Two men accused of crimes against women caught by iCloud, Find My iPhone catches car thieves, and more in the Apple Crime Blotter …
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Black Friday smartwatch deals: all the best Apple Watch, Wear OS and Fitbit discounts
We’re seeing loads of great Black Friday smartwatch deals across Apple Watches, Wear OS devices, Fitbits, and more. Some of these are on super-new devices, others show huge discounts on …
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Report: No iOS 15 Update for Apple iPhone 6, Original iPhone SE
Those with older iOS devices such as the iPhone 6 series and original iPhone SE could be forced to upgrade if they want to take advantage of iOS 15 when it arrives.
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All four iPhone 12 variants include wireless charging. Here’s what to know about it
The iPhone 12 follows in the iPhone 11’s footsteps with wireless charging, plus the addition of the MagSafe charger.
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Apple, Facebook spar over privacy features in iOS 14, overall policies
Apple said it remains committed to implementing anti-tracking features in iOS 14 and criticized Facebook’s data collection strategies in a letter to privacy groups, and Facebook was quick to fire back …
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Original iPhone SE, iPhone 6S could be left behind for iOS 15
In this case, the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, and first-generation iPhone SE all used the A9. The last time Apple culled its hardware support list for iOS was for iOS 13, with Apple instead …
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Forget iPhone 13 — the iPhone 14 will get this huge upgrade
The iPhone 12 may only just be arriving in early buyers’ pockets, but Apple is already working on both 2021’s iPhone 13 and the handset to follow in 2022. According to TrendForce’s analysts, Apple is …
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See what iPhone 12 Pro’s new lidar feature can do with this 3D-scanning app
House-scanning app Canvas works with lidar on the iPhone 12 Pro, but also scans without it. The difference is accuracy.
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iOS 14: Apple Confirms Bold New iPhone Privacy Feature For 2021
If you can’t wait for the new feature, you can also limit iPhone tracking in a few simple steps by switching off the Allow Apps to Request to Track feature. Apple’s iOS 14 comes with a bunch of new …
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Why You Should Change This ‘Dangerous’ WhatsApp Photo Setting On Your iPhone
The App Store is more tightly locked down than Google’s Play … Fortunately, the remedy is simple. Open WhatsApp on your iPhone, then click on Settings, Chats, and ensure that “Save to Camera Roll” …
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New solution brings end to boring presentation, videoconference formats
People learn of a new videoconferencing application almost every day, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. Yet most of these application systems work in a …
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This Week in Apps: Apple slashes commissions, Twitter launches Fleets, warnings about Parler
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with …
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Stadia on iPhone, iPad’s initial web app testing to begin soon
Testing will begin in “several weeks,” according to Google. Like Nvidia GeForce Now and baby Amazon Luna, Google’s getting in line to add iOS support for its Stadia cloud-gaming service, which runs …
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Netflix struck gold with ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ and now guess which iPhone app is all the rage
Netflix just figured out a new way to keep its viewers in check. The streaming service has sparked a renewed interest in chess after the success of its buzzy drama miniseries The Queen’s Gambit, which …
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The latest teardown from iFixit shows how huge the iPhone 12 Pro Max camera is
The iPhone 12 Pro Max is Apple’s biggest iPhone ever, with a 6.7-inch display that boasts a camera system our reviewer called “one of the most confident smartphone cameras.” In its latest teardown, …
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Apple Black Friday 2020 deals: Up to $69 off latest Apple Watch models now, iPad and AirPods price cuts coming soon
Black Friday deals on Apple products are already underway. Here are the best ones we’ve found so far. Here’s a dirty secret about the Apple Store: It’s the worst place to buy Apple products if you …
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iPhone 12 Pro Max teardown reveals a truly huge main camera
A teardown of Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max has illustrated just how large the main camera sensor really is — you wouldn’t fit it into a regular 12 Pro.
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