In the wake of the European Union fining Google $5 billion for monopolistically using the Android operating system, US President Donald Trump has spoken out. He criticized the EU’s move but said…
iOS 12.1 released with eSIM support, Group FaceTime, more
If you have an iPhone or iPad capable of running iOS 12, you can now download iOS 12.1, the first significant update to the operating system. The update brings eSIM support to the iPhone XS, XS Max an…
New MacBook Air, Mac mini and Face ID iPad Pros announced
At a major launch event in Brooklyn, New York today, Apple announced a raft of updates to three of its productivity-oriented hardware lines. The Mac mini has received a space grey finish and the MacBo…
iPhone XR now available to buy both online and in stores
If you have long been tempted to pick up the iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max, only to be deterred by the respective starting prices of $999 and $1099, rest assured that the iPhone XR has arrived. The new d…
Apple adds hospital chain exec to its health clinics team
Apple has further bolstered its health team with the addition of M. Osman Akhtar, a chief operating officer for a non-profit chain of Minnesota-based hospitals. At Apple, Akhtar will report to Sambul …
IKEA set to release HomeKit-ready smart plug in October?
If you are eager to increase the range of your home’s devices that are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit, inexpensive help could soon be at hand in the form of a new smart plug. IKEA appears…
Tim Cook donates about $5 million in Apple stock to charity
A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has revealed that Apple CEO Tim Cook recently gifted 23,215 Apple shares – equal to about $5 million – to an undisclosed chari…
CEO calls Twitter unbiased, but slow in tackling fake news
Few sites must be more symptomatic of the problems of the post-truth era than Twitter. However, in an interview with CNN, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has defended controversial aspects of the social media…
Firefox Web Browser gets dark mode, new tab features on iOS
Firefox has just joined the dark side! No, not in the Star Wars sense. Instead, Mozilla, the company behind Firefox, has introduced a new, dark mode to its iOS web browser. Today, Mozilla has released…
Dark Theme to be added to Windows 10’s File Explorer
As Apple prepares to introduce a system-wide “dark” mode in the upcoming macOS Mojave, Microsoft will be plugging a gap in Windows’ own dark mode functionality. Microsoft has announc…
Faraday Future offers “3D Tour” of first car model, FF 91
Automaker Faraday Future will start shipping its first production car, the FF 91 electric SUV, to customers by the end of 2018. However, the company is already sating our curiosity by offering a new, …
Spotify shares rise as music streamer partners with Samsung
Spotify has unveiled a new partnership with Samsung, and the music streaming service’s investors have reacted positively. The company’s share price grew by almost 5% on Thursday in the wak…