Apple today announced that customers and independent repair shops will be able to repair select iPhones with used genuine Apple parts starting later this year. Alongside the announcement, Apple’s hardware engineering chief John Ternus spoke with TechCrunch about the iPhone’s controversial “parts pairing” process. Repair website iFixit criticized Apple’s parts pairing process last year, and […]
Read MoreApple today announced that customers and independent repair shops will be able to utilize used Apple parts in repairs, starting with select iPhone models later this year. Beginning this fall, Apple says calibration for both new and used genuine Apple parts will happen on device after the part is installed. To deter stolen iPhones from […]
Read MoreApple now produces as much as 14% of its iPhones in India, indicating the company’s accelerating efforts to diversify beyond China (via Bloomberg). The figure accounts for $14 billion of assembled iPhones in the country, or about 1 in 7 of the company’s flagship devices, a doubling of production compared to the last fiscal year. […]
Read MoreApple assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India during the last fiscal year. This is double the amount from the previous period, marking a push towards reducing its dependency on China. According to Bloomberg, one in seven iPhones is now made in India, which is about 14% of the total output. Apple decided to […]
Read MoreIn November 2023, Apple announced that it would bring Rich Communications Service (RCS) to iPhones “later next year,” suggesting that the new messaging standard would arrive in iOS with iOS 18. However, the company hasn’t offered any update on the matter since then, and as such, there was no information available on the exact timeframe […]
Read MoreA $3 third-party app can now record spatial video on iPhone 15 Pro models in a higher resolution than Apple’s very own Camera app. Thanks to an update first spotted by UploadVR, Spatialify can now record spatial videos with HDR in 1080p at 60fps or in 4K at 30fps. In comparison, Apple’s native Camera app […]
Read MoreApple this month sued its former employee Andrew Aude in California state court, alleging that he breached the company’s confidentiality agreement and violated labor laws by leaking sensitive information to the media and employees at other tech companies. Apple has demanded a jury trial, and it is seeking damages in excess of $25,000. Aude joined […]
Read MoreAt least some Apple software engineers continue to believe that iOS 18 will be the “biggest” update in the iPhone’s history, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Below, we recap rumored features and changes for the iPhone. “The iOS 18 update is expected to be the most ambitious overhaul of the iPhone’s software in its history, […]
Read MoreApple retail stores are now receiving information about the company’s new system for wirelessly updating iPhone software prior to sale, iGen reports. Last week, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that the new proprietary system, called “Presto,” will begin operation across the U.S. in April. Gurman first reported on the wireless system in October, describing it as […]
Read MoreThe first iPhone was launched in 2007, while the first Galaxy smartphone was unveiled in 2009. Ever since their launch, Android and iOS have copied features from each other, but Android has always been better at UI customization. While Apple has made several improvements in the past few years, it still lacks a basic feature […]
Read MoreApple serait en pourparlers avec Google pour obtenir une licence Gemini pour l’iPhone selon Bloomberg. Une opportunité rendue possible par le fait que Google propose son LLM aux développeurs tiers, en plus de l’utiliser pour ses propres besoins. Il y a “des négociations pour permettre à Apple d’utiliser Gemini, l’ensemble des modèles d’IA générative de […]
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Teams will bring walkie-talkie functionality to Apple iPhones in May, according to its development roadmap. This will tap into Apple’s Push-to-Talk framework to enable walkie-talkie usage in Teams. This will offer instant and secure voice communication with efficient background operation. You’ll be able to walkie while you talkie from the lock screen even. So […]
Read MoreApple today adjusted its estimated trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models in the U.S., with the changes reflected on its website. Apple slightly increased trade-in values for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, second-generation iPhone SE, Apple Watch Series 4, and first-generation Apple Watch SE, while trade-in values slightly decreased for the […]
Read MoreAmazon has dropped the prices of the iPhone and iPhone Plus from the last three generations by £100, including the most recent 15 series. Let’s start with the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus as they received some serious upgrades compared to their predecessors. This includes a Dynamic Island (Apple talk for a pill-shaped punch hole), […]
Read MoreMacPaw today announced that Setapp will be available as an alternative app marketplace on the iPhone in the EU starting in April. Those wanting access to the beta version can join a waitlist, and developers interested in the platform can apply on this page. Alternative app marketplaces are among the several changes that Apple is […]
Read MoreWith the iPhone 14 Pro models in 2022, Apple introduced the Dynamic Island, which can morph and expand to display system alerts, sports scores, and a variety of other information. The feature makes the space surrounding the front camera and Face ID sensors useful compared to the notch on older iPhone models. Apple explored a […]
Read MoreApple has been beta testing iOS 17.4 for nearly a month now. Below, we explain when the update is likely to be released to all users. In its press release announcing major App Store changes in the EU, which were implemented in response to new regulations under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple confirmed that […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy AI suite is available exclusively for the Galaxy S24 series and will soon be released for a handful of other high-end Samsung devices through a firmware update. But right now, anyone, from iPhone users to owners of other brands of Android phones, can get a taste of Galaxy AI through the Try Galaxy […]
Read MoreApple has been eating away at Samsung’s smartphone sales over the past few years. For the first time last year, Apple sold more smartphones globally than Samsung. Even in Europe, which was usually considered Samsung’s bastion, Apple became the number one smartphone brand in the final quarter of last year. Apple surpassed Samsung smartphone shipments […]
Read MoreApple seems to have dominated the global top 10 best-selling smartphone charts in 2023, capturing the first seven places in a row, according to data shared today by Counterpoint Research. Samsung occupied the last three spots in the global top 10, but no high-end Galaxy phones made it through. Market watchers say this is the […]
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