A billion dollars later, the iPhone 16 is still banned in Indonesia, for a bizarre reason
The iPhone 16 is still banned from sale in Indonesia, despite Apple promising to invest a billion dollars in the country’s economy.
Apple had initially had offers of first $10M and then $100M rejected by the Indonesian government, before offering a ...
Philips Hue AI lighting scenes will be available in the official app
There are plenty of third-party apps that will create automated lighting scenes with Philips Hue products, but a report that the company will be launching this feature in the official app has today been confirmed.
Users will be able to request AI-ge...
HomeKit compatibility now easier to achieve as Apple accepts Matter certification
Ensuring HomeKit compatibility for smart home products is now very much easier to achieve. Apple has agreed to accept Matter certification for all new devices, without requiring additional testing before granting the Works With Apple Home badge.
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iPhone sales in China fell for the 4th month in a row
iPhone sales in China fell for the fourth successive month, amidst a sharp decline across all non-Chinese brands.
Official data revealed that shipments of foreign-branded smartphones were down 47% year-on-year, explaining Apple’s rare decision to di...
Net neutrality protections again lost as federal court overrules the FCC
The right to net neutrality has again been lost after a federal court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) did not have the power to ban a two-tier internet. The FCC had acted in response to calls from Apple and more than 40 other tec...
Telegram verification can now be carried out by third-party organizations
Telegram verification is already available for public figures and bodies, but it’s now rolling out a new system where accounts can be verified by third-party organizations …
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Passkeys were supposed to be secure and simple; here’s how they fail
I’ve been arguing that passwords are horrible for the best part of a decade now, and was an enthusiastic early adopter of the far better approach of passkeys.
Passkeys were supposed to achieve the holy grail of an approach which is both more secure ...
It will be great if Apple brings back the iMac G4 design for its smart home display
A report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that Apple’s upcoming smart home display might bear more than a passing resemblance to one of the most iconic Macintosh models, the iMac G4.
This is something I suggested might happen back in the summer...
TSMC says it reported itself to US govt; Apple chip production may be at risk [U]
The US Commerce Department is carrying out an investigation into whether Apple chipmaker TSMC breached US sanctions against China by supplying smartphone and AI chips to Huawei. The probe was in part driven by Huawei’s surprising ability to resume comp...
Meta testing Face ID-like video selfie to recover your Instagram or Facebook account
Meta is testing facial recognition as a way of letting you instantly recover your Instagram or Facebook account if you find yourself locked out. The process of submitting a video selfie looks much the same as that used to register for Face ID, requirin...