Users have found a major bug in Apple’s iOS 14 iPhone software. The free software upgrade, which Apple made publicly available Wednesday, includes features many users had long asked for, such as better ways to organize apps, living programs called widgets on the home screen, and the ability to change which default apps the phone …
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The holiday shopping season is fast approaching and Apple has begun lining up its new devices, including its latest entry-level iPad and iPad Air, which the tech giant revealed at a launch event Tuesday. The new iPad Air gets a bigger screen, at 10.9 inches from 10.5. That bump-up in display size was made possible by removing the home button …
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We won’t be wearing our magic Tony Stark AR smartglasses this year, or the year after, or maybe not even the year after that. Although Facebook is already working on smartglasses with Luxottica, those won’t be world-sensing mixed reality devices yet. But Facebook’s Project Aria is ready to start mapping the real world with a head-worn sensor array being deployed …
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Apple’s new Apple Watch Series 6 goes all-in on health care, including a new feature to measure blood oxygen level — a vital sign that’s been helpful monitoring COVID-19, among other things. Other gadgets that do this known as blood, or pulse, oximeters have been around for ages and have become something of a hot commodity during the coronavirus pandemic. …
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Starting today, Amazon Music subscribers across all tiers will be able to listen to podcasts from within the Amazon Music app, the company announced Wednesday. In addition to established favorites, Amazon will offer original productions and has signed an exclusivity deal with the popular Disgraceland podcast, which covers true crime stories centered around famous musicians. The service will allow syncing …
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At Tuesday’s Apple event, Tim Cook introduced two new iPads: a new entry-level model, the eighth-generation 10.2-inch iPad, and a new, larger and more expensive iPad Air featuring a 10.9-inch display, A14 Bionic chip and an enhanced version of Touch ID. The new models are available now for preorder, and Apple said the 2020 iPad would begin shipping on Friday, …
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The new Series 6 Apple Watch, unveiled Tuesday, can measure people’s blood oxygen levels in 15 seconds, Apple claims. Blood oxygen levels are an indicator of the severity of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. “With Apple Watch Series 6, you can measure your blood oxygen right from your wrist,” Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer, said on Tuesday. …
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Apple fans have been looking forward to the release of iOS 14, the latest version of the iPhone ($500 at Best Buy) operating system and its new features like home screen widgets, automated shortcuts and camera tricks. But several iOS app developers took to Twitter Tuesday to say they were caught off guard during Apple’s iPad and Apple Watch event, when …
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The Trump administration’s looming ban on WeChat won’t target people who use or download the Chinese-owned app, the administration said in a filing Wednesday. The government’s filing came in response to a lawsuit filed in August by a group of WeChat users who aren’t affiliated with the company behind the app and argued that President Donald Trump’s ban is unconstitutional. …
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Update, Oct. 13: The next Apple event is today, and the iPhone 12 is expected to be unveiled. Here’s how to watch the livestream. Apple CEO Tim Cook started Tuesday’s event by telling us the Apple Watch and new additions to the iPad family would be the highlights — and then we got the Apple Watch Series 6, the Apple Watch SE, the redesigned iPad Air …
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