Apple’s new macOS feature extends battery life
Apple has introduced a battery life extension feature in the latest version of macOS Catalina (10.15.5). The feature first appeared in the developer preview of the latest update.
The Battery Health Management feature measures the battery temperature and also analyses how users charge their MacBo... Read more
‘Google is working on its own chips for Pixel phones and Chromebooks’
Google is working on processors for future Pixel phones and Chromebooks. With these, the company follows the major competitors Samsung and Apple who have been making their own chips for some time now.
According to Axios, Google has made 'considerable progress' in designing a self-produced proces... Read more
‘iPhone 12 is inspired by iPad Pro design’
The development of the new iPhone 12 is at an advanced stage, according to internal documents held by Bloomberg. The report states that there are four new models on the way, of which the two high-end models will have a design similar to that of the recently announced iPad Pro.
The two high-end d... Read more
Fingerprint scanners Apple and Samsung bypassed with 3D printer
Using a 3D printed fingerprint, Cisco Talos security researchers succeeded in passing the fingerprint scanner on phones and computers from Samsung and Apple, among others.
Several tried and tested devices passed the test, using exactly the same security solution: Windows Hello. In all other case... Read more
Authorities probe Chinese acquisition of Apple chip maker Imagination
British security authorities have been warned about a possible acquisition of Imagination Technologies by China Reform Holding. The British chip manufacturer, which used to provide GPUs for iPhones and iPads, is holding urgent talks on the possible appointment of board members of the Chinese state-... Read more
Apple iWork updated with new features
iWork is being updated with a number of features for iPad, Mac and operating systems that should greatly enhance its ease of use. Updates have also been added for Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
For iPad, for example, use of the Trackpad has been improved by a higher level of precision, which should... Read more
‘Apple is working on Macs with ARM processors and USB4’
Apple is working on a new line of Macs with ARM processors, sources report to Macrumors. The new line is expected to appear in 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Though he also holds the last quarter of 2020 as a possible release moment for the new series.
The ARM processors could be a maj... Read more
Apple updates iPad Pro, targets photo and video content creators
Apple has announced a new iPad Pro that should be ideal for video and photo professionals. A new MacBook Air has also been announced, replacing the much criticised butterfly keyboard with a version with scissor mechanisms.
Apple reports that the new iPad Pro is faster than most Windows laptops b... Read more
‘For the first time, there is more malware on Mac than on Windows’
Macs are no longer the machines with significantly fewer viruses. For the first time since the advent of Apple devices, the company has overtaken Windows in terms of the amount of detected malware.
The number of threats specific to Macs has risen sharply over the past year. Research conducted by... Read more
Apple offers devs the ability to combine apps as a single purchase
A surprise from Apple for developers: developers who create an application that is available for various Apple devices can, from now on, combine them under one overarching category. Users will then be able to purchase for all available platforms, in a single purchase.
The update will be rolled o... Read more