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  1. Maura

    New Vulnerability Found in iOS 11 Camera QR Code Reader

    According to a new report on MacRumors today, a newly discovered vulnerability in iOS 11 was reported by Infosec over the weekend. The security flaw is said to affect the QR code scanner that is a new software feature introduced in iOS 11 for iPhone and iPad. The vulnerability that has just...
  2. Maura

    Apple Said to be Working on a Foldable iPhone For 2020

    According to a new report from CNBC today, Bank of America Merrill Lynch is saying that Apple is working with its Asian partners to develop a foldable iPhone. Wamsi has apparently met with several Apple suppliers in Asia. There have been rumours for several years about Apple developing a...
  3. Maura

    Apple Launches New Spring Apple Watch Bands

    Apple has this week announced a Spring collection of Apple Watch bands with some bright new colours and designs, including striped Woven Nylon bands, new Nike bands that colour-match with the latest Nike running shoes, and a new edge paint colour for the Apple Watch Hermès bands. All the bands...
  4. Maura

    Apple to Start Trial Production of New iPhones Earlier to Avoid Delays

    According to a new report from DigiTimes, via MacRumors, Apple is set to start trial production of this year’s rumoured three new iPhones in the second quarter of 2018 in a bid to avoid the supply bottlenecks that caused low yield rates for 3D sensor module production for the iPhone X last year...
  5. Maura

    Apple to Issue Fix to Stop Siri Reading Hidden Lock Screen Notifications

    Apple has today told MacRumors that it is working on a fix to stop Siri being able to read out loud hidden lock screen notifications. “We are aware of the issue and it will be addressed in an upcoming software update,” said Apple. It’s not yet known if this will be in the forthcoming iOS 11.3...
  6. Maura

    The 2018 iPhone X Will Cost Around 10% Less to Manufacture

    According to a new report from Digitimes research analyst Luke Lin, via MacRumors, this year’s version of the iPhone X will cost Apple approximately 10% less to manufacture than its predecessor. Lin says that he has heard from sources in Apple’s upstream supply chain that the new phone’s MBOM...
  7. Maura

    Apple Watch Has 97% Accuracy When Detecting Abnormal Heart Rhythms

    AppleInsider reports today that according to the ongoing DeepHeart study from the University of California, San Francisco, and digital health startup Cardiogram, the Apple Watch heart sensor is able to achieve 97% accuracy when it comes to detecting abnormal heart rhythms. The study uses the...
  8. Maura

    Apple is Still 2 Years Ahead in 3D Sensor Technology

    According to a report on Reuters today, most Android phones will not have 3D-sensing features on a par with Apple’s Face ID tech until 2019. The news comes via three major parts producers, Viavi Solutions, Finisar Corp and Ams AG. This means that Samsung and other Android Apple rivals continue...
  9. Maura

    Fortnite for iOS Made More Than $1.5 Million in In-App Purchases in its First 3 Days

    According to new figures from Sensor Tower, via 9to5 Mac, Epic Games’ battle royale smash hit console and PC game Fortnite, which was released on iOS last week, has made more than $1.5 million in in-app purchases to date. Sensor Tower says that according to its own intelligence data, $1 million...
  10. Maura

    PUBG Mobile Arrives in App Store Today

    GameSpot reports that the ridiculously popular desktop and console battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (or PUBG, for short), has finally arrived in App Stores around the world. This follows on from the release of two mobile versions of the game in China in February by Tencent Games...
  11. Maura

    Rumour: Blush Gold iPhone Currently in Production

    According to well-sourced Apple leaker Benjamin Geskin, via MacRumors, Apple is still planning to release a Blush Gold iPhone. In fact, Geskin actually tweeted out a picture of a Blush Gold iPhone X and a SIM card tray in the same colour, stating that it is already “in production,” with the...
  12. Maura

    Apple Said to be Finally Developing its Own Displays

    According to an exclusive report on Bloomberg Technology today, Apple has begun designing and producing its own device displays at a secret manufacturing plant near its California headquarters. Bloomberg’s source said that Apple initially intends to make a small test batch of displays...
  13. Maura

    My Tamagotchi Forever Out Now

    Paladin Studios’ My Tamagotchi Forever has arrived in the App Store today, 20 years after the original hand-held game became a massive worldwide craze for a brief moment in time. Developed by Bandai Namco and Paladin Studios, gameplay is very similar to the original, whereby all you have to do...
  14. Maura

    Android Security Head Boasts The Platform is Now Safer Than its Rivals

    The head of Security at Android, David Kleidermacher, has proclaimed in his introduction to the 2017 Year in Review of Android Security that Google’s Android platform is now just as secure as iOS, and possibly even more secure. 9to5 Mac writes that Kleidermacher stated to CNET that “Android...
  15. Maura

    Could Wireless Charging Actually Harm Your iPhone Battery?

    According to a new report from ZDNet, via BGR, wirelessly charging your iPhone could be harming it. Currently, iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models can all be wirelessly charged, the first iPhones to have the feature, but ZDNet Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is telling users that their phones’...
  16. Maura

    Apple Announces WWDC 2018 Dates

    MacRumors writes that Apple has today announced the dates for its 29th annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts on Monday, June 4, and ends on Friday, June 8. The conference will take place at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Registration for those developers...
  17. Maura

    Apple’s AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Expected to Arrive This Month

    According to a new report from Digitimes, via AppleInsider, Apple’s long-awaited new wireless charging mat, AirPower, is due to launch sometime this month. First announced by Apple back in September 2017, the AirPower mat should be available to purchase before the end of March. It’s also...
  18. Maura

    Apple Music Gains 2 Million Subscribers in Just One Month

    AppleInsider reports on an announcement from Apple’s SVP of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, during an onstage interview at South by Southwest in Texas, when he said that Apple Music has now exceeded 38 million subscribers. According to Cue, Apple Music’s subscriber base is growing so...
  19. Maura

    Apple Maps Adds New Bike Sharing Stations Feature in More Than 175 Cities

    AppleInsider reports today that Apple Maps has just been updated with the locations of bike-sharing services in more than 175 cities in 36 countries, with the idea of helping tourists and anyone else who wants to hire a bike. To access the feature, all you have to do is type “bike sharing” in...
  20. Maura

    Apple Tops Brand Intimacy Survey for Second Year Running

    9to5 Mac reports today that according to MBLM’s annual Brand Intimacy survey, which polled 6,000 people from the US, Mexico, and United Arab Emirates, Apple is still the number 1 brand that they feel they have an emotional bond with. Apple also came out on top in last year’s Brand Intimacy...
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