AirTag limit increased to 32 – though AirPods may count as three of ’em
Apple has updated a support document to reflect an earlier unannounced increase in the maximum number of AirTags and other “items” supported by the Find My app.
When AirTags first launched, the maximum number of items supported was 16, which was sub...
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Market intelligence firms argue about Mac shipments, ahead of earnings report
Two major market intelligence firms have released PC market reports on the same day, with dramatically differing pictures of how Mac shipments fared last quarter.
Depending on which company you believe, Mac shipments either grew by 9.3% year-on-year...
Windows PCs will follow Mac example with ‘Neural Engines’ this year – Canalys
While critics might say Apple is falling behind in the AI race, there’s one area where the Cupertino company has led the way: on-device AI processing using the Neural Engine in its iPhone, iPad, and Mac chips.
Market intelligence company says it exp...
Xreal Air 2 Ultra ‘Vision Pro competitor’ has been announced – at $699 [U: Hands-on video]
The first claimed Vision Pro competitor has been announced, in the form of the Xreal Air 2 Ultra. The device is powered by the shiny new spatial computing chip Qualcomm announced on Friday, and costs just a fifth of the price of Vision Pro.
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AirDrop crack: Apple was made aware of the vulnerability in 2019
The security vulnerability which seemingly led to an AirDrop crack by a Chinese state institute has been known to Apple since at least 2019, according to a new report.
Some new details are also emerging about how China is able to obtain the phone nu...
Hands-on with the Clicks iPhone keyboard case shows it delivers good demo
Last week saw the announcement of a new product that’s either genius or comedy: the Clicks iPhone keyboard case.
As someone who grew up with smartphones with hardware keyboards, I’m looking forward to trying it for myself. A tech writer who got a br...
Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one
While Apple is making behind-the-scenes preparations for allowing third-party app stores to comply with Europe’s antitrust requirements, the company is continuing to make arguments about why it shouldn’t have to.
Latest among these is the suggestion...
Vision Pro iPhone app may be used to help users with the best fit
We know that Apple will be strongly encouraging Vision Pro buyers to come to an Apple Store for a personal fitting session, as this is key to both the user experience and comfort. But a Vision Pro iPhone app may serve as an alternative for anyone nowhe...
Popular podcasting app Castro has ceased working, and domain is dead
The popular podcasting app Castro appears to have ceased functioning, and the website has gone. The latter appears to be because the domain is no more, as emails also bounce.
A former employee predicted back in November of last year that the app wou...