Apple specifies grace period for third-party app store access when leaving the EU

If you were left wondering what Apple’s “gone for too long” policy towards users who have sideloaded apps and leave the European Union – it’s 30 days. Apple updated its support page to clarify the grace period is exactly 30 days after which users will not be able to download apps from alternative app stores […]

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Alternative iOS App Stores Only Work for ‘Grace Period’ When Traveling Outside of EU

With the release of iOS 17.4, iPhone users in the European Union can access third-party app stores, but Apple warns that EU users traveling outside of the bloc will only have a “grace period” before some features stop working altogether when they’re away. From Apple’s support document detailing alternative app marketplaces: If you leave the […]

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Apple services hit another all-time high during Q1 period

Apple shared its earnings report for Q1, 2024 – the quarter ending on December 30, 2023, and it showed revenues of $119.6 billion and $33.9 billion in profits. Revenues are up by 2% while profits grew by 13% on a yearly basis. The iPhone remained Apple’s largest revenue contributor at $69.7 billion while Apple’s services […]

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What Are ‘Missed Period Pills,’ and How Do They Work?

Cari Siestra first learned about menstrual regulation when they were working on the Myanmar-Thailand border. At the time, abortion was broadly criminalized in both countries. But if a person’s period was late, it was relatively easy to get access to pills that would induce menstruation in just a few days. In Bangladesh, where abortion is […]

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Intel discontinues Cascade Lake-X CPUs and X299 chipsets, but provides a grace period

What you need to know Intel’s Cascade Lake-X CPUs and X299 chipsets will no longer be in production. The company is implementing the change gradually and will phase out the entries by January next year. Intel will accept orders until April 2023. Intel announced that it’s pulling the plug on its ancient high-end desktop Cascade […]

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Galaxy F54 pre-order period ends with the phone going on sale today

After a pre-order period of a couple of weeks, the Galaxy F54 5G is now available for purchase from Flipkart in India. Samsung has released the phone in two color options and one memory configuration. During the pre-order period, Samsung and Flipkart priced the Galaxy F54 5G at INR 27,999. But now that the pre-purchase […]

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Samsung.com reveals Galaxy S23 series pre-order period and perks

Current expectations are that Samsung will raise the prices of the Galaxy S23 series in Europe (compared to last year’s S22 models). The company is also preparing to soften the blow with the usual discounts. It turns out that someone updated the fine print on the Samsung UK Business portal with details on the S23 […]

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Pentiment Xbox review: A prodigious, pseudo-pious period piece of an imperfect past

History is a fickle creature, as objective fact is too-often buried and obscured by layers upon layers of subjective interpretation, cultural retellings, biased alterations, and, often, literal dirt and stone. The latest video game from Obsidian Entertainment, masterminded by the legendary Josh Sawyer at the helm of a small team of just 13 developers and […]

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The best period tracking and prediction wearables

There are loads of menstrual tracking apps. Several have been around for years, are excellent at what they do, and, for that reason, they’re incredibly popular – like Clue and Flo. This hasn’t stopped wearable tech brands from developing their own menstrual cycle-tracking tech. The big question is: should you give up your favorite app […]

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Analysts: lead times for iPhone 14 series drop below that for iPhone 13 in the same period

The iPhone 14 series first became available six weeks ago and the analysts at JP Morgan have been tracking the lead times for all four models during that time (publishing the data on the Apple Product Availability Tracker). The lead times are how long it takes between placing an order and receiving the phone. For […]

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Samsung leads Indian smartphone market with highest sales, revenue during festive period

The latest report by Strategy Analytics brings some good news for Samsung. According to the report, the Indian smartphone sales revenue grew 17% year-on-year to $2.1 billion in just the first eight days of festive sales from September 23 to 30. The report also stated that Samsung took the lead in the festive sales period […]

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Wearables market set for shaky period as economic downturn slows sales

The wearables market is expected to experience turbulence as a result of the global economic downturn. That’s according to the latest market forecast published by industry analysts CCS Insight, indicating that overall sales of smartwatches and fitness trackers are set to fall from 232 million shipments in 2021 to 215 million in 2022. It would […]

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Spotify Premium Extends Free Trial Period to Three Months

Spotify is extending its free trial period for Spotify Premium to three months, up from the previous one month that new users usually have to try out the paid service. In a blog post announcing the offer, Spotify said the free three-month trial of its Individual Premium plan is available to eligible Free and first-time […]

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Beyond period tracking: Femtech and designing wearables for women

“Femtech is not about products built by women. Femtech is about creating products to try and reach better healthcare outcomes that differently disproportionately or solely affect women and girls.” That was the key definition of femtech by Issy Towell, wearables analyst at CCS Insight who spoke at the Wareable presents: Wearables London event in June. […]

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