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Nov 19, 2020Nov 21, 2020

Beats launches new ‘Flex That’ campaign against racism and inequality with Flex headphones

Beats has launched a new social change campaign, ‘Flex That’ for its newly launched Flex headphones. Starring popular and awarding Hip-Hop songwriter Cordae, talented tennis player, Naomi Osaka, and rapper Flo Milli, the ‘Flex That’ campaign videos showcase the pride,…

MacNov 19, 2020Nov 20, 2020

Apple Silicon M1 Mac recovery causing issues with macOS Big Sur installation

Rida Imran

During a time when M1 Macs are getting praises from all corners of the Internet, new users have been reporting strange issues with reinstalling macOS Big Sur on the new Apple Silicon MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini. Users…

MacNov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020

13-inch M1 MacBook models perform better than 2019 MacBook Pro with minimum battery drain

Rida Imran

The new 13-inch M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, launched on November 10, are now arriving to owners, and the tech world is impressed with their performance and especially battery life. Matthew Panzarino of TechCrunch compared the 16-inch Intel-based MacBook…

iPhoneNov 18, 2020

MagSafe Duo charger costs $180 to charge at full 14W speed

Rida Imran

In what seems like a shady move, Apple’s MagSafe Duo charger which costs $129, does not charge at its full capacity with the Apple recommended charger. Apple recommends a 20W power adapter which costs $19 and increases the total cost…

iOSNov 18, 2020

Apple reduces App Store cut to 15% for developers who earn less than $1 million per year

Rida Imran

Apple has announced a reduction of its App Store commissions from 30% to 15% for developers who earn less than $1 million per year. As part of its new App Store Small Business Program, the reduction in commissions will apply…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchNov 18, 2020

Apple releases iOS 14.3 beta 2 to developers

Rida Imran

Apple has released iOS 14.3 beta 2 to developers. The update is a minor one and is available over-the-air for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The first beta featured updates to Camera, Home, Health, Weather, and other apps. iOS 14.3…

Nov 18, 2020

Beats launches glow-in-the-dark Powerbeats in collaboration with AMBUSH

Rida Imran

Beats have announced new glow-in-the-dark Powerbeats in collaboration with Japanese fashion brand AMBUSH. The new green-colored Powerbeats are the first product of its kind that will glow-in-the-dark. Apart from the unique luminescent color, and AMBUSH branding, these Powerbeats have the…

Mac WindowsNov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020

Firefox 83 releases with Rosetta support for Apple Silicon M1 Macs

Rida Imran

Mozilla has released Firefox version 83 with a number of performance improvements, new developer features, and support for Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon M1 Macs. This release does not yet support native Apple Silicon support, and Firefox says that it…

Mac Chrome Chrome OS WindowsNov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020

Google Chrome gets macOS Big Sur support, 5x CPU usage reduction, and battery improvements

Rida Imran

Google has released a massive update for its Chrome browser with version 87 bringing various performance and efficiency improvements, macOS Big Sur support, and new features such as tab search, address bar actions, Cards, and more. The update is now…

MacNov 18, 2020Apr 13, 2021

New iMac Pro concept inspired by the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR

Usman Hussain

Since it has been quite a while that we heard any news regarding the redesigned iMac, Khahn Designs took matters into their own hands and created a fascinating concept of a new iMac Pro inspired by Apple’s Pro Display XDR…