Apple has released a white paper explaining the Face ID facial recognition technology on the iPhone X. The paper answers several questions about security and privacy about the Face ID and also explains how the new system works. Continue reading “Apple issues white paper to share details about the Face ID on iPhone X”
Apple has acknowledged the crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8 and is working on a fix. The earpiece issue apparently affects both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus during calls.
Continue reading “Apple is working on fixing crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8”
Apple has rolled out iOS 11.0.1 update for iPhone and iPad that includes several bug fixes and improvements. This comes after some reports about issues with the iOS 11 including battery drain and slow downs. The latest update should provide smooth experience and potentially help with battery life. The update is also said to bring improvements for iMessage App Explorer and Springboard. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 11.0.1 for iPhone and iPad, includes bug fixes and improvements”
Apple has switched default provider of its Web searches for Siri on iOS and Spotlight on the Mac to Google from Microsoft’s Bing. Now, when you ask Siri to search the web, it will return Google results instead of Bing. Users are already seeing search results from Google on iPhone and Mac users.
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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities says that iPhone X demand could reach 40-50 million units. He noted that as iPhone X is a major model revamped form factor for the iPhone since the iPhone 6 debuted in 2014. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-order demand may cross 40-50M units – KGI”
After the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus got certified by TENAA in China, iPhone X has passed through the same regulatory body that reveals 2716mAh battery for the iPhone X, compared to the 2691mAh battery on the iPhone 8 Plus that was confirmed from teardown a few days back. In fact the iPhone X has a compact body compared to iPhone 8 Plus. It also reveals 3GB of RAM, similar to the iPhone 8 Plus, as rumored earlier. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X certification reveals slightly bigger battery compared to iPhone 8 Plus”
Research agency IHS has revealed the estimated cost of recently launched iPhones. The company says the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are slightly more expensive to make as compared to their predecessor. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing cost estimated at $247.51 and $288.08 respectively”
Apple has released macOS 10.13 High Sierra for Macs. It was announced back in June at the WWDC 2017 and brings several new features, including a new file system for more efficient and reliable storage, support for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) for 4K video at lower file sizes, Metal 2 – Apple’s advanced graphics technology that enables machine learning, computer vision, Core ML developer framework and also includes an update to Photos and Safari. Continue reading “macOS High Sierra with Apple File System, HEVC, VR support and more now available”
Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones went on sale yesterday in over 25 countries and territories globally. As usual, folks at iFixit have already managed to grab both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus from Australia and have given at a teardown treatment as usual. TechInsights (previously Chipworks) have got hold of the Intel version of the iPhone 8 Plus. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus teardown confirms smaller battery, Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 and Intel LTE modems”
Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones and the Apple Watch Series 3 last week. As promised, Apple has started taking pre-orders for the devices across online and offline channels in India . Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and Apple Watch Series 3 now available for pre-order in India”
Apple recently announced the Watch Series 3 that supports LTE connectivity. However, it looks like there the smartwatch is facing issues with connectivity. According to a report from The Verge, the Apple Watch Series 3 struggled to connect to LTE and often linked to an unknown WiFi network instead.
Continue reading “Apple admits to LTE connectivity issues on the Watch Series 3”
Apple recently unveiled the iPhone X that comes with FaceID face recognition technology to unlock the phone. It uses TrueDepth camera system made up of a dot projector, infrared camera and flood illuminator. Now, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a new research note that Apple will be focusing more on the FaceID for 2018 iPhones. Continue reading “FaceID will likely feature in all 2018 iPhones: KGI”
Apple has released iOS 11, its latest operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users as it had promised and also released watchOS 4.0 for Apple Watch users. Announced at the WWDC in June this year, iOS 11 is compatible with iPhone 5s and later, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models, iPad 5th generation, iPad mini 2 and later and iPod touch 6th generation. Apple already said that iOS 11 is optimized for 64-bit apps, so 32-bit apps will not work and need to be updated by the app developer to work with this version of iOS.
Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad, watchOS 4 for Apple Watch”
Last week, Apple announced iPhone X with Face ID which is a facial recognition technology used to unlock the phone. There have been a lot of questions about the usability of Face ID and Apple’s SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi has answered these several questions in reply to a mail by developer Keith Krimbel. Continue reading “Apple Face ID works with most sunglasses and can be instantly disabled”
Apple unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones earlier this week. Several distributors such as Redington India, Ingram Micro and Brightstar Telecommunication already said that the phones will be available for pre-order from September 22nd, Friday across India and will go on sale from September 29th. Now Flipkart, who became authorized online reseller in India last year. announced that it will start taking pre-orders for both the iPhones starting from September 22nd midnight. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus pre-orders begin September 22 on Flipkart and Amazon.in”
