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Governments used Pegasus spyware to steal and leak private photos of female journalists – Report

According to a new report, NSO’s Pegasus spyware has been used by governments to illegally obtain private photos from the phones of female journalists and activists. These images were then posted online in an effort to silence the women by…

References to Apple Watch Series 7 and two new Macs discovered in EEC regulatory filings

by Asma Hussain

As we inch closer to Apple’s official announcements for new hardware in the fall, Apple Watch Series 7 and two new Mac models have popped up in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database. Though there is not much to learn…

Apple continues to dominate the tablet market with iPad – shipped 12.5 units in Q2 2021

by Asma Hussain

As per new data brought forth in a report by IDC about tablet growth in the second quarter of 2021, Apple continues to dominate the tablet market. The Cupertino tech giant shipped more iPad models in the June quarter than…

Beatles producer Giles Martin on Apple Music Spatial Audio: ‘doesn’t sound quite right’

by Asma Hussain

In an interview with The Rolling Stone, Giles Martin, the producer behind The Beatles’ two spatial audio albums on Apple Music said that Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band doesn’t sound quite right. The producer said he has plans to…

Customers and employees will once again be required to wear masks most Apple Stores in the United States

by Asma Hussain

After global vaccination drives, Apple had removed mask requirements for store employees in June. However, the rapid spread of the more dangerous and highly transmissible COVID-19 variant ‘Delta’ has lead to the Cupertino tech giant reinstating the requirement for both…

Despite Apple’s privacy changes with iOS 14.5, Facebook reports record ad revenue for Q2 2021

by Asma Hussain

Facebook recently announced its fiscal 2021 second-quarter results with a record $29 billion in revenue, which is a 56% year-over-year growth. It seems that Apple’s anti-tracking privacy changes launched in iOS 14.5 have no impacted the social media giant as…

5th-gen iPad Air to feature design similar to iPad Pro, 6th-gen iPad mini externals to remain unchanged

by Asma Hussain

According to a new report, Apple’s upcoming fifth-gen iPad Air could feature a design similar to the 11-inch iPad Pro. Meanwhile, iPad mini 6 and the ninth-gen iPad will not see any major design changes. iPad Air 5 to feature…

Latest macOS Monterey beta adds Live Text to Intel-based Macs

by Asma Hussain

Apple recently released the fourth beta of macOS Monterey to developers. The beta contains new features announced during WWDC 2021, including new redesigned Safari, Live Text, Focus, FaceTime improvements, and more. Apple’s latest software updates macOS Monterey, iOS 15 and…

Writers Guild of America page suggests Apple has already signed off on season 4 of ‘For All Mankind’

by Asma Hussain

Season three of the hit Apple TV+ sci-fi show, For All Mankind, has not started airing yet. But, viewers might reportedly have a fourth season to look forward to. The tech giant has not officially announced its intention of renewing…

Facebook is looking into integrating Oculus workouts with Apple Health app – Report

by Asma Hussain

According to a new report, it may soon be possible to do a workout on Facebook’s Oculus headset and access the workout data using the Apple Health app. As per code discovered in the social media giant’s Oculus app, the…