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New images give us first look at Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro

Last week, Apple quietly introduced its new $99 MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12 line-up on its website. The MagSafe Battery Pack, which is only available in white, attaches magnetically to all iPhone 12 models, ranging from mini to Pro…

Facebook Messenger for iOS gets new talking ‘Soundmojis’ in celebration of World Emoji Day

by Asma Hussain

Facebook recently announced the addition of ‘Soundmojis’ to its Messenger service. The social media giant has begun rolling out this feature for its iOS app. Soundmojis adds a twist to the commonly-used pictograms with sound effects, allowing users to use…

Civil rights groups take their fight with Facebook to Washington and the company has requested the recusal of FTC chairwoman Lina Khan as antitrust case continues

by Asma Hussain

After years of frustration trying to get Facebook to rid monitor its platform for hate speech, civil rights groups are changing their strategy. The groups are taking their fights straight to Washington in an effort to force the change through…

SolarWinds hackers used iOS 0-day vulnerability to compromise iPhones

by Asma Hussain

The China-based hackers, backed by Russia, who carried out the SolarWinds supply chain attack in 2020 exploited an iOS 0-day vulnerability to orchestrate a harmful email campaign aimed at stealing authentication credentials from government officials. The same vulnerability was also…

How to use Spotlight to search for photos in iOS 15

by Asma Hussain

iOS 15 includes several new features for FaceTime, Wallet, Photos, Weather, and Apple Maps including new animations, graphics, and more. The software update also features a ton of improvements for Spotlight Search. Not only is Spotlight Search more powerful and…

How to check your Battery Health on iPhone

by Asma Hussain

Introduced in iOS 11, Battery Health shows you the current battery capacity of your iPhone. As your device ages, the battery naturally loses its ability to hold power and will not last as long on a single charge. Though there…

How to automatically back up your photos using iCloud on iPhone

by Asma Hussain

There are a ton of ways to back up your photos on iPhone. You can transfer them to your computer, external drive or use a third-party service. However, the most seamless option is iCloud as it falls within Apple’s ecosystem….

How to use Background Sounds in iOS 15 to focus, stay calm or rest

by Asma Hussain

One of the new accessibility features available on iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is Background Sounds. The feature can play balanced, bright, or dark noise, ocean, rain, and stream sounds continuously in the background to conceal unwanted external noises and…

Fake AirPods could be causing Apple to lose $3.2B in yearly revenue – Report

by Asma Hussain

According to data revealed by the United States Customs and Border Protection on seizures in the past nine months, fake AirPods cost the Cupertino tech giant around $3.2 billion per annum. Around 360,000 counterfeit wireless headphones, including AirPods Pro, have…

Apple health exec Kevin Lynch has been tapped to work on Apple Car – Report

by Asma Hussain

According to a new report, Apple’s health and Apple Watch exec Kevin Lynch has been tapped to work on Apple Car. Despite his involvement in Project Titan, Lynch will continue to work on the development of Apple Watch. The executive…