New emoji are finally coming to iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches this fall. And in celebration of World Emoji Day, Apple has unveiled a sneak preview of the new emoji that we can expect to land on our devices later this year. New emoji will be added to categories including smiley faces, activities, food, […]
Apple is planning on bankrolling original podcasts that would be exclusive to its own platforms, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Executives at the Cupertino tech giant have reportedly reached out to media companies and their representatives to discuss purchasing exclusive rights to podcasts, sources familiar with Apple’s plans told Bloomberg. The discussions are currently still in […]
Have a house full of Apple products and devices? Some thieves may apparently think twice before stealing any of it. To be clear, it is not impossible for Apple devices to be stolen. But a recent Reddit post suggests that the company’s reputation for strong encryption and device tracking features may be a deterrent against […]
A newly publicized vulnerability in the latest iOS 13 betas could potentially expose your website and app passwords if you aren’t careful. The security flaw was first discovered by Redditors and has since shown up in an iDeviceHelp YouTube clip. In a nutshell, it could allow someone with physical access to your unlocked device to […]
Want to get AirPods style and functionality without the AirPods price? With the new AirSounds True Wireless Earbuds bundle, you can. AirSounds are an affordable alternative to Apple’s flagship wireless headphones. They aren’t a perfect copy of AirPods, but they do pack impressive build quality, audio quality, and convenience. They pump out excellent-sounding and balanced […]
Apple’s iconic rainbow logo could make an unexpected return on some of the company’s products — even as early as this year. That’s according to a “well-connected” MacRumors tipster, who cited a corporate source within Apple in California. Here’s what you should know. Rainbow Logo Returns? There doesn’t appear to be any specific details about […]
To commemorate the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this month, Apple has released a second trailer for its upcoming Apple TV+ series, For All Mankind, teasing the new series while reflecting on the original Apollo 11 moon landing. For All Mankind is one of several shows that Apple is expected to […]
Last week a pretty serious bug was revealed in Zoom’s video conference app — a “feature” that could allow websites to forcibly join users to Zoom calls without their knowledge or consent. To make matters worse, due to the way Zoom was installed on macOS, it would be possible for this flaw to be exploited […]
It seems that each year Amazon runs its Prime “Day” a little bit longer, and with a total of 48 hours worth of great sales, it’s probably more fair to call this year’s event Prime Days. Yesterday saw some great deals on Apple Watches and iPads, and today you can get Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air […]
A new online collection of Apple ads and marketing materials will take you on a trip down (Apple) memory lane. Designer and marketer Sam Henri Gold has painstakingly curated an archive of Apple ad spots and promotional materials, which he has uploaded to a public Google Drive folder. It’s well worth a view for any […]
Putting cameras on smartphones has essentially turned every smartphone owner into an amateur photographer. Sometimes, that can irk actual professional photographers. One such professional is wedding photographer Hannah Stanley of Fort Worth, Texas. On her Facebook, Stanley shared a photo from a recent wedding she was working that was ruined by a smartphone-equipped guest apparently […]
An AirDropped photo of a “suicide vest” prompted the evacuation of a JetBlue Flight in New Jersey over the weekend, according to a new report. The Tampa, Florida-bound flight was waiting for takeoff around 7:20 a.m. on Saturday at Newark Liberty International Airport when two flight attendants received “a photo of a suicide vest or […]
Apple’s 2019 MacBook Air refresh features a handful of incremental upgrades and a new price point, but a recent report suggests it’s been downgraded in one area. Specifically, the Cupertino tech giant appears to have outfitted its new 2019 MacBook Air machines with SSDs that are slower than the previous 2018 models, according to testing […]
Earlier this year it was revealed that Apple had been engaging in an unpopular fight against parental control apps on the App Store, suddenly cracking down on numerous apps that had been available for several years, and leaving developers feeling understandably disenfranchised as a result. At the root of the problem from Apple’s point of […]
The role of the Apple Watch in saving lives is well documented, and accounts go back to even the early versions of the Apple Watch in 2015. Since then, Apple has been steadily adding more life-saving features to its flagship wearable device, including new sensors that provide ECG and irregular heart rhythm monitoring, as well […]
It’s summertime again, and that means that along with beach vacations and pina coladas, it’s also the season for Amazon Prime Day, and your opportunity to grab some great deals. This year, Amazon’s making Prime Day a two-day event — a full 48 hours compared to last year’s 36 — so there’s even more time to […]
