WhatsApp is adding voice and video calls to its desktop app, allowing users to both make and answer calls on their computer. It’s a welcome new feature, but not one that’s quite ready to square up to …
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UK competition regulator launches investigation into Apple’s App Store
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Apple, following complaints that its terms and conditions for app developers are allegedly unfair and anti-competitive …
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The best iPhone apps (March 2021)
These days, your phone is capable of just about anything, from boosting your dating prospects (through dating apps) to looking up recipes. And if you have an iPhone or iPad, the App Store offers …
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iOS 14.5 won’t let you pick a new default music service after all
At the beginning of last month, Apple rolled out the first beta for iOS 14.5, which is primed to be the most substantial update for iOS 14 since it launched last September. One of the many new …
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Setting Spotify as a Default Music App in iOS 14.5 Isn’t a Feature After All
What appeared to be one of the most exciting features of iOS 14.5 turns out to work a little differently than it originally seemed. Last month, Redditors discovered that the iOS 14.5 beta presented a …
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Apple clarifies that iOS 14.5 won’t let you permanently choose a new default music service
iOS 14.5 is in beta right now, and the first beta appeared to have a long-awaited feature: it seemed you would be able to set Spotify and other music services as the default for Siri requests. But …
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Apple releases third developer betas of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 [u]
Apple on Tuesday seeded the third beta builds of its upcoming iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 software updates to registered developers, hours after it released the third beta of macOS 11.3.
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iOS 14.5 won’t actually let you change a default music service
It turns out that Apple’s iOS 14.5 update won’t actually let you change your default music service that you use with Siri.
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Third public betas of macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5 now available [u]
Apple has made the third public betas of macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5, and iPadOS 14.5 available for download.
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LinkedIn stops collecting tracking data ahead of iOS 14 changes
The company is getting ahead of a change that will require developers to ask for permission from iOS users to track them.
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10 Things to Do Before the iPhone 13 Release Date
Apple iPhone 13 rumors are heating up ahead of a release this fall. If you’re thinking about buying Apple’s new iPhone later this year, there are some things you’ll want to do before the iPhone 13 …
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Daily Authority: A whole bunch of iPhone 13 reports
The beans were spilled on Apple’s next iPhone ambitions, along with what it means, and all the tech news today!
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iPhone deal alert: buy the iPhone 11 Pro, get another for free from Verizon
Buy one, get another up to $1,000 off This online-only deal allows you to buy the iPhone 11 Pro from Verizon and add a new line, and you can save up to $1,000 on another phone. The iPhone 11 Pro comes …
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Huge Apple sale: deals on AirPods, iPads, Apple Watch, and the MacBook Pro M1
We’re rounding up today’s best Apple deals from Amazon which include huge savings on Apple’s best-selling devices like AirPods, iPads, the Apple Watch, and the powerful MacBook Pro M1. If you’re …
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Apple faces antitrust probe in the UK over its Apple Store rules
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating Apple over complaints from software developers about its App Store.
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Apple Faces U.K. Antitrust Probe Over App Store Rules
The move mirrors a similar investigation in the EU, as scrutiny rises globally over fair practices.
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Here’s everything Apple might announce at its spring 2021 event
Apple’s fall events are some of the most highly anticipated in the industry, but the company’s spring events are always packed with interesting announcements as well. Apple fans were denied a spring …
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