WhatsApp is finalizing a fix for the most serious threat to your message security—change this setting until it’s …
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How to get more from Apple’s Measure app
The cute but slow Measure app has been revitalized by LiDAR on the iPhone 12 Pro to become far faster and even more useful.
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This Week in Apps: Parler denied App Store re-entry, Walmart doubles down on TikTok live shopping, Instagram Lite rolls out worldwide
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a …
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Apple kills off original HomePod, will focus on $99 HomePod Mini
The company reportedly will keep providing existing HomePods with software updates and support through Apple Care.
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RIP HomePod — why Apple just pulled the plug
Apple has officially discontinued its original smart speaker. No more Apple HomePods will be made, and while the Apple Store still has stock available in White, Space Grey units have already sold out.
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New WhatsApp block as chat app may soon stop working on some iPhones
WHATSAPP users with older iPhone models in their pockets could soon be blocked from replying to messages, answering calls, and taking part in group chats using the most popular chat app on the planet.
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WhatsApp CEO wages war on Apple, says they don’t want anyone using Android
WhatsApp and Apple fued seems to be taking a new turn as WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart takes a jab at the iPhone maker in the recent podcast.
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How to use Apple CarPlay and use your iPhone apps hands-free while driving
The first time you do this, you might need to unlock your phone and allow your iPhone to connect to CarPlay when locked. The CarPlay screen starts on the Home screen, which displays your most recently …
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Apple: RIP HomePod. Long Live the HomePod Mini
We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and Apple Authorized Resellers. Apple will …
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Apple gives up on its original HomePod in favor of the $99 mini
When Apple’s HomePod debuted in 2018 as a $349 speaker that had a tendency to stain surfaces, it wasn’t smart enough to match its audio quality or price. Software updates have helped address the first …
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Apple discontinues full-size HomePod, to focus on HomePod mini
Apple on Friday announced the discontinuation of the full-size HomePod, adding that it plans to focus on development of the HomePod mini.
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Apple discontinues HomePod, but HomePod Mini will live on
We are focusing our efforts on HomePod mini. We are discontinuing the original HomePod, it will continue to be available while supplies last through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and …
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Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini
After 4 years on the market, Apple has discontinued its original HomePod. It says that it will continue to produce and focus on the HomePod mini, introduced last year. The larger HomePod offered a …
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Parler denied re-entry into App Store — here’s what Apple says
Apple won’t let the conservative social-media app Parler back into the App Store because Parler hasn’t cleaned up its act enough, documents obtained by Bloomberg News and The Input show. “After having …
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Apple’s new privacy-label database lets you see what data its apps gather on you
Apple’s new database of privacy labels for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV apps tells you exactly what data gets collected when you use them.
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Apple Launches All-in-One Web Page With Privacy Labels for Its Own Apps
Apple today updated its privacy website with a new “Labels” section that brings privacy labels for all of Apple’s apps together in …
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Target, The ‘Apple Experience’ And Training
Target is adding Apple-dedicated kiosks to 17 locations, similar to its store-within-store Ulta Beauty boutiques. These big-brand names will likely bring customers into stores, but repeat visits hinge …
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