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Apple Music Chrome MacJan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022

Shazam extension for Chrome is now available – here is how to download it on Mac and PC

Apple has released a Chrome extension of its popular song recognition app, Shazam. The new extension allows Mac and PC users to recognize songs directly from their Chrome browser like on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch. Apple acquired Shazam in 2018…

MacJan 11, 2022

Microsoft discloses ‘Powerdir’ vulnerability fixed by Apple in macOS 12.1 update

Imran Hussain

Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has disclosed details of a ‘Powerdir’ vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to bypass all macOS’ Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) protections and gain unauthorized access to user data. Apple was informed of the vulnerability…

iPad iPhone MacJan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022

Apple gearing up for 2022 product releases as supply chain recovers from shortages

Asma Hussain

According to a new report, Apple’s supply chain is finally recovering from shortages as the tech giant gears up for a bunch of new product launches in 2022 including its next-gen iPhone 14 lineup, Apple Watch 8, and more. Apple…

Apple TV iPad iPhone iPod Touch MacJan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022

Apple Arcade to soon debut “Hidden Folks” across devices

Rida Imran

Coming soon to Apple Arcade is the “Hidden Folks” game by Adriaan de Jongh. The new game will be available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. In 2017, Hidden Folks won Game of the Yeas on App Store. In…

iPad iPhone MacJan 10, 2022

Apple OLED display supplier, BOE prepares to capture bigger share of the company’s business

Rida Imran

After acquiring orders for 6.1-inch iPhone 13’s OLED display, Apple supplier BOE is expanding its manufacturing capacity to capture a bigger share of the tech giant’s business. The Elec reports that BOE has converted one of its facilities dedicated to…

MacJan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022

Apple Silicon lead, Jeff Wilcox joins Intel before the end of Apple Silicon transition period

Rida Imran

Cupertino tech giant’s lead developer of Apple Silicon and T2 security processor, Jeff Wilcox has announced his departure from Apple after 8 years. More interestingly, Wilcox re-joined Intel in January 2022 to oversee the development of all Intel system-on-chip (SoC)…

iPad MacJan 7, 2022

Apple Back to University promo offers free AirPods in Australia, Brazil and other countries

Rida Imran

In Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Brazil, Apple Back to University promotion offers free AirPods with the purchase of eligible products Mac and iPad models. The company’s annual promotion will be available from January 6, 2022, to March 7,…

MacJan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022

Intel claims its new Core i9 chip is faster than M1 Max, but here is the actual story

Imran Hussain

Intel has unveiled its new 12th-generation Core H-series Alder Lake processors and claimed that they are faster than Apple’s M1 Max chip. Intel showed a “fastest mobile processor” slide which showed a selective benchmark that was carefully created to show…

Apple Music iOS iPad iPhone MacJan 4, 2022

Apple’s Services business is worth $1.5 trillion says analyst

Rida Imran

Apple kicked off 2022 by becoming the first company to achieve $3 trillion market value. Its strong hardware upgrade cycle in 2021 is not the only contributor to hit that mark, the company’s Services business has grown drastically over the…

iPad iPhone MacJan 3, 2022

Apple in 2022: iPhone 14 with punch-hole display, M2 MacBook Air, 40-core CPU Mac Pro and more

Imran Hussain

Apple will be launching new iPhone 14 models with punch-hole displays, a redesigned MacBook Air with a slightly faster M2 chip, Apple Silicon Mac Pro, larger iMac, and Mac mini, and its first AR/VR headset, if things go as planned….