The 2019 iPhones are rumored to have three camera lenses on their backs, but what could they be used for? The iPhone X has been spotted again on the Apple Store at a discounted price. Meanwhile, the FaceTime bug refuses to go away. Here’s a roundup of the top iPhone and Apple headlines from this week’s episode of Apple …
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Apple on Thursday released iOS 12.1.4, an iPhone update that fixes a Group FaceTime bug that allowed users to eavesdrop on each other. The update is available for the iPhone 5S and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod Touch 6th generation. Last week, Apple turned off Group FaceTime after the discovery of a bug that allowed iPhone users to call another device via …
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Wonderscope wants to take you down a new rabbit hole. Wonderscope, an augmented reality app for Apple devices, has added a new story to its library of immersive, interactive digital miniplays. Called “Wonder’s Land Ringmaster Wanted,” the story makes the user a central character interacting with an exasperated white bunny known as Wonder. The app and the new story are free. The …
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Back in June, Apple showcased a preview of what Lego kits could do in AR using iPhones and iPads and ARKit 2 on iOS 12. That app is here: called Lego Playgrounds, it’s an app designed to work with Lego sets and also add AR gameplay layered into the real world, like a real-life version of a Lego video game. …
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Get ready for new iPads and Macs. Apple plans to host an event on Oct. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. While the company never actually says what it’s announcing, Apple is widely expected to introduce new iPads and Macintosh computers. Apple sent hundreds of versions of its invite. For CNET’s invited writers, one was colorful with sketched images of people, buildings …
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Jony Ive isn’t done with Apple yet. Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour on Monday asked Ive if he’s planning to stay at Apple for another 25 years or if he plans to go into politics or putter around on his boat. In a characteristically long-winded answer, Ive said he’s still learning a lot and has more to do. “I’m actually feeling …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. One of Apple’s more intriguing and perhaps undervalued updates in iOS 12 is to Siri. The personal assistant is now more proactive on what you might want or need to do, and with some of your help, Shortcuts allow Siri to complete complex …
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Apple’s latest update to iOS is here, and it’s full of new features. The update is available now for the iPhone ($899 at Amazon), iPad ($170 at Amazon) and iPod Touch. For those with a shiny new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max ($427 at eBay), iOS 12 comes preinstalled. Apple also recently released iOS 12.1 through its beta program, which …
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At WWDC 2018, Apple took the name for its Mac operating system down from Northern California’s majestic mountains and moved southward to the Golden State’s famed desert. After a run of mountain themes — Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra — Apple has named the next version of MacOS (version 10.14) after California’s Mojave Desert. MacOS Mojave (version 10.14) is available now …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 12, iOS devices with Face ID are gaining a fun new feature called Memoji. Currently, the list of supported devices includes the iPhone X, iPhone XS ($899 at Amazon) and iPhone XS Max ($427 at eBay). The Memoji feature …
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