By Asif Shaik on Apr 28, 2020 06:35 pm
A few weeks ago, Apple and Google announced a partnership to create standard APIs that use Bluetooth connections on smartphones for COVID-19 contact tracing. The companies will release apps based on the new technology on May 1, and it will get deeply integrated into iOS 14 and Android 11. Now, a story has shined the light on how this technology came to be and how it was developed. Continue reading → By Asif Shaik on Apr 28, 2020 05:24 pm
Apple has been helping in every way it can to help consumers, governments, and health authorities in these turbulent times. It has already released COVID-19 apps and website, and created a contact-tracing API in collaboration with Google. Now, the company is making it easier for people in the US to reach COVID-19 testing centers using Apple Maps. Continue reading → By Asif Shaik on Apr 28, 2020 01:13 pm
The iPhone SE (2nd Generation) was launched with a pretty low price tag of $399, but it still comes with Apple’s high standard for build quality. It has an aluminum unibody, scratch-resistant glass on both sides of the phone, and has an IP67 certification for dust and water resistance. But how strong the new iPhone SE really is? Let’s find out. Continue reading → By Asif Shaik on Apr 28, 2020 12:10 pm
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdowns across the world, people are having to maintain social distancing and work from home. This led to a meteoric rise in the use of video calling and video conferencing apps like Houseparty and Zoom, but they also faced severe data security issues. Now, Mozilla has published a report which rates the most popular video calling apps. Continue reading → By iPhoneHacks on Apr 28, 2020 11:11 am
Apple offers one of the robust data backup and restore techniques using iCloud on iPhones and iPads. You might have come across situations where you are locked out of your iPhone due to repetitively entering the wrong passcode or the device getting stuck at the startup screen while installing a new buggy update. There can also be situations where you end up accidentally deleting some data from your iPhone. Continue reading → By Rajesh Pandey on Apr 28, 2020 10:27 am
At the beginning of this week, the Australian government launched its contact tracing app COVIDSafe. Since then, the app has already been downloaded over two million times. The Australian government has based the app of Singapore’s TraceTogether app. Since the app does not use the upcoming official contact tracing API from Apple, it has one major issue. Continue reading → By Rajesh Pandey on Apr 27, 2020 10:41 pm
Announced last week, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now started rolling out an update for the iOS version of the app that allows up to eight people in a group video call. Previously, the service had a limit of only 4 participants in a video call. Continue reading → By Rajesh Pandey on Apr 27, 2020 10:23 pm
Apple is looking to reopen many of its retail stores outside of China by mid-May. This was revealed by Apple’s Vice President of retail and people, Deidre O’Brien in a weekly update with the company’s retail employees. Continue reading → By Asif Shaik on Apr 27, 2020 10:11 pm
At $399, the newly-launched iPhone SE is priced cheaper than the two-year-old iPhone XR, but it still features a faster processor. Although its camera hardware specs appear similar to that of the iPhone XR, the 2020 iPhone SE captures comparatively better images, especially portraits, and here’s its secret sauce. Continue reading → |
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