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Apple releases iOS 11.3: What’s New and How to Download it

30Mar By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

Apple releases iOS 11.3: What’s New and How to Download it

Good news for all the technology enthusiasts! Apple has come up with an updated version of its smartphone operating system, iOS 11.3. On Thursday, Apple released the update for its mobile operating system iOS 11.3, which comes in-house with its standard new 9.7 inch Ipad also announced this week.It is can now easily be downloaded in iPhones and iPads. Coming in with a bundle of new features, this iOS update is noted to be one of the massive software updates since iOS 11 has been released.Apple has successfully added in the Battery Health Feature which will do away with the processor- throttling of iPhone batteries that has remained controversial among users. In order to download the iOS 11.3 update on your Apple device: Go to "Settings" Click "General" Press "Software Upda...

Apple To Soon Launch Its Second Generation AirPods

24Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Tech

Apple To Soon Launch Its Second Generation AirPods

The Apple wireless AirPods that debuted in India in the late 2016, is reportedly going to upgrade its earphones to the second generation this year. These new AirPods are said to be installed with an upgraded chip which would help the users to call for Siri, by simply saying 'Hey Siri' . This is the same feature which exists in the iPhone, iPad and the newly released smart speaker HomePod. To activate Siri, the user have to double tap the side of the AirPods. The AirPods first generation were priced at Rs 15,400 in India and was introduced with iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The highly anticipated product came with features like it automatically turns on when they are put in the ear and automatically pauses when the user takes them out. The giants AirPod shipments were predicted to incre...

Apple may Introduce Three New iPhones this Year

15Feb By RishabhNo Comments

Tech

Apple may Introduce Three New iPhones this Year

Apple's $999 iPhone X may soon be old! Smartphone giant maker Apple is now gearing up to introduce three new iPhones this year. It is also reported that one of them will be more premium than the other two. The news is predicted by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo , who along with his team is well known for predicting details about Apple products launch. "We predict Apple will launch three new iPhone models in 2H18: 6.5-inch and 5.8- inch OLED models and a 6.1-inch TFT-LCD model, all equipped with a full-screen design and TrueDepth Camera (front 3D sensing), as with iPhone X," Kuo wrote in Monday's note. It is predicted that Apple is preparing two iPhones which will be targeting "high-end market", in the report. However, the third model will be for the lower-end market which may be pri...

The Journey of Apple from Apple I Computers to Top Smartphone Selling Company

5Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

Story

The Journey of Apple from Apple I Computers to Top Smartphone Selling Company

Before Apple forayed in the smartphone manufacturing sector, it was known for its other products- Macintosh, MacBook, iPod etc. that it manufactured down the years of developing technology. Apple, as we know it today, started off as Apple Computer Inc. on its roller-coaster journey where Steve Jobs, was forced out of his own company, after which he even created another firm called 'NeXT' that later merged into Apple in 1997. The Story of STEVES Apple was found by two of the Steve's (Jobs and Wozniak) who met through a common friend named Bill Fernandez, and, bonded over their shared passion and love for technology. Before discovering Apple Inc., with their brains Jobs and Wozniak invented 'blue boxes' that allowed people to make long distance calls for free. Jobs and Wozniak we...

Apple Acquires Canadian App Development Service Buddybuild

3Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

ACQUISITION

Apple Acquires Canadian App Development Service Buddybuild

Apple still struggles to let developers make apps easily for its platform. In such an effort, the iPhone maker has acquired Vancouver-based app tool startup- Buddybuild- a mobile iteration platform focusing on continuous integration and debugging tools. Buddybuild makes it easier for developers to develop an app by providing them a simple workflow for iterating and pushing their apps to the users through GitHub, GitLab or BitBucket. "We're excited to share that the buddybuild team has joined the Xcode engineering group at Apple to build amazing developer tools for the entire iOS community." Buddybuild said in a bog-post. As part of the deal, Buddybuild will be rolled into Xcode, Apple’s suite of development tools for iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS. As for Buddybuild's existing cu...

Apple Apologizes After Outcry Over Slowed iPhones

30Dec By reutersNo Comments

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Apple Apologizes After Outcry Over Slowed iPhones

Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website Thursday, Apple apologized over its handling of the battery issue and said it would make a number of changes for customers “to recognize their loyalty and to regain the trust of anyone who may have doubted Apple’s intentions.” Apple made the move to address concerns about the quality and durability of its products at a time when it is charging $999 for its newest flagship model, the iPhone X. The company said it would cut the price of an out-of-warranty battery replacement from $79 to $29 for an iPhone 6 or later, starting ...

