Apple | iThinkDifferent - Apple News and Guides

iOS iPad iPhone MacOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020

Slack is testing new features: video stories, always-available audio calling, and more

Slack is holding its Frontiers conference virtually this week – like many other tech giants have this year – and it’s introducing some new features to the platform that will make communication easier amongst users. The platform is also getting…

iOS iPhoneOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020

Apple responds to Anti-trust committee’s accusatory conclusion

Rida Imran

U.S. House Judiciary Anti-trust Subcommittee has concluded its investigation of Silicon valley’s tech giants and Apple strongly objects to the committee’s conclusory remarks. The subcommittee is of the opinion that the U.S top tech giants have established “kinds of monopolies like…

iOS iPhoneOct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020

Apple announces “Hi, Speed” event on October 13, 2020 – iPhone 12 expected

Rida Imran

Today, Apple has sent digital invitations to another special event from Apple Park on October 13, 2020, called “Hi, Speed”, possibly iPhone 12 launch. The event will be streamed live from the company’s HQ at 10:00 a.m. PDT and viewers…

MacOct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020

Apple’s T2 Chip can be exploited to jailbreak Mac and MacBook – Claim security researchers

Rida Imran

Security researchers have discovered two exploits to hack Apple’s T2 Chip in order to jailbreak Macs running on the processor. By combining the iPhone’s checkm8 exploit with Blackbird vulnerability, hackers can jailbreak MacBooks and Macs with the T2 security chip….

Android iOS iPhoneOct 6, 2020Oct 7, 2020

Spotify releases new ‘Find songs by Lyrics’ feature on iOS and Android

Rida Imran

Today, Spotify has released a new search feature on iOS and Android, find songs by lyrics. Now users will be able to find songs on the music streaming service by their lyrics. The designer of the new feature shared the…

Oct 6, 2020

Apple stops selling third-party speakers and headphones in its stores

Rida Imran

Apple has stopped selling speakers and headphones from third-party manufacturers including Bose, Sonos, and Logitech, in its online and retail stores. The move comes just before the company is about to announce its new audio products: HomePod mini and Apple-branded…

Android Instagram iPhoneOct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020

Instagram celebrates 10th birthday by bringing back old app icons and then some

Rida Imran

Instagram has announced a number of new features for its 10th birthday. The new features include a Stories map, the ability to change app icon, automatic hidden comments, nudge warnings for inappropriate comments, and more. The update is rolling out…

Apple TV YouTubeOct 6, 2020

Apple seeds tvOS 14.0.2 update with bug fixes and performance improvements

Rida Imran

Today, Apple has seeded another update of Apple TV software, tvOS 14.0.2. The latest version of the operating system focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements. The company has released the new update just two weeks after the public release…

How tosOct 6, 2020May 14, 2021

How to customize Safari 14 Start Page on Mac: background images, display information and more

Rida Imran

Apple has redesigned its web browser, Safari in the upcoming Mac software. macOS Big Sur, currently in the beta testing phase, has introduced new features and improvements like customizable Start Pagetranslation, website preview, privacy report, improved performance and power efficiency, more…

Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020

In honor of Steve Jobs’ memory (1955- 2011): The Revolutionary CEO

Rida Imran

Today marks the 9th death anniversary of the (late) revolutionary CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. To honor his memory, Tim Cook, the current chief operating officer of the company shared a heart-touching quote on Twitter. At the age of 56,…