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We have another iPhone 8 rumour floating around,this time suggesting that the one button and Touch ID sensor will be done away with and replaced by an edge-to-edge display with virtual buttons instead, with 3D Touch in place to replicate the feel of a button press. Touch ID would also …

We have been hearing about Apple's plans to switch to OLED displays for the next iPhone for over a year now and in that time there have been plenty of reports deliberating who will supply those displays. Now it seems that while Apple no longer wants Samsung to manufacture its …

Tim Cook has been gushing about augmented reality for quite some time now and it seems that he doesn't plan on stopping any time soon. He has previously claimed it will become bigger than VR and has even confirmed that Apple is experimenting with it behind the scenes. Now this …

We are used to the iPhone being an expensive purchase, even when generational upgrades are incremental and less impressive. The jump from the iPhone 6 to the iPhone 7 for instance hasn't set new performance records. However, this year's iPhone will be coming on the smartphone's ten year anniversary and …

It looks like Apple has some lofty sales expectations for its next smartphone, which is currently rumoured to be the iPhone 8/X, skipping over the iPhone 7S entirely. Normally, Apple would start manufacturing new iPhones closer to launch but according to reports this week, the iPhone 8 will begin production …

It looks like Apple has taken the crown as the world's top smartphone seller once again, after overtaking Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2016. It seems that some of Apple's growth last quarter can be attributed to Samsung's battery misfortunes, which kept the Note 7 off the market, leaving …

Back when iOS 7 was first introduced, Apple brought 64-bit support to its mobile operating system and since then, all iPhones and iPads have come with 64-bit capable SoCs too. Since then, Apple has continued to support both 32-bit and 64-bit but it looks like that could be changing this …

Back when the AirPods first launched, one of the many questions people had was ‘what happens when you lose one?'. At the time, the answer to that was simple- you'd need to buy a replacement, priced at $69 per earphone. Fortunately, there is another solution to shelling out more cash …

It looks like Apple is having some more trouble with its new wireless AirPod headphones. This week, owners of the overpriced earbuds began complaining about random disconnections while on phone calls. Those writing in on Apple's support page claim that this disconnection issue does not occur while listening to music …

It looks like Apple may be increasing the display size of its base iPad Pro. At the moment, Apple has four iPads on the market, the iPad Mini, the iPad Air 2, the iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and the iPad Pro (13-inch) but this year when the refreshes start coming in, …

Remember those iOS text messaging bugs that were floating around a couple of years ago? Well, they appear to still exist as this week, a string of emojis and text was discovered to be causing iPhones to crash. The message only needs to be three characters long but it will …

Although there are many companies in the tech sector who are doubling down their investments in the UK after the Brexit vote of 2016, there are others who have raised prices. Apple is one of them, with all apps in the store set to see a 25 per cent markup due …

Apple is once again heading to court. However, the company won't be arguing over patents for a change, instead Apple will need to fight off allegations of price-fixing in the iOS App Store as part of a new anti-trust lawsuit. This isn't the first time Apple has been brought up …

Update: Consumer Reports has finished re-evaluating Apple's latest MacBook Pro, changing its verdict to recommend the laptop. Initially, the laptop received a poor review due to battery issues that only really kicked in under specific circumstances. However, after Apple pointed out the ‘obscure bug' and patched it out, the magazine …

Apple may have hit a wall with its TV streaming service but it looks like the company is now looking to get serious about creating its own original content instead by adopting the Netflix model. According to sources familiar with Apple's plans, the company is currently warming up to the …

Apple's AirPods have been heavily criticised since their initial unveiling and for good reason, for starters, they don't always stay in your ears and if they do end up falling out, there is no easy way to relocate them. One developer aimed to fix that, releasing an app called ‘Finder …

Apple's App Store is one of the biggest sources of revenue for a lot of developers. Billions of dollars are spent through iOS each year and the number only ever seems to keep climbing higher. This week, it was revealed that App Store revenue received a 40 percent boost in …

Apple's AirPods were delayed by almost two months but on the 19th of December, they will finally go on sale. However, there were still some unanswered questions. Given that these headphones are wireless, it will be easier to lose one, so how much will it cost to replace a lost …

There are plenty of mixed feelings floating around about Apple's latest batch of MacBook Pros with Touch Bar and some of the complaints boil down to disappointing battery. Not only have some models been producing poor battery life but the battery life ‘time remaining' estimations within macOS has also been …

Over the last few weeks, there have been plenty of reports claiming that Apple has been struggling to get its new wireless headphones working, with some claiming manufacturing struggles, while others believed the AirPods had Bluetooth struggles. However, today Apple put an end to the speculation by announcing that the …

Back when Apple launched the iPhone 7, the company created a unique problem for itself, with the headphone jack now gone, there needed to be new options for those who like to listen to music from their phones. Apple's solution was a pair of very expensive wireless in-ear headphones and …

Apple may have put its TV streaming plans on hold for the time being but the company isn't quite done negotiating with studios just yet. It has come to light this week that Apple is apparently in talks with major movie studios in an effort to get new films to …

Around a month ago, Apple acknowledged that a battery defect was affecting some iPhone 6S users and launched a recall program for models that have been shutting themselves down at random. After replacing a number of these devices for free, Apple has managed to find the root cause of the …

It looks like a few of those who decided to pay the price premium for Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar are facing some pretty serious issues, as battery life appears to have taken a dive. Apple's latest revision of the MacBook Pro arrives rated with ten hours of …

It looks like Apple may be looking to release its first curved iPhone next year as according to reports this week, the iPhone 8 lineup will feature a new top-tier model known as the iPhone Pro, which will have a different design, incorporating a high-resolution curved display and some higher …

Since earlier this year, some iPhone 6 Plus users have been complaining about something known as ‘touch disease', an issue that has caused iPhone 6 Plus displays to become unresponsive to touch. Apple has kept silent on this problem for months but this week, the company finally acknowledged it for …

As interesting as the new MacBook Pro is, particularly the Touch Bar model, it seems that Apple has made things under the hood more complicated than ever before, making the laptop practically impossible to effectively repair. The new design changes also make upgradeability of system RAM or the SSD impossible, …

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Apple and its tax payment strategy in Europe, which involves routeing money through Ireland for lower tax rates. Back in August, the European Commission ended its three-year investigation into the case, concluding that Apple should still owe around 13 billion euros in …

Apple may no longer be in the business of creating its own displays but the company is doing a good job of collaborating with other monitor makers instead. This year, Apple announced that it would be partnering up with LG to launch a new range of UltraFine displays sporting 4K …

It has been a few months since the UK voted to leave the European Union and since then, the strength of the pound has fallen quite a bit, causing several tech companies to increase prices. The likes of OnePlus, Dell and Microsoft have already increased UK pricing and now Apple …