Tag: iphone

• April 12, 2021

  Apple confirms iMessage locks users into iOS, and putting it on Android would hurt Apple

  I suppose it was clear all along that iMessage was one of the biggest factors locking iPhone users to the iOS ecosystem, but it’s still quite shocking to see Apple executives talking so openly about it. Court documents related to the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple give an insight into just how valuable Apple […]
• February 18, 2021

  Man stuns social media with ‘life-changing’ iPhone hack: ‘The most helpful thing I’ve ever seen

  If you’ve ever wondered how to record videos with music on an iPhone, you’re not alone. As most iPhone users probably know, selecting your “record video” function will immediately turn off any audio you were playing. That means you can’t record anything with a song, podcast or anything else playing in the background. For many TikTok users (and this […]
• January 23, 2021

  ‘Thinner and Lighter’ MacBook Air, Smaller iPhone 13 Notch, iOS 14.4 Incoming

  We continued to hear a lot more about Apple’s plans for its Mac lineup this week, including word of a high-end redesigned MacBook Air and the return of an SD card slot as part of the upcoming MacBook Pro redesign. It also sounds like Apple has been working on Face ID for Mac, but it […]
• December 7, 2020

  Rumors Persist of 2022 iPhones With Periscope Lens, Could Allow Up to 10x Zoom Without Blurriness

  Apple may use components made by Samsung for a “folded” telephoto lens on at least some iPhone models released in 2022, allowing for significantly increased optical zoom, according to unnamed sources cited by Korean website The Elec. The report claims that Samsung’s Electro-Mechanics subsidiary would supply components such as actuators and lenses to LG, which in turn […]
• November 18, 2020

  Apple to pay $113 million to settle state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’

  

  Apple will pay $113 million to settle an investigation by nearly three dozen states into the tech giant’s past practice of slowing customers’ old iPhones in an attempt to preserve their batteries. The company’s much maligned throttling efforts drew nationwide scorn when they came to light in 2017, stunning consumers who at the time saw […]
• July 10, 2020

  Crash Bandicoot mobile runner coming soon.

  

  Run Crash, run! Candy Crush developer King has just announced a new game in the Crash Bandicoot franchise. This new auto-runner is in the same vein as other auto-runners like Subway Surfers or the Temple Run games. The story is nice and simple. Dr. Neo Cortex wants to take over the multiverse, Crash and his […]