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Apple drops COVID-19 testing requirement, changes overall policy

While the COVID-19 pandemic may not be over, Apple is apparently making changes to its COVID-19 policy. Zoë Schiffer has offered the following about the situation in a recent tweet: Apple is making changes to its Covid-19 policy, and will stop mandating employees test before coming into the office. It’s also rolling back its special […]

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Foxconn’s Zhengzhou iPhone factory nearing expected iPhone 14 Pro output levels

Apple may be getting closer to working through its iPhone 14 Pro order backlog. Production at Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility has reached 90 percent of its peak capacity, a level that should help Apple meet demand for the iPhone 14 Pro handset. Long delays of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have long […]

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Apple releases iOS 13.6, iPadOS 13.6 updates

Some of the heftier iOS and iPadOS updates you’ve been waiting for have arrived. Apple on Wednesday released both iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, two significant updates which add support for digital car keys, introduce audio stories in Apple News+, offer a new symptoms category in the Health app, and offer the following fixes and […]

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Apple updates COVID-19 screening app, includes updated symptoms, face mask tips

This might come in handy. Apple on Friday updated its iOS COVID-19 screening app with new information as to Coronavirus symptoms and face mask-related tips. The company launched its COVID-19 tool in late March, updating the app in April with links to state-level guidance and tips for personal self-care. The Friday updated includedupdated symptom information […]

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Apple’s iOS devices, ResearchKit being incorporated into DNA studies

The iOS is being used for some pretty neat DNA studies. A series of five new apps based on Apple’s ResearchKit, including one called ‘mPower”, has allowed researchers to track symptoms of Parkinson’s disease as well as help recruit thousands of study participants in a few days. “Apple launched ResearchKit and got a fantastic response. […]