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iOS iPhoneFeb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022

iOS 15.4 beta 3 prompts iPhone users to “Review Emergency SOS”

Apple seeded iOS 15.4 beta 3 to developers and beta users and upon installing the latest beta update on compatible iPhones, a new prompt asks users to “Review Emergency SOS”. Like on Apple Watch, users can also make emergency calls…

Feb 16, 2022Jul 3, 2026

Chrome OS Flex is Google’s free solution to turn old PCs, Macs into Chromebooks

by Asma Hussain

Google today announced early access to Chrome OS Flex, a free-to-use cloud-based OS that can convert Windows PCs or Apple’s Macs into Chromebooks. Aimed to be used for businesses and schools, the operating system can be installed “within minutes,” according…

iPhoneFeb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022

Apple’s iPhone captured the biggest U.S. smartphone market share in 2021 – Report

by Asma Hussain

Counterpoint Research has just released new data analyzing the United States smartphone market shares in 2021. Apple’s iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone in the U.S. beating brands such as Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and others in every fiscal…

Apple MusicFeb 16, 2022

Spatial Audio has become incredibly popular with listeners, according to Apple Music execs

by Asma Hussain

Since its release, more than half of Apple Music subscribers are listening to Spatial Audio, executives revealed. The company told Billboard that the ‘majority’ of its subscribers have tried out the new format, and listeners have grown by 50% since…

iPhoneFeb 16, 2022

iPhone chipmaker TSMC’s U.S. plant delayed due to labor shortages and COVID-19

by Asma Hussain

Apple A-series and M-series chipmaker TSMC has pushed back the move-in date for its Arizona plant in the United States from September 2022 to March 2023. Reportedly, multiple factors are affecting construction including labor shortages and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic….

Feb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022

RR Auction to open bidding on Steve Jobs memorabilia and Apple products on March 17, 2022

by Rida Imran

Boston bases RR Auction house will begin bidding on the new “The Steve Jobs Revolution: Engelbart, Atari, and Apple” collection on March 17, 2022. Forty-one Apple items on auction including first-generation iPod, Steve Jobs signed High School yearbook, photographs as…

MacFeb 16, 2022Feb 16, 2022

Leaker claims the new 13-inch MacBook Pro will feature M2 chip, Touch Bar and more

by Rida Imran

Apple is expected to launch an upgraded 13-inch MacBook Pro at the upcoming March event, along with new M2 MacBook Air, M2 Mac mini, 27-inch iMac Pro, third-generation iPhone SE, and fifth-generation iPad Air. A new leak reiterated that the…

iPad iPhoneFeb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022

Apple enlists iPhone 6 Plus as vintage and iPad (4th generation) as obsolete products

by Rida Imran

Two more Apple products, iPhone 6 Plus and iPad 4 are not eligible for repair by the company and its authorized service providers, worldwide. The company now considers iPhone 6 Plus as a vintage product and the iPad (4th generation)…

Apple TVFeb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022

Apple TV+ orders “The New Look” drama series on the rise of fashion designer Christian Dior

by Rida Imran

Apple TV+ has acquired a new drama series “The New Look” depicting the rise of renowned fashion designer Christian Dior. Starring Emmy Award winner Ben Mendelsohn and Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche, the new series is set in post World…

Apple TVFeb 15, 2022Feb 18, 2022

Apple TV+ to premiere “The Problem With Jon Stewart” season 2 on March 3, 2022

by Rida Imran

Apple TV+ has announced that the new season of its current affairs series “The Problem With Jon Stewart” will premiere on March 3, 2022, with new weekly installments. The upcoming episodes of the Writers Guild Award-nominated series will be hosted…