Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has weathered a turbulent year of trading on the U.S. stock market, notching both major gains (as high as $232.07 per share) and major losses (as low as $146.83), from its debut value of $172.26 on January 2, 2018 to its current trading price of ~$156 per share. And while various hiccups […]
Tis the season – for scams? New Amazon Echo owners looking to set up their devices were in for a bad surprise on Christmas morning. An app for iOS called “Setup for Amazon Alexa” made its way onto Apple’s App Store, which pretended to be an official Amazon Alexa app. The fraudulent app developed by […]
A man who wishes to be referred to as J. Hillard has reported to iDrop News that his three-week-old iPhone XS Max caught fire in his pants pocket. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 3:00 pm near Columbus, Ohio. On Hillard’s lunch break, he noticed a strange smell coming from […]
Voice-driven personal assistants like Siri, Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa provide users with clear and articulate verbal feedback using the spoken utterances of many talented vocal artists around the world. Sadly, one of these many talented providers for Apple’s Siri platform is not happy with the company’s alleged “unauthorized use” of her voice and has […]
An Arizona man was allegedly hospitalized days before Christmas after his brand new Apple AirPods earphones exploded in his ears. According to an article that is circulating the web, Josiah Johnson received 2nd-degree burns on his face and 1st degree burns in the lower extremities while watching pornography with his earphones on. Johnson was admitted […]
Last week, Apple’s stock (NASDAQ: AAPL) officially entered “death cross” territory for the second time. As CNBC noted in its reporting, a death cross is described as the point at which a stock’s 50-day moving average crosses below its 200-day moving average. Blue Line Futures president Bill Bausch pointed out, albeit it a rare situation, […]
Apple’s efforts to penetrate the vast Indian market have so far garnered mixed results. While some of the company’s largest iPhone-assembly partners (Foxconn, Pegatron, and Wistron) have successfully been building models like the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE for over a year now, recent reports appear to paint a more dismal picture of Apple’s status […]
While reviews of Apple’s latest iPad Pros (2018) have so far been positive, a report published last week by The Verge revealed that some buyers of the first-ever edge-to-edge and Face ID-equipped iPad Pro tablets noticed a bend in their device’s chassis. As clamor of a looming bendgate 2.0 began circulating the web amid increasing reports […]
Tech-industry juggernauts Apple, Samsung and Huawei each have their own unique and strategic (yet often hilarious) way of taunting one another’s flagship devices. But amid recent events like the uncertain state of U.S. China Trade relations and arrest of the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, the riff between China’s Huawei Technologies Co. and U.S.-based […]
Apple has pulled a religious app that was accused of promoting conversion therapy as well as falsely portraying homosexuality as an “addiction” and “sin” after a gay-rights advocacy group petitioned for its removal. According to the petition from Truth Wins Out, the free app developed by the Texas-based Living Hope Ministries delivered toxic messages that portrayed […]
Congratulations! You just got your first iPhone X, XS, XS Max or XR. If you’ve already turned it on and set your iPhone up, you know that Apple does a pretty thorough walkthrough describing basic, yet important, settings like signing into iCloud (so everything will save and sync on your iPhone properly). However, there’s still […]
Apple needs to bring back Touch ID. Sure, there are still devices that sport a fingerprint sensor but considering the direction that recent iPhones and iPads have taken, Touch ID seems like it’ll eventually go completely extinct. To be clear, we aren’t saying that Apple needs to bring back the Home button. But Touch ID’s […]
Whether you just want to pay retail price and be on your way, or you’re hoping to get lucky and win one of iDrop’s exclusive product giveaways — there’s no denying the allure and sheer desire among consumers for Apple’s signature products. Basically, everyone wants in, whether they can afford it or not. Of course, […]
While Apple recently announced that it’s going to withhold key iPhone sales figures from future quarterly earnings reports, the somewhat bizarre move doesn’t mean we’ll never know how iPhones are selling. Thanks to well-connected research firms like the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), we now have somewhat of a revolving window into iPhone sales — […]
With 2018 nearly wrapped-up and the New Year slowly creeping upon us, chances are you’re already busy laying the groundwork for what’s to come in 2019, right? “I want to get in shape,” you might’ve already reconciled, or maybe it’s about time to buckle-down and develop good spending, budgeting and healthy eating habits? No matter […]
2018 was undoubtedly a rollercoaster for Apple. While it wasn’t all high notes for the Cupertino tech giant, you couldn’t say that it wasn’t incredibly memorable. Not just that, but Apple made some important moves that could hint at its future. From hitting a historic market valuation to quietly introducing a feature that may revolutionize […]
Battery life is one of the most important aspects of modern smartphones; and thankfully, Apple and other OEMs have increasingly bumped up battery longevity on newer smartphones. But battery life isn’t just dependent on whether you have the newest model. Your own battery life may vary wildly depending on your own smartphone and app usage. […]
