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According to a new report in DigiTimes, via MacRumors, Apple and TSMC are currently working together to solve issues that hamper the mass-production of micro-LED display panels. Apparently, Apple and TSMC are in the process of developing applications using silicon-based backplanes (silicon...

Niantic has today announced two brand new promotions that have been influenced by the way in which Pokémon Go has encouraged its fans all over the world to travel to collect different Pokémon and meet new friends at the same time. “Ever since Pokémon Go launched, we’ve loved hearing stories of...

MacRumors reports that as of Friday, Apple Park’s Visitor Center is now open for the public to visit. The impressive building has a cantilevered carbon fiber roof that was designed to give the appearance of floating in air. Directly inside the entrance of the building is a 3D model of the...

Apple has launched a new iPad Pro promotional video entitled “What’s a Computer,” in which it reiterates the idea that the iPad Pro can work very well as a PC replacement. It’s not the first time Apple has released a video along those lines, writes 9to5 Mac, but this is the first such video to...

AppleInsider reports today that a redditor on the Apple Watch reddit has posted that they had been told by Apple engineers that despite the fact that LTE Apple Watch Series 3 units are supposed to be linked to an iPhone number in order to make calls on the watch, they should still be able to...

If you’ve been planning to buy Apple’s Siri-driven HomePod smart speaker this holiday season, then unfortunately you’re going to be disappointed, as Apple has announced today in the following statement that it has pushed the HomePod release date back to the beginning of 2018. When the HomePod...

MacRumors writes that according to Chinese website MyDrivers, the 2018 iPad Pro range is set to feature octa-core A11X processors developed using TSMC’s new 7nm manufacturing process. Apparently, sources in Apple’s supply chain have divulged that the eight cores in the new chip boast three...

AppleInsider reports on a great story that originally appeared in the Daily Mail about how a kitesurfer was rescued from shark-infested waters off the coast of California thanks to the cellular function of his new Apple Watch Series 3. According to the report, 49-year-old John Zilles crashed...

According to new figures from Canalys, via MacRumors, Apple has once again taken the lead in the global wearable brand market, largely as a result of the very strong Apple Watch shipments in this year’s third quarter. Canalys’ data shows that Apple shipped 3.9 million units in Q3 of this year...

AppleInsider reports today that YouTube, which is owned by Google, has told customers that it is currently looking into a bug in its iOS app that is leading to very heavy battery drain on both iPads and iPhones, even when the app is running in the background. YouTube announced that it is...

Niantic, the company behind the record-breaking Pokémon Go phenomenon, has announced that it has teamed up with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite, an augmented reality game inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. The game will use similar...

Over the past week or so many people have been complaining about a strange auto-correct bug that has affected some iOS 11 users that sees QuickType and autocorrect replacing the letter i with a symbol that combines Unicode symbol 0049 and symbol FE0F. This ends up looking like a capital A with...

Bloomberg has yet another Apple scoop today, with Mark Gurman reporting that Apple’s work on its augmented reality headset project continues apace. So much so, in fact, that it is planning on having the technology completed by 2019, ready for launch in 2020. Bloomberg’s source says that Apple...

According to a new report on Bloomberg today, Apple is planning to launch a new high-end iPad based on some of the iPhone X’s most exciting features as soon as 2018. Bloomberg’s sources say that Apple is set to release at least one new iPad with a similar screen size to the current 10.5-inch...

9to5 Mac reports that just as the iPhone X starts to roll out around the world, Apple has reported its Q4 2017 results, which include iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus sales, but not iPhone X sales. The figures are impressive, with Apple reporting $52.6b in revenue and $10.7b in profit, with sales of...

While Apple’s forthcoming AirPower charging mat is not due to launch until 2018, a Polish website, X-Kom, may just have leaked details about the mat’s pricing, writes AppleInsider. According to Polish news site ThinkApple, which originally spotted the possible leak, the Polish retailer’s website...

Hello, I am on iOS v10.0.2 and don't want to update to latest version. I don't want someone accidentally updating it when using my iPAD. Is it possible to set a password against software update? Thanks.

AppleInsider write that Australian company Cochlear has today launched the first fruits of its partnership with Apple, a hearing implant sound processor called the Nucleus 7. The new implant, which is the world’s first Made for iPhone sound processor, was designed by Cochlear and Apple to...

9to5 Mac reports that Amazon has today announced its new Alexa Cloud Cam security camera and Amazon Key service, which is designed to work in tandem with certain smart locks to let Amazon couriers gain entry into your home and leave packages inside your house. Amazon Key works by sending a...

Great news from Nintendo today, with 9to5 Mac reporting that the company has announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will be coming to iOS next month as a free-to-play game where you get to run your own campsite and personalise it in typically cute Animal Crossing style. Here’s how Nintendo...

