the App Store and

IOS 13

May 28, 2019

Leaked Screenshots Show Dark Mode in iOS 13, New Reminders App

Rajesh Pandey

With less than a week to go for Apple to announce iOS 13, the folks over at 9to5Mac have posted some screenshots of OS. The screenshots reveal how Dark Mode in iOS 13 would look

APPLE CARD

May 28, 2019

Citigroup Pulled out of Apple Card Deal over Concerns about Profitability

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has teamed up with Goldman Sachs for the innovative Apple Card in the United States. It was not only Apple's first credit card but also the first one for Goldman Sachs. As it

IOS 13

May 28, 2019

iOS 13 Concept Based on Leaks Envisions Dark Mode, Revamped System Apps, Improved Multitasking

Rajesh Pandey

In less than a week, Apple will be unveiling iOS 13 with a bunch of new features. Leaks point to the next version of iOS coming with system-wide Dark mode, improved multitasking experience, revamped

APPLE NEWS

May 28, 2019

Apple Unveils New iPod Touch with A10 Fusion Chip and 256GB Storage

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has just surprised everyone by releasing a new iPod Touch. The new model looks the same as the one it is replacing and it only comes with faster internals and more storage. The 7th

APPLE NEWS

May 28, 2019

Pegatron Investing $1 Billion to Set up iPhone Chip Assembly Factory in Indonesia

Rajesh Pandey

The ongoing trade war between China and the United States has forced many of Apple's suppliers to look at other regions for setting up their manufacturing plants. This morning, Pegatron signed a letter of

NEWS

May 27, 2019

The Company Behind TikTok is Reportedly Working on Its Own Smartphone

Rajesh Pandey

TikTok has become massively popular in just a short amount of time. Apart from TikTok, the company also has a series of other popular apps with millions of users. Now, the company behind TikTok -- ByteDance --

APPLE NEWS

May 27, 2019

Craig Federighi Addresses Sundar Pichai’s Jibe About Apple Selling Privacy As Luxury Good, Storing Chinese User Data in Local Servers

Rajesh Pandey

Security and privacy have always been the core of what Apple does. Whatever product or service Apple launches, it has always put user privacy and security first. The company's Secure Enclave chip is a

IPHONE 11

May 27, 2019

2019 iPhone 11 Could Stream Audio to Two Bluetooth Devices Simultaneously

Rajesh Pandey

A new supply chain says that the iPhone 11 will support streaming content to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. The feature will allow iPhone users to listen to music or stream music to two devices at

IOS 12

May 27, 2019

iOS 12.3.1 Improves Battery Life of Older iPhones

Rajesh Pandey

Late last week, Apple released the bug-fixing iOS 12.3.1 update. It was primarily aimed at fixing some VoLTE and Messages related bugs that made their way into the OS with the iOS

MACOS

May 26, 2019

Security Researcher Details Gatekeeper Vulnerability in macOS

Rajesh Pandey

Security researcher Filippo Cavallarin has detailed a macOS exploit which allows one to bypass Gatekeeper. The exploit works even on macOS Mojave 10.14.5 released by Apple last week. The exploit will allow hackers

APPLE NEWS

May 25, 2019

Apple Acquired Tueo Health Startup in 2018 Working on App to Monitor Asthma in Children

Rajesh Pandey

Apple acquired Tueo Health, a startup working on an app that worked with commercial breathing sensors to help parents monitor the asthma symptoms of their children while sleeping. The acquisition was done by Apple in

APPLE WATCH 4

May 25, 2019

Apple Says Apple Watch Series 4 to Get ECG Feature in Canada ‘as Quickly as Possible’

Rajesh Pandey

Earlier this week, Health Canada approved the ECG app on the Apple Watch Series 4 thereby paving the way for the feature to make its way to Canada. Now, Apple has informed The Canadian Press

IOS 12

May 25, 2019

Apple Releases Bug Fixing iOS 12.3.1 Update

Rajesh Pandey

Apple has released a minor iOS 12.3.1 bug fixing update with fixes for VoLTE and Messages app. iOS 12.3.1 comes almost two weeks after Apple first released iOS 12.3 packing

MACBOOK

May 24, 2019

iFixit’s 2019 MacBook Pro Teardown Reveals Minor Changes to Butterfly Keyboard Material

Rajesh Pandey

Earlier this week, Apple announced a surprised 2019 MacBook Pro refresh with the focus primarily being on faster 6-core and 8-core Intel processors. There was another smaller change that Apple did not even

NEWS

May 24, 2019

Snapchat Employees Used Internal Tools to Spy on Users

Rajesh Pandey

A detailed Motherboard report highlights how Snapchat employees have been using internal tools to access user data and spy on them. The report is based on the account of two former Snap employees, a current

IOS 12

May 24, 2019

Apple Stops Signing iOS 12.2, Downgrading from iOS 12.3 No Longer Possible

Rajesh Pandey

After the release of iOS 12.3 in the last week of April, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 12.2. This means if you have already upgraded to iOS 12.3, you won't