There’s no denying the massive impact the original iPhone had back in 2007. It changed the business for good and catapulted the era of smartphones to new heights, and today it remains the standard to which all smartphones are measured against. However, even though I have loved all Apple products since I was introduced to […]
Your iPhone is essentially a computer in your pocket, and iPad is becoming more capable than ever before. Yet, from the beginning, iPhone lacked a component found on other smartphones: A user-accessible file system. In other words, the ability to download and browse files, or use your phone as a USB flash drive/external hard drive. […]
Silicon Valley is no stranger to emoji blunders. Case in point: earlier this month, Apple was called out for its anatomically incorrect squid emoji. The Monterey Bay Aquarium pointed out the marine biology error in a tweet on Dec. 5, saying that Apple’s squid emoji was “upside down.” It then proceeded to create a thread full […]
Months after a group of cyber-spies was uncovered, security researchers have reported that its macOS malware continues to operate undetected by antivirus providers. The digital espionage operation, called Windshift, spies on government agencies, critical infrastructure companies, and individuals in the Middle East. The APT (“advanced persistent threat”) remained hidden for at least two years until […]
A German man who made a routine data request to Amazon found it strange when the firm sent back Alexa voice recordings — since he didn’t own any Amazon Echo devices. That’s because what he actually received were around 1,700 Alexa voice recordings of another user, which Amazon had apparently sent to him by mistake. […]
It was back on August 2, 2018, less than five months ago, when news of Apple’s milestone achievement (of becoming the world’s first publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of over one trillion dollars) began circulating the web like wild-fire. The news was epic, but to the bedazzlement of investors, even more astounding was the slow […]
YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading has provided us with hours of entertainment for years – spoofing everything from “The Walking Dead”, to Hillary Clinton, to the MLB (and anything else in between). This time around, BLR has taken a shot at Apple – hilariously remaking the company’s latest product launch by putting their creative and […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two Chinese men accused of being part of a sophisticated, state-sponsored hacking campaign targeting governments and companies across the globe. The men have been accused of being part of a hacking group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 10, or APT10. That group, affiliated with China’s intelligence agency, have […]
Hot off the heels of unleashing its latest 2018 iPad Pro models, a new report is indicating that Apple’s in the process of readying two revamped iPad offerings (including the long-overdue iPad mini 5) for release next year. The report, published on Thursday by the China Times, goes on to note that among the new offerings […]
It’s easy to make mistakes, we all do. But, do you know what mistakes you’ve been making with your iPhone? Do you let the battery drain completely before charging it? Do you constantly “close” apps that aren’t in use? If you do, stop it. It’s almost 2019 and technology is always changing. To stay ahead […]
Modern iPhones and iPads are intentionally designed to be as thin as possible. And while that’s [unfortunately] proven them susceptible to warping (or bending under extreme stress, often over the course of time), customers will be happy to know that Apple goes to great lengths to ensure the long-term integrity of its products — as […]
Apple has released a second build of its iOS 12.1.2 software update — and no one is quite sure why. The iOS 12.1.2 version released on Thursday carries a build number of 16C104, compared to the 16C101 build number of the version released on Monday. It isn’t clear why Apple has released a new version […]
Androids have long had one powerful advantage over iPhones: the ability to read and use NFC tags. But with Apple’s latest devices, the playing field is a bit more even. That’s because Apple has opened up NFC to third-party developers and newer iPhones have the ability to scan NFC tags. And, more importantly, the iPhone […]
An Android smartphone with a whopping 10 gigabytes of RAM and the latest chipset still couldn’t beat Apple’s iPhone XS Max. The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, as you might expect from the name, is all about speed. Unlike other models of the 6T, the McLaren Edition packs quite a bit more power under the hood. […]
While Apple already allows iOS users to purchase and send apps to other iOS users as gifts, according to the company’s official App Store Review Guidelines (which were updated earlier this week), Apple will now allow developers to implement an option for users to gift in-app content as well. The company’s updated terms allowing the gifting […]
A German court on Thursday banned sales of iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models in the country after it found that those devices infringed on a Qualcomm patent. The Munich court found that those iPhones, equipped with Intel modems, allegedly infringed on a Qualcomm patent related to a very specific cellular feature (more on that […]
