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Exclusive: New ‘Beats Studio Buds+’ headphones coming, possibly using same chip as AirPods [U]
iOS 16.4 is coming soon with a bunch of new features, including new emoji, web app notifications, and more. But under the hood, today’s RC update adds support for an unreleased Beats Studio Buds+, as discovered by 9to5Mac. Read on as we detail what to expect from these new wireless earbuds from Beats.
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iPhone users complain Apple’s autocorrect is ‘ruining their lives’
“Not trying to sound dramatic but iPhone autocorrect is literally ruining my life,” said one user furious with Apple’s latest iOS update.
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iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation for Cellular Phone Calls
The iOS 16.4 update that is set to be released to the public in the near future includes voice isolation for cellular calls, according to notes that Apple shared today. Apple says that Voice Isolation will prioritize your voice and block out the ambient noise around you, making for clearer phone calls where you can better hear the person you're chatting with and vice versa.
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Expanded App Store Price Points Now Available for All App Purchases
Apple today announced that its expanded range of App Store price points is now available to developers for use with all App Store purchase options,...
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How to Build a Location-Based App that Goes Way Beyond GPS
For GPS-based iPhone apps, use Apple's MapKit + Core Location; for Android, use Google Maps; with cross-platform app development, choose Google Maps. Begin location-based mobile app development by creating a working prototype, cleared only to the geolocation feature that is the core of your app. For more details on how to make a location-based app, skip to section 6 and look at tricks with power optimization, offline mode, and opt-in implementation.
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Apple gives iOS Update to old iPhone Models! Why you should update! (conspiracy theory)
Many Apple users have complained that their older iPhones were losing battery life, heating up, and becoming slower with each new iOS update. It was speculated that Apple was intentionally slowing down older devices to encourage users to buy new iPhones. Back in 2017 Apple confirmed that they were indeed slowing down older devices, but for a different reason. They claimed that they were doing it to prevent unexpected shutdowns caused by aging batteries, which was actually doing exact opposite.
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Apple Pay to Launch in South Korea This Year Following Regulator Approval
After years of discussions with local authorities, Apple Pay in South Korea has been approved by the financial regulator, paving the way for the mobile payment system to launch in the first half of this year (via The Korea Herald). The FSC emphasized that credit card firms should not transfer fees arising from the use of Apple Pay to customers or shops, while calling for measures to ensure customer protection from such risks as the theft of personal information.
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Apple Maps privacy bug may have allowed apps to collect location data without permission
An Apple Maps privacy bug fixed in iOS 16.3 may have allowed apps to collect user location data without permission. At least one app appears to have done so, and a security reporter has speculated that the same privacy bug could have been exploited by countless apps over an unknown time period …
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Kuo: Apple to Release Foldable iPad With Carbon Fiber Kickstand in 2024
In a series of tweets, Kuo said he expects an "all-new design foldable iPad" to be the next big product launch in the iPad lineup, with no other major iPad releases in the next nine to 12 months. The analyst said he was "positive" that the foldable device would arrive in 2024, but did not provide a more specific timeframe.
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Apple beefs up smartphone services in “silent war” against Google
Apple is taking steps to separate its mobile operating system from features offered by Google parent Alphabet, making advances around maps, search, and advertising that have created a collision course between the Big Tech companies.
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Apple issues security update for the almost 10-year-old iPhone 5S
The 2013-vintage phone is getting a little more secure.
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WhatsApp update lets iPhone users search messages by date! Check out latest update
WhatsApp on iOS lets users check messages by date other than just the text. Here is all you need to know.
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Twitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIs
Late yesterday, The Information reported that it had seen internal Twitter Slack communications confirming that the company had intentionally cut off third-party Twitter app access to its APIs. The shut-down, which happened Thursday night US time, hasn’t affected all apps and services that use the API but instead appears targeted at the most popular third-party Twitter clients, including Tweetbot by Tapbots and Twitterrific by The Iconfactory.
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Kuo: Apple's Mixed-Reality Headset Likely to Debut at Spring Media Event or WWDC
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a tweet thread today that ongoing delays with development of Apple's mixed-reality headset have likely pushed mass shipment of the device back to the end of the second quarter or into the third quarter of this year.
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Apple Patents Apple Pencil That Can Sample Colors From Real-World Surfaces
Apple has patented a possible next-generation Apple Pencil that can sample colors from the real world and then input that same color onto an iPad, as well as other features, including the ability to sample textures.
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iPhone 14's Car Crash Detection Still Triggering False 911 Calls, Forcing Dispatchers to Reallocate Resources Away From Real Emergencies
Despite optimizations made in an iOS 16 update in November, the iPhone 14's Car Crash Detection feature continues to accidentally call 911 when a user may be on a rollercoaster, skiing, or doing other physical activities the device misunderstands as a car crash.
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15.5-Inch MacBook Air Expected to Launch in Spring 2023
Apple is developing a 15.5-inch MacBook Air that could launch in the spring of 2023, according to display analyst Ross Young. In a tweet shared with super followers, Young said that production on panels designed for the MacBook Air will start in the first quarter of 2023.
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Belkin Debuts Continuity Camera Mount for Mac Desktops
Belkin is expanding its line of MagSafe-compatible Continuity Camera mounts with the launch of the Belkin iPhone Mount for Mac Desktops, which is able to attach to iMac models and different displays. Priced at $30, the Belkin iPhone Mount for Mac Desktops joins Belkin's existing Continuity Camera mount that's available for Mac notebooks like the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. The mount is designed to attach to the top of an iMac or external display, and then a compatible MagSafe iPhone can be placed on the MagSafe mount.
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This is probably the most annoying thing about the iPhone right now, and it needs a fix
It shouldn’t have come to this, but here we are. It’s becoming impossible to browse Twitter on your iPhone while listening to music or a podcast. The app just interrupts what’s playing every time you scroll over an ad. It’s not just Twitter either – this is a common frustration across lots of apps with ads. There has to be a better way.
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Apple is becoming an ad company despite privacy claims
For years, Apple watched Google and Meta make billions by collecting every scrap of people’s data to target them with ads. Now it appears it was just taking notes. Apple’s advertising operation follows the surveillance capitalism model of its rivals, using data it collects from various Apple services and your Apple account to show you ads in the App Store as well as its News and Stocks apps.
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