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Aug 3, 2021Aug 4, 2021

YouTube is testing a cheaper ‘Premium Lite’ subscription in Europe

Google is testing a new pocket-friendly YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ subscription plan in select European regions. Under the new plan, users in Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, and the Netherlands will be able to watch ad-free content with offline download…

iOS iPhoneAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Apple Store app now offers App Clip self-checkout for easy scan, pay and go

Rida Imran

Consumers can now easily and quickly scan, pay and walk out of retail stores with their accessories via the new App Clip powered by the Apple Store app and Apple Pay. Select Apple Stores to feature App Clips codes among…

Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Inspite of COVID-19 pandemic, Apple moves up in G500 profit and revenue ranking

Rida Imran

Apple just reported another record June quarter, 2021 with 36% year-on-year growth, the company earned $81.4 billion in revenue across products and services. Consistently, higher than expected performance of the Cupertino tech giant has earned it the first spot on…

Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Vintage Apple I, Steve Jobs’ jackets and more products will go on auction in Boston, U.S.

Rida Imran

Boston bases RR Auction house will begin bidding on the new Steve Jobs and Apple collection in August. The collection includes jackets worn by Steve Jobs, Apple I computer, Newton MessagePad 120, manual and letter signed by Jobs, and more….

iOS iPad iPhone Mac TwitterAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Twitter releases support for ‘Sign in with Apple’ on iPhone and iPad

Rida Imran

Twitter has announced support for new login options, ‘Sign in with Apple’ and ‘Sign in with Google’. Earlier, the new feature was discovered by Jane Manchun Wong in Twitter’s iOS beta code. And as found, the social media company is…

Android iOSAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

Governments used Pegasus spyware to steal and leak private photos of female journalists – Report

Asma Hussain

According to a new report, NSO’s Pegasus spyware has been used by governments to illegally obtain private photos from the phones of female journalists and activists. These images were then posted online in an effort to silence the women by…

Apple WatchAug 3, 2021

Apple Watch titanium edition is not available in U.S. and other major markets – Report

Rida Imran

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that the high-end edition of the Apple Watch in titanium is sold out on Apple’s online store. Starting from $799, Apple sells the titanium edition of the smartwatch in Space Black and Titanium in different…

Apple Watch MacAug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021

References to Apple Watch Series 7 and two new Macs discovered in EEC regulatory filings

Asma Hussain

As we inch closer to Apple’s official announcements for new hardware in the fall, Apple Watch Series 7 and two new Mac models have popped up in the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) database. Though there is not much to learn…

MacAug 3, 2021

Microsoft Teams now supports native macOS notifications, here is how to enable them

Imran Hussain

Microsoft Teams has finally received support for native macOS notifications for users on macOS 10.15 and later. For a long time, Teams has supported its own custom implementation of notifications that would not work with macOS’ native notifications which meant…

iOS iPhoneAug 2, 2021Aug 13, 2021

Australians can now add digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in Wallet app on iPhones

Rida Imran

After getting both doses of COVID-19 vaccinations, people in Australia can now add their certificates in their Wallet app on iPhones. Publisher “Tap Down Under” notes that digital certificates of either Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccinations can be saved on iPhone…