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Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones
Apple iPhone 13 mini starts at $699 and iPhone 13 starts at $799, the same as the iPhone 12, now with 128GB base storage and a 512GB option
Apple will release iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on September 20, with updates to FaceTime, Notifications, and more
Apple releases iOS 14.8, watchOS 7.6.2, iPadOS 14.8, and macOS 11.6; some CoreGraphics and WebKit flaws that defeated iOS "Blastdoor" protections are now fixed
Judge rules that Apple is not required to reinstate Epic's App Store account, orders Epic to pay damages for selling IAP on the iOS version of Fortnite directly
Report: iPhone 13 satellite features will only be available in select markets, more
Apple delays the rollout of recently announced child safety features, says it will take more time to collect feedback from stakeholders and make improvements
Apple begins prompting iOS 15 users for consent to enable Personalized Ads for their Apple ID, which was previously on by default and led to antitrust scrutiny
iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication
Apple announces free repairs for iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021 affected by "no sound issues"
Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search engine in 2021
Apple confirms it has been scanning iCloud Mail for CSAM since 2019 but has not been scanning iCloud Photos or iCloud backups
Claimed AT&T hack of 70M customer records including SSN, name, address
Report: Apple is scaling back HealthHabit, an internal app that its staff used to track fitness goals, talk to clinicians, and manage hypertension
Netflix says it is now rolling out support for Spatial Audio on iPhones and iPads
German parliament pens letter to Apple with concerns over CSAM detection system
iOS 15 beta 6 adds an option to show Safari's address bar at the top, while displaying some buttons like back, forward, and share in a bottom toolbar
Apple drops Lawsuit against Corellium
Apple call center workers fear AI-powered surveillance cameras in their homes
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning, but leaves potential government pressure unaddressed
In an internal memo, Apple acknowledges concerns and "misunderstandings" about its new Photo scanning feature but says it is necessary to "protect children"
Twitter Spaces launches a co-hosting feature, which will now allow rooms to have one host, up to two co-hosts, and ten additional speakers active at once
Apple is reportedly considering using on-device hashing algorithms to match photos with known child abuse material, a potentially problematic practice
Apple rolls out three new AMD Radeon Pro graphic card modules for Intel-based Mac Pros; the options range from $2,400 to $5,600 in build-to-order configurations
Sources: Apple is testing a new external display with a dedicated Apple-made SoC that includes a Neural Engine
Many large websites were down on Thursday, including PlayStation Network, Steam, and UPS, due to issues with Akamai's Edge DNS service
Techmeme · 2 months ago
Twitter is testing a way to downvote Tweet replies on iOS to understand the types of replies users find relevant to a conversation; downvotes won't be public
Twitter begins rolling out a preview of a revamped TweetDeck in the US, Canada, and Australia, featuring an option for wider columns, an Explore column, more
Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following Amazon request
Hacker News · 2 months ago
Report: Apple tapped VP of technology Kevin Lynch to help lead its car project; Lynch had a major role in development of Watch and associated health features
iOS 15 and watchOS 8 beta 3 allow users to install system updates even when less than 500 MB of storage is available
Report: iPhone 12 line accounted for 63% of US iPhone sales in Q3; the iPhone 12 Pro Max had a 23% share while the iPhone 12 mini had a 5% share
Apple announces a $99 MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12 lineup, with a total capacity of 1460mAh, arriving July 19
Latest iOS 14.7 beta fixes a bug that caused certain network names to disable iPhone's WiFi
Custom domain names are coming to iCloud mail with iCloud+
British right to repair law excludes smartphones and computers
Twitter says users losing access to its "Latest" chronological feed option from its web application is a bug and a fix is in the works
Mark Gurman: Apple is considering iPads with larger displays, which are at least a "couple of years down the road" and have not yet left the exploratory stages
Telegram adds group video calls, screen sharing, noise suppression, animated backgrounds, tablet and desktop support with side panel and split-screen view, more
Instagram starts to quietly roll out the option to publish posts from its website on desktop, but iPad is not supported
Techmeme · 3 months ago