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Display supplier facing shortage of units destined for iPhones

Chinese display firm BOE is said to be encountering difficulties producing the OLED panels that are used in iPhones, due to the continuing shortage of chips around the world. The…

Google hits out at Apple over “ineffective” tracking blocker

Coinciding with the announcement of its own Android Privacy Sandbox feature, Google has slammed “other platforms” – seemingly referring to Apple – that “bluntly restrict existing technologies used by developers…

iPhone download speeds improved around the world with the rollout of 5G

The global 5G rollout is continuing, which means speeds for iPhones and iPads are only set to get even quicker. Data released by OpenSignal has revealed that in 95 out…

Apple Music launches “Replay 2022” 46 days into the year

“Replay 2022” playlists have just been shared with Apple Music subscribers. The playlist ranks all of the music that a given user has listened to since the start of the…

Apple updates ‘vintage product’ list to include iPhone 6 Plus

Apple has added the iPhone 6 Plus to its list of ‘vintage products’. After being released in September 2014 alongside the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6 Plus was available until…

Three new Macs registered with Eurasian database, ahead of rumored spring event

With Apple’s rumored spring event looming on or around March 8, the Cupertino firm has filed three new yet-to-be-released Mac computers in the Eurasian Economic Database; A2615, A2686 and A2681….

3 ways you can use your Apple Watch as a health tool

Recent reports concerning a nursing student in Sydney, Australia – who urged everyone to check their Apple Watch’s notification settings, after she realized it had detected a “dramatic” change to…

How to watch Super Bowl 2022 on your Apple device for free

This year’s Super Bowl is set to take place on Sunday, February 13 at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium – and we can’t wait to watch the Cincinnati Bengals test themselves…

New Apple Music beta for Android ‘leaks name’ of Apple’s classical music app

The latest beta of Apple Music for Android has rolled out and includes huge changes to the homescreen widgets, and could have even revealed the name of Apple’s upcoming classical…

Bug that inadvertently retained users’ conversations with Siri ‘now fixed by Apple’

Do you remember when Apple gave you the choice to opt in to help improve Siri and dictation? Most users opted out of this setting, but it has recently come…

“Tap to Pay on iPhone” will allow businesses to accept contactless payments

Apple has announced plans to introduce a feature called “Tap to Pay on iPhone”. This functionality will allow users to simply bump handsets (and the Apple Watch) to send and…

Signal update enables users to keep chats after changing their phone number

The popular secure chat app Signal has made a number of updates recently, including the long-awaited feature that now allows users to change their registered phone number without losing current…

Knitters in Seattle show their support for Epic Games in legal battle against Apple

Epic Games has gained a seemingly unlikely new supporter in its legal fight against Apple, in the form of Knitrino, a knitting-related startup. The support comes after Knitrino criticized Apple’s…

Four lesser-spotted Apple Watch ‘hacks’

Those of us who own an Apple Watch almost always tend to love it – but are you making the most of yours? The below not-often-talked-about hacks could help you…

Lawsuit claiming that Apple misled buyers over iPhone water resistance has been dismissed

A New York federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that accused Apple of misleading customers about the iPhone’s level of resistance to water exposure. Apple’s advertisements have made various…