iOSiPhoneMay 5, 2021

AirTag users are unhappy with the lack of family sharing features

by Imran Hussain

Customers who have received their AirTag deliveries from Apple have been surprised to find out that basic family sharing features are currently missing from the location trackers. For shared items that are being tracked, there is no way for users…

iOSMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says he would have accepted a preferential App Store deal, if Apple had offered one

by Rida Imran

On the second day of the Epic vs. Apple antitrust case, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney’s testimony and Apple lawyers’ cross-examination focused on App Store’s 30% commission rate. Although Sweeney wanted to prove that Apple was charging a high share cut…

MacMay 5, 2021

Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta 2 to developers and public testers

by Imran Hussain

Apple has released macOS Big Sur 11.4 beta to developers and public beta testers. The previous beta was released over two weeks ago, while a stable update, macOS Big Sur 11.3.1, was released earlier this week with a security patch….

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Simon Lancaster, accused of stealing Apple’s trade secrets, admits he was in touch with a reporter

by Rida Imran

In his formal response, Simon Lancaster, the company’s former material lead, denied some and accepted some of Apple’s allegations. In March, it was reported that Apple has filed a lawsuit against Lancaster accusing him of stealing and trading the company’s secrets…

Apple TVMay 5, 2021

Luke Evans will star in ‘Echo 3’ Apple TV+ new action drama series

by Rida Imran

Deadline reports that Fast & Furious star Luke Evans will star in Apple TV+’s new action thriller series, ‘Echo 3’. In July 2020, the company pushed the new action-drama series straight-to-series which is written by Academy Award-winning Mark Boal and…

InstagramMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Instagram rolls out new auto-caption feature for creators to add to videos with sound off

by Asma Hussain

Instagram is rolling out a new sticker to Stories that allows English-speaking users to add auto-generated captions to their videos. It’s similar to what Instagram has been offering in its Threads app and soon it will come to Reels as…

FacebookiOSMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Steve Jobs once referred to Facebook as ‘Fecebook’ in an internal email

by Usman Hussain

New documents brought forth as part of the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games has shed some light on the history of Facebook and Apple. The documents revealed that the relationship between the two companies has been in shambles…

May 5, 2021

Australian retailer stops selling AirTag due to child safety concerns

by Usman Hussain

An Australian retailer has stopped selling Apple’s AirTag after it posed a safety risk to children. Children getting access to the tracker’s removable battery and swallowing it is becoming a growing concern for parents and guardians. The news was first…

iPhoneMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021

Apple partner TSMC is planning to build 6 new factories in Arizona, U.S.

by Rida Imran

Apple’s long-term manufacturing partner, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to expand its manufacturing units in Arizona, U.S. Reuters reports that the new factories are being built at the request of the U.S government. In April, TSMC announced a…

iOSiPhoneMay 4, 2021May 5, 2021

An email of Apple Fellow Phil Schiller shows he wanted to reduce App Store’s 30% fee in 2011

by Rida Imran

At its court hearing on May 3, Epic Games presented an old email of Apple Fellow Phil Schiller to claim that Apple’s top executive wanted to reduce App Store’s 30% commission rate, a decade ago. Bloomberg reports that in 2011,…