It’s really amazing how Apple keeps upping the bar with each and every product release. Apple is well known for shaking up the tech world when it announces new smartphones, tablets, computers, or wearables. But these seemingly constant successes don’t come without a few failures along the way. Despite the company’s ingenuity, some of Apple’s […]
It’s no secret that Apple thinks augmented reality could be the next big thing — just look at ARKit. But a recent patent application suggests that Apple’s AR focus could extend far beyond gaming and home decor. The patent in question brings AR to a much more serious field: health and wellness. Here’s what you […]
It’s not just products — Apple is also innovative when it comes to marketing. Its marketing campaigns, combined with stellar products, have helped the company evolve from a computer manufacturer into a lifestyle brand. Seeing an Apple logo anywhere instantly stirs up thoughts of simplistic design, superb functionality, and innovation. Continue reading to relive and […]
If you’ve been keeping count, you’ve noticed that there are quite a few brands promising smartphones with foldable displays; including Samsung, Sony, Huawei, Royole, Lenovo and Apple, according to the latest rumors at least. And there are many reports that a future iPad will be a foldable device, too. At this point, you just can’t get away […]
There have been quite a few significant changes in macOS 10.15, but one that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention is the easier to use window management system. There have been a few third-party options on the market for a while, but now Apple has made a few noticeable tweaks to theirs. If you have […]
A smartphone with a dead battery is a useless smartphone. But, of course, there never seems to be a power outlet around when you really need one. That’s why a portable power bank may just be one of the best small investments you can make. And while there are plenty of options on the market, […]
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved a roughly $5 billion settlement in Facebook over the 2018 Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to a new report. The FTC approved the settlement in a 3-2 vote along party lines (with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposing), The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post reported on Friday. […]
Apple is officially headquartered at Apple Park, a meticulously designed and objectively extraordinary campus in Cupertino, California. But while many Apple fans are probably aware of what it looks like and where it’s located, there are plenty of lesser-known details about the stunning campus. Continue reading to learn 7 interesting Apple Park facts that you […]
An 11-year-old girl named Kayla Ramos from Bakersfield, California said her iPhone recently caught fire in her sister’s bedroom. The girl was reportedly using her iPhone 6 in her sister’s bedroom when she said she “saw sparks flying everywhere.” Ramos said she then threw the iPhone on a blanket. “I was right here on the […]
The only thing better than french fries are free french fries. And this month, Apple is teaming up with McDonald’s to offer just that. As part of a broader campaign aimed at promoting Apple Pay for road trips, Apple and McDonald’s are offering a special promotion every Friday in July that can net you a […]
Although there’s no shortage of iPad-controlled toys — drones and robots have been around for years — if you’ve got money to spare and you’re looking to use your iPad to control something a little more extreme, then how about an ultra-high tech superyacht that would the envy of any Bond villain. According to CNN travel, […]
Apple has been putting some serious financial muscle behind the original content that it’s been producing for its upcoming Apple TV+ streaming service, spending unprecedented amounts of money that rival the budgets of many independent feature films. For example, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple is spending roughly $15 million per […]
Apple surprised everybody earlier this week by not only refreshing the Retina MacBook Air — less than a year after its release last fall — but also bringing a big update to its entry-level Touch Bar-less MacBook Pro, bumping it up to an 8th-Gen Intel CPU and unifying it with the rest of the MacBook Pro […]
Apple is largely thought to be working on a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. While reports differ on what those glasses will look like or what features they have, the fact that they’re in development over in Cupertino seemed to be a hard fact. That is, until this morning when DigiTimes released a report […]
Google is sending audio clips recorded — sometimes inadvertently — by devices with Google Assistant to human contractors, according to a new report. More specifically, Google appears to be sending audio clips to gig workers through the Crowdsource app for transcription purposes, a whistleblower told Belgian news broadcaster VRT NWS. The news outlet focused on […]
Apple this week finally refreshed its undoubtedly aging entry-level MacBook Pro. And it shows. The base 13-inch MacBook Pro sports upgraded internals that make it much more powerful than its predecessor, which was first released in 2017. Now, new benchmark statistics back up Apple’s claims that the device is “two times more powerful” than the […]
The notch has been one of Apple’s most controversial (but widely imitated) design decisions in recent memory. But several new reports this week suggest that the notch’s days are numbered. Apple is reportedly working to make the notch smaller over the next couple of years before getting rid of it entirely, according to a handful […]
