The recently launched Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has a cool satellite feature that lets users send images, something that other phones do not have.
Two Dutch claim organisations are starting a legal case against Apple for deliberately slowing the operating systems for the iPhone 6, 7 and first generation SE iPhones. The models were released between 2016 and 2018 and ConsumentenClaim says, Apple provided users with software updates that reduced performance and concealed an underlying battery defect. “This means the iPhones were slower and did not work as they should. And Apple users were not told,” the foundation said, which is working with...
Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smartphone market. This makes Apple the last of the U.S.-based tech giants to face a major monopolization lawsuit from a federal agency. (Google also faces one from the Justice Department; Facebook and Amazon have been sued by the Federal Trade Commission.) These suits make claims under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, an 1890 statute that makes it unlawful to obtain...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has told Apple it believes the iPhone maker's supply chain is using materials linked to militia groups. Apple has been asked to verify that it doesn't use "conflict minerals" in the iPhone Apple and at least most Big Tech manufacturers have long been accused of sourcing tin, tungsten, and tantalum -- the 3T materials -- from regions where that means funding violent groups. In 2020, Apple revealed that it had stopped using 18 smelters and refiners for...
Two Dutch organizations pursuing damage claims against Apple say that consumers who bought an iPhone 6, 7 or SE have a right to compensation because of how the American tech company deliberately slowed down those models, and others, as the years went on. ConsumentenClaim and the Aequitas Belangenbehartiging Foundation announced this week they were moving ahead with a case against Apple.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using illegally exploited minerals sourced in the eastern regions, involving violence, child labor and other human rights violations. This allegation disagrees with Apple’s published Conflict Minerals Report, that states it found no connection between its smelters and refiner partners, and the armed groups of the DRC, as of December 31, 2023. more
Whether you’re trying to lose a few pounds and track your weight for other purposes, smart scales that sync data to the iPhone can be a fun and useful way to keep an eye your status. If you want to easily collect your weight and other measurement data in the Health app on iPhone and iPad (new with iPadOS 17), the trick is to find a scale that works with HealthKit. more
Apple is planning to announce its progress in the generative AI realm as part of iOS 18 during June's WWDC. However, they may not be available on any iPhone currently on the market According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's "first wave" of artificial intelligence will be entirely hardware based, rather than relying on cloud processing. With that, there's a chance the features might require some specialist hardware that isn't currently available on the latest iPhone handsets. ...
Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program has a glitch that claims customer trade-ins are canceled. If you are part of the iPhone Upgrade Program, you may have received an email from Apple regarding a trade-in 'canceled' notice which claims that the loan behind this will 'resume.
Apple has more or less confirmed that they are working on their own AI technology. The rumors are claiming that the next iOS update could focus heavily on AI. We have also heard the rumored A18 chipset could feature additional hardware support for AI on the iPhone. Now according to a report from French business magazine Challenges, they claim that Apple has acquired a French startup that specializes in on-device computer vision technology. Why is this important? This is important because we have...
Intel has missed most of the significant technology transitions over the past 15-plus years, losing its standing in the chip industry along the way.
Apple is now rumored to be ditching the iPhone 16 physical buttons on its release. A brand new rumor is here, and it claims that Apple is no longer planning to add physical buttons to the iPhone 16 upon its release later this year, one that goes beyond what the iPhone X changed for the device.