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How to share your driving ETA on iPhone

11 hours ago

How to share your driving ETA on iPhone

As handy as it is being able to share your exact location with someone directly from your iPhone, that doesn't tell them how long it's going to take you to get home. Here's how to have your iPhone do that automatically.

By William Gallagher | 11 hours ago

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How to share location on iPhone

13 hours ago

How to share location on iPhone

Whether it's to say you're home safe, or that you're on your way, you can get your iPhone to tell someone exactly where you are. Here's what you have to do.

By William Gallagher | 13 hours ago

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Apple may use sound to identify people or objects, and where they are

15 hours ago

Apple may use sound to identify people or objects, and where they are

New research shows Apple is investigating how HomePod, or other devices, can use audio to estimate the distance to a speaking user, and also to identify the sounds around it.

By William Gallagher | 15 hours ago

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Apple VR headset for $1,000 arrives in 2022, a year ahead of 'Apple Glass'

16 hours ago

Apple VR headset for $1,000 arrives in 2022, a year ahead of 'Apple Glass'

Reportedly facing design and development issues, "Apple Glass" may now be preceded by a separate Apple VR headset that will be an expensive rival to Oculus.

By William Gallagher | 16 hours ago

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Future Apple Watch strap may feature panorama or 3D cameras

16 hours ago

Future Apple Watch strap may feature panorama or 3D cameras

Apple is researching ways to eliminate lens distortion using multiple cameras in the flexible housing of a device such as an Apple Watch strap.

By William Gallagher | 16 hours ago

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How to make Siri listen to you on the right device

1 day ago

How to make Siri listen to you on the right device

It's common to have the "wrong" Siri answer. You can ask your Apple Watch to set an alarm, for instance, and find that it's your HomePod that does it. Here's how to make sure that Siri is listening to you on the device you intended.

By William Gallagher | 1 day ago

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How to watch the Inauguration

1 day ago

How to watch the Inauguration

Watch the Inauguration of the 46th US President live across Apple TV, online, and across almost all Apple devices.

By William Gallagher | 1 day ago

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Everything you can ask HomePod and HomePod mini's Intercom to do

1 day ago

Everything you can ask HomePod and HomePod mini's Intercom to do

The Intercom feature in HomePod and HomePod mini turns those smart speakers into a handy way to reach people anywhere in your house. Anywhere, that is, that you have a HomePod device — and when you ask it correctly.

By William Gallagher | 1 day ago

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Beats Flex finally arrive in promised blue and gray colors

1 day ago

Beats Flex finally arrive in promised blue and gray colors

The last two colors of wireless Beats Flex earphones — Flame Blue, and Smoke Gray — are now available through Apple, completing the four color options revealed at launch.

By William Gallagher | 1 day ago

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Apple's use of Ultra-Wideband prompts more firms to adopt the technology

1 day ago

Apple's use of Ultra-Wideband prompts more firms to adopt the technology

Industry sources claim that more companies are developing devices with, or uses for, UWB (Ultra-Wideband), following the popularity of it in Apple's iPhone 12 range and other devices.

By William Gallagher | 1 day ago

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How to take SIM card out of iPhone

2 days ago

How to take SIM card out of iPhone

The SIM card in your iPhone is crucial to your making calls, but it's also small enough to lose, and easy enough to put in the wrong way. Here's how to successfully remove a SIM card, and put one back.

By William Gallagher | 2 days ago

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Apple's 'Shot on iPhone 12' shows off users' portraits, cityscapes, and night sky

2 days ago

Apple's 'Shot on iPhone 12' shows off users' portraits, cityscapes, and night sky

The latest in Apple's series of "Shot on iPhone" promotion concentrates on the iPhone 12 range, and on a variety of situations from cityscapes to nighttime shots, along with portrait photography.

By William Gallagher | 2 days ago

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Apple AR headset games could use Face ID to properly identify & outfit players

2 days ago

Apple AR headset games could use Face ID to properly identify & outfit players

Patents surrounding Apple AR and VR efforts now include one that focuses on how computer-generated reality allows players to change their appearance — and what happens when the hardware owner doesn't want them to.

By William Gallagher | 2 days ago

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What to do when you forgot your Apple ID password

3 days ago

What to do when you forgot your Apple ID password

Apple gives you many different ways to recover a lost Apple ID password, but they do get increasingly complicated. Here's what you can and must do if you forget, plus if your iPhone or other device is lost too.

By William Gallagher | 3 days ago

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Apple honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with homepage redesign

3 days ago

Apple honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with homepage redesign

Apple has replaced its regular homepage with a tribute to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By William Gallagher | 3 days ago

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Bug in macOS Fast User Switching logs out M1 Mac users

3 days ago

Bug in macOS Fast User Switching logs out M1 Mac users

An unknown number of Apple Silicon users who have two or more accounts on their M1 Mac are seeing their screensaver spontaneously start and them being logged out.

By William Gallagher | 3 days ago

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Flashlight on iPhone - everything you need to know

6 days ago

Flashlight on iPhone - everything you need to know

It's just the light on the back of your iPhone, yet that flashlight is remarkably flexible — and there are so many ways to turn it on or off quickly.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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Amazon, 'big five' book publishers sued for ebook price fixing

6 days ago

Amazon, 'big five' book publishers sued for ebook price fixing

The 'Big Five' book publishers and Amazon have been accused of price fixing in a class action suit by the same law firm which successfully sued Apple over the same issue in 2011.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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Is AppleCare+ worth it for AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max?

6 days ago

Is AppleCare+ worth it for AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max?

Apple's tiny AirPods, AirPods Pro, and larger AirPods Max, are surely worth protecting under AppleCare+. Except Apple has run the numbers, and what it will — and won't — cover you for makes all the difference.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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TSMC 'on track' for testing 3nm Apple Silicon processors in 2021

6 days ago

TSMC 'on track' for testing 3nm Apple Silicon processors in 2021

Apple Silicon processor supplier TSMC is reportedly on schedule to begin risk production of 3nm chips in 2021, with full volume production in the second half of 2022.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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MagSafe return & better displays in 2021 MacBook Pro backed in new report

6 days ago

MagSafe return & better displays in 2021 MacBook Pro backed in new report

A second report about forthcoming 2021 Apple Silicon MacBook Pro models echoes claims that they will include the return of MagSafe charging, and have better displays versus the 2020 counterparts.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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Apple adds warning over third-party cameras in iOS 14.4

6 days ago

Apple adds warning over third-party cameras in iOS 14.4

The latest beta release of iOS 14 reveals that Apple is about to add cameras to its series of on-screen warnings when non-Apple parts are used in iPhone repairs.

By William Gallagher | 6 days ago

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Is AppleCare+ worth it for Apple Watch?

1 week ago

Is AppleCare+ worth it for Apple Watch?

An Apple Watch is going to get more wear and tear than most Apple devices, so buying AppleCare+ coverage to protect yourself against repair costs seems a good idea. You need to examine the details, though.

By William Gallagher | 1 week ago

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Release of 8K displays held up by ongoing supply chain disruptions

1 week ago

Release of 8K displays held up by ongoing supply chain disruptions

The release of 8K monitors using DisplayPort 2.0 was originally expected in late 2020, but standards body VESA says because of the worldwide impacts of the coronavirus, they are not expected now until some point later in 2021.

By William Gallagher | 1 week ago

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Apple investigating ultrasonic sensors to authenticate user voices

1 week ago

Apple investigating ultrasonic sensors to authenticate user voices

New research reveals that Apple is looking at how to make Siri detect particular voices, and also determine their location, solely through vibrations.

By William Gallagher | 1 week ago

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