I’ve had a weird relationship with the Apple Watch. I picked up the original on day one, but sold it a few months later. watchOS 1 was slow, the apps weren’t good, and it also lacked GPS. While it was somewhat accurate at counting steps, it wasn’t …
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Apple features subscription apps offering free trials in new App Store section
Apple recently published a new section to its iOS App Store that throws a spotlight on subscription-based apps offering free trials to new users, a move that plays into the company’s wider push toward subscription pricing. Each app is displayed alongside a …
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This secretive iPhone chat app worked out how to block screenshots
Confide is a chat app available for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac that’s as private as they get. It features end-to-end encryption like iMessage, WhatsApp, and others, but also ephemeral messages, like Snapchat. On top of that, the developers are blocking …
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Best Live Wallpaper Apps for iPhone: Decorate Your iPhone Screen with Moving Background
Live wallpapers can energize your dull and lifeless iPhone screen with some color and animation. It is quite common to get bored with your iPhone’s static wallpapers and changing them very frequently becomes an addiction. So, let’s bring a twist to …
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Another iPhone Battery Explodes Right in the Apple Store
It’s a tough time for Apple Store staff across the world, not only because iPhone owners rush to change their worn-out batteries as part of the $29 discount program, but also due to some batteries actually catching fire right when being serviced.
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Another Apple Store Evacuated After iPhone Battery Explodes: Should iPhone Owners Start To Worry?
A second Apple Store was evacuated in as many days after an iPhone battery exploded and filled the floor with smoke, raising questions on whether iPhone owners should start to panic. The incident, which happened in an Apple Store in Spain, follows a …
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Swiss cheesed off after Apple store iPhone does Samsung Galaxy Note 7 impersonation
In an inadvertent homage to Samsung’s combustible Galaxy Note 7, an Apple iPhone battery overheated in an Apple Store in Zurich, Switzerland, on Tuesday morning, resulting in minor injury and prompting customers and employees to step outside while the …
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Apple store evacuated after iPhone 6S Plus catches fire
Seems like it’s not exactly the best time for Apple, as first it dealt with the numerous lawsuits and now an iPhone device caught fire during a battery replacement that led to evacuation from the Apple store. Due to the issues about slowing down the …
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Swiss Apple Store Shut Down Due to Overheated Battery
An Apple store in Zurich, Switzerland had to be closed and evacuated after a battery got overheated. Emergency responders said they saw smoking coming from an overheated battery. The Swiss media said that the police, an ambulance, and the local fire …
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Rejigged iOS Security Guide details Apple Pay Cash, other iOS 11 improvements
Apple on Thursday unveiled a revised edition of its mobile security white paper, adding details on iOS 11.1 and 11.2 for information security professionals and intellectually curious users. The biggest change to the oft-updated guide is a new section …
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Apple’s iOS platform advantage in fixing bugs is beating Google’s Android
Over the last quarter, Apple has been portrayed as bedeviled by production issues with iPhone X’s TrueDepth cameras … tells a story–in negative space–of the competence girding iOS and macOS development. No other mobile computing platforms are even …
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Apple allowing iOS Downgrades for Your Older iPhone and iPads
We were surprised to find out today that Apple is suddenly allowing users to downgrade their operating systems. If you have an older iPhone or an older iPad and were always a big fan of the older iOS and wished you had never upgraded your device, this may …
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iPhone 6 Plus battery supply shortages could delay $29 replacement offers until March
If you haven’t been following the iPhone throttling debacle, Apple recently caught a bit of heat from their customers for throttling the CPU performance of older iPhones without user consent or knowledge. This naturally raised concerns about potential …
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Apple iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, MacBook Air On Discount During Flipkart’s Apple Week Sale
With great discounts on iPhone 6s all the way up to iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, this might be the ideal time to upgrade from an older smartphone. Also, the MacBook Air is available at a great discount as well. The Apple MacBook Air is ideal for people who want to …
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What the iPhone, iPad, and iOS need in 2018
2017 was a pretty great year for iOS. A whole lot of my wish-list items for iPhone and iPad got checked off. And yet, like a kid who got a bike under the tree and still immediately begins assembling a birthday wish list, it’s my job as a columnist to …
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Apple servers briefly enabled signing of older iOS firmwares, allowing users to downgrade to earlier versions
Apple’s servers started to sign older versions of iOS for a number of hours on Wednesday night, an issue that gave iPhone and iPad owners a brief opportunity to downgrade iOS to an earlier release, with some hardware found to be downgradable to iOS 6.
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iPhone 6 Plus owners face lengthy wait for battery replacement
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners in need of a battery replacement face a lengthy wait for Apple service. A shortage of batteries in the United States and other regions means many will have to wait months to take advantage of the $29 replacement program.
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