Facebook, now called Meta, is planning to open physical retail stores in the near future so customers would be able to experience the Metaverse firsthand. The stores will showcase the range of Oculus products in a “welcoming” and “judgment-free” e…
Lees meerA new report from The Information shared speculative details about future Apple Silicon chips that would succeed the M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max chips sometime in 2023. It detailed the immediate successors of the current-generation chips and a “much bi…
Lees meeriFixit says that Apple wants to “shatter” the third-party display repair market entirely with the changes it has introduced with the iPhone 13 series. Replacing the display on the new iPhones completely disables Face ID, a huge implication for one…
Lees meerToday, Google announced that it would modify its in-app payments (IAP) in South Korea to allow third-party payment options alongside its proprietary Google Play billing system in Android apps. This is a significant step for the search giant as gov…
Lees meerLast month, a robotics engineer named Ken Pillonel successfully swapped the Lightning connector on an iPhone X with USB-C while retaining data transfer as well as charging capabilities. You can now try to get your hands on this famed prototype, wi…
Lees meerAfter its launch last month, the AirPods 3 is finally available in retail stores and on Apple’s website. This generation of Apple’s true wireless earphones bears some semblance to the AirPods Pro but is available at an affordable price of $179. A …
Lees meerFacebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that it wants “creators to make more money” and has found a way to bypass Apple’s 30 percent App Store fees. The company plans to offer a “promotional link” for subscriptions, thereby allowing creators …
Lees meerDuring his keynote address at the Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal, Apple’s senior vice president Craig Federighi vehemently criticized legislation that could force the company to allow sideloading of apps on iPhones. Continue reading →
Lees meerAccording to a supply chain report, Apple was planning to bring OLED display technology to MacBooks in 2025 but this has now been delayed as the company is struggling to contain costs and mitigate problems associated with incorporating the relativ…
Lees meerThe global chip shortage notwithstanding, notebook PCs had yet another great quarter with 8 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth. Demand for premium products and consumer spending also recorded an increase thanks to discounts on the MacBook Air and g…
Lees meerThe iPhone jailbreak scene has been pretty dull since last year, which can be blamed on the lack of a jailbreak tool for any of the latest iOS 14 point releases. So far, several kernel exploits have been discovered in iOS 15, but nothing tangible …
Lees meeriOS 15 brought some substantial changes to Safari. The most prominent change was the new unified address bar at the bottom of the screen. Now, Samsung has followed suit and moved the address bar of its browser app to the bottom as well. Continu…
Lees meerNetflix is taking on Apple Arcade and is entering the world of mobile gaming with five titles: ‘Stranger Things: 1984,’ ‘Stranger Things 3: The Game,’ ‘Shooting Hoops,’ ‘Card Blast,’ and ‘Teeter Up.’ Dubbed Netflix Games, the mobile gaming service…
Lees meerApple has marked the fourth-generation iPad as “obsolete,” meaning it will no longer be possible to get the device repaired or serviced from any authorized Apple store or repair center. Continue reading →
Lees meerToday, Mozilla released Firefox 94 for iOS, with the updated version introducing a new homepage design loaded with quality of life improvements such as the ability to jump back to the last opened tab and searches grouped by topic. On macOS, themin…
Lees meerInstead of using a dedicated macro camera, Apple relies on the Ultra-Wide camera on iPhone 13 Pro for macro photography. Users can take close-up images of any objects as close as 2cm to the camera lens. Even though Macro Mode is limited to the iPh…
Lees meerThe global chip supply shortage is hitting Apple even harder than it had anticipated. A new report claims that Apple has cut back on iPad production and instead diverted the chips for iPhone 13 production. Continue reading →
Lees meerFollowing its release late last week, complaints are pouring in that updating to macOS Monterey is bricking older Macs. This renders the computers completely inoperable. Continue reading →
Lees meerAccording to a new report, Apple is developing a feature called “crash detection” for iPhones and Apple Watches slated for release next year. The feature would let iPhones (and Apple Watches) automatically dial 911 for emergency services in the ev…
Lees meerApple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he purchased the new iPhone 13 but he can’t tell it apart from the previous iterations. “The software that’s in it applies to older iPhones, I presume,” he said. Continue reading →
Lees meerApple analyst MIng-Chi Kuo believes the company’s first mixed reality headset will launch in 2022 with Wi-Fi 6E support. Kuo’s note comes just a day after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman provided some insight into Apple’s mixed reality headset and claimed…
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