An Apple Watch can help you get fit and lead a healthier lifestyle. And with iOS 14.5 released Monday, an Apple Watch can now unlock your iPhone while you’re wearing a mask. For anyone who’s still …
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Reminder: New 24-inch iMac, M1 iPad Pro, and New Apple TV 4K Available for Pre-Order Tomorrow
Apple today reminded customers that the brand-new redesigned 24-inch iMac, the M1-powered iPad Pro, and the updated, more powerful Apple TV 4K …
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Apple says only select M1 iMac colors will be available to purchase at Apple Stores
Apple today published a press release reminding customers about iPad Pro, Apple TV, and M1 iMac pre-orders beginning tomorrow. The press release also includes the interesting tidbit that not all of …
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Facebook lifts the lid on how it’s making money from WhatsApp
Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after the company walked back a controversial plan to …
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How to turn on WhatsApp’s dark mode color scheme on a computer or mobile device
You can enable WhatsApp’s dark mode on the Android, iOS, and Windows app, as well as on WhatsApp’s web browser client.
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Alibaba executives fretting about Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recently held a meeting of executives to discuss concerns about Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency privacy feature.
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Apple’s privacy changes to iOS have arrived. What do you do with your Facebook app?
With this software update to Apple iPhone and iPads, apps must ask permission of device owners to track their activity across other apps and sites.
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Apple Explains Why ‘Allow Apps to Request to Track’ May Be Grayed Out on iOS 14.5
Starting with the iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, and tvOS 14.5 software updates released this week, apps must ask for permission before tracking …
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Apple says user feedback to App Tracking Transparency has been ‘tremendous’
Apple says the user response to its App Tracking Transparency feature has been “tremendous,” and reiterated that the feature is meant to put a user in control of their own privacy.
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Apple’s M1 Mac shines as iPhones fly off (virtual) store shelves
Apple says a combination of enthusiasm over 5G wireless and work-from-home are driving demand despite a global chip shortage.
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Apple Store Creator’s Startup Valued at $1.2 Billion in SPAC Deal
Ron Johnson, CEO at Enjoy Technology Inc, a startup that operates mobile retail stores focused on selling and helping users set up technology products, discusses his plan to take the company public …
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App Store, Apple Music and Other Services Experiencing Issues [Update: Resolved]
The App Store, Apple Books, Apple Music, Apple Music radio, iTunes Store, and iCloud Storage Upgrades are all experiencing downtime right …
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App Store, Apple Music and Other Services Experiencing Issues
The App Store, Apple Books, Apple Music, Apple Music radio, iTunes Store, and iCloud Storage Upgrades are all experiencing downtime right …
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Microsoft may be cooking up a new Windows 10 Store app
Reportedly scheduled to launch in the fall, the overhaul would offer a new design and allow for a much wider array of apps.
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New Warning For WhatsApp Users As Videos And Photos Are Deleted
But other serious flaws have also just been reported. This should serve as a warning for WhatsApp’s 2 billion users to beware how they use the app. I have warned iPhone users before to be careful with …
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on Apple Store
The top iPhone and iPad apps on Apple App Store for week ending  4/25/21 Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 3. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 4. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.
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Australia’s competition watchdog wants to reduce phone app duopoly of Apple and Google
ACCC won’t rule out regulation of tech giants if people aren’t given more choice when setting up a new device …
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