Apple recently made the decision to stop disclosing iPhone sales numbers as part of its quarterly earnings reports. Taken on its own, this could be a sign that iPhone sales are slowing down as prices begin to rise. Now this week, new reports are claiming that Apple has also cut …
Read More »Apple’s Group FaceTime brings yet another passcode bypass in iOS 12.1
The long-absent ability to make group calls finally came to FaceTime earlier this week, as Apple released its iOS 12.1 update. Unfortunately, the flagship feature has also brought the ability to sidestep lock screen security, reminiscent of the passcode bypass seen in iOS 12. YouTube channel videosdebarraquito discovered the new …
Read More »iOS 12.1 launches with ‘beautygate’ fix, dual-SIM support and group FaceTime
Apple launched iOS 12.1 yesterday and, as expected, finally provided a solution to the iPhone XS controversy, BeautyGate. The update also adds a variety of new features, including dual-SIM support, the long-absent Group FaceTime and battery features. The iPhone XS range launched into a hotbed of controversy last month, after …
Read More »Latest iOS 12 patch fixes USB charging bug and connectivity issues
Since the iPhone XS launch, a few issues have come to light for early adopters. For starters, some users found that their brand new devices were struggling with WiFi and cellular connectivity. Then later on, a USB charging bug came to light, stopping some units from charging while plugged in. …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone Xs selfie camera faces criticism over forced skin smoothing effect
Apple’s iPhone Xs flagship range of smartphones are being hit with criticism over mandatory new camera features are smoothing out skin. This has since been dubbed “beautygate,” drawing comparisons to unrealistic beauty standards perpetuated by the media. Although the camera sensors on the iPhone Xs and Xs Max are almost …
Read More »Analysts point to high sales for iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4
This time last year, Apple's sales outlook didn't look so good as many iPhone upgraders were either holding off for the iPhone X, or just grabbing an iPhone 7. The situation seems to have improved this year with Apple's more expensive iPhone XS Max in high demand. According to Apple …
Read More »Early iPhone XS buyers are having issues with WiFi and cell reception
The iPhone XS and XS Max has begun making its way out to customers but it looks like some early adopters are having issues. Over the last few days, reports of poor WiFi connections and low cell reception have been doing the rounds. Early adopters of the new phones have …
Read More »The iPhone Xs packs a smaller battery than the iPhone X but bumps up on RAM
Apple tends to be quite secretive when it comes to what exactly is under the hood of its devices. This is especially true when it comes to battery size and RAM. Fortunately, China's technology regulator is more than happy to do away with the secrecy, revealing that the iPhone Xs …
Read More »Bethesda’s Todd Howard joins Apple on stage with Elder Scrolls: Blades running on iPhone Xs
While a lot of Apple's iPhone Xs launch presentation last night was fairly underwhelming, the company did introduce one cool thing. Apple has the jump on the 7nm generation with the A12 Bionic chip, housing a six-core CPU and a newly designed quad-core GPU. In order to show this off, …
Read More »Apple launches iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr
Apple's keynote is officially over and the iPhone Xs, Xs Max and Xr are all official. The jump over to 7nm chips has begun and FaceID has completely taken over but as always, it all comes at a hefty price.
Read More »Apple’s iPhone launch takes place on 12th September but official images have already leaked
Apple is gearing up for its next big iPhone launch but as usual, many details have leaked out well ahead of time. This week, Apple began sending out press invites for its launch event on the 12th of September. At the same time, the first official images for the iPhone …
Read More »More details on Apple’s 2018 iPhone plans revealed
We are just weeks away from Apple's next iPhone launch and while we've been hearing about the company's plans for months, the leaks are starting to get more solid. A few weeks ago, a leak showed exactly what Apple's trio of 2018 iPhones will look like and now, we have …
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