A new class action suit claims that Apple purposely misled buyers by using a 2×2 MIMO antenna array in the iPhone XR while knowing it was “inferior” and “defective” compared to the 4×4 MIMO setup in …
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Why New Contact Tracing Apps Have A Critical WhatsApp-Sized Problem
These Bluetooth proximity apps are generating daily headlines as the effectiveness versus privacy debate rages on. Building on perceived success in Asia, the apps are now launching in the West. And …
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Apple TV app adds curated picks from AFI Movie Club
The Apple TV app on Tuesday added the American Film Institute’s AFI Movie Club to its rotation of human-curated collections, enabling quick and easy access to film classics promoted by the …
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Without Apple and Google, the UK’s contact-tracing app is in trouble
The UK is one of the few countries that has chosen to create a contact-tracing app that is incompatible with the contact-tracing API currently being developed by Google and Apple. Instead of …
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AFI Movie Club Picks Now Featured in Apple TV App
The Apple TV app for the Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices now features an AFI Film Club section highlighting movie picks and recommendations from the American Film Institute. As noted …
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Apple and Google show what coronavirus contact tracing apps will look like
Apple and Google released concept images of how a coronavirus contact tracing app built on top of their common API would look like. The screenshots explain how a user can enroll in the process, …
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Apple, Google Ban GPS Data Collection in COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps
Apple and Google will reportedly ban location tracking in apps that use their proprietary COVID-19 contact tracing system. According to Reuters, the two tech companies—which teamed up to help slow the …
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Britain’s NHS shuns Apple and Google as it rolls out coronavirus contact-tracing app
The NHS app is based on the government’s “centralized” framework instead of the tech giant’s “decentralized” technology.
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France accuses Apple of refusing help with ‘StopCovid’ app
France accused Apple on Tuesday of undermining its effort to fight the coronavirus by refusing to help make its iPhones more compatible with a planned “StopCovid” contact-tracing app. Countries are …
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Th UK’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app probably won’t work properly
The NHS has released some details on how the app will work, but some questions around how it will use Bluetooth remain unanswered.
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Back Market raises $120 million to grow refurbished gadget market
Back Market raised $120 million as the Paris-based startup seeks to dramatically expand the market for refurbished consumer electronics.
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New Report Reveals How Google’s Pixel 4a Can Beat Apple’s iPhone SE
Google’s hotly-anticipated Pixel 4a, already the subject of numerous leaks, needs to pull some impressive tricks out of the bag to compete against the cutting-edge processing power of Apple’s new …
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Apple-sponsored NFC Forum adopts wireless charging spec amid ‘bilateral’ iPhone charging rumors
The NFC Forum, an industry group tasked with setting global standards for near field communication technology, on Tuesday announced the adoption of a new Wireless Charging Specification (WLC) that …
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New Report Reveals How Google’s Pixel 4a Can Beat Apple’s New iPhone SE
Google’s hotly-anticipated Pixel 4a, already the subject of numerous leaks, needs to pull some impressive tricks out of the bag to compete against the cutting-edge processing power of Apple’s new …
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Forza Street boosts onto iOS and Android a year after its Windows 10 debut
Forza Street is out now for free on iOS and Android devices, just over a year after it first debuted on Windows 10. © Provided by GamesRadar null . As an extra bonus for getting …
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Motorola Edge Plus vs. iPhone 11 Pro Max: Two big phones clash
The Motorola Edge Plus and iPhone 11 Pro Max are two of the biggest and best phones around. We throw them in the ring together to determine which one is better.
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Apple’s big developer conference where it announces new iPhone, Mac and iPad software will be online-only beginning June 22
The event typically draws thousands of attendees, but will be held online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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