Apple’s Apple Watch will be introducing a new feature that allows users to participate in guided walks. According to 9toMac, the iOS 14.4 beta update includes a new guided walking section within Apple Fitness+. A Twitter user named Khaos Tian pointed it out in a screenshot he took of the …
Read More »Apple Working On Foldable iPhones
Apple is working on two foldable phone concepts. According to Economic Daily News, the phones have passed tests at the Foxconn factory, the world’s largest electronics provider. One of the phones is described as a vertical-folding phone and the other as a dual-screen phone connected by a hinge. It is …
Read More »Apple Removed App That Promotes Pandemic Parties From The App Store
Apple has removed an app called Vybe Together that promoted underground pandemic parties from its app store after a reporter tweeted about it. The company’s TikTok account was also banned following the public’s discovery of the app. The Verge reports that the app was removed this week, a day after New York …
Read More »Analyst Says Apple Car Likely Won’t Be Released Until 2028
If you are waiting on the Apple car to drop, you may be waiting a few more years. According to Wall Street analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the car’s 2024 release rumor is extremely ambitious. Kuo says the market is “too bullish” when it comes to reports of the company jumping into …
Read More »The New Apple TV Will Focus On Gaming, Better Processors
The new Apple TV will focus strongly on gaming this time around, with new controllers, processors, and increased storage. While the details are scarce, Apple is said to be working on a prototype that features A12 and A14 processor variants, according to Mashable. This component will make gaming performance better on …
Read More »Facebook Wants Apple To Stop Telling Users How To Block Apps From Tracking Their Personal Data; Claims It’s Standing Up For Small Businesses
Facebook wants Apple to stop letting its users know that they have the ability to disable applications from tracking their personal data. You know those little alerts on your iPhone that educate you on how to block apps from taking your personal information? Yeah, Facebook is fighting against that move …
Read More »Apple To Develop Technology That Would Allow Multi-User Ability On iOS Devices
Apple is working on technology that would allow more than one person to use a single iOS device. According to AppleInsider.com, the company is developing its Secure Enclave technology to allow users to share one iPhone or iPad with one user’s private information being accessible to another. Apple was given …
Read More »Upcoming Apple AirPods 2 May Give Users Body-Control; Users Could Playback Song By Clicking Their Teeth
The Apple AirPods Pro 2 may be able to be controlled by a user clicking their teeth. First, it was facial recognition, and now Apple wants to give consumers the ability to control the upcoming AirPods Pro 2 with their bodies. According to Tech Radar, the new AirPods may come …
Read More »ACLU Files Lawsuit Against FBI For More Information About Its Phone-Unlocking Capabilities
The American Civil Liberties (ACLU) is suing Apple for more information about the FBI’s phone-hacking and unlocking capabilities. ACLU filed a lawsuit against the technology company demanding to be given more information about the FBI’s Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU), a forensic unit the ACLU claims has been silently breaking …
Read More »Apple Releasing New AirPods 3
Popular tech site The Elec revealed that Apple will release new AirPods3 at the beginning of 2021. The new AirPods will have a new design and a higher price point. According to The Elec, the new design has an AirPods Pro-inspired look without noise canceling. The 25% price increase puts …
Read More »Six-Year-Old Boy Buys $16,000 Worth Of Items In Sonic Forces Mobile Game
A six-year-old, George Johnson, went on a shopping spree, buying magic rings while playing Sonic Forces on his mother’s phone. Jessica Johnson, the boy’s mother, filed a claim for reimbursement but was unable to do so. “My son didn’t understand the money was real,” Johnson said to the New York …
Read More »Apple To Launch Its New Fitness Service Apple Fitness+; Becomes Peloton And Mirror’s Direct Competition
Apple Fitness+ is set to launch on December 14. Apple Fitness+ is giving its consumers a new way to workout at home. As most millions of gym memberships are canceled amid the Covid-19 pandemic, more people opt to get their physical fitness at home. According to Slash Gear, Apple’s new …
Read More »New Apple Watch Bands Will Include Two Cameras On The Strap
A new line of Apple Watch bands will now come equipped with two cameras. After nearly four years in development, the Wristcam is complete and ready to be shipped out to customers who supported the original crowdfunding campaign for the effort. The straps 8-megapixel camera can shoot 1080p video and …
Read More »Apple Ordered To Pay $113 Million Settlement Over Claims It Purposely Slowed Down iPhones
Apple has agreed to pay $113 million to settle an Arizona case alleging the tech company fleeced consumers by intentionally slowing down older iPhones to entice users into buying newer, more expensive models. According to AJC.com, the judgment announced on Wednesday brings closure to the class-action suit brought by more …
Read More »Apple Will Release Two New Models Of AirPods As It Discontinues Complimentary Wired Headphones
Apple is continuing to expand it’s wearable options for consumers with the launch of it’s new AirPods and AirPods Pro. The move also comes as iPhone users are forced to convert to the wireless earbuds as Apple does away with it’s complimentary headphones with newer phone models. According to Bloomberg, …
Read More »Amazon, Apple, Facebook & Google Accused Of Abusing “Monopoly Power”
House lawmakers are looking to crack down on several tech companies for their abuse of monopoly power. In fact, they are now calling for changes to antitrust laws to combat the misuse of power. After 15 months of investigating the practices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, a 449-page report …
Read More »Apple Is Suing Its Former Recycling Partner For Allegedly Stealing Over 100,000 Apple Products & Reselling Them
Apple is at odds with its former recycling partner GEEP Canada for allegedly stealing and reselling at least 103,845 iPhones, iPads, and watches that it was hired to disassemble. Between January 2015 and December 2017, Apple reportedly sent the recycling firm, which is now a part of Quantum Lifecycle Partners, …
Read More »Apple Will Pay Up To $500 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Slowing Down Batteries On Older iPhones
Apple has agreed to pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class-action suit that accused the tech giant of slowing down older iPhones to compel users to upgrade to newer models. According to CNN, the settlement agreement, which is subject to approval by a judge on April …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey And Apple Are Developing A Documentary About Assault in The Music Industry
Oprah Winfrey and Apple are teaming up with Academy Award-nominated duo Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (The Invisible War) for their next documentary, set to be released in 2020. The untitled documentary will center around a former music executive who is stuck with the decision whether or not she wants …
Read More »That’s Baller: Apple Creates A $2.5 Billion Plan To Address California’s Housing Affordability Crisis
The housing crisis in California has garnered major attention due to high rates of homelessness, lack of affordable housing, and decreased homeownership over the years. As a result, the tech giant, Apple, is leading the charge by offering a $2.5 billion plan to help address this problem. In a statement, …
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