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Amazon HomePod iOS News Siri Software

“Hey Siri” feature now works with updated news providers, including NPR, Fox News, ABC and the Washington Post

As the arms race with Amazon’s Alexa continues, Apple’s “Hey Siri” feature has been improved upon in the iOS 11.2.5 beta and is now available to everyone in the US, UK, and Australia. To invoke the new feature, simply say, “Hey Siri, give me the news,” wherein Siri will begin playing a news digest podcast […]

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battery Hardware iOS iPhone News

Tim Cook comments on iPhone battery situation, says users will have additional control of power management features in future versions of iOS

During a visit to the Apple data center in Reno Nevada on Wednesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook did a quick interview with Rebecca Jarvis of ABC News, wherein he touched on the ongoing controversy over power management features in older iPhones. According to Cook, when the power management features were first introduced in iOS 10.2.1, […]

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Face ID Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: Apple to combine Face ID components, create smaller “notch” in next-gen iPhones

A new rumor has hinted towards next-gen iPhone featuring a smaller camera notch in 2019 or beyond. South Korea’s ETNews, citing industry sources, has stated that Apple is “looking into” combining the front-facing camera and Face ID on next year’s iPhones, a move that could certainly reduce the size of the TrueDepth sensor housing. The […]

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battery Hardware iPhone News retail

Some Apple Store locations running low on iPhone 6 Plus replacement batteries, some swaps delayed until March

You might have to wait a while before you can snag a $29 replacement battery for your iPhone 6 Plus. A number of users have reported shortages of the iPhone 6 Plus battery and have, in some cases, been told that they’ll have to wait until March or later for their repair. Delays are only […]

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High Sierra macOS News security Software

App Store-based password reset vulnerability discovered in macOS High Sierra, appears to be fixed in forthcoming update

This is why Apple has a team working on security features. For the third time in recent month, a vulnerability has been discovered in macOS High Sierra. Back in September, security researcher Patrick Wardle discovered an exploit to snag plaintext passwords from the Keychain utility. Two months later, software developer Lemi Orhan Ergin realized that […]