Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.4 with Screen Time communication limits, real-time Apple Music lyrics view and more

Apple has released a new update to macOS Catalina, bringing the version to 10.15.4. The update brings Screen Time Communication Limits that was originally introduced for iPhone with iOS 13.3 update that allow parents to put limits on who children can contact through FaceTime, Phone, Messages, and iCloud Contacts. Continue reading “Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.4 with Screen Time communication limits, real-time Apple Music lyrics view and more”

Apple releases iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 with new Memoji stickers, Files app iCloud Folder Sharing, Trackpad Support for iPad and more

Apple released iOS 13 at the WWDC event last year, and in December it released iOS 13.3. Now it has released iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 with major set of features, including nine new Memoji and Animoji stickers that includes emoji-style poses like shocked face, face with hearts, eyes rolling, iCloud Drive folder sharing from the Files app, new toolbar in the Mail app with updated design featuring a more logical layout. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 with new Memoji stickers, Files app iCloud Folder Sharing, Trackpad Support for iPad and more”

Apple confirms iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 personal hotspot issue

Apple’s iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 is right around the corner as there have been multiple leaks of the new features that they plan to release. In the meantime, they have acknowledged a bug that is currently troubling some Apple users with the personal hotspot feature.

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Apple iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch with A12Z Bionic, wide-angle camera, LiDAR Scanner announced, starts at Rs. 71900 and Rs. 89900

Apple has quietly launched an all new iPad Pro for 2020, with updated internals like a new A12Z Bionic SoC, an ultra wide rear camera, 5 studio-quality mics and a LiDAR Scanner that can be used for depth sensing. Apple is also adding support for trackpad via iPadOS 13.4 and they released a new Magic Keyboard accessory that has trackpad with multi-gesture support.

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Apple refreshes MacBook Air with Magic Keyboard, 2x faster 10th-gen Intel Core processor, India price starts at Rs. 92990

Apple has today updated its MacBook Air with new Magic Keyboard, twice the storage that now starts at 256GB and a cheaper price. The new MacBook Air delivers promises up to two times faster CPU performance and up to 80% faster graphics performance with 10th-gen Intel Core processor, con. It still has 13-inch True Tone Retina display, Touch ID, and promises all-day battery life. Continue reading “Apple refreshes MacBook Air with Magic Keyboard, 2x faster 10th-gen Intel Core processor, India price starts at Rs. 92990”

Apple working on iPhone 9 Plus, reveals iOS 14 code

Lots of rumors and specifications about the purported iPhone 9 leaked on the Internet for the past couple of weeks. As per the latest report, the Cupertino giant is working on a larger ‘Plus’ variant as well. The details about the iPhone 9 Plus has been snapped from iOS 14 code snippets. Continue reading “Apple working on iPhone 9 Plus, reveals iOS 14 code”

Apple A14 5nm SoC will clock in excess of 3.1GHz: Report

Apple’s A series SoCs are known to be industry leading processors that power their mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad. Rumours have surfaced that claim that Apple’s next generation A14 processors will have clock speeds that exist 3.1GHz, which will make it the first mobile chip to cross 3GHz.

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Apple closes all stores outside of China until March 27 in response to the Coronavirus outbreak

With a lot of tech companies taking a hit to their operations due to the coronavirus outbreak, Apple has issued a statement explaining their response to it. They are taking steps to ensure credibility of Health & Safety Information in their App, closing all retail stores outside of China and more.

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Apple announces WWDC 2020 for June in new online format

Apple just announced that its 31st annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place in June in a new online format due to current health situation. Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi said that the company has created new format that delivers a full program with an online keynote and sessions. Apple also announced that it will commit $1 million to local San Jose organizations to offset associated revenue loss as a result of WWDC 2020’s new online format. Continue reading “Apple announces WWDC 2020 for June in new online format”

Apple WatchOS 7 and Watch Series 6 will come with tachymeter, sleep tracking, kids mode and more

Apple’s WatchOS 7 and Watch Series 6 is expected to launch sometime during August-September this year and with it, Apple might bring a significant amount of changes. In a code leak of iOS 14, it was revealed that features like sleep tracking, tachymeter, the ability to share your watch face and more will be coming to the Apple Watch Series 6.

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Apple Watch may feature blood oxygen detection in the future

Apple may be working on expanding the health capabilities of its Apple Watch series by adding the ability to detect blood oxygen levels. The feature was spotted in a code snippet of iOS 14, indicating that Apple is developing a new health notification based on the blood oxygen measurement.

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Apple announces iPhone 11 Night mode challenge winners

When Apple announced their iPhone 11 series of smartphones, it was clear that Apple had stepped up their smartphone photography game by a sizeable amount. To showcase the prowess of the iPhone 11’s capabilities, Apple created the Night mode photo challenge, where users could submit night mode photos that were clicked on the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Yesterday Apple announced the winners and one among the 6 winners is an Indian named Mitsun Soni.

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Apple to pay up $500 million to settle class action lawsuit for throttling older iPhones

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Apple received a lot of backlash from the tech community and its users when they confirmed that they were throttling the performance of older iPhones with ageing batteries. Apple was since sued with a class-action lawsuit and has now finally decided to settle it, paying up to $500 million in fines.

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Apple iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus get a price hike in India after increase in import duty

As the Indian government re-imposed 10% service welfare cess over and above existing 20% basic customs duty in India, Apple has increased the price of its iPhones, including its iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max smartphones in the country. The government last month increased the import duty on PCBA from 10% to 20%, chargers from 15% to 20% and mobile phone components such as display panel, touch panel, microphone and receiver from 0 to 10%. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus get a price hike in India after increase in import duty”

iPhone production to remain slow until Q2 2020 as more parts supply suffer from Coronavirus outbreak

As more and more positive cases of Coronavirus are reported in countries outside of China, smartphone manufacturers are facing increasing issues with parts supply for their upcoming devices. Specifically, Apple’s iPhone is finding it very difficult to ramp up its production as supply chains continue to be hit with the Coronavirus outbreak.

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