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Zurich Apple Store location evacuated after iPhone battery overheats

Not every iPhone battery is going to behave perfectly. An Apple store in Zurich, Switzerland was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday after an iPhone’s battery at the service desk overheated in the middle of a removal procedure, emitting smoke and burning the worker who was doing the work. The incident caused the technician to burn his […]

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Apple releases Safari 11.0.2 for macOS El Capitan 10.11, macOS Sierra 11.2, looks to address Spectre issue with update

As sick as everyone is of hearing about Spectre and Meltdown, Apple has just released an updated version of Safari that could help with the Spectre vulnerability. On Monday, the company released Safari 11.0.2, the new version of its web browser. The update, a 75.6 megabyte download, includes security improvements to mitigate the effects of […]

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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, iOS 11.2.2 supplemental updates with Spectre fix for Safari and WebKit

As tired as you are of hearing about the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, Apple has just released something that could help with part of these. The company has released both a macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 and iOS 11.2.2 supplemental update designed to help prevent Spectre attacks in the current Mac and iOS operating systems. Prior […]

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Apple joins Alliance for Open Media, will help determine AV1 video

It never hurts to be on the consortium that’s setting the standard. Apple has joined the Alliance for Open Media, the technology consortium developing AV1 the new industry standard, high-efficiency video code. The group includes Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Hulu, Intel, and many others. Apple was quietly added to the website’s homepage today, and is […]

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Spotify hits 70 million subscribers, Apple posts subscriber base of 30 million

There’s no doubt that streaming works. In this case, Spotify has just hit the 70 million subscriber mark while Apple Music currently has 30 million subscribers. Spotify shared its 70 million subscriber milestone on Twitter saying, “Hello 70 million subscribers.”