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Apple retracts iCloud 12 update for Windows, Chrome extension bug thought to be significant factor

If you use iCloud with Windows, this is sort of a kick in the head. Apple pulled its iCloud for Windows client update on Tuesday, only a day after releasing its iCloud Passwords for Chrome on Windows extension. While the company has yet to offer a specific explanation for this retraction, it’s thought that issues […]

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Apple releases macOS 11.2 Big Sur update, focuses on Bluetooth fixes for M1-based Macs

You’ve been waiting for it and it’s here. Apple released its macOS Big Sur 11.2 update. The update, roughly a 3.25 gigabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Reliability and connection fixes with M1-based Macs and Bluetooth Reliability and connection fixes with M1-based Macs and peripherals such as mice, keyboards, and AirPods External displays […]

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iOS 14.5 beta hints at Apple Card, finance-related features for Apple Wallet

This could definitely come in handy. A number of code references in the iOS 14.5 beta indicate that the updated operating system arrives with new features slated for Apple Card customers. First, Apple Card customers could get a featured codenamed “FinHealth.” This seems to indicate that it’ll offer budgeting tools via machine learning that analyze […]

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Rumor: Apple could incorporate in-screen Touch ID feature for iPhone 13 units

The iPhone in-screen Touch ID feature you’ve been hankering for for years may surface in the iPhone 13. Per a new rumor on Friday, the next-gen iPhone may arrive with a fingerprint sensor underneath the display. According to the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern, Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 handset offers this feature. In addition, it […]

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Apple patent hints at research into “light folding” to allow for periscope lens system within iPhones

A recently-revealed patent has indicated that Apple is apparently looking into a periscope lens feature for a “folding camera” in a next-gen iPhone. Where it was previously reported that Apple is looking into a folding lens system that could reduce the camera bump on the back of its iPhones, the latest patent application, entitled “Camera […]