Apple released two minor updates to its iOS operating system Tuesday. iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 aim to resolve privacy issues found in the December release of iOS and iPadOS 13.3, after researchers discovered that certain location tracking features couldn’t be disabled in the iPhone 11 and that security features were being bypassed in Screen Time. …
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Remember a few short years ago when we were bombarded with study after study detailing how the blue light being emitted from the screens of our beloved gadgets was wreaking havoc on our sleep health? Well, a new study now claims that may not be the whole truth. The study was published in Current Biology and used mice to determine …
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A new report on the next iPhones coming from Apple in 2020 and 2021, by reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, predicts something beyond just 5G, or an iPhone SE successor, or more advanced 3D depth-tracking cameras. In 2021, iPhones may not have any ports at all. And I’m… full of apprehension already. Instead of moving from Lightning to USB-C, Apple may …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. By this point, you’ve probably created a Memoji avatar on your iPhone — or at least seen one. And now that iOS 13 has been out for a couple of months, chances are you’ve heard about the new ways to customize your Memoji avatar. Apple’s update …
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A year ago at its annual Adobe Max conference for Creative Cloud users, the company previewed its long-awaited version of Photoshop on iPad. Now it’s ready to ship, joining Aero, the AR-creation app for iOS and iPad OS that Apple demoed onstage at last year’s WWDC. Adobe also previewed its next big mobile releases: Photoshop Camera, which seems to compete with apps …
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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 6 comes preinstalled on the Apple …
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With the release of iOS 13.2 earlier this week, Apple added new features to our iPhones and iPads. There are several new emoji, the iPhone 11’s camera improved, and we finally have access to Announce Messages with Siri, a feature that was supposed to launch with iOS 13 back in September. The new feature will use Siri to automatically read …
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Apple on Monday released iOS 13.2 shortly after announcing the new AirPods Pro, the biggest upgrade to AirPods ($100 at Amazon) we’ve seen. Included in the mobile software update are new features that give you the ability to opt into sharing your Siri recordings with Apple and delete recordings from Apple’s server. In July, Apple admitted it had been storing and listening to users’ …
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Apple’s iOS 13 may have only launched last month, but it’s already finding a home on a fair number of iPhones. In an updated support post to developers on the App Store, Apple revealed that, as of Oct. 15, its latest mobile software is on 55% of all iPhone devices introduced in the last four years and on 50% of …
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Apple is expanding the features in its Maps app and rolling out a revamped map for New York and other Northeastern areas following the launch of iOS 13. In addition, the rollout is expanding west to cover West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and North Illinois, according to a Monday report from MacRumors. The updated map includes broader road network coverage, better …
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