Unlike Microsoft and Google, Apple had long opposed adding a touchscreen to MacOS systems, saying that the feature was best suited for the iPhone and iPad. However, with iOS apps possibly coming to the Mac, it seems the time is ripe for the addition of a …
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How to use Google Duo, the video calling app that’s better than Apple’s FaceTime and works on any phone
Now, I’m a huge fan of the Pixel 2. It’s my favorite Android phone on the market, and I’m considering making the switch once I pay off my iPhone 6s. My problem was that my sister lives nearly 400 miles away from me, and she has two young kids. By switching …
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EU launches probe of Apple’s takeover of digital app Shazam
BRUSSELS — The European Union is opening an investigation into Apple’s acquisition of song-recognition app Shazam to make sure it doesn’t limit consumer choice too much. Apple said in December it would buy the maker of the popular song-recognition app …
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EU opens competition probe into Apple’s bid for music app Shazam
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation on Monday into Apple’s bid for British music discovery app Shazam, concerned the deal might give the iPhone maker an unfair advantage in poaching users from its rivals. Apple announced …
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iOS 12 May Be Coming to Your iPhone 5s
iOS: If you’re still holding on to an old iPhone 5S, you’re in luck: Apple might allow you to upgrade the five-year-old smartphone to iOS 12 when it rolls out later this year. The news comes as a result of some code spotted in WebKit, the browser …
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Apple iPhone 5s Might Receive The iOS 12 Update
Launched back in September 2013, the iPhone 5s was one of the many iPhones to receive an update to iOS 11. Since the iPhone 5 was left out of the lot, it appeared that iOS 11 would be the last major update for the 5s. However, that might not be completely …
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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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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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