Category: Apple

Apple officially discontinues AirPower citing hardware limitations

Apple dropped a piece of shocker news regarding AirPower recently. AirPower was announced back in 2017 alongside iPhone X, but we did not hear back from the company about the product after that. Now, Apple has officially declared AirPower dead citing an inability to meet its own hardware standards. This comes as a shocker rather than a piece of news.  It is not usual for a company like Apple to recall or discontinue an announced product. Read on for more details. Continue reading “Apple officially discontinues AirPower citing hardware limitations”

Twitter rolls out ‘Lights out’ AMOLED-friendly true-black dark mode

As per the latest news, Twitter is expanding its dark mode options for iOS users by adding a “Lights Out” option as well as an automatic dark mode. There is an optional setting that makes the current dark mode more of a pitch black. Continue reading “Twitter rolls out ‘Lights out’ AMOLED-friendly true-black dark mode”

Gmail for iOS gets much needed swipe gesture

Gmail

Google recently announced a brand-new mobile redesign for Gmail with many new productivity improvements. The company has added a new swipe action in Gmail on iOS to do any of the following actions: Archive, Trash, Mark as read/unread, Snooze, and Move to. Continue reading “Gmail for iOS gets much needed swipe gesture”

Apple acknowledges latest MacBook keyboard issues

After the issue of sticking and non-responsive keys, the Cupertino giant Apple launched new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models last year with the 3rd-gen butterfly keyboard. Now, as per the recent WSJ report, some customers are still experiencing these issues. Continue reading “Apple acknowledges latest MacBook keyboard issues”

Apple PowerBeats Pro true wireless headphones surfaces

In the past few weeks, there were speculations on Apple launching a truly wireless version of its Powerbeats sports headphones. Today, the first images of the so-called Powerbeats Pro got surfaced online in iOS 12.2 update carrying the same look as existing Powerbeats minus the wire. Continue reading “Apple PowerBeats Pro true wireless headphones surfaces”

Apple unveils Apple TV+ and Apple News+ — Everything you need to know

At a special event Apple unveiled its much-expected video streaming service dubbed as Apple TV+. According to the company, Apple’s original video subscription service, will feature a brand-new slate of programming from the world’s most celebrated creative artists, including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Octavia Spencer, J.J. Abrams, Jason Momoa, M. Night Shyamalan, Jon M. Chu and more. Continue reading “Apple unveils Apple TV+ and Apple News+ — Everything you need to know”

Apple introduces Apple Card, a credit card with no fees, daily rewards and cashback

At a special event yesterday, Apple announced Apple Card, a new kind of credit card that is built into the Apple Wallet app on iPhone as well as a physical credit card. The company says the Apple Card will offer a similar experience to the customer just like Apple Pay. Continue reading “Apple introduces Apple Card, a credit card with no fees, daily rewards and cashback”

Apple Arcade game subscription service announced, coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV later this year

At it special event yesterday, Apple introduced Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that will offer over 100 new games in partnership with game developers. This lets up to six family members of the subscriber play games without limits, ads, or in-app purchases across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Continue reading “Apple Arcade game subscription service announced, coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV later this year”

Apple introduces new AirPods with H1 chip, optional Wireless Charging Case starting at Rs. 14900

After several rumors, Apple has introduced new AirPods. It has the latest Apple H1 headphone chip for a faster and more stable wireless connection and also drives voice-enabled “Hey Siri” access making it easier to change songs, make a call, adjust the volume or get directions and delivers up to 30 per cent lower gaming latency.
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Apple iMacs updated with up to 9th-gen 8-core Intel processors, Radeon Pro Vega Graphics, India price starts at Rs. 1,19,900

After two years, Apple has updated its iMac lineup with faster processors and graphics. The 21.5-inch iMac gets 8th-generation quad-core, and for the first time 6-core processors, that promises up to 60% faster performance. The 27-inch iMac now for the first time features up to 9th-generation 6-core and 8-core processors, including 8-core Intel Core i9 processor  (Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz) that promises up to 2.4x faster performance. Continue reading “Apple iMacs updated with up to 9th-gen 8-core Intel processors, Radeon Pro Vega Graphics, India price starts at Rs. 1,19,900”

Apple introduces 10.5-inch iPad Air and new iPad mini with Apple Pencil support starting at Rs. 44900 and Rs. 34900

Apple has introduced new 10.5-inch iPad Air and 5th Generation iPad Mini. Both these are powered by Apple’s  A12 Bionic chip. The new iPad Mini comes with Apple Pencil support, a new advanced Retina display panel with True Tone technology and wide color support.

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Apple schedules WWDC 2019 for June 3

Apple just announced that its 30th annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled from June 3rd till June 7th, as rumored earlier. This time it is holding the event at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, which is the same venue as past few years. Continue reading “Apple schedules WWDC 2019 for June 3”

Apple schedules ‘It’s Show Time’ special event for March 25

After rumors, Apple has officially announced its special event on March 25th with a tagline: ‘It’s show time’. Even though the invite doesn’t reveal anything, the company is expected to introduce its own streaming video service and News subscription service.

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Apple’s 7th-gen iPad said to retain Touch ID and audio jack

As per the recent development, the yet-to-be-launched seventh-generation iPad which is expected to come along with the updated iPad mini 5 will continue to use the same housing as the sixth-generation iPad, as per the report from Japanese site Mac Otakara. Continue reading “Apple’s 7th-gen iPad said to retain Touch ID and audio jack”

Google Project Zero reveals “high severity” flaw in the macOS kernel which grants access to attackers

Google’s Project Zero has reported and publicly disclosed a “high severity” flaw in the macOS kernel which can grant an attacker access to a users computer without their knowledge. Security researchers discovered that if a modification is made to a user-owned mounted filesystem image, the virtual management system isn’t notified of those changes. This lets attacker access to perform malicious actions on that mounted filesystem without the end user ever knowing about it. Continue reading “Google Project Zero reveals “high severity” flaw in the macOS kernel which grants access to attackers”