As anticipation for HomePod builds, Apple’s smart speaker has sold out in Australia. Apple’s website reports that new orders for the HomePod in White or Space Gray will now deliver from the 12th in the country (which is the 11th in most parts of the …
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Apple removed Telegram from the App Store over distribution of child pornography
Last week, Apple mysteriously removed secure messaging app Telegram and its more efficient counterpart, Telegram X, from the App Store for “inappropriate content,” a move that many users found curious as it came without any concrete explanation.
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How to designate reviews in App Store as “Helpful” or “Not Helpful”
Many longtime Apple customers have developed a praiseworthy habit of perusing written user reviews found on App Store pages as part of making informed decisions when considering whether to try out an app or game for their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
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Apple overtakes Samsung in shrinking smartphone market
An Apple Store staff shows Apple’s new iPhones X after they go on sale at the Apple Store in Regents Street, London, Britain, November 3, 2017Reuters Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter as the largest smartphone producer in a declining global …
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Apple boots Telegram from App Store for harbouring ‘inappropriate content’
APPLE HAS STRIPPED secure messaging app Telegram from the App Store, claiming it’s being used to spread “inappropriate content”. At least that’s according to the Telegram’s chief executive Pavel Durov, who tweeted that the company was alerted by Tim Cook’s …
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Apple Store Puts Telegram Back
San Francisco: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram is back on Apple’s iOS App Store after being removed for reportedly making inappropriate content available to its users. “Telegram is back in the AppStore after being absent there since midnight CET.
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Two Apple retail employees hospitalized following battery rupture at Hong Kong store
Two employees at a Hong Kong Apple Store were taken to hospital on Friday following another battery-related incident, according to reports, with the pair said to have inhaled smoke generated by an iPhone battery while undertaking an in-store repair of a …
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Apple, once again, has a bad case of the iPhone jitters
This Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, photo shows an Apple store in Pittsburgh. Apple Inc. reports earnings Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is making more money than ever, but it still doesn’t seem to be enough to keep …
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Two Hong Kong Apple store staff taken to hospital after iPhone battery starts emitting smoke
Now that it’s taken over from Samsung at the top of the smartphone market, Apple probably hopes that the focus has shifted away from its battery problems. Unfortunately for the Cupertino company, reports have arrived of another battery fire in one of its …
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Porn, Scams, and Terrorists: Which ‘Inappropriate Content’ Got Telegram Kicked Off Apple’s App Store? (Updated)
Telegram, the encrypted chat app that’s been known as the communication tool of choice for peaceful protestors and jihadists alike, mysteriously disappeared from the iOS app store on Wednesday. According to its founder, Apple claims that the removal was …
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Apple removes Telegram from app store
Telegram’s official app has been removed from Apple’s App Store. It had been removed because it had made “inappropriate content” available to users, founder Pavel Durov said. “Once we have protections in place we expect the apps to be back on the App Store …
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Porn, Scams, and Terrorists: Which ‘Inappropriate Content’ Got Telegram Kicked Off Apple’s App Store?
Telegram, the encrypted chat app that’s been known as the communication tool of choice for peaceful protestors and jihadists alike, mysteriously disappeared from the iOS app store on Wednesday. According to its founder, Apple claims that the removal was …
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Apple to open first Austrian store in Vienna on Feb. 24
The first-ever Apple store in Austria will open on Vienna’s Kaerntner Strasse on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m. local time, the company has announced. Photo courtesy AppleInsider reader Roy. A photo shared by AppleInsider reader Roy shows the shop’s facade …
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Apple to Open New Retail Store in Vienna, Austria on February 24
Apple will open a retail store in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday, February 24 according to a new webpage for the store published recently on Apple’s site. The new three-story Vienna Apple Store is located on Kärntner Straße, a famous shopping …
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Apple’s Profit Machine
Luckily, Apple’s not purely a hardware manufacturer. It built a second revenue stream straight into the iPhone experience: the App Store. While iPhone interest may be waning, increased App Store purchasing may be making up for it. The App Store seems to …
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Apple opens its first store in Seoul
Cupertino based tech giant Apple has inaugurated its Garosugil store in Seoul. The store features the full line of products and a curated collection of accessories. Lining each side of the store are Avenues, inspired by window displays along a shopping …
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I tried the Apple store’s most popular fitness cryptocurrency app — and discovered a potential flaw
I’m no stranger to fitness apps, having tried everything from an app that promises the benefits of a trip to the gym in seven minutes to a tool that lets you track and share your runs with other users. But when I first heard about Sweatcoin, an app that …
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