AppleInsider reports that the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has today approved a new $573 million contract to add support for contactless payment methods, including Apple Pay on iPhone and Apple Watch, to the subway turnstiles. The intention is to eventually replace...

Niantic has just announced Pokémon Go’s second annual Halloween trick-or-treat extravaganza, which starts today and runs until November 2. During this time there will be many more spooky Pokémon around than usual to catch, including Gastly, Drowzee, Cubone, and more. Even better, Sableye...

AppleInsider reports that Delta airlines is said to be moving its staff over from Windows devices to iOS, with flight attendants having their Nokia Lumia 1520 phablets replaced with iPhone 7 Plus models early next year. Pilots will also be getting 10.5-inch iPad Pro models in place of their...

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and HBO Global Licensing have today launched Game of Thrones: Conquest worldwide for iOS and iPad. The free-to-play MMO strategy game was developed by Turbine and is based on the award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones. The game gives players the chance...

While there hasn’t been much news about Apple’s rumoured self-driving car project lately, it seems that the project is still continuing, with The Verge reporting today that a self-driving car expert, MacCallister Higgins, has tweeted out a picture of what he says is Apple’s “Project Titan” out...

MacRumors reports today that Apple has continued to expand one of the most popular features of its Maps app by adding indoor maps for eight more airports in the United States. The newly added airports include O’Hare International and Midway International in Chicago; McCarran International in...

AppleInsider reports today on a post on Apple’s Machine Learning blog that details exactly what happens when you use the “Hey Siri” command with your iOS device. In particular, the blog post explains the role of the detector, which is a speech recognizer that is always listening out for the...

9to5 Mac reports today on a rather unusual Google Maps iOS update, which included the addition of a “mini cupcakes” distance measurement for how many calories are burned when you walk a particular distance. It certainly looks like a fun and cute way of letting people know just how many calories...

Cult of Mac reports that New Yorker James Green from Brooklyn has his Apple Watch to thank for saving his life by detecting a pulmonary embolism. Twenty-eight-year-old Green says that he bought his Apple Watch because he’s a serial data-tracker and bought it to use it for the notifications and...

9to5 Mac reports that according to new data from Kantar, iOS has seen its market share growth increase year-on-year in August in seven of the nine biggest markets that Kantar is monitoring. The most notable exception to the rule is the UK, which saw a two-point fall as the result of a big...

MacRumors reports today on a new survey from Piper Jaffray as part of its semiannual U.S. teen survey. According to Piper Jaffray’s figures, 78% of those teens surveyed own an iPhone, which represents an increase of 2% from the spring 2017 survey. Also, 82% of teens surveyed said that their next...

Following on from recent news that Apple is working on a way of measuring blood pressure using the Apple Watch, AppleInsider today has news of a patent application that has just been made public that reveals that Apple is working on automatic blood pressure monitoring technology. The new...

If you’re finding that you can’t connect to Facebook or Instagram, don’t worry, it’s not just you, as Mashable, along with many other news outlets, is reporting that both Facebook and Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, are down worldwide. When you try to connect, you’ll simply see a sad...

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, via 9to5 Mac, Apple has just signed a deal with Steven Spielberg to make new content. “The tech giant has struck a deal with Mr. Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Comcast Corp.’s CMCSA -0.36% NBCUniversal television production unit to make...

According to CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey, as reported by AppleInsider, the number of Apple products in active use in the US has increased to 2.6 products per household, up from 1.6 in 2012, with 64 % of all Americans now owning an Apple product. The in-depth figures even break down the...

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said in a note to investors issued today that the 2018 iPad Pro models will have a TrueDepth camera and support for Face ID. According to Kuo, Apple will be adding TrueDepth cameras to iPad Pro line-up to ensure a consistent high-end user experience with...

MacRumors reports that Apple design chief Jony Ive gave a big interview to The New Yorker editor David Remnick onstage at TechFest 2017 in New York. In a wide-ranging discussion, Ive touched on many subjects, including his philosophy of design, what it was like working with Steve Jobs, the...

According to a report on AppleInsider, Apple device management company Jamf has partnered with The Bungie Foundation to help make the experience of children in hospital just a little brighter with access to an iPad loaded with special apps. Game developer Bungie, the company behind Halo and...

9to5 Mac reports today on news from Patently Apple that Apple has applied for a patent for a system that can measure a person’s blood pressure using just an Apple Watch with a band containing a special sensor. Currently, it is only possible to take a person’s blood pressure by using an...

It looks like we could soon be getting the choice of a new browser to use on iOS, with Phone Arena reporting that Microsoft could be about to port its Edge browser to iOS and Android. The sources say that Microsoft Edge will be appearing on mobile platforms before the end of 2017. The same...