Tim Cook greeting iPhone customers at Apple Palo Alto. Apple has announced that their retail location in Palo Alto, CA will be closing for an undetermined amount of time beginning in May. The building will be remodeled as part of Apple’s strategy to …
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Customer captures Apple store robbery on smartphone
Like other large retail outlets, Apple stores have their fair share of thefts, but it’s not often that such incidents are caught on a customer’s smartphone. Police are investigating a robbery that took place at one of the Cupertino company’s stores …
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Apple ads
Apple today shared two new videos in its “Life’s easier on iPhone” series, which are aimed at encouraging Android users to switch over to an iPhone. The first ad, “App Store,” depicts exploding app icons that are meant to demonstrate the superior safety of …
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KCPD investigating after strong-arm robbery at Plaza Apple Store caught on camera
Police are searching for three male suspects. The Kansas City Police Department continues to investigate a strong-arm robbery Sunday at the Apple Store on the Plaza. On Monday, police released pictures of the suspects and their vehicle. The incident …
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Apple targets Android switchers with two new iPhone ads
The two ads continue Apple’s recent “Switch to iPhone” campaign … The second ad features a similar split-screen setup, with “Your Store” and “App Store” on each side. Lining the shelves of each store are goods resembling app icons.
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iPhone 6 has now destroyed 3 batteries due to swelling
3 batteries is certainly a trend… At first I would have assumed, as you have, that a defective or low quality battery was the cause. However, three different batteries tends to place the focus on the charging brick or the actual charge circuit on the …
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Here’s How The iPhone X Battery Life Stacks Up Against iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 Plus And iPhone 8 Plus
The iPhone X is still Apple’s shiny new flagship of the year with a new design. There’s still a lot that we don’t know about the device. Doe instance, if you check out the official specification sheet of the all the Plus models by the company …
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The iPhone X is being outsold by a 4-year-old iPhone design
But the real surprise comes when looking at sales of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 6S families. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus — yep, two-year-old phones — actually outsold the iPhone X, accounting for 20% of iPhone sales in Q1 2018. The iPhone X only barely …
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iPhone 7 Unlocked Price Is Down to an Unprecedented $300 for the 32GB Model
Even now, the iPhone 7 is an expensive handset for most people but its A10 Fusion and 2GB RAM combination surely make it a terrific device for fluid smartphone operating. What is even sweeter is the fact that the iPhone 7 now costs just $300 for the 32GB …
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There’s still hope for the iPhone 5s to run iOS 12, its fifth potential major update
As iOS 11 dropped support for the Apple A6-powered iPhone 5 and 5c, released back in 2012 and 2013 respectively, and iOS 10 was unable to run on 2011’s A5-based iPhone 4s, we always assumed this year would mark the end of the software update road for …
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Apple Watch vs. Fitbit Versa: How to choose?
The Fitbit Versa is a worthy Apple Watch alternative. The Fitbit Versa is like if you took the Ionic, gave it a slimmer body and prettier design and dropped its price. It also costs $50 less than the cheapest Apple Watch model, the Series 1, or $130 less …
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New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple’s Design Decision
… based on their supply chain sources that the iPhone SE2 will simply be an iPhone SE with an A10 Fusion chip from the iPhone 7 and… yes, the 3.5mm headphone jack removed. In fact, Macotakara even says existing iPhone SE cases are expected to fit the …
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Google to launch iMessage and WhatsApp rival
Encryption has been a point of contention for WhatsApp and apps like Telegram, which was accused by British … For global adoption, Google will be counting on Apple supporting its Chat messages service, too, but its smartphone rival has yet to confirm …
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Watch out, Whatsapp: Google Unveils ‘Chat’ Service to Replace SMS
The service, dubbed Chat, is not a Google messaging app but will run on Android phones through … step leave Google lagging behind its closest competitors — Apple’s iMessage and Facebook’s WhatsApp both have end-to-end encryption in place by default …
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Critics are slamming Chat, the new iMessage-like feature coming soon to all Android phones, for not being as secure as Apple iMessage or WhatsApp
Chat is not end-to-end encrypted, which means it is not as secure as Apple’s iMessage, or WhatsApp. Critics are calling out Google for not having end-to-end encryption in the default Android app in 2018. A new feature called “Chat” is coming soon to all …
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WhatsApp tips and tricks: Top new features on Android, iOS
It is no longer available on Android beta of the app. WhatsApp Status on iPhone’s ‘Today View’: The recent Status updates in the WhatsApp widget can be viewed in iPhone’s Today View. The update is part of WhatsApp version 2.18.40. Another minor …
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Apps featured by the Apple App Store saw a bump of up to 800% in downloads
It has long been the dream of iOS app developers everywhere to land a coveted spot on one of the App Store’s featured lists. But it’s not just bragging rights that these developers may be winning — it could also be a major spike in download numbers.
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