Gurman: Apple May Limit Announcements to New Accessories This Week

Apple likely plans to launch a new accessory this week rather than a major product, with stores currently planning for only a minor refresh, predicts Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The prediction follows a rumor we reported on over the weekend that Apple plans to announce new products with press releases on its website this week. Apple […]

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Apple Card Savings Account’s Balance Limit Increased to $1 Million

Goldman Sachs today increased the Apple Card savings account’s balance limit to $1 million, with cardholders being notified by email. From the updated Apple Card cardholder agreement, effective March 1: The maximum balance limit for your Account is $1,000,000, based on your Current Balance (including interest and Daily Cash deposits). The account’s previous balance limit […]

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Galaxy S24’s AI slow-mo feature has a resolution limit

Instant Slow-mo is one of many additions to One UI 6.1 for the Galaxy S24 series. It’s a neat little feature that lets you slow down videos when you play them inside the Gallery app. All you need is to tap and hold the screen and let the magic happen. Although it works reliably, we […]

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XREAL Air 2 Pro (2024) review: Leaving HoloLens in the dust, the sky’s the limit for XREAL

We’re rapidly heading towards a post-HoloLens world. When Microsoft initially debuted HoloLens back in the day, it opened up a world of excitement for gaming, spatial computing, business applications, training, and beyond. Microsoft is still muddling through a big HoloLens contract with the United States Dept. of Defence for potential applications, but we’ve heard repeatedly […]

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Germany may impose limit on Chinese 5G equipment used by carriers

An estimated 59% of Germany’s 5G Radio Access Networks (RANs) use Huawei components and a new report suggests that Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community is looking to impose a limit on Chinese 5G equipment used by local carriers like Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone. Based on the report, the interior ministry will present […]

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Apple iPhone 15 will let you limit the battery charge

The iPhone 15 series is now official and with the new USB-C comes a new software feature. According to a source code found in iOS 17 beta released to developers, Apple may let you limit the maximum battery charge on your new iPhones. It seems like the feature will be available only on the iPhone […]

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watchOS 10 Extends Optimized Charge Limit to More Apple Watch Models

With watchOS 9 on the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple introduced a new battery feature called Optimized Charge Limit, which uses on-device machine learning to analyze your daily usage and dynamically set a maximum charge limit for your watch. Available now as a developer beta and coming to all users later this year, watchOS 10 will […]

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Kids headphones don’t always volume limit

After years of answering people’s questions about headphones, something that I run into with some regularity is parents seeking out an opinion on headphones for their child because, well, I’m a father too. However, the situation around kids headphones is pretty dire if I’m being honest. I often actually steer people away from getting them […]

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TikTok sets daily usage limit for users aged under 18

TikTok, the booming social media network, which is widely criticized for increasing users’ screen time, has now released a new feature that will help teens cut down on their screen time. And with its new parental controls, parents can set a screen time limit and pause push notifications. Users below 18 years will get a […]

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TikTok sets a 60-minute daily screen limit for users under 18

The social platform TikTok announced new features for teens and families, including a 60-minute daily screen limit for all users under 18 years old. It will be automatically set to every account for one hour, but users will be able to opt-out and set their own limits. The app will also add more screen time […]

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Apple apparently plans to limit iPhone USB-C functionality

Thanks to new EU regulations coming into effect next year, Apple has no choice but to finally adopt the USB-C port for its iPhones. And yet, as it happens a lot of times with Apple, there’s apparently a twist. According to a new rumor out of China, the company is planning on using a custom […]

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Apple Reportedly Planning to Limit iPhone 15’s USB-C Port in the Same Way as Lightning

The iPhone 15 and ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro’s USB-C port and accompanying charging cables will feature a Lightning-like authenticator chip, potentially limiting their functionality with Apple-unapproved accessories, a rumor shared on Weibo suggests. The rumor declares that Apple has developed its own variant of USB-C for this year’s ‌iPhone 15‌ lineup and comes from a user […]

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Unlike Chrome, it seems Firefox will not move to limit ad blockers

What you need to know Mozilla Firefox version 109 recently became available. The latest version of the browser enables Manifest Version 3 by default, which is the next generation of WebExtensions. Manifest Version 3 has proven controversial because it limits some features in ad blockers. Mozilla’s implementation of Manifest V3 allows developers to continue to […]

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Twitter to Increase Tweet Character Limit to 4,000, Elon Musk Says

Sunday December 11, 2022 2:31 am PST by Sami Fathi Twitter will eventually increase its character limit from the current 280 to 4,000, the company’s new CEO, Elon Musk, has confirmed on Twitter. In reply to a question whether rumored plans for Twitter to increase the character limit to 4,000 were true, Musk responded “Yes,” […]

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Apple Expanding 10-Minute ‘Everyone’ AirDrop Limit to All Users With iOS 16.2

With the launch of iOS 16.2, Apple is expanding an AirDrop limitation that was introduced in China with the launch of iOS 16.1.1. Going forward, AirDrop will be primarily restricted to Contacts Only, and the option to turn on AirDrop for “Everyone” will be limited to 10 minutes. Right now, AirDrop has three options: “Receiving […]

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How to Limit App Access to Photos

If you’ve paid attention to any of Apple’s press conferences and device launches over the past few years, you probably have noticed the company’s new focus on privacy. But instead of just “talking about it” without actually following through, Apple has also been implementing various features and options to help keep your data and information […]

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WhatsApp unveils Communities feature, raises group limit to 1,024 participants

A new feature is rolling out to WhatsApp users – Communities. This is a way to organize multiple group chats so that the discussion in individual groups remains focused on a particular thing but participants can easily switch between topics. You can, for example, create a Community for your neighborhood, then divide discussion into individual […]

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YouTube could limit 4K videos to premium subscribers

A few users are reporting that YouTube is asking them to buy the Premium membership to watch videos in 4K resolution. Google is trying hard to increase its revenue from YouTube. Earlier this month, the company was found to be showing five unskippable advertisements before the start of a video. Those ads will either fetch […]

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Instagram story time limit increased from 15 seconds to 60 seconds

Instagram is getting a new update to its app, which increases the time limit of each Story from 15 seconds to 60 seconds. Currently, the length of each Story on Instagram is limited to 15 seconds. If you record a video or post content that’s longer than that, Instagram automatically splits that video into multiple […]

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Apple Watch Ultra: How to Use the New Optimized Charge Limit Feature

All Apple Watch models running watchOS 7 or later include a Battery Health feature called Optimized Battery Charging that extends the total battery life of your Apple Watch by learning from your habits and waiting to finish charging all the way up until you need your ‌Apple Watch. Apple Watch Ultra can last up to […]

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