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Apple accused of impacting millions by complying with authoritarian governments

Apple complies with local laws to operate its businesses worldwide. However, this policy lands the tech company in hot water with human rights activities for implementing changes on its App Store requested by authoritarian governments. A human rights organization, AppleCensorship…

iPhoneDec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022

iPhone 14 Pro ranks average in MKBHD’s 2022 blind smartphone camera test

Asma Hussain

YouTuber Marques Keith Brownlee (MKBHD) is back again with his annual blind smartphone camera test. This year, 16 smartphones were compared with a brand-new system. Shockingly, the iPhone 14 Pro’s camera did not do too well. Google Pixel 6A wins…

Apple TV YouTubeDec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022

YouTube wins rights to NFL Sunday Ticket after Apple exits negotiations

Asma Hussain

Google and the National Football League (NFL) today announced that YouTube TV will now stream the NFL Sunday Ticket. Apple previously was reported to be in talks with the NFL over securing the rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket. However,…

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Shortcuts app brings new actions for Apple Books and wallpapers on iOS 16.2

Rida Imran

Shortcuts app has been updated with new actions for Apple Books and switching between wallpapers on iOS to deliver improved reading and personalization experiences. On iPhone and iPad, the Shortcuts app allows users to create a quick shortcut to get…

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Apple removes Home app architecture upgrade from iOS 16.2

Imran Hussain

After reports of numerous bugs and issues, Apple has removed the Home app architecture upgrade feature from iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1 updates. As per Apple, this upgrade brings improved performance and reliability to HomeKit accessories, however,…

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Spotify for iOS might offer workout playlists based on Health app data

Rida Imran

Spotify is working on taking users’ personalized audio streaming experience to a new level. According to product designer @Chris Messina, Spotify is working on integration with HealthKit API on iOS to offer subscribers workout playlists based on their health data….

MacDec 22, 2022Dec 23, 2022

New Pixelmator Pro brings Al-powered photo “Deband” to macOS

Rida Imran

The new Pixelmator Pro 3.2.3 adds an innovative groundbreaking feature “Deband”. The new Al-powered feature is designed to remove posterization from images and enhance their quality. Pixelmator Pro is a powerful image editor with various versatile tools to edit, paint,…

iPhoneDec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022

EU wants companies like Apple to make battery replacement easier for consumers

Asma Hussain

The European Union has been making strides in user-friendly legislation, with its most recent win being passing the common charger law for all portable electronics. Now, the EU wants tech companies like Apple to bring back user-replaceable batteries, or make…

iOS iPad iPhone MacDec 22, 2022Dec 22, 2022

Apple promotes its Weather app as Dark Sky app’s alternative, ahead of shut down

Rida Imran

In 2020, Apple acquired the popular weather app Dark Sky which offers hyperlocal weather information like down-to-the-minute forecasts. Although the company regularly updated the Dark Sky app, it had planned to shut it down on iOS on January 1, 2023….

iPhoneDec 21, 2022Dec 22, 2022

TSMC to produce Qualcomm’s 5G chips for iPhone 15 series in 2023

Rida Imran

Apple’s long-term silicon supplier, Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will also be producing 5G chips for Qualcomm which will be used in the upcoming iPhone 15 series. Reportedly, the Cupertino tech giant has been developing its own 5G modem chip…