Understanding the usage reports in Screen Time on Mac
Find out if the Screen Time settings you put in place are working. Here’s how to view the Screen Time reports on Mac for great insights.
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You can now add AppleCare+ to AirPods and Beats for $29
In addition to its slew of other releases, Apple on Tuesday opened up its AppleCare+ support service to its line of headphones. Starting today, you can added AppleCare+ to any pair of AirPods or Beats headphones for just $29.
Apple delivers message on iOS security in wake of Google’s Project Zero report
Apple on Friday issued a statement in regards to a report from Google’s Project Zero on iOS security that popped up last week. The message accuses the team of security analysts of “stoking fear among all iPhone users” and reassures customers that “iOS security is unmatched.” We’ve got the full note below.
Apple working to enable Siri to discuss health problems by 2021
Apple is working to add major new features to its digital assistant Siri such as on-the-fly machine translation and the ability to have a back-and-forth conversation about health problems, reports The Guardian. The details were gleaned from leaked internal documents obtained by the outlet, located in a section titled ‘fall 2021’ upgrades.
How to report conversations on Facebook Messenger
If you are receiving unwanted messages or those from people you don’t know, stay safe. Here’s how to report conversations on Facebook Messenger.
How to request a refund for an app on Mac
Did you purchase an app for your Mac and ran into problems with it? You can request a refund for an app on your Mac two different ways, here’s how.
Apple engineer in charge of 5G efforts leaves the company
Longtime Apple hardware engineering executive Rubén Caballero has left the company, The Information reports. Caballero was in charge of working with suppliers to integrate modems into Apple’s smartphones, and was spearheading its efforts in the 5G space.
Robotics startup Anki is shutting down
Anki, the San Francisco-based robotics and artificial intelligence startup, has announced that it will be closing its doors. Despite being featured on-stage at Apple events and raising more than $200 million in funding, the company says it has run out of money and options, forcing the company to shut down.
Apple launches new ‘Apple TV’ YouTube channel with movie trailers, celebrity interviews and more
Apple has quietly launched a new YouTube channel dedicated to its new Apple TV service. First spotted by MacStories, the channel offers a mix of trailers for upcoming movies and TV shows, celebrity interviews, behind the-scenes-footage and more.
BlackBerry Messenger shutting down next month
BlackBerry announced on Thursday that it will be closing its once-popular messaging platform next month. The company says the consumer-side of the BBM service will officially shut down on May 31st, but it plans to keep the enterprise version online for the foreseeable future, and it will be opening that up to all users.
Amazon offers free ad-supported music to US Alexa users
Amazon on Thursday announced that customers in the U.S. are now able to listen to streaming music for free via Alexa. The service is of course support by ads, and is extremely curated, but you won’t need a membership with Amazon Prime or its Music Unlimited plan—just an Alexa-enabled device.
Apple estimated to have paid up to $6 billion in Qualcomm settlement
Apple’s recently-announced settlement with Qualcomm didn’t come cheap, according to UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri. In a research note released Thursday, Arcuri said the iPhone-maker likely paid between $5 and $6 billion to put a stop to the bevy of legal battles between the two companies.