HQ Trivia Will Be Available On Android This New Year’s Eve

28Dec By RishabhNo Comments

Tech

HQ Trivia Will Be Available On Android This New Year’s Eve

Have you heard about HQ Trivia app? Yes, the world popular quiz show app that was available only for iPhone users. Despite of its availability only on a single platform, it has attracted quite a number of users. This Christmas, it even crossed 730,000 players. HQ Trivia is an online trivia game show which offers prizes(money) to the users who make it to the end by answering all the 12 questions correct. Those who make it to the last, the prize money is distributed amongst them. HQ Trivia had been planning from quite some time to make a debut on Android platform, but has only released the beta version to a small subset of users. "Android update: we’re in limited beta as of Christmas Day & are working quickly on patches, so we can continue to roll it out to more testers througho...

Apple Faces Lawsuits After Saying It Slows Down Aging iPhones

27Dec By reutersNo Comments

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Apple Faces Lawsuits After Saying It Slows Down Aging iPhones

Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various federal courts in the week since the company opened up about the year-old software change. The tweak may have led iPhone owners to misguided attempts to resolve issues over the last year, the lawsuits contend. All the lawsuits - filed in U.S. District Courts in California, New York and Illinois - seek class-action to represent potentially millions of iPhone owners nationwide. A similar case was lodged in an Israeli court on Monday, the newspaper Haaretz reported. Apple did not respond to an email seeking comment on the filings. The company acknowledged last week for the first time in detail that operating system updates...

Apple Could Drop Qualcomm Components In Next Year’s iPhones, iPads: Sources

31Oct By reutersNo Comments

Tech

Apple Could Drop Qualcomm Components In Next Year’s iPhones, iPads: Sources

Apple Inc has designed iPhones and iPads that would drop chips supplied by Qualcomm Inc, according to two people familiar with the matter. The change would affect iPhones released in the fall of 2018, but Apple could still change course before then, these people said. They declined to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media. The dispute stems from a change in supply arrangements under which Qualcomm has stopped providing some software for Apple to test its chips in its iPhone designs, one of the people told Reuters. The two companies are locked in a multinational legal dispute over the Qualcomm’s licensing terms to Apple. “We are committed to supporting Apple’s new devices consistent with our support of all others in the industry,” Qual...

24Jun By PriyankaNo Comments

CHINA

16 Apple Employee Arrested in China For Selling iPhone Data

Chinese police have arrested 16 employees of an Apple contractor for selling personal information of iPhone users from eastern Chinas Zhejiang Province. In January, police in Cangnan county Zhejiang Province suspected several employees or former employees of an Apple distributor and a contractor of stealing user data, the county procuratorate said in a statement today. In May, police caught 22 people, 20 of whom worked for the two companies, from Guangdong, Jiangsu and Fujian provinces, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. So far, 16 people have been arrested and four remain under investigation. Fifteen of those arrested work for Guangzhou Telecom Yingke Company, a contractor which provides consulting and after-sales service for Apple. Prosecutors said that starting from A...

iPhone Siri, WeChat May Put You at Voice Hacking Risk

6Jun By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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iPhone Siri, WeChat May Put You at Voice Hacking Risk

Siri, WeChat and other voice- based smartphone apps can expose you to voice hacking, warn scientists who are developing a new app to stop the growing security threat. With just a few minutes of audio samples, attackers can replay your voice convincingly enough to trick people as well as top digital security systems, researchers said. The consequences, from impersonating you with your friends to dipping into your bank account, are terrifying, they said. Using only tools already on smartphones, a team of engineers led by University at Buffalo in the US is creating an app to stop voice hacking. A prototype proved highly accurate in stopping machine- based voice impersonation attacks, researchers said. "Every aspect of your life is now on your phone," said Kui Ren, director of t...

Google Bringing its Voice Based Digital Assistant to iPhone To Challenge Siri

18May By reutersNo Comments

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Google Bringing its Voice Based Digital Assistant to iPhone To Challenge Siri

Alphabet's Google is bringing its digital assistant to Apple's iPhone, making a play for the higher end of the smartphone market and challenging Apple's Siri feature on its own devices. The announcement heralds a step by Google, whose Android operating system runs on the majority of the world's smartphones, to get a foothold on Apple's phones, which have smaller market share but are used by people who tend to spend more on technology. It comes as Google, Apple and Amazon.com are competing to establish dominance in the voice-powered digital assistant segment, which many in the industry believe will supplant keyboards and touch screens as a primary way that users interact with technology. Speaking at an annual developer conference in Mountain View, California, Google Chief Executive S...