November, 2019

• 1 November

  Apple Watch update: 6 new features we love about WatchOS 6

  

  Apple released updates for not just the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV over the past month, it also refreshed the Apple Watch. The wearable now runs on WatchOS 6, which includes several new apps including Voice Memos, new weather complications and new features such as touching the screen with two fingers to have your watch speak the time. WatchOS …

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• 1 November

  Apple wants iPhone components and more excluded from tariffs, report says

  

  Apple has reportedly asked that President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which went into effect Sept. 1, be waived for Apple Watch, iPhone and other products or parts that are imported from China. According to a Friday report from Bloomberg, Apple filed requests on Thursday for 11 products or parts to be excluded from 15% duties. In the case of tariffs, a …

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• 1 November

  MacBook Pro: Image of Apple’s rumored 16

  

  Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model.  Rumors have been swirling around Apple’s upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro, and this week a new image of the laptop’s design was discovered that gives the Internet even more to chatter about. The new image appeared in the …

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• 1 November

  US launches a national security review of TikTok, report says

  

  The US government is looking into the popular social media app TikTok for possible security risks, a new report Friday revealed. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has become incredibly popular with teenagers in the US and around the world for its short-form videos.  According to Reuters, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has …

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• 1 November

  Apple App Store bug reportedly erased over 20 million app ratings

  

  Even the most popular apps weren’t safe when a bug ate its way through Apple’s App Store and more than 20 million ratings from apps disappeared, according to a report this week. Apps and games from Google, Microsoft, Hulu, Disney and Starbucks, for example, saw a significant change in app ratings — positive and negative. The bug reportedly arrived Oct. 23. According …

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• 1 November

  Night photos on iPhone 11 and Pixel 4: Which is the best low

  

  The Apple iPhone 11 and Google Pixel 4 can almost see in the dark thanks to their dedicated night modes. But it was the Pixel that initially broke new ground in low-light photography thanks to Night Sight, which debuted on last year’s Pixel 3. So how does Apple’s new night mode compare to Google’s Night Sight? Let’s find out. For …

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• 1 November

  Get a free Fire TV Stick 4K with a 6

  

  Been thinking about cutting the cord? Maybe looking for a less expensive alternative to the recently departed PlayStation Vue? Right now there are few live-TV streaming services offering better value than Philo: It’s just $20 per month, a price that includes nearly 60 channels and unlimited DVR. Need a little more incentive? Try this: For a limited time, new Philo …

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• 1 November

  How to watch See on Apple TV Plus

  

  The new Apple TV Plus streaming service is the latest place online to find some big actors, but none can match the imposing bulk of Aquaman and Khal Drogo himself, Jason Momoa. His new series, See, launches Friday, Nov. 1. Reported to have cost $15 million per episode to make, the show is a Game of Thrones-style fantasy where everybody is blind. In …

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• 1 November

  NFL’s biggest stadium will open with Wi

  

  SoFi Stadium, where NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will play their home games when it opens next summer, is getting Wi-Fi 6 — as is the surrounding Hollywood Park area. Cisco is in charge of installing the high-speed wireless connectivity, the networking giant said Thursday. Wi-Fi 6 is the next standard in wireless networking, allowing compatible devices like …

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• 1 November

  Huawei might be working on iPad Pro

  

  We may have gotten another look at Huawei’s upcoming tablet. Reliable leaker Evan Blass tweeted an image of what he called the MatePad Pro on Thursday, and it looks a lot like Apple’s iPad Pro.  We previously got a hint of the Chinese company’s tablet when gadget-focused site 91Mobiles included images in an article earlier this month that noted the tablet would …

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