Apple on Friday aired a 60-second video advertisement featuring its latest iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max handsets, showcasing their key features like bigger displays and better cameras.
Apple’s new ad shows off “the largest display on an iPhone ever”
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Facebook’s been using your two-factor authentication phone number for ad targeting
Following a Gizmodo report this week alleging Facebook is giving advertisers access to your shadow contact information, the firm's confirmed that it's been using the phone number registered with their two-factor authentication (2FA) system in order to target you with ads.
iPhone XS users complain about selfie camera ‘beauty mode’
Some early iPhone XS adopters are accusing Apple of implementing a so-called "beauty mode" filter to the camera's algorithms to smooth a subject's skin. The complaints are popping up around the internet, not so much because the unknown feature apparently exists, but that it can't be turned off.
In iOS 12, iMessage images are auto-saved to Photos. Here’s what you need to know.
iOS 12 auto-saves any iMessage attachments snapped with the Messages camera to Photos.
Manually set your Mac’s cooling fan speeds with Macs Fan Control
If you own an Apple computer, especially a modern one, then you’ve probably come to notice how particularly thin these machines have become. Despite that, most Macs still sport internal cooling fans to keep the CPU and GPU temperatures in check.
By default, Apple’s internal cooling fans run as silently as possible for a quiet user experience, but this isn’t without its caveats. Thinner machines like the MacBook Pro are more susceptible to heat soak because the cooling capabilities of such a compact chassis are limited; this is something you’ve undoubtedly felt while the machine sits on your lap during intensive tasks.
Apple receives FCC’s approval to sell iPhone XR in the US ahead of preorders next month
Apple today received the necessary approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to sell the upcoming iPhone XR in the United States.
Pangu team successfully jailbreaks Apple’s brand-new iPhone XS
If you’ve had the luxury of enjoying a jailbreak in the last couple of years, then it likely came in flavors of Yalu or Electra. But rewind back to the days of iOS 9.3.3, and the name Pangu might sound familiar.
Although it’s been quite a while since we’ve heard of anything new from the Pangu jailbreak team, it certainly seems as if they’re still tinkering with iOS to this day.
Approving Series 4’s ECG in UK could take years
It could take years for a new electrocardiogram feature (ECG), which made its debut in the recently-released Apple Watch Series 4, to be officially approved in the United Kingdom.
Display Zoom accessibly feature returns to iPhone XS Max after skipping iPhone X
A useful accessibility feature that wasn't available on the iPhone X has returned on the iPhone XS Max. Display Zoom makes content on the screen appear larger than the default resolution and is ideally suited for those with sight issues.
Sir Jony Ive nabs Stephen Hawking Fellowship for his influential technology designs
Apple's Design Chief Officer Sir Jony Ive (he was knighted in 2006 for his “services to the design industry”) on Thursday was awarded the 2018 Stephen Hawking Fellowship by the Cambridge Union Society for his technology designs.
Nintendo’s action RPG Dragalia Lost hits iPhone
Dragalia Lost, an original action RPG developed by Nintendo and Cygames, has launched today for iPhone and iPad on App Store in the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
A flaw in Apple’s Device Enrollment Program lets hackers get sensitive data
A flaw in Apple's Device Enrollment Program (DEP) allows an attacker to exploit private information on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices used by schools and businesses and obtain private details such as an organization's address, phone number and email addresses.