What to Know if You Plan to Travel Abroad With AirTags Apple’s new AirTag item trackers are ideal for attaching to things like bags and luggage cases, which makes it likely they’ll become popular with travelers and backpackers who want to keep tabs on their personal possessions abroad. For this reason, it’s worth remembering which […]
Read MoreApple Announces Redesigned iMac With M1 Chip and Seven Color Options Apple has announced a new, redesigned 24-inch iMac, featuring an M1 chip, a 4.5K display, and a range of color options, as well as an improved cooling system, front-facing camera, speaker system, microphones, power connector, and peripherals. The new iMac features a completely new […]
Read MoreWith the release of iOS 14 and macOS 11, Apple introduced a new way for users to review places of interest and upload photos to Apple Maps that doesn’t rely on third party integrations like Yelp and TripAdvisor. Users who tap a marker for a place on the map that they have physically visited are […]
Read MoreThere’s a curious bug in the Apple Maps app that’s affecting Australians, which appears to be caused by a bad data set. Multiple complaints on Twitter suggest that Apple Maps is listing certain businesses incorrectly, directing Australians to residential areas rather than the actual business location. An erroneous hospital listing located near Twitter user Russell […]
Read MoreWith iOS and iPadOS 14.5 scheduled for an early spring release, Apple has begun testing a new feature that could provide Apple Maps users with real-time crowd data for points of interest, similar to Google Maps. In the iOS and iPadOS 14.5 beta, an updated section in the “Location Services” menu of Apple’s Privacy settings […]
Read MoreApple Wins Patent for iPhone Display With Variable Refresh Rates Up to 240Hz Tuesday February 16, 2021 6:33 am PST by Sami Fathi A new Apple patent published today by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes an iPhone display that, with high refresh mode enabled, may be capable of updating content at two times, […]
Read MoreApple in iOS 14 added cycling directions to Apple Maps, providing specific directions for bike riders with bike lanes, bike paths, and bike-friendly routes that highlight steep inclines, stairs, and other obstacles. Cycling directions have been limited to a handful of locations since launch, but as of this week, Apple appears to have expanded availability […]
Read MoreA range of new Apple services could include “Podcasts+,” “Stocks+,” and “Mail+,” according to a new report by Loup Ventures analysts. Apple’s subscription service products are increasingly important to its business model and is now almost the size of a Fortune 50 company by revenue, growing by 16 percent in 2020 to $53.7 billion. Loup […]
Read MoreLiDAR-equipped Apple Maps vehicles are surveying select regions of Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore through early 2021, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. Apple will use the data collected to improve its Maps app and expand its Look Around feature beyond the five countries where it […]
Read MoreApple this week expanded its Look Around feature in Apple Maps to several new U.S. cities, including Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Look Around, which was first introduced in iOS 13, provides 3D street-level imagery in cities where it is available, and it is similar to Google’s Street View. At […]
Read MoreApple’s redesigned Maps app is now available in Canada following a test of the feature that kicked off back in October. The Canadian expansion comes 11 months after Apple finished the rollout of the revamped Maps app in the United States. Image via Justin O’Beirne The launch of the redesigned Maps app in Canada was […]
Read MoreApple appears to have updated its Maps coverage to add transit directions in Austria, with a focus on public transportation routes in and around the capital, Vienna. Apple Maps users in the country can now select transit routes when getting directions between two locations, with U-Bahn and S-Bahn train routes included in the coverage. iPhone-ticker.de […]
Read MoreFirst A14 Benchmarks from iPad Air 4 Appear Online Benchmarks supposedly for Apple’s A14 Bionic processor in the iPad Air 4, first spotted by Twitter user “Ice Universe,” reveal that the A14 offers significant performance improvements over the iPhone 11’s A13 Bionic. A GeekBench benchmark for an “iPad13,2” with the motherboard number J308AP was uploaded […]
Read MoreThe new Apple Maps app that Apple has been rolling out over the course of the last year is expanding to the UK and Ireland as of today, according to Apple. Apple’s updated Maps app provides faster and more accurate navigation and richer, more detailed views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls, and more, to […]
Read MoreApple seems to have expanded Apple Maps transit information and the 3D view feature in Portugal and the Netherlands. According to iCulture, Apple has added 3D rendering of satelite images to the cities of Amsterdam, Haarlem, Zandvoort, Bloemendaal, Heemstede, Hoofddorp, Zaandam, and Aalsmeer. Previously, only Rotterdam, Eindhoven, and Utrecht were viewable in 3D in the […]
Read MoreThe latest iOS 14 beta 6 includes a new way for users to review places of interest and upload photos to Apple Maps that doesn’t rely on third party integrations. Images via Twitter user BeauGilesFirst spotted by Twitter user BeauGiles and reported by 9to5Mac, the new user interface for places of interest in Maps no […]
Read MoreApple has reportedly begun testing an expansion of its more detailed Apple Maps app in the United Kingdom and Ireland, according to Justin O’Beirne, who often shares details on updates made in Apple Maps. Image via Justin O’BeirneSince the Maps revamp in these countries is in testing stages, it is worth pointing out that the […]
Read MoreLook Around, an Apple Maps feature introduced in iOS 13, has today rolled out in some cities in Japan, allowing for a close-up street-level view of various locations and landmarks. Look Around is available in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya. The new feature was noticed by Ata Distance, who also says some areas like Yoyogi […]
Read MoreTrio of Friends Set Out to Recreate the macOS Big Sur Wallpaper Last year, YouTuber and photographer Andrew Levitt teamed up with his friends Jacob Phillips and Taylor Gray to recreate all of Apple’s default wallpapers included in macOS Catalina. Photo Credit: Jacob Phillips Following Apple’s unveiling of macOS Big Sur at the WWDC conference […]
Read MoreApple Releases watchOS 6.2.8 With Car Keys Support Apple today released watchOS 6.2.8, the 10th update to the watchOS 6 operating system that runs on modern Apple Watch models. watchOS 6.2.8 comes a month after the launch of watchOS 6.2.6, a security update. watchOS 6.2.8 can be downloaded for free through the dedicated Apple Watch […]
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