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May 12, 2021

Apple, Google and others form coalition to lobby U.S. lawmakers for $50 billion funding to boost local semiconductor manufacturing

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others have formed a new coalition called Semiconductors in America Coalition, to urge U.S. lawmakers for $50 billion in funding which should help boost local semiconductor manufacturing. This comes at a time when the global…

iPhoneMay 12, 2021

UK to investigate Apple for alleged discrimination against disabled people with its iPhone Upgrade Program

Imran Hussain

UK’s Financial Ombudsman is investigating Apple for alleged discrimination against disabled customers through its iPhone Upgrade Program. As per Colin Hughes, a quadriplegic Apple user, he is unable to comply with iPhone Upgrade Program policies which require the customer to…

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Chrome 90 for iPhone and iPad gains new search and Dino game widgets

Imran Hussain

Google has released Chrome 90 for iPhone and iPad with a number of new widgets for search, quick actions, and a link to its Dino game that appears when there is an Internet connectivity issue. Chrome 90 for iPhone: new…

Apple TV Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacMay 11, 2021

iOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, watchOS 7.5 and tvOS 14.6 beta 3 now available

Imran Hussain

Apple has released beta for iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, and tvOS 14.6 to developers. The updates are available over the air and via Apple Developer Center. As of writing, the public beta builds are not available yet but…

iPhoneMay 11, 2021

Apple to launch its own 5G modem with 2023 iPhones

Imran Hussain

Apple is working on introducing its first in-house 5G modem with its 2023 iPhone models. This will be a result of Apple’s acquisition of a majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business in 2019, and will help the company move away…

iOSMay 10, 2021

Apple gave special App Store API access to Hulu and some other developers

Imran Hussain

Documents from the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial have revealed that Apple had given special App Store API access to popular video streaming service Hulu. This access was related to StoreKit API and allowed Hulu to special subscription cancel/refund…

iOS iPhoneMay 10, 2021

Apple has started using randomized serial number with purple iPhone 12

Imran Hussain

Apple has started using randomized serial numbers with the introduction of the purple iPhone 12 in many countries. The company had shared this plan internally with employees in March 2021, and has initiated the switch with the new purple iPhone…

May 8, 2021

FTC report calls Apple’s repair restrictions as anti-competitive

Imran Hussain

FTC has published a new report in which it has called out various tech giants such as Apple and Microsoft for their repair restrictions which can be deemed as anti-competitive. These restrictions mean that customers cannot get repairs done for…

iOSMay 8, 2021

Even if Apple wins against Epic, it will have to make changes for developers

Imran Hussain

Apple has a strong case against Epic Games based on the trial so far since the latter has not been able to prove its accusations through its witness testimonies. Epic faces a difficult fight and seems either ill-prepared for the…

MacMay 8, 2021

New MacBook Air might ship in different colors like M1 iMac

Imran Hussain

As per a new rumor, Apple might release its next-generation MacBook Air in different colors like the ones that the new M1 iMac is available in. Ever since the new M1 iMac was announced with its vibrant collection of colors,…