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Apple Watch iOS iPhoneAug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021

Apple expands mobile student IDs in Wallet app to Canada and more colleges in the U.S.

Apple has announced the expansion of digital IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch via the Wallet app to Canada and more universities in the United States. In this coming school year, thousands of students and faculty members will be able…

iOS iPhoneAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Apple Store app now offers App Clip self-checkout for easy scan, pay and go

by Rida Imran

Consumers can now easily and quickly scan, pay and walk out of retail stores with their accessories via the new App Clip powered by the Apple Store app and Apple Pay. Select Apple Stores to feature App Clips codes among…

iOS iPad iPhone Mac TwitterAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Twitter releases support for ‘Sign in with Apple’ on iPhone and iPad

by Rida Imran

Twitter has announced support for new login options, ‘Sign in with Apple’ and ‘Sign in with Google’. Earlier, the new feature was discovered by Jane Manchun Wong in Twitter’s iOS beta code. And as found, the social media company is…

Android iOSAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

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

by Asma Hussain

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…

iOS iPhoneAug 2, 2021Aug 13, 2021

Australians can now add digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in Wallet app on iPhones

by Rida Imran

After getting both doses of COVID-19 vaccinations, people in Australia can now add their certificates in their Wallet app on iPhones. Publisher “Tap Down Under” notes that digital certificates of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccinations can be saved on iPhone…

AirPods Apple Music iOSAug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021

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…

Android iOSAug 1, 2021

Apple removes anti-vax app Unjected from App Store for spreading COVID-19 related misinformation

by Usman Hussain

Apple has removed Unjected, a social app, from the App Store because it inappropriately referred to the COVID-19 pandemic in its theme or concept. Unjected was launched in May and it bills itself as a community for “like-minded people that…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchAug 1, 2021

Google Maps and Amazon Alexa get new iOS widgets

by Imran Hussain

Google maps and Amazon Alexa apps on iOS have gotten new widgets that make it easier to access various functions within the apps. Google Maps app has two new widgets, while Alexa has just one which is just a shortcut…

iOS iPhoneJul 31, 2021Feb 5, 2022

NSO blocks several clients’ access to Pegasus, a spyware used to hack iOS and Android devices

by Rida Imran

The Israeli-based company, NSO has blocked several governments and agencies from using its smartphone spyware, Pegasus. This temporary block will last till the company concludes its investigation on the misuse of Pegasus by governments to human rights violations. Recently, Amnesty…

iOS iPhoneJul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021

Apple Maps in iOS 15 will feature weather warnings into suggested routes

by Rida Imran

It is discovered in the code of the third beta of iOS 15 that Apple Maps will feature show weather warnings and suggests an alternative route to avoid hazardous weather conditions. Gradually, Apple is updating the Maps app. Earlier, the…