Apple watchOS 6: Native App Store support, New Watch Faces, Activity Trends, audio API and more

At the ongoing WWDC event in San Jose, Apple took wraps off its latest version of watchOS i.e., watchOS 6. Apple has made changes to watchOS and also introduced new features to health and fitness, new dynamic watch faces, native App Store support and more. These new software features will be available in September 2019 for Apple Watch Series 1 or later.

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Apple tvOS 13: New home screen, support for Xbox One and PS4 controllers, Apple Music lyrics and more

At the ongoing WWDC 2019 event in San Jose, Apple introduced its latest iOS 13, watchOS 6, tvOS 13 with new features and changes. tvOS 13 has now got some interesting features including a new home screen, new screensaver, Apple music lyrics, support for Xbox One and PS4 controllers and more.  These features should be rolling out on Apple TV and Apple TV 4K sometime in September 2019.

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Apple launches new iPod touch with A10 Fusion processor in India starting at Rs.18900

Apple launched its portable media player, iPod touch 6th generation in July 2015 and did not update the lineup after that. Recently, there were reports regarding the launch of iPod touch 7th generation and finally today, Apple has launched 2019 iPod touch with A10 Fusion processor, immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences, Group FaceTime and more

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Apple launches new MacBook Pro models with Octa-Core processor, redesigned keyboard in India starting at Rs. 1,59,900

Apple launched the 2018 MacBook Pros with 8th- gen Intel Core processors, up to 32GB RAM, True Tone display and more in India last year. It is almost close to a year since the launch of 2018 MacBook Pro and now, Apple has launched the 2019 MacBook Pro with faster 8th, 9th generation Intel Core processors, bringing eight cores to MacBook Pro for the first time.

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Apple releases watchOS 5.2.1 with ECG functionality for more countries and new Pride watch face

Apple introduced watchOS5 at WWDC 2018 which brought the Walkie Talkie mode, Podcasts, Work-Out detection and more. Today, Apple has released the watchOS 5.2.1 which now includes an update to the ‘Pride’ watch face and the ECG functionality is now expanded to more European countries.

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Apple iOS 12.3 released with new TV app and channels

Apple released iOS 12 back in September 2018, and today the company has released the third major update to the iOS 12 i.e., iOS 12.3 and this comes over a month after the release of iOS 12.2. In this update, the main focus has been on the new TV app and the channels feature.

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2019 iPhone XR with dual rear cameras surface in renders

It is the time of the year when a lot of leaks and rumors about the upcoming iPhones circulate on the web. Recently, there were leaks regarding a new antenna technology for iPhone, triple rear cameras on iPhones, a smaller iPhone and more. In similar lines, today, a new report suggests that the 2019 iPhone XR will sport dual rear cameras housed in a square bump.

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Apple’s 2019 iPhones and iPad Pro models said to come with new antenna technology

It’s the time of the year when we see leaks and rumours about the upcoming iPhones and iPad models. In similar lines, today, a new report has emerged that Apple is planning to ditch the liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material used for antennas and adopt a new antenna technology to improve indoor reception on the upcoming iPhones and iPad Pro models.

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iPhone price corrections delivering ‘better results’ in India, expanding manufacturing capability: Apple CEO

During the FY Q2 2019 earnings call Apple CEO Tim Cook when answering questions talked about recent iPhone price adjustments in India, expanding local manufacturing and also about its retail store plans. Continue reading “iPhone price corrections delivering ‘better results’ in India, expanding manufacturing capability: Apple CEO”

Apple reports $11.56 billion profit on $58 billion revenue in FY Q2 2019, iPhone revenue down 17% YoY

Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $58 billion, down 5% over last year with a net profit of $11.6 billion, down 15.94% YoY and earnings per diluted share of $2.46 for the financial year Q2 2019 that ended March 30, 2019. During earnings call Tim Cook said “For iPhone, while our worldwide revenue was down 17% from a year ago, declines were significantly smaller in the final weeks of the March quarter.” Continue reading “Apple reports $11.56 billion profit on $58 billion revenue in FY Q2 2019, iPhone revenue down 17% YoY”

Apple removes third-party parental control apps due to privacy and security reasons

In general, the Cupertino giant Apple has always believed that parents should have tools to manage their children’s device usage. Having said that, the company recently removed several parental control apps from the App Store. Continue reading “Apple removes third-party parental control apps due to privacy and security reasons”

Apple said to launch two new AirPods with noise cancelling and water resistance improvements later this year or early next year

According to the recent report surfaced online, Apple is expected to launch a couple of AirPods variants around the early fourth quarter of 2019. Allegedly, one of these variants will be an iterative upgrade to the current AirPod, whereas the other will be overhauled with new designs. Continue reading “Apple said to launch two new AirPods with noise cancelling and water resistance improvements later this year or early next year”

Google rolls out Google Fit app for iOS with Apple Health and Apple Watch integration

Google is finally bringing the Google Fit app on iOS in an attempt to help people reduce the risk of heart disease, improve sleep and increase overall mental health. The app consists of two smart activity goals: Move Minutes and Heart Points. Continue reading “Google rolls out Google Fit app for iOS with Apple Health and Apple Watch integration”

2019 iPhones with triple rear cameras said to feature major camera upgrades

The yet-to-be-launched 2019 iPhones are rumoured to come with 12-megapixel single-lens front cameras. It was reported by well-known analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently. If this turns out to be true, then it’s a massive bump from 7MP from the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. Continue reading “2019 iPhones with triple rear cameras said to feature major camera upgrades”

Apple announces its major expansion of global recycling programs

Apple today announced a major expansion of its recycling programs, quadrupling the number of locations US customers can send their iPhone to be disassembled by Daisy, its recycling robot.

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