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Apple MusicNov 10, 2021Nov 11, 2021

Apple France opens Apple Music radio studio in Paris to celebrate its 40th anniversary in France

In celebration of its 40th anniversary in France, Apple has opened ‘Apple Music radio studio’ in Paris, the first of its kind in Europe. The new initiative will strengthen Apple’s presence built on four decades of innovation, creativity, and customer service…

Nov 10, 2021

Samsung hits at Apple by giving free polishing cloths with Galaxy models in Germany

by Rida Imran

Samsung’s new flex is a free polishing cloth with its Galaxy series models in Germany. The action is clearly a dig at Apple for selling a polishing cloth for $19 which is hard to get at the moment. Apple’s polishing…

iOS iPhoneNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021

iOS 15.2 beta 2 features new “Items That Can Track Me” option and Legacy Contacts

by Rida Imran

In iOS 15.2 beta 2, it has been discovered that Apple has included a new “Items that can track me” feature in Find My app and Legacy Contacts. Recently, the company seeded iOS 15.2 beta 2 to developers with features…

MacNov 10, 2021Jun 11, 2022

16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro gaming benchmarks: Minecraft, LoL, Diablo and more

by Rida Imran

The new 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pro is Apple’s highest-tier pro notebook with a 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores, 32-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 400GB/s memory bandwidth. YouTuber @Andrew Tsai tested gaming benchmarks of…

MacNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021

Gaming benchmarks of MacBooks running on M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max chips – M1 Pro is a significant upgrade from M1

by Rida Imran

Apple has introduced its next-generation custom-built chips, the M1 Pro and M1 Max in the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. The transition of the Mac lineup to Apple Silicon started in 2020 with the release of the M1…

iOS iPad iPhoneNov 10, 2021Dec 2, 2021

Judge rejects Apple’s motion to delay App Store changes ordered in Epic Games ruling

by Rida Imran

Judge Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Apple’s motion for a stay of the court’s injunction in the Epic Games case. In September, Judge Rogers passed a ruling on the year-long Epic Games vs. Apple case which found Epic in breach of…

iOS iPhoneNov 10, 2021

Apple plans to remove third-party restriction from iPhone 13 screen repair

by Rida Imran

The Verge reports that Apple has decided to remove the restriction on iPhone 13 which bars independent repair providers from replacing damaged iPhone 13 screens. Independent repair providers found that Apple has made it very difficult, if not impossible for…

iOS iPad iPhoneNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021

Netflix mobile gaming service is now available on iOS

by Rida Imran

After launching a mobile gaming service on Android, Netflix has also released its support on iOS. Starting from November 10, iPhone can also access Netflix mobile games in the app to play ad-free games without any in-app purchases and for…

iOS iPhoneNov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021

iOS 15.2 beta adds Messages Communication Safety feature for children in iMessage

by Asma Hussain

A few months ago, Apple announced new Child Safety features that give the company power to analyze iMessages for sexually explicit images, scan iCloud Photos to detect CSAM content, and update Siri and Search to warn, intervene and guide children…

Nov 10, 2021Nov 24, 2021

Apple launches 2021 Holiday Gift Guide and personalized holiday cards

by Rida Imran

With the second week of November, the holiday season has commenced at Apple. The company has introduced its 2021 Holiday Gift Guide and a new option for customers to create personalized gift cards for their family and friends. The Cupertino…