Apple agreed to pay up to $500 million to US consumers as part of a settlement that came out of its iPhone batterygate saga. To qualify for a payment, you must either currently or have previously owned an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and or an iPhone SE that ran […]
Rumors and speculation and one of the latest comes from analysts at British bank Barclay the iPhone 12 won’t come with Apple’s EarPods headphones, and it might not even have a power brick. Barclays analysts research note claims that none of the iPhone 12 models will ship with EarPods in the box. That does sound […]
Bloomberg has reported that of the four new iPhone models in the iPhone 12 lineup, at least two will feature a redesigned chassis with flat stainless steel edges, with flat sides and more sharply rounded corners like the current iPad Pro design. The size of the Face ID notch is also expected to get smaller […]
The enterprising team at Project Sandcastle managed to get Android working on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Project Sandcastle is being developed by team members of cybersecurity startup Corellium, which is currently being sued by Apple. As Forbes notes, Apple sued Corellium last year, accusing it of breaching copyright laws by creating a software […]
News broke about the European Union’s intentions to create a law that could force smartphone makers like Apple to adopt a common charging standard. The EU believes that consumers and the environment would benefit if all phones used the same type of charger. Pushing back against the move, Apple has reportedly said that adopting a […]
Apple might launch a new low-cost iPhone very soon. According to Bloomberg, Apple’s suppliers will start assembling an affordable iPhone model, Apple’s first since the iPhone SE, and could be as soon as February. Further, Apple will reportedly unveil the device in March. Reports, rumors and predictions about a low-cost iPhone model started coming out […]
Apple says that the location services behavior is caused by the new U1 chip and its “ultra wideband” technology. Brian Krebs, security expect for KrebOnSecurity, revealed that the iPhone 11 continues collecting location data even when the location tracking toggle is switched off for all apps. Apple responded, explaining that this was by design and […]
Apple is reportedly planning to drop the Lightning connector on its highest-end iPhone due for launch in 2021. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for his frequently accurate Apple predictions if true, it would be the first iPhone from Apple to offer a completely wireless experience. It’s not clear just how you’d charge an iPhone like […]
iPhone owners are reporting serious memory management issues with iOS 13. From deleting emails to closing unsaved spreadsheets, it’s definitely a frustrating issue to deal with. Perhaps this makes the case for increasing the RAM in future iPhones. There have many reports across the Internet with iPhone owners bemoaning how aggressive iOS 13 is closing […]
Apple has admitted there’s a component that can go bad in some iPhone 6S and 6S Plus handsets that can keep them from powering on and it’s now offering to replace that mystery component free of charge with a new repair program. Apple’s support page doesn’t offer any details about which component caused the issue, […]
now that a new iPhone has hit the market, iFixit is pulling it apart an iPhone 11 Pro Max to show you what the insides look like. It’s a common annual ritual, and in short order we should have confirmation of the usual things like RAM chips, modem manufacturers and battery capacity. There’s some additional […]
Apple will finally include a fast charger with at least one of its iPhone models. Starting with the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, the company will ship an 18W power adapter inside the box. The 18W USB-C power adapter is the same one the company ships with the 2018 iPad Pro. Since […]
The new iPhones will release on September 20, ten days after their announcement. A variety of leaks (which we’ve covered in full) gives us a good description of what the series is going to look like. What isn’t changing is the prices, storage configurations, ports or the displays. In essence, we’ll get an 11R for […]
Apple has activated a “dormant software lock” that effectively kneecaps third-party replacement batteries on some newer models of iPhone, according to a report from iFixIt on Wednesday, by disabling access to battery health data unless the replacement has been installed by Apple or an authorized service provider. iFixIt wrote that this appears to be an […]
Apple’s latest earnings report is out, and as many had expected, it’s very much on-trend with the numbers we’ve seen coming out of Cupertino this year. The company managed to grow its overall revenue a little, raking in a total of $53.8 billion compared to $53.3 billion this time last year. That’s not a huge […]