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Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

From 23-29 August, Apple Pay purchases will be donated to the US National Park Foundation

Apple announced a new welfare campaign with the U.S. National Park Foundation. The tech giant has vowed to make an unspecified donation to the nonprofit organization for all Apple Pay purchases made via the App Store, official website, or Apple…

Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

An internal survey by Apple employees show up to 6% gender pay gap

Rida Imran

Apple claims to be strongly committed to pay equity across the company. However, a new survey conducted by employees reveals that there is up to six percent disparity in male and female staff members’ salaries. The company’s Principal Software Engineer…

Apple TVAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney demand ‘Ted Lasso’ biscuits over a joke about their ownership of Wrexham AFC

Asma Hussain

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney recently took to Twitter to threaten Apple with legal action over a joke made during the most recent episode of Ted Lasso that involved a character making fun of their ownership of the Welsh football…

Apple WatchAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

Metabolism tracking app Lumen coming to Apple Watch

Asma Hussain

Lumen was launched last year as the world’s first device that measures metabolism in real-time via a user’s breath. Lumen is now launching a companion app for Apple Watch that allows users to see their results right from their Watch….

How tos iOS iPhoneAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

How to check warranty and Apple Care+ status of iPhone

Usman Hussain

Every product purchased from Apple comes with a one-year warranty that covers manufacturing defects and hardware failures. It is an easy task to check your Apple Care+ warranty and status on your iPhone. You can even extend that one-year period…

iOS iPad iPhone MacAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

Apple confirms it scans iCloud Mail for CSAM but not iCloud Photos, yet

Rida Imran

A report by Ben Lovejoy of 9to5Mac claims that Apple has confirmed that it scans users’ iCloud Mail for CSAM but not iCloud Photos and iCloud backup. After the company’s anti-fraud chief Eric Friedman said that Apple was “the great…

Facebook iOSAug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021

WhatsApp for iOS is testing a new payment chat shortcut

Rida Imran

WhatsApp beta for Android recently introduced a new payment chat shortcut that allows users to send payments directly from the app. WABetaInfo reports that the payment feature is being tested for the iOS version of the app. And like on…

AndroidAug 23, 2021Aug 24, 2021

Samsung’s dig at Apple’s late founder Steve Jobs is distasteful, to say the least

Rida Imran

Samsung’s marketing is known for mocking Apple’s decisions like removing the headphone jack from smartphones, starting from iPhone 7 series, and power brick and EarPods starting from iPhone 12 series for environmental reasons. Now, the Korean smartphone manufacturer has gone…

Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021

Microsoft announces up to $4 price increase for Microsoft 365, effective from 2022

Rida Imran

Microsoft will be increasing the commercial pricing for Microsoft 365, a cloud service that offers a variety of productivity apps like Word, Excel PowerPoint, and more. The company says that it is the first substantive pricing update after 10 years…

Aug 23, 2021Aug 31, 2021

Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses competition in tech, privacy and his morning routine in new interview

Asma Hussain

In a recent in-depth interview with the Australian Financial Review, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed privacy, App Store regulation, his morning routine, and more. The interview also includes a quote from a former Apple executive stating that under Steve Jobs,…