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Apple Fitness+ will feature Prince William on Time to Walk and Apple Music 1 starting December 6

Apple today announced that UK’s Prince William will be featured on Time to Walk and Apple Music 1 starting December 6. Prince William will close the second season of Time to Walk with a holiday special episode. Prince William is…

iPhoneDec 4, 2021Dec 4, 2021

NSO spyware ‘Pegasus’ used to hack iPhones of U.S State Department employees

Rida Imran

The Israeli-based company, NSO is under scrutiny because of the use of its spyware ‘Pegasus’ in hacking iPhones and Android devices of journalists, rival politicians, activists, and others. A new report by Reuters claims that the NSO spyware tool was…

iPhone Android iOSDec 3, 2021Dec 4, 2021

‘Tears of Joy’ is the most used emoji of 2021, according to Unicode Consortium

Rida Imran

Emojis have earned a special place in digital communication, they allow users to express their feelings, moods, thoughts, and much more with illustrations. According to Unicode Consortium, the most used emoji of 2021 was the Tears of Joy 😂 and…

Apple MusicDec 3, 2021Dec 4, 2021

New “From Apple Music With Love” Holidays promotion brings exclusive EPs, playlists and more for subscribers

Rida Imran

To kick off the Holidays festivities, a new “From Apple Music With Love” promotion is launched which brings exclusive gifts for subscribers. The new promo includes treats like exclusive EPs, playlists, DJ mixes, radio shows, and special surprises for leading…

Dec 3, 2021Dec 4, 2021

Apple’s retail employees are in need of financial and emotional attention – Report

Rida Imran

In an article on Apple’s retail employees, The Verge highlights the desperate financial and emotional issues faced by the workforce. The in-depth piece includes interviews from several current and former store employees who complain that Apple’s corporate workplace policies and…

Apple Watch MacDec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021

Apple supports tariff exemptions on Apple Watch and Mac Pro granted by former Trump administration

Rida Imran

According to the U.S. Trade Representative’s website, Apple has filed eight public comments in support of temporary waivers for tariffs on Apple Watch and Mac Pro components. The Cupertino tech giant is hoping to get tariff exemptions granted by the…

Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021

TSMC starts pilot production of 3nm chips, likely to be used for future Apple Silicon

Imran Hussain

TSMC has started pilot production of 3nm chips at its Fab 18 in Southern Taiwan and plans to move the process, also known as N3, to volume production in the fourth quarter of next year, as per a new report…

iOSDec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021

Federal judge rejects App Store monopoly claim in a 34-page ruling

Asma Hussain

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Apple has an App Store monopoly on iOS. The makers of Coronavirus Reporter sued the Cupertino tech giant for rejecting their app from its App Store. However, in a 34-page…

Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021

Legal filing indicates Apple will continue to collect commissions on in-app purchases made outside the App Store

Asma Hussain

Apple recently filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to seek an injunction to stop the implementation of App Store changes ordered by Judge Rogers in the Epic Games case. Unless the Ninth Circuit…

MacDec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021

Future MacBooks might automatically adjust the display to match the users’ viewing angle

Rida Imran

A patent granted to Apple by the US Patent & Trademark Office describes a new technology that will power future MacBooks to automatically adjust the display’s tilt to suit the user’s viewing angle. Titled “Self-actuating hinge mechanism for electronic device”,…