A new Apple patent reveals potential features of the future AirPods and one of the most interesting parts of the filing involves interchangeable earbuds that are equipped with “at least one” biometric sensor, which could detect left/right ear placement and accordingly adjust audio, as reported earlier. Continue reading “Apple patent hints at interchangeable ‘universal’ AirPods with biometrics and improved fit”
As usual Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2018. It has also posted Trends of the year as well as top apps and games charts for 2018. This includes Froggipedia from India, which is the iPad App Of The Year.
Continue reading “Apple announces best iPhone and iPad apps and games of 2018”
With 5G wave slowly taking off among the Android side, Apple seems to be in no mood to rush as the company is planning to hold on until at least 2020 for a 5G iPhone, according to sources. This delay will give a huge advantage to rivals like Samsung and Huawei to win over consumers by bringing phones with 5G early next year. Continue reading “Apple said to launch iPhones with 5G in 2020”
With settlement between Apple and Qualcomm looking unlikely at this point, the trial for Qualcomm long legal war has been set to begin April 15 in San Diego federal court. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel scheduled the trial at a hearing Friday. Though Qualcomm had sought to begin the trial in February, Curiel said the April date was needed to accommodate the court’s schedule. Continue reading “San Diego federal court sets Apple and Qualcomm trial for April 15th as settlements are unlikely”
Apple Music for Android is getting a new beta update which brings a new bottom navigation bar, instead of the hamburger menu for navigation. The update also finally brings support for tablets and the app adapts to bigger screens. Continue reading “Apple Music beta update for Android brings tablet support, new bottom navigation bar and more”
Apple AirPods second-gen was initially expected to be announced at the new iPhones event back in September, however, it didn’t go through. Later it was anticipated that the company would make them official at the October 30th special event, but nothing. In a new brief research note, noted analyst Ming-Cho Kuo predicts that the new AirPods with wireless charging case will debut in Q1 2019. Continue reading “Apple AirPods 2 with wireless charging case said to be announced in Q1 2019; All new model in 2020: Kuo”
Threatened by the TRAI, Apple is finally implementing the anti-spam measures for iPhones in India. TRAI has warned Apple to ban iPhones from the country’s cellular network if the company didn’t approve a government-developed Do Not Disturb app by January 2019. With the deadline approaching fast, Apple has finally implemented and the app is available on App Store. Continue reading “Apple finally implements Indian Govt’s TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb app on iPhone”
Apple Music support is finally coming to Amazon’s Echo speakers and this will enable Apple Music subscribers to play Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices. Customers will be able to ask Alexa to play their favorite songs, artists, and albums—or any of the playlists made by Apple Music’s editors from around the world. Continue reading “Amazon Echo speakers finally get support for Apple Music”
Apple is facing a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of not installing vent filters in MacBooks and iMacs, leading to lower processor speeds and screen smudges from trapped dust resulting in expensive repairs. Hagens Berman is the firm handling the case. Continue reading “Apple hit with class action lawsuit over the lack of vent filters in MacBook, iMacs causing trapped dust”
WatchOS 5.1.2 for Apple Watch Series 4 to bring ECG functionality, according to an internal Apple Store training document. The version is currently in beta testing. WatchOS 5.1.2 will feature an ECG app that can indicate whether your heart rhythm shows signs of atrial fibrillation, a serious form of irregular heart rhythm, or a normal sinus rhythm. Continue reading “Watch OS 5.1.2 to bring ECG functionality to Apple Watch Series 4”
Apple is said to be planning to discount the price of the iPhone XR model in Japan by offering subsidies to Japanese carriers, according to a new report. The price discount of the iPhone XR which costs $749 could come as early as next week. This is very rare for Apple to slash the price of a model within a month off the release. Continue reading “Apple said to be planning iPhone XR price slash in Japan owing to poor reception, restart iPhone X production”
Apple has acquired Silk Labs, an AI startup that focuses on making AI software “lightweight enough” for consumer hardware like cameras and speakers. Silk’s website says that it aims to “bring next-generation visual and audio intelligence to connected products” with “state-of-the-art image and audio recognition.” Continue reading “Apple acquires AI startup Silk Labs”
Apple is said to be planning on bringing a low-cost Apple TV dongle similar to Amazon’s Fire Stick and Google Chromecast, according to a new report. The company has also held talks and discussions for the product which would be priced lower than the Apple TV. Continue reading “Apple said to be planning on Chromecast-like Apple TV Dongle to promote upcoming streaming service”
Recently it was reported that Apple has cut the additional production of the iPhone XR owing to the poor reception. Now according to report from WSJ, the company has cut production orders for all three iPhone models launched in September in recent weeks. Continue reading “Apple said to have cut down additional production of all three iPhones”
Even though Microsoft fixed the data loss issue and resumed the Windows 10 October update, few users are reporting iCloud for Windows compatibility issues. As reported, the latest version of Windows 10 is incompatible with the latest version of iCloud. However, Microsoft and Apple are said to be working together to resolve the issues. Continue reading “Microsoft acknowledges iCloud Windows 10 October 2018 build compatibility issue”