Apple is constantly working to make iOS better and every generation of the mobile operating system typically introduces new features or changes that make our lives a bit easier. But that isn’t always the case. In every version of iOS, there’s typically a few features that were poorly implemented or just inconvenient to most users […]
Without providing specifics or even a tentative release timeline, Amazon this week confirmed earlier rumors that fully-fledged Apple Music support will inevitably be arriving on third-party Alexa-powered ‘non-Amazon’ smart devices. Although details are presently scant, and the e-commerce giant apparently declined multiple media requests for comment on the news, it was nonetheless revealed in the […]
While 2018 was a busy year for Apple, there are probably just as many high-profile product launches on the docket for next year. That includes a number of devices that were rumored for a launch in 2018, but ended up being pushed back. From a modular Mac Pro and feature-packed software to an AirPods refresh […]
Thieves are becoming trickier and more convincing every day in their attempt to steal your personal information – which could lead to credit card fraud, identity theft (or worse). And now it appears that a number of Apple users are being targeted specifically in a new email phishing scam, first brought to light by Bleeping Computer. […]
Apple’s new Zero Sign-On feature is now live for Charter Spectrum subscribers on Apple TV — but the cable provider’s app is still nowhere to be seen. Zero Sign-On is one of the major features of the tvOS 12 operating system for Apple TV. The Cupertino tech giant first announced the feature back in June […]
Apple this week released a mysterious and very impromptu software update exclusively for iPhones: iOS version 12.1.2, which notably provides a fix for eSIM activation issues previously reported on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and XS Max — as well as a patch for cellular connectivity issues that were reportedly effecting those handsets in Turkey […]
Apple’s team of talented designers and engineers are constantly drawing-up ideas and seeking intellectual property protection on bold new concepts and technologies (both far-out and presently “in-the-making.“) But the tech-giant’s latest patent, via My Smart Price and Patently Apple, is arguably one of its boldest to date. Published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
Some Apple users are accusing the company of violating its own App Store guidelines after a series of promotional push notifications. Over the past few weeks, Apple has used several of its first-party applications to send out a slew of push notifications. Perhaps more importantly, those notifications were used to promote or advertise the company’s […]
Apple on Wednesday seeded the first beta version of iOS 12.1.3 to registered developers. The beta release comes just a few days after Apple pushed iOS 12.1.2 out to the public as an emergency fix for a couple of problems, including eSIM activation bugs and recent patent issues with Qualcomm in China. Because of that, […]
Despite complaints about sub-stellar performance and occasional inaccuracies, Siri has proven herself to be quite the asset in times of dire need. We’ve seen how quick-thinking mothers were able to save their child’s life by summoning Siri for help. But in the latest case, Siri reportedly came to the aid of an unconscious, pregnant mother — […]
We’ve covered many stories detailing episodes of high-stakes and high-value Apple product theft — not only from a variety of the company’s up-scale Apple Stores and third-party big box retailers across the country but even from customers, themselves. These are such trying times we’re living in, that thieves are out there literally swiping packages right […]
Apple is giving away free App Store credit, but the method for acquiring said credit is buried within the Settings app. If you haven’t heard about this offer, it’s because Apple didn’t really announce it. But if you add funds to your Apple ID, Apple will give you a 10 percent bonus based on the […]
Your iPhone knows where you were last night, and it won’t forget. Whether or not you’re aware of it, your iPhone is tracking (and remembering) your every move. In light of a recent report by The New York Times revealing the extent of location tracking via apps, many consumers are likely just a bit paranoid […]
After years of unfruitful, back-and-forth negotiations and multiple failed attempts, T-Mobile and Sprint back in April announced their agreement on terms for a tentative takeover deal which, if approved by the requisite entities, would combine their wireless networks (currently America’s third- and fourth-largest, respectively) into one. While there are some major pros and cons to […]
AT&T announced on Tuesday that its first 5G mobile service is available starting today in select areas of 12 U.S. cities. The telecom giant said in a press release that it will be the first and only company to offer a “mobile 5G device over a commercial, standards-based mobile 5G network” on Friday, Dec. 21, […]
Christmas is almost here and some (if not most) of us are doing last-minute shopping. With so many packages in transit, it’s nice to know when your order will arrive at your house, or to a loved one’s house. But dealing with tracking numbers and multiple websites can be a headache. Luckily there are many apps […]
Apple has famously been all-in on Face ID since it debuted the feature on the iPhone X. But a recent patent application suggests that may not have always been the case. The application, filed in Europe in January and published Thursday, is written in the typically dense language of patents. But it basically describes various […]