By Mahit Huilgol on Mar 31, 2021 03:28 pm It has been a year since the pandemic struck us. Pandemic forced the world to adapt to conditions like lockdown and travel restrictions. This meant video conferencing tools like Zoom became the norm. Even Apple and Google collaborated for contact tracing technology. Now global airline industry body IATA says it is launching a digital travel pass for COVID-19 test results and vaccination for Apple devices by mid-April. Continue reading →
By Sanuj Bhatia on Mar 31, 2021 01:54 pm Apple released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 Beta 6 to developers today. The update introduces a new battery recalibration tool for iPhone, and also brings in two new Siri voices that are available in English. Continue reading →
By Rajesh Pandey on Mar 31, 2021 01:05 pm Apple has released the sixth build of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to developers today. The latest beta build comes just a week after the fifth beta of the OS was released. Continue reading →
By Sanuj Bhatia on Mar 31, 2021 12:11 pm A new report from Bloomberg claims that Apple will launch its long-rumored mixed reality headset in the “next several months.” The report also claims that Apple will try to keep the event, where it will announce its mixed reality headset, an in-person event. Continue reading →
By Sanuj Bhatia on Mar 31, 2021 11:35 am Facebook today announced major changes coming to its app on iPhone and Android. Facebook will now give users more granular control over the News Feed, by allowing users to turn off its algorithmically-ranked News Feed. Now, you can also control who comments on your posts. Continue reading →
By Mahit Huilgol on Mar 31, 2021 11:28 am Apple is facing severe opposition from developers over the App Store fees. The Epic Vs. Apple’s battle further bought the issue to the forefront. The disgruntled developer community had pinned their hopes on Arizona House Bill 2005 to allow alternate payment methods on Android and iOS. Continue reading →
By Rajesh Pandey on Mar 31, 2021 09:33 am Today, Apple announced that over 110 of its manufacturing partners worldwide are moving to 100 percent renewable energy. Combined, these manufacturing partners will use nearly 8 gigawatts of clean energy for making Apple products. Continue reading →
By Sanuj Bhatia on Mar 31, 2021 04:24 am A new report, based on the research done by computer scientists at Trinity, claims that Google collects up to 20 times more data from Android users compared to the data Apple collects from iPhone and iOS users. Continue reading →
By Rajesh Pandey on Mar 31, 2021 02:15 am Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in his latest investor note says that Apple will be using an f/1.5 aperture for the iPhone 13 Pro Max wide-angle camera. This would make the aperture slightly wider than the f/1.6 lens currently found on the iPhone 12 series. Continue reading →
By Rajesh Pandey on Mar 31, 2021 01:01 am Snap is working on a new pair of its smart glasses — Spectacles — with AR capabilities. While Snap has launched multiple versions of its Spectacles glasses for consumers so far, the company does not intend to launch its smart glasses with AR capabilities to the public. Instead, the AR glasses will be aimed at developers and creators. Continue reading →