Apple has a plan B as iPhone demand peaks, but many of its suppliers do not.
Apple has a plan B as iPhone demand wanes
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Netflix is trialing an inexpensive mobile-only subscription to widen its appeal
Following last year's price hike for US customers, the video-streaming firm is now trialing a new cut-price, mobile-only subscription option which costs half as much as the Basic tier.
Apple poaches a Nokia executive to lead its struggling India operations
Ashish Chowdhary, Nokia's Chief Customer Operations Officer, will be departing the company at the end of this year after 15 successful years to join Apple starting in January of 2019 as its new head of India operations.
Review: Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio for 2018 iPad Pro—depends on your preference
Apple has updated its Smart Keyboard alongside the new iPad Pro models for 2018. Taking user feedback seriously, the new iPad keyboard features a streamlined design that’s finally adjustable for added versatility while protecting both the front and the back of your tablet.
MTerminal officially updated with support for iOS 11 and the unc0ver jailbreak
The ever-so-popular Mobile Terminal (MTerminal) app for jailbroken devices was updated on Tuesday with official support for iOS 11, a move that’s certain to excite jailbreak power users. The latest version of the app is now 1.4-6.
MTerminal is fundamentally an on-device command-line interface (CLI) that lets jailbreakers run powerful commands, and if you’re a veteran jailbreaker, then the interface shown above should look nostalgically familiar.
Review: Twelve South’s chic new leather Journal is the MacBook of MacBook cases
Premium Apple accessory maker Twelve South yesterday launched a brand new family of luxury cases for Mac notebooks, including the latest MacBook Air, which build on the successful Journal for iPhone series. Much like Twelve South's BookBook series, these new notebook sleeves are made from the same rich full-grain leather sourced from New Zealand.
Sources say locked Apple ID accounts have nothing to do with a software bug
I'm sure you've noticed this morning, or during the past few days, a significant rise in online complaints on social media sites like Twitter and Reddit (1, 2), indicating that an unknown number of customers have been locked out of their Apple IDs for security reasons.
The average American looks at their phone 52 times per day vs. 47 times last year
The average American picks up their smartphone 52 times per day, an increase over the 47 times they looked at their phones per day on average last year.
Snapchat launches Friendship profiles
Snapchat on Tuesday announced a new way to celebrate your friendships on the service. They're calling it Friendship profiles and it's a simple enhancement: just tap on a friend’s Bitmoji to find your Friendship profile.
MKBHD’s iPhone XR review: no need to panic
Technology YouTuber Marques Brownlee aka MKBHD has published his thorough review of iPhone XR and if you appreciate his work and honest reviews, you should give it a quick watch.
Twitter CEO on the right way to build an Edit button for tweets
Twitter still won't let you edit published tweets despite rumors about such a feature dating back to 2013. Indeed, how hard could building an Edit button for tweets be?
SmugSmug on Flickr’s free photo sharing limit
Photo haring service Flickr, now owned by SmugSmug, caused a commotion when it recently announced that its 1TB accounts will be downgraded to up to a thousand photos and videos. The free 1TB tier used to support unlimited downloads, but not anymore as SmugSmug looks to monetize its Flickr acquisition by introducing new perks for Pro accounts.