There’s no such thing as being too careful when it comes to protecting yourself and your home as home invasions and burglaries show no signs of slowing down. According to the Office for Victims of Crime, a burglary occurs once every eighteen seconds. You never know if and when your home might be on a […]
There are so many cool new features in iOS 13 that it can be overwhelming. Apple only went into detail on a handful of them when it announced iOS 13 on stage at WWDC last month, while briefly touching on a few others, but of course there’s a lot more hidden in iOS 13 for […]
After a serious privacy bug was discovered in FaceTime earlier this year, creating a major debacle with lawmakers and users, it looks like Apple isn’t taking any chances when it comes to potential eavesdropping vulnerabilities. The company has discovered a similar bug in the Walkie Talkie app on the Apple Watch, and this time it’s […]
We’ve been hearing rumours for over two years that Apple is working on creating its own augmented-reality glasses, and while it seems hard to believe — and perhaps even shocking — given recent reports that the project is still on track, it now seems like Apple may be throwing in the towel. According to a […]
It’s easy to think of iOS users and Android users as two distinct camps who never meet. But the truth is that many people switch from one operating system to the other. OS switchers have various reasons for doing so, but it doesn’t mean that they may not miss something from their old operating system. […]
Your next Apple computer is just a few clicks away! Through an iDrop News exclusive, you can now own a Grade A, refurbished 21.5″ Apple iMac for less than half the price of a new one. But what’s a refurbished device? It’s a pre-owned device that may have been returned due to a defect or […]
A recent regulatory filing suggests that a new slate of iPads could be coming sooner than expected this year. Apple registered a total of five unreleased iPad models with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on Wednesday, as first spotted by Indian blog MySmartPrice. All of the iPads are listed as running iPadOS software version 13. […]
Intel has entered into exclusive talks with a single buyer just a couple of weeks after putting a portfolio of 8,500 wireless technology patents on the market. The Santa Clara-based chipmaker first put that patent portfolio up for auction in late June. But now, Intel has taken the entire portfolio off the market to give […]
This week, Apple surprised everyone with an update to its Retina MacBook Air and entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, but one thing that probably shouldn’t be nearly as surprising is that all of the new models still use the same infamous butterfly keyboard design that’s been causing so many problems for the last few years. Last […]
A serious new security vulnerability has been discovered in Zoom’s Video Conferencing app that has left millions of Mac users exposed to a flaw that could allow any website they visit to turn on their FaceTime cameras without their permission. The vulnerability, which was first reported by software engineer Jonathan Leitschuh yesterday, basically allows any […]
There’s a lot coming in iOS 13 — so much that Apple was only able to cover the highlights when it first unveiled it last month, glossing over dozens of other new features. However, even though the beta versions have been available to both developers and public beta testers for at least a couple of […]
Apple devices hold their value extremely well. That makes them pretty good investments as far as electronic devices go. In fact, some Apple devices may even go up in value as time goes on. We’re talking Apple collectibles like original iPods, ancient Mac computers, and rare Apple-related memorabilia. There’s a thriving market for these types […]
Even though Apple just refreshed AirPods back in March, the company is likely still working on a third-generation version of its massively popular Bluetooth headphones. While the second-generation AirPods were an incremental upgrade, the so-called AirPods 3 are likely to have a slew of new features and other updates — and may even drop sometime […]
Apple’s supply chain is already gearing up to kick off mass production of two new devices in the iPad and MacBook lineups, a new report on Tuesday suggests. Here’s what the report says, along with what this information could mean for Apple’s new iPad and MacBook devices. The Report An Economic Daily News report, first […]
A pair of DigiTimes supply chain reports published this week suggest that this year’s iPhone lineup could feature some major changes when it comes to their displays. Here’s what you should know. 3D Touch Getting Killed Off DigiTimes, citing unnamed industry sources, reported that Apple “may” remove 3D Touch from its entire 2019 iPhone lineup. […]
While this year’s iPhone lineup is pretty much locked in by now — we’re expecting some cool new internal features in mostly the same designs as last year — we’ve already heard news suggesting that 2020 is going to be a more exciting year for the iPhone, with Apple expected to unveil new designs and […]
It looks like we haven’t had to wait very long to find out at least some of what Apple’s been up to with its MacBook lineup, with the company quietly refreshing its less-than-a-year-old 2018 Retina MacBook Air while also updating its older entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro and bidding farewell to the 12-inch MacBook. Last month, […]